HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!



Happy Mothers Day! I've already gotten my gifts and cards (the boys and my husband aren't very good at waiting!). They gave me a flowering plant for our back yard which will attract butterflies and hopefully more humming birds, Samuel gave me a necklace that he made in school, and, of course, lots of hugs and kisses all around! I love it!
Spring Revival at church has come and gone once again. Nathan sang the song that he learned for his Easter Program at school called "The Three Nails". It is an awsome song. Samuel quoted scripture. I am very proud of my two boys, and I pray that they continue on for the Lord.
School will be out in two weeks. Can you believe it? I sure can't! The boys are so excited. They are looking forward to fishing trips, hopefully a vacation trip to the mountains, and just plain, good ol' summer time fun.
I'm working on getting VBS together. I think we'll do something completely different this year. Instead of going with a program, we are going to build a Tabernacle. What do you think? I think it will be fun and very educational for both the children and the adults. Everyone is looking forward to it. Our VBS is usually done on a Saturday, so I think we can do it.
Field Day at school was fun. Nathan said that the best part for him was the water balloon fight. I got to slip over on my lunch hour and spend some time with them and help out with lunch for Samuel's class.
I have finally set up an online shop to sell the bags, burp cloths and baby blankets that I make. I'm both excited and scared at the same time, but I have given it to the Lord, and I know He will guide me.
Tomorrow night our church is having a Welcome Home party for one of our members. He is a marine and has just come back from Afghanistan. Ice cream and cake-YUM!
Well, the house is all asleep (except for me!), so I'll sign off for now.
Have a wonderful and blessed day!
The Boyds :-)

THE END OF REVIVAL WEEK

Revival week has once again come and gone. I can't believe it! I know that I am physically exhausted, but spiritually uplifted.
You know, one of the "benefits" of being the preacher's family is getting to know the visiting preachers on a personal level. These men really do live what they preach. I am so thankful that my boys have this opportunity to see that.
Nathan and Samuel love it when we go out to eat with the visiting preacher. It's a good thing these men love children, because going out to eat with my boys can often be a disastrous event with spills, trips, etc (I know I am the only one that this happens to, right? :-) ). One of the preachers always makes sure that he sits on the opposite end of the table AWAY from Samuel because my son is notorious for spilling his drinks! Oh, well!
It's been a great week!
Have a wonderful and blessed day!
Beth :-)

REVIVAL/SLEEP OVER WITH GRANDMOM

The first night of our revival started last night. What a fitting night to start our Spring Revival, on Resurrection Sunday! Both of my boys each sang a song at the beginning of the service. Nathan sang "Nothing but the Blood" and Samuel sang "The Wise Man Built His House Upon a Rock".  I will have to video it some time and put on our blog.
Nathan and Samuel are staying at their Grandmom's tonight with a couple of their cousins (Boys Night!), so they will miss tonight's service. But they are SO excited whenever they get a chance to be with their cousins.
Samuel, the youngest, was telling me how much he was going to miss me, UNTIL he got to my mom's house. Then Mommy moved somewhere to the back of his mind when he started playing. :-(! Well, Mommy will miss them VERY much. They don't stay away from home at night very often. As a matter of fact, I can count the times on my one hand.
We are getting excited as we are planning our trip to the mountains in June. The life of the pastor's family is so uncertain as vacation plans (and other plans in general) can get turned around in a moment depending on what is happening with the church.
Have a wonderful and blessed Monday!
Beth :-)

ACHIEVEMENT TESTS

I CAN NOT believe it's that time of year already. Time for achievement tests at school. Nathan, my oldest, loves taking tests (didn't get that from me!). He's excited about them. This is Samuel's first year in school (he's in K5), so he doesn't quite know too much about them yet.
Then, next week is Easter vacation and also our Spring Revival Week. Busy, Busy, Busy! Atleast this year the boys and I will be able to make it to more nights of the revival because school is out.
We had Puppet Practice at church last night (my personal ministry at the church). Our church has puppets on Sunday morning for the Children Church every time there is a fifth Sunday in a month. Nathan wants SO badly to help out. I will let him in a pinch, but the actual age rule is that you have to be 11 to help with the puppets at church due to the fact that our Children's Church ends at age 11 and we must be fair. I have no age limits if we perform with them elsewhere or at a different time other than fifth Sunday mornings. I want to encourage them as much as I can to stay involved with church.
Have a blessed Monday!
Beth :-)