I want You!

What a delightful thought, from my Ezra. Elyse was going to get me a cup of water, but I told her that I want you to do it for me. I will wait. Said my Ezra now at 5, with full facility of language and thought of a kindergartner. How my heart leaps when he says stuff like that, even when I'm tired from the Christmas goings on. It got me out of my bed.
I can really see what God was saying about David being a man after God's heart. I don't want to be best friends with my big brothers. I don't want to be momma and dad's favorite child, I don't want King Saul's favor or it doesn't get me happy that the women are singing about my exploits. The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want! I dance at the beauty of the arc coming home but my words are stilled when the women sing about me.
I want YOU, Lord!

Somebody snuck down the steps

to see mommy kissing Santa. He was groggy and tuckered out and we swept him up and took him back to bed.
It was a tiring Christmas eve. I wonder if Santa will like the hand cookies I made for him. I wonder if I will get anything this year.
Every year there is some special wonder to Christmas.
Ezra was enamored with the stories of Santa this year. While we baked with big brother stories of the goodness of God were free flowing. No matter what happens, the remembrance of Christmas brings our minds and hearts back to thinking about the goodness of God.
Thank God for sweet remembrances and sweet cookies and a God who is way better than, even Santa!

The Last day of school before Christmas break!

Excited, Excited was the morning routine. Ezra carried his gifts of Applebutter for Ms. Guffey and Ms. Sellers happily with him for pajama day.
He came home with gifts also. There was the usual pizza for dinner and mom is trying to clean the house. Christmas is fast approaching.

Ezra's birthday kiss

It was raining and wet, we woke up early and somebody came down the stairs and greeted his mommy the very first kiss on the birthday came from Ezra.
On December 11, Mommy turned 47 and Ezra was the earliest riser after Elyse and we enjoyed a good breakfast and a happy day. Thank you Ezra.

Ezra likes his teacher

Ezra goes to the Odell school and Ms. Guffey is his teacher. Ms. Sellers also teaches the class, helping Ms. Guffey.
Yesterday, Ezra's class had PE and they jumped and skipped and acted like chickens. Ezra slept the whole evening through dinner and woke up at about 1 o'clock very hungry. At 3 Mommy made him an egg and we talked about his day. After we cleaned up a little, we went back to bed until it was time to go to school.
Ezra and Ethan missed the bus and Daddy had to take them to school. When the boys get home they will have spaghettios.