College tidbits

Me and Brittany in out Kayleigh shirts

Me and the fab. JFey on the way to LJ's

Long Weekend Adventure with the Kuzma kids!

I spent Saturday morning 5am-Tuesday morning 8am babysitting 3 adorable and busy kids We had a blast! Here are some photo highlights

Orange

Hope College

Wearing Orange for Stellan
http://mycharmingkids.net
Who is healing from surgery today!

Sweet baby boy...

Stellan has surgery in a few hours.
A dangerous ablation on his tiny heart to help with his SVT.

Oh LORD, hear our prayer

Please...

Sun...

Haven't had much to blog about/ time to blog lately. I have been reading blogs, just not writing too much. It is crunch time. one more week of classes then I am a baby sitting and exam taking fiend!

Next weekend I will have twins and a 4 year old from Saturday-Tuesday! Then it will be exam week and packing. the following weekend is a weekend with a 5 month-old and a nearly 3 year-old! I am really excited! I love doing overnights because I get to play mommy and wake up early to make breakfast and plan activities.

Yesterday and today were fabulous. At work we had the kids out for 3 hours total during the day in the grass and sunshine. Today was earth day jam in the Pine Grove, laying in the sun on blankets with friends and homework. Then a quick stop in town for Coldstone!

Summer is coming, I can taste it!

Pleas keep remembering the MckFamily!

Thankful Thursday: for the Life of...

Stephin Joseph Saenz-O'Brien

July 22, 2003 - April 04, 2009


With Hope (SCC)

This is not at all how
We thought it was supposed to be
We had so many plans for you
We had so many dreams
And now you've gone away
And left us with the memories of your smile
And nothing we can say
And nothing we can do
Can take away the pain
The pain of losing you, but ...

We can cry with hope
We can say goodbye with hope
'Cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
And we can grieve with hope
'Cause we believe with hope
(There's a place by God's grace)
There's a place where we'll see your face again
We'll see your face again

And never have I known
Anything so hard to understand
And never have I questioned more
The wisdom of God's plan
But through the cloud of tears
I see the Father's smile and say well done
And I imagine you
Where you wanted most to be
Seeing all your dreams come true
'Cause now you're home
And now you're free, and ...

We have this hope as an anchor
'Cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true, so ...

So we can cry with hope
And say goodbye with hope

We wait with hope
And we ache with hope
We hold on with hope
We let go with hope

Yours (SCC)

I walk the streets of London
And notice in the faces passing by
Somthing that makes me stop and listen
My heart grows heavy with the cry

Where is the hope for London?
You whisper and my heart begins to soar
As I'm reminded
That every street in London in Yours
Oh, yes it is

I walk the dirt roads of Uganda
I see the scars that war has left behind
Hope like the sun is fading
They're waiting for a cure no one can find

And I hear children's voices singing
Of a God who heals and rescues and restores
And I'm reminded
That every child in Africa is Yours

And its all Yours, God, Yours, God
Everything is Yours
From the stars in the sky
To the depths of the ocean floor
And its all Yours, God, Yours, God
Everything is Yours
You're the Maker and Keeper, Father and Ruler of everything
It's all Yours

And I walk the sidewalks of Nashville
Like Singapore, Manila and Shanghai
I rush by the beggar's hand and the wealthy man
And everywhere I look I realize

That just like the streets of London
For every man and woman, boy and girl
All of creation
This is our Father's world

And its all Yours, God, Yours, God
Everything is Yours
From the stars in the sky
To the depths of the ocean floor
And its all Yours, God, Yours, God
Everything is Yours
You're the Maker and Keeper, Father and Ruler of everything

It's all Yours, God
It's all Yours, God
It's all Yours, God
It's all Yours, God

The glory is Yours, God
All the honor is Yours, God
The power is Yours, God
The glory is Yours, God

You're the King of Kings
And Lord of Lords

And its all Yours, God, Yours, God
Everything is Yours
From the stars in the sky
To the depths of the ocean floor
And its all Yours, God, Yours, God
Everything is Yours
All the greatness and power, the glory and splendor and majesty
Everything is Yours
Yeah, it's all Yours
We are Yours
The glory and honor is Yours, everything is Yours

It's all Yours, God
My life is Yours, my heart is Yours
My hands and my feet are Yours
Every song that I sing
It's all Yours, all is Yours
All belongs to You
Our gifts are Yours, God
All our dreams are Yours, God
All our plans are Yours, God
The whole earth is Yours, God
Everything is Yours

Thankful Thursday Main Blog

Please...

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/04/07/news/local_news/doc49db156d0529e390274188.txt

Please be aware of how important obtaining medical care quickly is. As well as getting 2nd opinions

Give and take... updated photo added

All of life is a gift:

dancing
singing
breathing
studying
playing
sleeping
painting
working
holding
loving
on
and
on ...

I think, that sometimes even the "taking" is really a giving...
We lose
friends
family
patience
relationships
doggies
babies
time

It is how we respond to these (see last post's video) that is the giving

Stefan, age 5 is with Jesus

Please keep the family in your prayers as they learn to live without their joy.

Baby Picture Sunday...

This week's theme:

Creative Moments

Ethan's First Finger Painting

Painting before he can walk!

Picnik edit of sweet Abby!

Summer shirts made by "Little Side"

My blog friend Debi tagged every one of her blog readers to do this so here goes....

Here are the rules:

1.Stop what you are doing right now and take a picture of yourself.
2. No prep work allowed!
3. You must take the picture exactly as you are right now...
4. you may not go put on makeup or brush your hair or change your clothes.

Me after working at the daycare with 12-24 month olds from 7:30am-5:30pm and babysitting a 16 month old from 6-11pm... I am tired!

I am supposed to tag 5 people, but I am going to spare you all the humiliation! ;)
Thanks Debi

Powerful...

The best 4 minutes of television ever.
The ultimate loss...
The highest praise...

Lord, that we may be able to praise you like that...
every day of our lives