Vacation Days

I love vacations. Not just the ones when you go someplace out of the ordinary, but the at home vacations. Staying at home without reasons, to me, is the best! Phones turned off, no place to be, not sick; just home hangin' out. This is living! Yes, I am a home body. =)
A few things have happened this week and are worthy to mention....

**Zach and Joey have both learned to really snap. They are now in the process of teaching Sam. Zach gave Sam a 'lesson' this morning. I wish I was up to watch. Sam woke up at 5.45. =) I didn't get up until 8. Thank God for the Disney channel. After all, this is vacation.

**Our 4 yr. old digital camera is busted. Cannon has been little help via online, so, now we get to spend some time on the phone. I've heard if we can stick out this waiting process, we'll be thankful. This whole situation has opened my eyes to what we so often are dependant on. When was the last time I left the house without my cell phone? Boy if I do, I end up turning around and racing around the house trying to find it, like it's some life saving device or something. And with the camera broken, I stress out that I'll miss out on taking a really cute photo of the kids. I was seriously stressed this a.m. Seriously. Maybe this just means I have even bigger issues than I thought.....

**Kids are amazing. Not just mine, but all kids (mine are just my favorite in the whole world). They are so smart and learn new things so-o fast!
The boys were doing their job charts (dishes, taking out trash...etc.) and Ben was supervising. I was coming down stairs and was telling the boys as I went that they also needed to finish their bedroom charts (make bed, brush teeth....). Ben stopped me and said "They're in the middle of a surprise. They're doing all of Esther's jobs for her." How sweet! When they had completed her entire chart they went up to finish they're rooms and I asked Ben if he'd put them up to it, but no, he said. They'd just decided on their own to bless her. As a show of her gratitude, she kissed each boy on his forehead. *sigh* I'll have to remind them of this day in a few days when they're at odds with each other. For right now, though, I'm glad I see eternal fruit in them. Is there a better way to set up treasure in heaven than to teach these children eternal truths? NO WAY! It still amazes me that even though I'm messed up, God gave me kids to mess up, er, I mean, train up. It's humbling to see this godliness exhibited in my children and that these kids aren't more messed up than they are just proves God is so good and faithful.

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory int the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen!" Ephesians 3:20+21