From a FathersLoveLetter.com

My Child....

You may not know me, but I know everything about you. (Ps 139:1) I know when you sit down and when you rise up. (Ps 139:2) I am familiar with all your ways. (Ps 139:3) Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. (Matt 10:29-31) For you were made in my image. (Gen 1:27) In me you live and move and have your being. (Acts 17:28) For you are my offspring. (Acts 17:28) I knew you even before you were conceived.(Jer 1:4-5) I chose you when I planned creation. (Eph 1:11-12) You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. (Ps 139:15-16) I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. (Acts 17:26)
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. (Ps 139:14) I knit you together in your mother's womb.(Ps 139:13) And brought you forth on the day you were born. (Ps 71:6) I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. (John 8:41-44) I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love.(1John 4:16) And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. (1 John 3:1) Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. (1 John 3:1) I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. (Matt 7:1) For I am the perfect father. (Matt 5:48) Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. (James 1:17) For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. (Matt 6:31-33) My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. (Jer 29:11)
Because I love you with an everlasting love. (Jer 31:3) My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. (Ps 139:17-18) And I rejoice over you with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17) I will never stop doing good to you. (Jer 32:40) For you are my treasured possession. (Ex 19:5) I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. (Jer 32:41) And I want to show you great and marvelous things.(Jer 33:3) If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. (Deut 4:29) Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. (Ps 37:4) For it is I who gave you those desires. (Phil 2:13) I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. (Eph 3:20) For I am your greatest encourager. (2Thess 2:16-17) I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. (2 Cor 1:3-4) When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. (Ps 34:18) As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. (Isaiah 40:11) One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. (Revelations 21:3-4) And I'll take away
all the pain you have suffered on this earth. (Rev 21:3-4) I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. (John 17:23) For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. (John 17:26) He is the exact representation of my being. (Heb 1:3) He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. (Romans 8:31) And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. (2 Corinthians 5:18-19) Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. (2 Cor 5:18-19) His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. (1 John 4:10) I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. (Romans 8:31-32) If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. (1 John 2:23) And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. (Romans 8:38-39) Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. (Luke 15:7) I have always been Father, and will always be Father. (Eph 3:14-15) My question is…Will you be my child? (John 1:12-13) I am waiting for you. (Luke 15:11-32)
Love, Your Dad

Almighty God

I saw this the other day and just thought I would share it with you. Just wanted you to know that there is a God out there that is crazy about you and loves you dearly!

You can go to the website FathersLoveLetter.com and watch the video and get this letter in different forms. I just love the way it was put together.

Spring Break

Em has been out of preschool for spring break this week. We have enjoyed not having to be anywhere during the day. The girls have just played and played. I found them playing in my pass through laundry hamper. They got their babies, food and things and called it their airplane. They played in there for over 2 hours almost ever day this week. They just loved it. El would tell Em to come on let's go to the airplane. The days have been so pretty, we have been taking advantage of them and spending most of our time outside. El has really progressed in riding her bike and just loves it. They have been having so much fun!

Here are some pictures of them playing.

El on her bike enjoying the pretty sunshine.

El holding Baby B who is growing so fast. He is almost as big as her.

El in her "airplane"; aka our landry pass through.
Em playing
Em and El in their room on their couch.

Zoo

Every year we have taken the girls to the zoo. We decided to make use of spring break and go on Thursday this past week. We had another family come with us and the girls had a great time. We got there early, which was a good thing. By the time we left the line to get into the zoo was to the parking lot. Here are some pictures, I hope you enjoy.

AC, El, and Em

Me and Em being lady bugs

Em my butterfly

Baby B in his stroller, enjoying the weather.

El sliding

El and AC

Ride 'em Em

Em and El on the otter slide.

Baby B and Daddy B sliding

El and Em in front of the lobster

Em, baby B and Em

Em, Em, and El

Daddy B and El
Baby B still chillin'
daddy B and the girls.
El trying to decide which way to go.
Em and Em looking at the map

Rodeo Day

Well we all get dressed up and headed to Em's Preschool Rodeo Day today. Em and El both dressed up in their chaps and vest and we headed out. El was so happy to get to come along. She thought she was a big girl! They had a trail ride on their stick horse followed by a trail mix snack, hay ride, crafts, tortilla toss, calf roping, tug a war, a Hoe down and a wild horse race. At high noon we had grub and then headed home. El was so excited to be able to participate in the activities, when we got in the car her first words were "Mom, I had Fun today!"

Here are some pictures of the high lights of the day!

Em and El all dressed up and ready to head out!

Em roping her calf.

Em tossing her tortilla through a hoop.

El's turn!

Hoedown time!

I love Em's face in this picture.

Em and El on a hay ride.

Em racing on her wild horse.

Look at that concentration.

El ready to race Em.

Em's winning!!

But no hard feelings here, a sister hug!

Tug a war time!

Em on the saddle

Ride em girl!!

2 cowgirls and a little cowboy!

Proof that there was fun had by all!!

Happy Birthday MawMaw!

My Maw Maw turned 80 years old on Feb 28th. She has been such a treasure in my life. When we were little my brothers and myself would go spend at least 2 weeks during the summer. There I learned how to cook, play old maid, kill, pluck, and cook a chicken, worm cows, feed cows, pigeons, and chickens, throw out hay for the cows, milk a cow, pick the fresh eggs and the reason why they always had a golf ball in the nest, strain the fresh cows milk, work in the garden, ride smokie (a pony), drink coffee milk in bed with my maw maw (my pawpaw would bring it to us in bed!) and just be loved by my grandparents. We learns some neat things, and I have some great memories of my time with my grandparents. My maw maw is a great cook and has taught me some great things. She would always ask what we wanted to eat and we would always say rice and gravy, or fried chicken and her famous milk gravy she made from scratch, and cowboy breakfast (french toast) for breakfast!

The family decided to threw her a suprise birthday party for her the week after her birthday. They invited old friends and relatives. She is such a great cook they got her to make her own famous rice dressing for her party and she didn't even know it.

Mrs Nellie did a great job of getting old pictures from everyone, and she made a dvd with music and it started with my maw maw's little girl picture, married pictures, 5 kids, and each kids had a section with their family and their kids and grandkids. She cut it off at 509 picutes, but put all the pictures she got on a usb stick and gave all the kids one and we all got a dvd. What a great treasure!! Thanks Mrs Nellie, this is a special gift and you did a great job!! Thanks for all your hard work!!

Needless to say no one spilt the beans and my maw maw was truely suprised. She had a great time and enjoyed visiting with everyone. Here are some pictures that we took while there.

Suprise!

This is when she realizes all the people who came to wish her happy birthday. She was standing there just naming everyone she saw!

This is Mrs Nellie who did a great job on the party and pictures. She even made her a book with all the old photos in it.

Em and Baby B

Baby B such a big boy

My immediate family, yes they are Harley Riders!

What was left of the gang after the party