The Schisler Family

My Big Boy!

2009-09-11T14:26:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a LONG time since I updated this blog but we have some exciting news to share and I also realized that the pictures of Zachary were very outdated. So here are some recent pictures and I will try to be better about keeping everyone up to date. Also, Jonathan and I are expecting again in February so we will have lots to share along the way. We will know in a little less than 2 weeks if it will be a boy or a girl so stay tuned for the big news!

On to the Pictures:

Zach is just learning to "Sit" and take a picture. He's still working on is smile :) He also wants to look at the camera and see himself in between every picture so he is constantly moving and doesn't always sit still long enough yet.

This is Zach pretending to take a picture with my phone. He loves to pretend he's talking on the phone, texting and taking pictures. Makes me realize how much time I spend on my phone!

We recently had an open house and Jonathan bought these Balloons. Zach Loved them and carried them around for days!!

Zach and "Big Kid Food"

2009-02-28T08:47:00.000-08:00

Ok, I know I am partial, but Zach is so cute these days. He has decided that he likes to eat "Big Kid Food" Aka... he doesn't like it all cut up and torn up. He likes to eat an entire apple on the core, or a whole bread stick, or as you can see from these pictures. Corn ON the Cob. :)

I actually have found it's not as bad as I first thought because he only has teeth in the front, He can't actually chew, so if he had a large item, he takes little bites and he eats a lot more. Weird, I know.

Look at how adorable he is... The corn is almost as big as he is.

Do you think about what you eat?

2009-02-23T11:52:00.000-08:00

I heard on Good Morning America a few weeks ago (Maybe even months now) that the best way to loose weight is to write down everything you eat. Now I am not trying to loose weight, but I did get selected for a research study that requires me to track what I am eating. (You can read more about the study here

I have to tell you I have never been so aware of what I am eating. Zach just left to go to my Mom's house, and I was cooking and I thought "Oh I need a snack", then I thought.... but I will have to record it.... So I didn't eat a snack. :) I don't know if it would work if you were trying to loose weight or not, but it might be worth a shot. Ha, I might even loose 5 lbs. before the study is over :)

Just some food for thought...

Updated Pictures

2009-02-20T19:15:00.000-08:00

Zachary is doing some of the cutest things now. He's starting to come up with games on his own now, I don't know where he learns some of this stuff, but it cracks me up, and the more I laugh, the more he continues. Some days I think he would do anything to see me laugh. :)

His new favorite word (Kinda his only discernable word) is Ball.... so he walks around the house saying Ball, Ball and throwing down whatever ball he has at the time. Then, he refuses to pick the ball up till you pick it up and throw it back to him. Then he will pick it up and say Ball, Ball again and continue in the same cycle all day long.... Here are some pictures of him with his Tennis Ball

This is Zach deciding that it was funny to put his favorite blanket over his head. I think he kept doing it because I couldn't stop laughing. As soon as I turned around from my computer and saw him like this all I could picture was this time in 3 year old Mothers Day Out when we did a nativity scene, can't you just see my little shepherd boy now??? I think he would be perfect for the part.

We have been extremely sick this week. I think if I have had 3 hours of sleep in a row in the last 7 days it would have been a miracle. Zachary is over the sickness and on to teething. The doctor said when we went in on Monday that he was getting his 1 year old molars, so that even when he started to feel better, he might not be sleeping through the night. (Way to be encouraging, right?). Zach has had his fingers in his mouth all day chewing on them towards the back right side, so I think hopefully... we will get these teeth in and go back to our sleeping routine.

Little Feet

2009-02-15T08:28:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I forget just how much kids learn from us about social norms. I was cracking up the other day when Zach decided to pull toilet paper off the roll in the bathroom and tear it into pieces. Then he walked all over it and kept going back into the bedroom where I took these pictures.

I couldn't stop laughing because Zach didn't realize what he had done and he just kept looking at me like "Mom, what's so funny". Oh how I love their sweet innocence!

Look at those cute feet.

Trying to Share, thinking that would make me stop laughing.

Trying to get it off his feet. Much harder than it looks :)

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2009-02-07T19:59:00.000-08:00

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Thankful for a little tree!

2009-02-04T19:24:00.000-08:00

For those of you who know Jonathan very well, you know he loves to work on projects. When we first got married he showed me this drawing of how he wanted to do the landscaping. I of course said "go for it" because I am not the type to get out in the yard and I knew he would enjoy it more than I.

About 2 years ago we purchased this little bitty "Tree" although I always thought it looked more like a stick, but it has slowly turned into a nice little tree. This past week or little tree endured a lot of ice, bent all the way over to the ground, and didn't even break a limb. (Isn't that a good little tree?)

