Life on the go.

Sundays are always a tiring day for our boys. This past Sunday we had lunch at a friend's house after church. I was trying to get Miles ready for Sunday night church and to get him to eat dinner before we go. The picture below shows my success or maybe my lack of success.


Miles favorite new sayings are "watch this" and "take a picture". So, here is a picture of what he calls "exercise".



Miles loves playing with and sometimes torturing his little brother!

Gavin's sitting up!

Reflection

I just arrived home from the worship service with the middle school students. I was there with Miles and Gavin. It was a great night. The worship was very heartfelt and passionate. During one of the songs I was raising my hand in praise and afterwards I looked down to see MIles doing the same thing. It struck me how my walk with Christ is watched and often modeled by Miles. If we ourselves are worshipers chances our children will follow. I have to admit that at this time in my life I do not feel like I am much of an example. I have been in a desert place for far too long. The move to Florida was harder than I expected and truthful has bothered me recently more than when I first moved here. I guess when I first moved it was such an adventure and a little like an extended vacation. Now, reality has set in. I live in Florida. The style of our church is very different from the one we left and the adjustment for me has been very hard. Tonight I was reminded that the Lord is near and I am hopeful that one day soon our church will begin to experience more of this type of heartfelt worship experiences. I have to give kudos to my husband. The Lord has gifted him with a passion and heart for worship. The Lord uses him to draw people into a worship experience. Growing up the music part of church for the most part was just something we did, often begrudgingly. Now the words come alive and have meaning. The songs are a message in themselves at times. Sadly, many churches worship experience still resemble those of my past. For me, my dry spell can be traced back to my focus being on my situation not on the Lord. Hebrews 12:12 says "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." I am reminded that I must fix my eyes on Jesus. He brought us to Fort Myers and he has a plan. The Lord does not owe me an explanation. As much as I wish he did! 2 Corinthians 4:18 says "So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." I may not always be able to understand why the Lord has sent us here, but I guess the essence of faith is trusting in the unseen, the eternal.

Gavin had his sixth month check-up yesterday. He weighs 18 pounds and he has grown 2 inches. He is saying da da and trying his best to crawl. Personally, I am okay with him staying still a little longer because I can't imagine chasing two. This week is the middle school camp at our church so Gerald is busy working. I am taking MIles to see his dad sing which he loves to do. Miles is showing signs of following in his daddy's footsteps. He sings and plays his guitar, drums, and piano all the time. Gerald and I are about to take on teaching a Sunday School class for the career class. We are excited about the chance to get to minister to this group. Being a stay at home mom is wonderful, but sometimes I miss the outside world so I think this will be a good opportunity for me to expand my world a little bit. Also, Gerald and I just celebrated our 6th anniversary. Marriage gets better and better each year! Below I am posting a few pictures of Gavin at 6th months and of MIles.

Home from Georgia

Miles, Gavin, and I spent 13 days in Georgia at my mom's. We had a great time. We stayed busy visiting friends. I love coming home, but it is always hard to come back after seeing everyone. My sister was able to fly to my mom's from Kansas as well. This was my first trip flying by myself with both boys. They did really well. On our flight back Miles had to go the potty on the airplane and Gavin had just fallen asleep. When we got to the restroom Miles didn't have to go(I think the restroom scared him). I thought I was going to kill him because I woke Gavin up for nothing, but then Miles settled down and watched a movie and Gavin fell back asleep. Gavin has his first tooth and he is 6 1/2 months. He is trying so hard to crawl. He is definitely getting around. Below are pictures of our trip home.

Miles at the GA aquarium. His favorite part was watching the divers.
Emma Grace Trotter and Miles; Trying to get two active two year olds to pose for a picture is almost impossible!
Gavin is laughing at Miles. Miles is a constant source of entertainment for Gavin!
Conner and Addie Floyd, Hannah Reagan. Miles and Gavin
Aunt Carla and Miles
Miles LOVES to swing.

Look I can sit up........for a few minutes this is.
Grammy and Gavin.