What If...

A great post from the Desiring God blog today.

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"What If..."
Luma Simms

To all the moms who are busy in the home caring for a family, your worth, value, and honor are all found in Christ, not in the “what ifs” of your academic success or potential in the workplace. My worth is neither in being a theoretical physicist, or a constitutional lawyer, or even being a stay-at-home mom. My worth is in Christ Jesus. And when we grasp that, all our identity problems begin to vanish and all the haunting “what if” questions begin to fade into the background.

Nutella

If I gain too much weight this pregnancy, I definitely blame it on my family's new found love of Nutella!

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This lovely mess occurred while I was making dinner. I think it is past time for the child locks on the cabinet with carpet cleaner and dish washing detergent. This little girl cannot be trusted :)

William Randal

I thought it was about time to "officially" (since anything posted to the blog makes it official) announce our baby boy's name. As with all of our children, we are using family names. Baby boy's full name will be...

William Randal Kuper

William - After J's grandfather on his mom's side, William Samuel Thompson. According to anyone who knew "Sam" he was a kind-hearted man, loving father, dedicated husband, and brilliant engineer. Grandaddy passed away this year and we miss him. We couldn't be more proud to name a son after him.

 (J golfing with his Grandaddy)

Randal - We have always known that if we were to have another boy, his middle name would be Randal after my dad, Randal Paul Gross, who passed away when I was 9. My dad loved his wife, loved his kids, and most importantly he loved Jesus. Our prayer is that our little William Randal will love the Lord as passionately as his grandpa did. 

(Dancing with my Dad)

Thanks Pop Pop!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J's dad, "Pop Pop" stopped by the other night with dinner and a fun new summer toy for the kids. He's such a great grandpa, he even ran through the sprinklers fully clothed with Trip! This was the highlight of the week. Thanks Pop Pop!

Only the Beginning

 

 

Anna Kate has always been fascinated by shoes. She loves trying to put them on her feet, and our little shoe "drop zone" is one of her favorite place to play. I'm sure this love of shoes is only the beginning!

Gak!

 

 

 

 

After a recommendation from a friend, and after Trip saw something similar on "Sid the Science Kid", we decided to make our own Gak. It was a lot of fun to make with Trip while Anna Kate napped, and she enjoyed playing with it when she woke up.

Brought back memories of slime from "Double Dare" and "You Can't Do That on Television"! Good ole Nickalodeon :)