Carpinteria for the night and day

Waiting for the girls to wake up from their nap.
"I don't sleep, I always play."-Aeh
My beautiful Lindsay, and beautiful Sara

Lindsay has the cutest smile EVER!

Here I am, hoping that Nina isn't serious. . .

Reality Carp in the A.M...Always a delight.

Me,Char,Aeh, and Linds

Nina getting her hair did.

Aeh as Spot the dog, AND Princess the horse.
(She was chloe, but when she became a mother, her name changed.)

My back, hugging my lindsay goodnight.

The CUTEST picture of Char ever.

What Charles Haddon had to say. . .

Feb 19th-Blessings through prayer
'Once again I will yield to the plea of the house of Israel and do this for them.'-Ezekiel 36:37

"Prayer is the forerunner of mercy. Search through sacred history, and you will find that hardly ever did a great mercy come to this world, without prayer paving it's way. God has given many blessings without being asked, but still, great prayer has always preceded great mercy. As you think about the great joys of your life, you have seen them as answers to prayer. Prayer is always the preface to blessing. So we see the value of prayer. If we had the blessings without asking for them, we would take them for granted. But prayer makes our mercies more precious than diamonds. The things we ask for are precious, but we do not realize how precious until we have earnestly asked God for them."

Feb 20th-Comfort from God
'God,who comforts the downcast.'-2 Corinthians 7:6

"Who can comfort us like God? One word from God is like a piece of gold, and the Christian is like the goldsmith, who hammers out the promise for weeks on end. So then, Christian, you don't need to sit down in despair. Go to the Comforter. Ask Him to give you consolation. You are a poot, dry well. So Christian, when you are dry, go to God. Ask Him to dowse your soul with joy. Then your joy will be full. Don't go eartly friends. But go first and foremost to the God who comforts the downcast, and you will soon find yourself saying, "When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul."(Ps. 94:19)

Feb 21st-God's Promises
'God has said.'-Hebrews 13:5

"When we hide ourselves within the fortress of this statement, all the distresses of life, all it's traps and trials seem light and easy to bear. This simple truth gives us delight in times of quiet meditation, and it gives us strength for our daily battles. There may be a promise in God's Word that would fit your situation exactly, but you may not know it, so you miss out on it's comfort. You are like a prisoner in a dungeon, with a ring of keys. One of the keys would unlock the dorr and free you. But if you don't look for it, you will remain a prisoner, though your liberty is so close at hand. "He has said" is the source of all wisdo. Let it dwell in you richly.

From Jesus

When the rain comes, it seems that everyone has gone away. When the night falls you wonder if you shouldn't find someplace, to run and hide, escape the pain, but hiding's such a lonely thing to do. I can't stop the rain, from falling down on you again, I can't stop the rain, but I will hold you 'til it goes away. When the rain comes, you blame it on the things that you have done. When the storm fades, you know that rain must fall on everyone, So rest awhile, it'll be alright, cause no one loves you like I do. When the rain comes, I will hold you.


-Third Day

He IS the end.

not the means to the end...

He's it.
He's everything.
He is Love, He is mercy,grace,peace,hope and joy.
He's so much more.


Why don't I treat Him that way?
Why am I such a fool.

I am undeserving.
I am unworthy.

Yet, I act like HE owes ME something.
I act like He isn't doing His job, just because I haven't gotten certain things in my life yet.
Like He needs to follow MY time schedule...YEAH right!!!!!!
WHAT a JOKE!

He's all deserving, and completely worthy. I want Him to have complete reign! I want Him and ONLY Him!

I wasn't....

excited about Vaentines Day, but now I am...Hopefully everything turns out the way we want it to. Praying that the Lord does a lot of healing,restoring,redeeming!! I trust that He will!

The Ballad of Love and Hate-The Avett Brothers

Love writes a letter and sends it to hate.
My vacations ending. I'm coming home late.
The weather was fine and the ocean was great
and I can't wait to see you again.

Hate reads the letter and throws it away.
"No one here cares if you go or you stay.
I barely even noticed that you were away.
I'll see you or I won't, whatever."

Love sings a song as she sails through the sky.
The water looks bluer through her pretty eyes.
And everyone knows it whenever she flies,
and also when she comes down.

Hate keeps his head up and walks through the street.
Every stranger and drifter he greets.
And shakes hands with every loner he meets
with a serious look on his face.

Love arrives safely with suitcase in tow.
Carrying with her the good things we know.
A reason to live and a reason to grow.
To trust. To hope. To care.

Hate sits alone on the hood of his car.
Without much regard to the moon or the stars.
Lazily killing the last of a jar
of the strongest stuff you can drink.

Love takes a taxi, a young man drives.
As soon as he sees her, hope fills his eyes.
But tears follow after, at the end of the ride,
cause he might never see her again.

Hate gets home lucky to still be alive.
He screams o'er the sidewalk and into the drive.
The clock in the kitchen says 2:55,
And the clock in the kitchen is slow.

Love has been waiting, patient and kind.
Just wanting a phone call or some kind of sign,
That the one that she cares for, who's out of his mind,
Will make it back safe to her arms.

Hate stumbles forward and leans in the door.
Weary head hung, eyes to the floor.
He says "Love, I'm sorry", and she says, "What for?
I'm yours and that's it, Whatever.
I should not have been gone for so long.
I'm yours and that's it, forever."

You're mine and that's it, forever.

Two of my favorite texts...

Ivy Hunter: "I was a bit chilly, but managed by gathering the pages of Psalms, and making a little cover."

Zaza Lajoie-Smith:"Ok, so let me explain.It was 2,then 5, then the light turned red and so did your toes,alarm went off,and the baby drove away with ALL the chocolate croissants!"


hahahahahah I love them....<3 <3