NyQuil is my friend!

I feel like Daniel and I are walking magnets for the cold!  Everytime I get a cold I can't breathe at night, so I thought that last night I would take some NyQuil.  Not even a half hour after I took it, I looked at Mitch and told him "I think I need to lay down"  ha!  I remember getting into bed, but nothing after that! That stuff works wonders!  Now, I think I need to advise that we shouldn't abuse it or use it too frequently (for obvious reasons).  So, today we are taking it easy and just doing things around the house.  Daniel is playing in his room while I write this.  Well, I need to be honest.  I sent him in there because he painted on my nice table clothe.Thank goodness it's washable paints, BUT STILL!  Now I have to wash it! Wah! :-)
change.of.subject.
A couple years ago I read this book called The Power of a Praying Wife.  It is A-W-E-S-O-M-E.  It kicked by behind in the first few pages.  They also have The Power of a Praying Husband.  It's by a woman named Stormie Omartian.  I highly suggest it.  Well, amidst the move last year I think I lost that book...maybe, it may be in a box somewhere (don't judge, you know stuff stays in boxes for years after you move!).  Mitch's mom got me that book and she also got me The Power of a Praying Parent.  Oh.my.goodness....can you say AMAZING?!  Mitch and I often pray for Daniel's salvation.  We pray that Daniel would come to know Jesus Christ as his Savior, but there is so much more that we need to be praying for.  Mitch's mom once told me it's never too early to start praying for Daniel's future spouse...how true!  She said that he prayed for Mitch's spouse when Mitch was just a child.  It's kind of neat to think that someone was out there praying for me that I didn't even know!  We need to be praying not only for their salvation (most importantly) but also for things like peer pressure, rebellion (holding my breathe!), relationships, school, sprititual growth...just to name a few.  I challenge you guys to be praying for your kids in that area as I try to be obedient to God and pray for Daniel in that way.  We also need to be praying for each other's kids too.  I know it seems like a lot to be praying about, but to have that army of people praying for your child and other kids, that sounds awesome doesn't it?! 
Well, those of you Nevadan's, enjoy the snow today...it's supposed to be 50 by the weekend, so it won't last long.  Don't waste your time shoveling ;-)

Good Intentions

So, this morning I thought I'd make a nice breakfast since Mitch is off and the three of us could have a breakfast together.  So, I made the following:   eggs, hashbrowns/potatoes, sausage, cinnamon rolls and coffee...talk about TOO MUCH FOOD!  Of course we couldn't eat all of it, so I had to prioritize the food...and of course, the cinnamon roll was on top of the list! ha!  I don't know what I was thinking making all of that food.  I had good intentions, but obviously I wasn't thinking straight!
So, some of you know, those who are on facebook,   I have deleted my fb account and let me tell you....it's been wonderful.  I'm telling you, it has been the most amazing thing.  Facebook has definetely changed since a few years ago. I'll just leave it at that! :-)
I know this is a short post, but that's alright.  I'll post a "quality" one later ;-) 

Update, Finally!

So, it's been a while since I have updated my blog.  It's not for lack of effort though!  I have actually started a new post a couple times and deleted them or wasn't able to finish them.  So, here I am, able to complete one and update on the past couple weeks events!
Christmas was so great.  Mitch was off, which was the first time in a long time, and we were able to spend time as a family and just enjoy each other's presence.  Daniel was SO thankful for all of his gifts, even if the stocking had socks inside! ha!  He is such a blessing and so tender-hearted, thoughtful, polite, and respectful.  Just spending one on one time with him you will see that he is the sweetest little boy you will ever know.  I just love him so much.  Here's a picture of he and I right after we got the lights on the Christmas tree right after we went and picked it up (you will notice there aren't any ornaments on it, but he needed to go to bed, but I insisted on a "tree" picture):

Here's a pic of Daniel and Mitch on Mitch's 28th b-day.  Daniel helped me make the cake, so he was pretty excited to give it to daddy.

Here's some pics of Daniel opening Christmas gifts:

Believe it or not, he was pretty excited about getting a sweatshirt! :-)

Opening his special gift from Santa, it was a Leapster.  He had been asking for quite a while for it.  He absolutely loves it. 

We went to my parents house around 1 and had snacky foods and layed the kids down so the adults could open gifts w/o the constant (understood) interruptions of the kid's anticipation.  It was great spending that time together.  And when the kids woke up, they did their gifts.  All of the kids were so good.  They waited their turn and were grateful for what they got.  Here's a pic of my nephew Carson and Daniel:

Ok, so right now I am listening to the Spirit channel on Direct t.v.'s satellite music, but there is this song playing: Big Enough by Ayiesha Woods.  Have you heard it?  The chorus saids "I don't want to box you in, because you're big enough, Jesus"  wow, what words to sing?!  It is a great reminder for me, especially where I am at right now, that God is big enough for problems that we think are impossible.  Sometimes we think that what is going on is so horrible or complicated that it would take an absolute miracle to change the way things are.  I think we probably all have something like that going on in our lives right at this moment.  God is big enough!  He is absolutely big enough!  I know for me, I need to remind myself of how many miracles God performed through out the whole Bible.  Even in the New Testament, we see countless miracles performed by Jesus and his disciples through the power of God.  So, who are we to question God and His power!  Trust me, I am chewing on my own words right now.  As I write this I am realizing how often I forget God's power and how much trust I put in my own abilities and control.  God forgive me!  Anyways, I didn't know that was going to be part of my blog, but that song was on and I just had to share how awesome it was!

So, to summarize the Christmas season this year, it was pretty great.  It was busy, cold, tasty, funny, surprising, and amazing!  How's that for a summary?!

Hope the Christmas season was good for you as well.  I went for a walk today and was thinking about how  nice the spring and summer will be.  Then I realized we are never content with what season we are in!  Oh well, the sun felt amazing today and it was a great chance for me to be still and take in God's beauty of Nevada!  Try and be still and see God's beauty in everything around you.  It will put things into perspective for you!