October Fest

You can't beat that face.

Micah eating his first caramel apple. This was actually Ed's first too.

Micah styling in Grandpa's shades at the Pumpkin Patch. My man is hard core about pumpkins.

Katie and Micah at Maymont Park in Richmond.

MICAH AND HIS FIRST BASEBALL GLOVE!! Notice that it is a left handed glove! Trust me, I know. He'll never play shortstop but we are working on his nasty deuce right now (girls and Mike, that's slang for curveball). I'm slightly proud of his arm right now. His accuracy is pin-point. We'll start chewing tobacco next week.

Mike, you would be proud. Dribbling with the lefty! Basketball is his real love right now. He dribbles non stop. We call him Pistol Micah.
In case you guys are wondering, Katie and I both had blond hair when we were Micah's age.

The Greatest Season There Is

Ahh yes. Fall is Here. Katie and I headed out to the Mountains this weekend for a couple days. This is in Shenandoah National Park. If you put your ear real close to the screen, you can hear the mountains declaring the glory of God. Shhh. Listen! You may have to mute David Crowder to hear it. Yeah, I know you all are wearing that CD out.
Ok, sorry I crashed the girls' blog party. I'm done.

The Gift of Worship

A great reminder that worship is not about us.

Beloved "Paci"

Well Monday was the day...we decided we had had enough with the paci attachment and Micah needed to get past it. Well Monday night while Micah was in the bath I cut the tip off. I didn't think this would be an emotional thing, but boy was I wrong! Ed got him dressed while I cleaned up the bath and all I remember is Micah come running into the bathroom with paci. He held it up to me and said "Mama broke". I just about cried right there. I felt so evil! I mean he didn't do anything to deserve this horrible crime. He put it in his mouth and couldn't suck on it, so he just chewed it. It was one of the saddest night of our life. He had a hard time getting to sleep that night, but he never even mentioned it the next day. Occasionally he'll say "paci" and I'll say "Remember paci broke". Then he's ok.
My little boy is growing up. He's just the cutest thing ever.

His new favorite thing is to put on his helmet and ride the bike with his daddy. Here is the latest bike adventure!

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Last night we went to Liberty University to see Shane & Shane in concert with Bebo Norman and Monk & Negle. It was a great concert! If you haven't heard Shane & Shane's new cd, you are missing out. It is probably my favorite of theirs so far. One song is called "Embracing Accusations" and the truth from it just pours out. You could preach their songs, their lyrics are so packed full of truth. Rather than other Christian artists who talk about how God makes me so happy! These songs are truly God-centered.

One of those days

The past couple of weeks God has been teaching me a lot about Himself, which is really cool! The word "rescue" keeps popping up everywhere. The whole idea that the gospel is for everyday life continues to blow me away. Even though God showed me enough of the gospel a long time ago to become a Christian, I feel like he still reveals a little more as the years go by. Will we ever be at a point where we truly understand the Gospel fully?

The whole idea that I was rescued for His name's sake blows me away. I am not here, nor was I ever existing for myself. The fact that all of this, life, everything I do and am here on earth for is for Him. And that is the least He deserves! But that is the thing, He doesn't need me to repay Him back. It was a rescue with no paybacks! I don't know if I can ever wrap my mind around that.

So as I sit here at the end of a hard day, I'm left with the mere fact that I wasted it. I felt defeated the moment I woke up, but that is the last thing that I am. I'm rescued! If nothing else, I can rejoice in that and see the numerous blessings He has given me on top of the rescue. And He doesn't want anything in return! All I'm left to do is continue to watch for Him to reveal more about Himself.

There is nothing more that deserves more glory. He is Glorious!

Oh The Glory of it All-
Oh the glory of it all, is he came here
For the rescue of us all, that we may live
For the glory of it all, oh He is here
Redemption from the fall, that we may live
For the glory it all, oh the glory of it all
The glory of it all, oh the glory of it all

After night, comes a light, dawn is here, dawn is here
It’s a new day, it’s a new day (David Crowder Band)

My Little Prince!

We got back from the beach about a week ago and I am just loving every little minute with my boy. I uploaded some of his latest pictures.

This is his most recent haircut. He was nervous at first, but he did so well.



Here is me and micah at the playground on the way to the beach. He just couldn't take the car anymore.


Ed and micah on the beach. They would just lay in the sand and water and let the waves roll over them. Micah was so daring. He even was sticking his face in the water to blow bubbles, but all he did was drink it.

A tradition in Ocean City, NJ is to ride bikes on the boardwalk. It is absolutley crazy and it is a miracle if you don't get in a wreck. Micah sat in his new seat on the back of Ed'sbike and he had a blast. This is is "Cars" helmet and he absolutely loves it! The day we bought it he insisted on wearing it in the store. So I strolled around a dorky kid with a helmet on in Wal-mart. That will be a good one to tell him when he is in high school!