I don't think I have ever been so grateful for a yard without trees as I was this past weekend. I know a lot of you had trees fall down, and my thoughts and prayers are with you. I know it's going to be a long road to recover from this ice storm.

Here are a few of our pictures from the past week.

Ok, I know it's not the right direction, but this was one of my favorites.

This is a road over by the church.

These are the power lines down that had to be repaired before our power would work again.

This is from our driveway. If you look to the far right of the picture you can see our little tree. This was on Thursday after everything had started to melt some.

Update

2009-01-27T08:02:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone! Ok, I think I am back, hopefully I will be better about blogging. I still don't have pictures on my computer to upload from the cruise, but Jonathan updated Zach's site so you can check out our Christmas pictures there. visit: http://zacharypictures.blogspot.com

We have had a great Winter so far. The cruise we went on over new year's was amazing, and while we missed Zach I don't think he even noticed we were gone :( he had so much fun playing with his Mimi and Papa Wayne that he barely had time to notice we weren't there. He adjusted just fine.

Life is starting to get back on a schedule now that we are home, and I am enjoying the snow/ice day to get caught up on the little things.

I hope you are all having a great new year!
Heather

Schisler Family Christmas

2008-12-24T14:14:00.000-08:00

Last weekend we started our Christmas celebrations in Conway at James & Jenny's house. We went down on Friday night and opened stockings and watched a movie, then Saturday morning got up and opened presents. We ate lunch together and then came back home. It was a little different than most years past, but we had a great time. Thanks to James & Jenny for opening their house to everyone for Christmas this year.

Zachary is already LOVING Christmas. He has a light and sound nativity that he can play with and it tells the entire Christmas story, he also loves pulling things out of stockings and opening presents. I am enjoying so much this Christmas season as Zach is just the perfect age to experience his first Christmas.

Here are a few photos from our trip to Conway:

Zachary had a great time opening his Stocking (Thanks Aunt Jenny & Uncle James)

We all enjoyed watching the Santa Clause 3
My Adorable Husband in his Christmas Pajamas :)

The entire family in the Living Room

Zachary as he came around the corner on "Christmas" morning :) (Awe I love the excitement in his eyes!)

Zach is a pro at opening presents thanks to Jordan and Jason's birthdays a few weeks ago.

He is also a natural at opening bags with tissue paper ;)
And last but not least, you couldn't have a Schisler family Christmas without some Video Games

This is Granddad Schisler trying to teach Zachary how to play video games.

Schisler Family Pictures

2008-12-04T14:25:00.000-08:00

Here are some recent family pictures we took. Zach had been running a fever for the 5 days prior to these being taken, so he's not as animated as I would have liked, but I am so grateful to Jonathan's cousin Alli for spending part of her thanksgiving taking these photos. I don't have all of them on my computer yet, but here are some of the favorites of the ones I do have.

Thanksgiving Weekend

2008-12-01T20:57:00.000-08:00

I think this picture sums up our weekend. :)

We had a great thanksgiving! Jonathan's family came in town for Thanksgiving lunch and we had Thanksgiving dinner with my family that evening. Thursday morning was the first day Zach didn't run a fever over a 100, so we were especially grateful for that. However, our nap schedule was a little off due to the festivities as you can see by this picture from Saturday night.

We took Zach to see the lights at Silver Dollar City on Saturday. He LOVED the moving tree, and the parade. We got lots of pictures, but we've been in a computer transition around here so I don't have a way to get them on my new computer just yet. I will update the pictures as soon as I can.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Under the Weather

2008-11-26T08:48:00.000-08:00

This has been a strange week around the Schisler house. I finished up dance classes last week so I haven't been at the church at all since Sunday night (You would understand how amazing this is if you realized that I typically visit the church about twice a day). I also haven't had my typical turbo kick class so we have spent a lot of time at home recently.

I mentioned in my last post that Zachary had been running a fever this weekend. Well, I took him to the doctor on Monday morning because his fever had gotten up to 103 and was still high even after he had tylenol. The doctor said his ears, throat, chest, nose, and everything else was clear so they decided it must be a stomach virus. I don't know how long a stomach virus is supposed to last, but as of this morning we are going on our 5th day of a fever over 100. I'm starting to wonder if there is something more going on. Please keep Zachary in your prayers. He's been a real trooper but you can tell he doesn't feel well at all.

I am hoping he will recover quickly, He loves to eat and his appitite hasn't been normal lately. I was so excited about his first thanksgiving, but now I don't know if he'll eat much of it at all.

Priceless....

2008-11-23T09:43:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures from this week. Zach hasn't felt well this weekend, he's been teathing and running a fever, so it makes me smile to look at these pictures of him smiling. I can't believe he's getting so big.

