My BABY is officially a TEENAGER...

How did this happen? Where did time fly off to? I think I am in shock...my heart is pounding...I am starting to sweat...now I am dizzy...it is official, HE IS A TEENAGER!!! Lord help us all!

Since everyday is a blessing, no birthday around here goes with out lots of celebration and celebrate we did. A weekend of Ranger's games, fireworks, watching softball games, hanging with friends, Jack Ingram concert, and on Monday (the actually bday) dinner out with Miss Morgan, his sweetheart. No Birthday weekend is complete without fireworks...right?

He still loves his Momma

Hunter listening to Jack Ingram

Always ready to party!

A few things to remember:
He is 5'9, 175lbs, and wears a size 13 shoe!

He is taking all four available pre-ap classes and is making straight A's!

He plays sports. Baseball, basketball, golf and surfing when he can, but FOOTBALL is his passion. He plays Fullback and Middle Linebacker. In his first game of the season, he scored the first touchdown and ran over 60 yards.

He adores his sister and his girlfriend...who share the name Morgan.

He loves to eat and never cleans his room.

Most important thing to remember...I love him with all my heart (even when I want to wring his ever lovin' neck :) )

More than a mustard seed...

With my dear Husband Wes, still looking for steady employment. I keep thinking about my devotional and the verse about the mustard seed...

"He said to them, 'Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.'" Matthew 17:20 (AMP)

Did I read that correctly? NOTHING will be impossible to me? Why then doesn't Wes have work after all these months of waiting? Why is my house a mess? Why, why, why? I have more faith than that little seed. So I have to rely on this again, For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13.

So it is not about faith, it is about seeking Him with all my heart full of faith. I pray that I don't get so busy in my everyday world where it is so common to be surrounded with inappropriate language and behaviour that I don't spend nearly enough time seeking Him. There are so many distractions, so much to do, be here, go there, clean this, sort that, and all the hours I spend driving in that car! But He is bigger than all of those chores and deserves so much more of me. This morning, hours before my family will wake, I sat on my patio and prayed I could always have strong faith, that I would be a better wife, mother, daughter, and friend. That God's love and forgiveness would shine through me. That I could be better at forgiving and receiving forgiveness. That I could show others His love through me. The rest of it, is all small stuff in the grand scheme of things. I believe that God knows our needs and will provide for us just in time and I am so humbled by His forgiveness.

I borrowed the picture from Wikipedia. Take note of the tiny size of those lil' seeds. If faith that small can move mountains, imagine what we can do with our faith.