Monday, February 14, 2011
Thankful for a Beautiful Day!
We enjoyed an absolutely beautiful day today compared to the frigid winter weather we have had lately. The kids and I got outside a ton today, poor daddy had to work on Valentines Day. They were thrilled to once again play in the backyard on the swingset and in the dirt, and I was thrilled to get some much needed fresh air and exercise going for a walk. It's supposed to be even warmer later this week and we are planning a much anticipated (by Madeline) trip to the zoo! Thank you Lord for this warmer weather and some fun kiddos to share it with.
Here are some pics of our day outside... can y'all believe what a big boy Rivers is? He will have nothing to do with the "baby" swing and did a great job swinging like a big boy on the big kid swings!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
memory verses
Mariah and I are in the process of memorizing the book of Philippians. This has been a fun time for us as we recite to each other the verses we have learned. The other day as I stumbled through last weeks verses, it reminded me of one of my favorite episodes from The Andy Griffith Show.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Big Boy!
Well after months of waiting and trying to get Rivers to walk he finally is! He started taking a few steps at a time a little before Christmas and is steadily walking more every day. He just likes to do it his own way, on his own time... unless bribed, like you will witness in the video. The sun was streaming through the window so the video isn't great but you can tell that he is walking a good distance. We all like to cheer him on to encourage the walking, and at the end you will hear Maddie calling him a big boy. Listen carefully and you will hear him repeat "big boy". He is also using more words all the time. Our baby boy is growing up, which is good I guess. We're all making room for a new baby!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
We are having another...
GIRL!!!! We found out on Tuesday that the Lord has graciously blessed us with another daughter! We had a really fun time finding out because the kids went with us. Madeline kept saying "I get to have a sister! I get to have a sister!" To Maddie's disappointment, though, the baby's name will not be "Jack-Jack" which has been her name of choice for the baby. Her name will be Gloria Michele Frantz. Gloria, meaning "glory to God", and Michele, after my sweet sister in law. We pray that she will grow to be a godly woman like her Aunt Shelly and her life will give glory to God. We are grateful that Gloria is healthy, and very active! Come May the Frantz house hold will be a busy place! Here are some pics of our sweet girl!
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
We kicked off our holiday season with Thanksgiving celebrating with Mawmaw and our friends Chris and Lindsey. Remembering how much we have to be thankful for, most importantly, our salvation and life in Christ, was a great way to begin to prepare our hearts for thinking on what Christmas truly means.
Christmas time is definitely one of my most favorite times of the year. This year has been especially fun because Maddie and Rivers are definitely LOVING everything about Christmas. She and Rivers both love singing carols and hymns, she loves helping me bake Mike's favorite Christmas cookies. They love seeing lights, opening the advent calendar each day, and talking about the baby who was born to save us from our sins (as they play with the nativity scenes in our home). Kids have definitely made the season more joyful as well as helped me really focus on teaching them the "Story of Christmas". We pray and try to make Him the center of our home during this time of year as we do throughout the entire year. Some things that have really helped us do that is Andrew Peterson's "Behold the Lamb" CD. Madeline can sing the chorus on several of the songs from this now. The past few nights we have really had extraordinary opportunities to worship the truth that God became man. Our church had a wonderful time of reading Scripture and singing about the incarnate Christ, and last night Michael and I went to the Keith and Kristyn Getty concert at Southern Seminary and had an amazing time of worship. We hope you're Christmas season is full of the Comfort, and Joy, and Peace that knowing Jesus brings and you have a wonderful time celebrating with friends and family!
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