It's all a blur...

2008-11-16T20:45:00.000-08:00

Wow! I know it's been a long time since I have updated the blog. I promise I am working to get better at this. Life always gets crazy this time of the year, and although that is not really an excuse I am just asking for a little grace.

I have recently come to the realization that life with Zach isn't going to slow down anytime soon. Actually I have found that the older he gets the faster he moves and the faster I have to react. :) I have also found that while I am learning to keep up with our new pace, my camera is still lagging behind. It seems every picture I take turns our blurry because Zachary decides to move before the picture can take. I think I need a new camera with a faster speed for Christmas. (hint, hint...) Here is one of my recent favorites, and a few blurry pics to illustrate my point.

My Baby is Walking

2008-10-27T20:59:00.000-07:00

Since he was like 2 weeks old, Zach insisted on standing on our laps rather than sitting. He's always on the move, and his favorite spot in the house is the living room where he can move around all of the couches. He's been starting to stand up on his own, but as soon as he realizes it he sits down because he was afraid of falling.

Then today... I went to pick Zach up after dance from his Grandmother Schisler's house only to find that my baby had started to walk and I missed it. He did however show off for his mommy and take a few steps (about 3). He then also showed off for Daddy when we got home and took several more steps. I also was able to get him walking on video, so as soon as I figure out how to transfer it to the computer I will try and upload a video. I can't believe my baby is starting to walk at 9 1/2 months!

Also, one last thing. I wanted to say congratulations to our friends Travis and Desty Ellis. They welcomed Kailyn Marie Ellis into this world this afternoon at 2:53pm, she weighed 7lbs. 7oz.

Warm Soup for a Cold Day

2008-10-27T09:10:00.000-07:00

Recently I signed up to be a part of General Mills Psst.. Program. This program offers high value coupons to those who are willing to share them and pass them on to their friends.
I just received my first set of coupons for $1.10 off a single can of any Progresso soup. I went to Walmart today to purchase my soup and it's on sale for 1.50 a can, so with the coupons you will only pay $0.40 a can!
If you would like a coupon you can leave a comment with your email address, or email me at hschisl@gmail.com

The more coupons I pass out, the more offers I will receive in the future, so I would love to share these with you!

Have a great Monday!

A Night of Worship

2008-10-19T19:06:00.000-07:00

I am so proud of my dance girls! They got to dance for church tonight during the Worship & Arts Kids night. They did a great job, we had a lot of ups and downs this week, but God was faithful through it all and everything was so beautiful. Here are just a few pics from tonight! (Sorry about the lighting)

A Quick Update

2008-10-19T18:49:00.000-07:00

The last few weeks have been a little crazy around here, so I apologize for not updating the blog sooner. I actually tried to update last week and I got all my pictures loaded, and all my comments made and then I logged into my other gmail account and it closed out everything and all was lost :( I was really frustrated by that point so I just gave up.

Zachary is growing up so fast. He is quickly turning from a baby into a little boy. The other day he decided that the fireplace looked entertaining so within about 60 sec. he crawled over to the fireplace, crawled up on the hearth, opened the doors and was standing up inside the fireplace when I found him.

Now before you call DHS on me, I was in the kitchen making cookies for Monday night football, and I was watching him play quietly by the couch. THEN... I walked over to the oven to check the cookies and that's when he made his escape. As soon as I walked back over to the sink, there he was inside of the fireplace.

I know these pictures aren't of him actually inside the fireplace, but I pulled him out of the fireplace before I decided to take a picture and I didn't want him to get back in and get his clothes all messed up. I am also posting a picture of my burned cookies. In all the cleaning up I forgot that I had put my cookies back in the oven and they got a little dark.

Here is Zach, He was excited that he found a new place to play.

Here are his nicely soiled hands :)
and here are my dark and crispy cookies.
Zachary also got a new haircut last week. He loves the bottle of gel.
He also loves playing with the comb. I love this picture I think he looks like he's singing.

Wordless Wenesday

2008-10-01T19:13:00.000-07:00

Money Mondays

2008-09-22T13:14:00.001-07:00

Recently I decided to start clipping coupons, and now I am addicted. I don't know what it is, but getting stuff for free, or really cheep has become an obsession of mine.

Here is one of my favorite money saving blogs! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

www.dealseekingmom.com

Family Pictures

2008-09-21T15:12:00.000-07:00

Do you ever have those days when you wish you had 4 hands, or those days when you wish you were one of the incredibles and your arms could stretch around the room? Well this morning after we got ready for church I realized that we all matched (I actually didn't do this on purpose) It just happened to be fall and we were all dressed for church in our new fall clothes.

