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Bath Time

Ethan absolutely LOVES bath time. This is great for both of us, because if he is cranky, at night I can just put him in the bath and usually he gets in a great mood. Having a bath suddenly gives him this bolt of energy and he is so fun when he gets out. He loves to grab at the water as it comes out. It splashes him in his face, but he doesn't mind. He really doesn't have a lot of fears. When he is finished taking a bath he will let me know. He stands up on the side of the tub and throws his hands on the tub and grunts. Once I get him out he wants to be put immediately so he can crawl and cruise around without any clothes on. I won't put those pictures up though :).

Convicting Quote

"There is no work better than to please God; to pour water, to wash dishes, to be a cobbler,, or an apostle, all are one; to wash dishes and to preach are all one, as touching the deed, to please God."~William Tyndale

WOW!! This is for all of you mothers out there who feel like I do. I saw this quote and instantly I was both encouraged and convicted! Since I have become a mother my life has totally changed. My alone time with the Lord is few and far between. Sometimes (a lot of times I should say) I'd rather do something "relaxing" or just some mindless fun hobby instead of discipline myself to worship the Lord. Now, I will be completely honest, I feel like a hypocrite to put anything spiritual on this blog, because I'm definitely not a godly example. As I read this, I think about how much housework and child work there is to do and how easy we can complain. I'm convicted with the thought that I myself need to change my attitude in the business of life. How I need to honor the Lord in serving my husband and raising up our son. The daily duties are not separate from serving or pleasing our Lord. The verse that tells us to serve as unto the Lord and not to man comes to mind. It is not just for us or our husbands, but it should be done as unto the Lord. Also, recently Dave and I were talking about the passage in Mark where Christ tells the disciples that to be chief you must be servant of all. Well, what more opportunity do we need ask for than what we have in being a wife and a mother. I'm afraid sometimes we do not look at this as "christian" or as an opportunity to be a servant, but it is. In actuality it is a great blessing to serve our family. I know that I often want my husband to notice all of the work I do or to watch Ethan for awhile, which really isn't wrong, but being a servant isn't doing things so we can be praised or even rewarded in this life. Anyway, I hope you are able to understand my rambling :). Just thought I would put something up that I deal with and feel is encouraging. May we be thankful for the opportunity to please the Lord today. May we all think of pleasing the Lord with the many mundane things on our list (like those dishes we attempt to clean).

Mr. Cool :)

I just could not help but put this picture of Ethan up. I guess he knew what his bib said, because I just about died laughing when I looked back at this photo. He is all laid back like he is "The Man". I assume that we will have to be careful what bib we put on him. The "born to be wild" bib might not come out of the drawer! :) I think the "I Love Mommy" bibs will be sufficient until he is able to eat without one!!!