Mornings First Light

Regeneration

I read this, this evening and it so struck my heart I wanted to share it with you. I read this prayer that someone else prayed long ago and prayed it myself several times over. I pray it encourages you to allow Him to occupy the throne of your heart as well.

O God of the highest heaven,
Occupy the throne of my heart,
take full possession and reign supreme,
lay low every rebel lust, let no vile passion resist thy holy war;
manifest thy mighty power,
and make me mine for ever.

This is taken from The Valley of Vision, ~Regeneration, they are Puritan prayers and devotions.

The Kids On A Motorcycle

Rick is borrowing a motorcycle from a friend for a while. The little ones were excited to sit on it on Sunday. The big girls were thrilled to get a ride.

Bird Fest at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge

Today we went to Bird Fest with a young lady from church. These are a sampling of the pictures I took. In the picture above you are looking at sea otters sun bathing.



This is a true sign of the end of summer's bounty.
This oak tree is thought to have been around when Lewis and Clark explored this area. It took 8 kids holding hands to wrap around the tree. It is truly magnificent.

Pictures of My Sweet Babies

Puritan Prayer

I read a puritan prayer this morning. I wanted to share a portion of this with you.

"Lord, grant that my religion may not be occasional and partial, but universal, influential, effective, and may I always continue in thy words as well as thy works, so that I may reach my end in peace."

This is taken from, The Valley of Vision ~ The Mediator

My Family Today

Jason is helping me get ready for our care group to come over.



I tried taking all the kids pictures in the same spot today. But Buddy wasn't in the mood to get his picture taken. He started taking off when the first flash hit.