Red Envelope Project..

At this moment I have 10 red envelopes sitting in my mailbox waiting to be picked up. They will go to Washington D.C., addressed to President Obama. 10 envelopes are symbolic for me because that is the number of times I have been pregnant. I have 8 children on earth and 2 in heaven. Read here if you want to know what this is all about.

Dreary day...

It is chilly and dreary but no snow yet. We had a hose break under the sink this morning and hot water spewed out all over the kitchen. Thank goodness Jesse was right there and able to get the water shut off speedily. I shudder to think what things would look like if we had been gone.

Finished working on the Presidential projects for Friday. Interesting to learn various facts about Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Each one was widowed in office as far as we can tell and are the only three to experience that. The commercials are complete and showcase...Lewis and Clark Expedition (Jefferson), National Parks (Roosevelt) and Mother's Day (Wilson).

I have been reading Waking the Dead again. I love that book. In it John stresses that our hearts are good (once we have been born again) and matter to God. It is definitely worth reading and re-reading if you haven't.

March hare.....

Here is March....*notice Ollie trying to lick him!!*

Also, if you want to know why March has a name tag click here.

Please pray...

Please pray for little Stellan....his story is here.

March is here...

Rather "March" the bunny. Katie started out calling him "Filli" after a character in a book, then he was "Snow". She finally decided on March. We looked many places before finding him at Earl May. He is a Dwarf rabbit and looks exactly like the ones magicians pull out of hats except smaller. The dog has enjoyed sniffing him and his cage and whining at him constantly. I was surprised at how calm the rabbit is. He eats and poops and twitches his little whiskers smartly. Pictures to come...

Yummy stew...

Jesse threw together a crock pot stew last night that turned out particularly good. I think it is because he sauteed/browned the stew meat with onions before putting it in the crock. Also added a bag of frozen (thawed) stew veggies, water, pepper and garlic. Yum!!! We went to some friends house last night and I got tons of good recipes from her. I can't wait to try some out.

We put together the rabbit cage in preparation for the new bunny. Katie is so excited! She wants to name it either Henry or Penelope. Carlina's stuffed bunny "Claudia" is in the cage.

So amazed

I was watching Anna sleep this morning and praising God. He is so good to me. Even though she is number 8, I do not take for granted the blessing I have been given. I still can't believe He has given me another child ...an adorable, dimpled, red-headed, strong willed blessing. Her life is so precious and adds so much to all of our lives. Each life holds incredible, eternal potential starting from the moment of conception. "Before I formed you in the womb..I knew you" Jeremiah 1:5. I am so sad about the steps our President is taking to destroy babies in the womb. The NRL organization has a wonderful blog here. It is worth taking a look at.