In Christ Alone our Hope is Found

It's 8:20 on Siah's birthday morning. I have 5 kids sleeping and have decided to let them sleep. It's so quiet in here. It's bliss really. (: Usually I get them all up at 7:30 because I prefer to start school by 8:30. The sun is shining in the window and I really need this quiet time at the end of this week. We are winding down in school and will be done by the end of May so I don't feel bad about taking this day. When it's rare, we can do it without guilt. (: Ken and Micah left at 7:30 and I have been just tidying up and listening to music with Micah's amazing headphones. So even if Tessa has woken up, I can't hear her. (winky face here). I am usually a loud and boisterous music girl or I listen to podcasts or to a show on CBC. I am very guilty of always having noise in my ears. I don't take enough time to be still. But this morning calls for acoustic and soft music. A song about Heaven by Matt Redman, which is based on my favourite verses in Reve

Here is our last birthday for a while. We have 4 birthdays jammed pretty close - March 29, April 2, April 10 and April 20.  Natalie was hoping Tessa would have waited to be induced. That would have put her into April as well. Micah and Grace round us out in January and June.   Our numbers are big this year... Josh- 20, Micah- 16, Natalie- 14, Josiah- 12, Grace- 8 and Tessa - 2. I will add another - Ken will 45. That is a pretty big one too. (: Siah is a quiet one, but such an important part of the family. It's nice to take a minute to reflect on this little sweetheart.  Siah:  is so very tender.  is keen to do school and loves to read. He loves electronics almost equally.   has a way of loving his mom that I can't put into words.   is the dishwasher man. He rearranges the dishwasher after I load it. I really think my loading is adequate. lol He does it to be helpful. He is super methodical and can fit tons in. (:  likes to give facts about people or things he read

Our Natalie is 14 today. I can't believe how fast time has gone. I remember holding her for the first time and being so delighted that she was a squishy little girl. She was so beautiful and was such a good baby! I am so thankful for our girl. Here is her life so far in pictures. I am amazed at how much my girls all look alike. I love it! (: The first pictures are poor quality because they were taken before we had digital and I just took a picture of the picture! A girl and her brothers. I love this one. Bowling with the family before Micah's first surgery in 2007 Natalie's good friend Ella from GR Meeting Tessa Nova Scotia March 2018