Jonathan didn't have to play bass this morning so he was home, and I was ready early since he had been there to watch Zachary while I got ready so we had a few extra minutes before we had to leave for church. I got the camera and took several pictures of Jonathan and Zachary, then Jonathan took the camera and took pictures of Zach and I. Then..... we decided to take a family picture.

Here is where I start to wish that I had those long incredible arms :) Jonathan decides to set the timer on the camera, all is going well because Zach is looking straight at the camera smiling, and then Jonathan runs to get in the picture and Zach watches him and ends up looking up at Jonathan like "Dad, what are you doing?" in every single picture. Since there was no one actually taking the picture, there was no one for him to look at and he is too young to realize that the camera is on the other side of the room. So we have some great pictures of Mom and Zach, and some pictures of Dad and Zach, and a family picture of mom and dad looking at the camera and Zachary looking at Dad. :) Enjoy!

Jonathan and Zachary

Zachary and Mommy

Our first attempt at a family picture.

Our second attempt (With Jonathan waving his hand to try and get Zach to look at the camera)

A Quick Update

2008-09-20T08:07:00.000-07:00

Ok, well life has been crazy lately. Fall is in full swing. Zachary has started crawling up on his hands and knees finally and he pulls up on everything and will be walking soon. I cannot believe how big he has gotten. It's like he's matured into a little boy overnight and my baby is gone.

Here are two recent pictures of my little boy

I have two close friends that are due in the next month and I am so excited for the arrival of their babies. I cannot wait to hold a newborn again. I know people always say children grow up so fast, but I don't think you can understand until you experience it yourself. I will keep you posted on the arrival of the little ones. Hopefully it won't be long.

God has really been speaking to me lately about being grateful for what he has given us, and offering a sacrifice of praise, so here are just a few of the many things that God has blessed me with:

- Good Health

- A wonderful Husband

- An Incredible Baby Boy

- A great church

- A great opportunity to serve Him

- A connection group that actually connects :)

- My husbands job, our house, and our many other material possessions

- Most of all I am thankful for the Saving Grace of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and I pray that some day Zachary will also come to know him as Lord and Savior.

Labor Day Weekend

2008-09-03T09:29:00.000-07:00

We had a great Labor Day Weekend. Zachary took his first trip to Branson. We enjoyed all the shopping, Silver Dollar City, and Branson Landing. Zachary was worn out by the time we got home. Here's a few pictures from the trip.

My Baby in Jail!!! (What's sad is he really liked the bars)

MiMi and Papa Wayne by the Carousel
Uncle Travis and Zach at Dinner
Aunt Julie is his "Favorite Aunt"
Mommy and Zachary at Breakfast

A Shy Little Girl

2008-08-28T19:26:00.000-07:00

After spending the last half an hour reading other blogs, I have determined that my life is somewhat boring compared to the rest of you. I always loved listening to my former boss tell stories, because it didn't seem to matter what happened to her, she made it so exciting when she retold the story. I have come to realize that some of you have that gift with words. You can turn a first day of school, or an equipment malfunction into an exciting story. I think I just need to be better with pictures because somethings are better explained that way.

Ok, on to my story. I will do my very best to do this one justice. Today at dance we had about 15 little 3 year old's that were there for their "First Day of Ballet". I always love when the little one's come for their first day because almost all of them believe that all ballerina's do is spin in circles, and of coarse they love to show you. Today as we were getting ready to divide into two groups, we called one girls name (who will remain nameless) and she started screaming "I'm Shy, I'm Shy" now at this point we couldn't understand her, so we kept asking her what was wrong and she would scream louder "I'm shy, I'm shy" the funny thing was that this went on for about 2 minutes because we couldn't get her to move and we couldn't figure out what she was saying. When we finally figured it out, no one could understand what had triggered the tantrum, all we wanted her to do was line up and she drew all of the attention by screaming. I guess you just had to be there. Hopefully next week won't be so traumatic.

A Busy Week

2008-08-26T08:02:00.000-07:00

As I went to bed Sunday night I told Jonathan that I almost felt like this was the first week of School. I cannot believe that Summer is over and the Fall semester is starting.

Yesterday was the first official day of Dance classes for Circle of Praise! I was so excited to see all the girls again. Classes went well, and I am ready to see all that God has planned for this upcoming year. We are working towards a ministry date in October, so we started off our first day with Choreography and I think the girls are really going to enjoy it.

Julie and I also started going to a Turbo Kick class in the mornings. It's three mornings a week, so hopefully we will be toned and in shape by the end of the 4 month class. :) I am a little sore today, but not to bad. (I only danced for 3 hours after working out for an hour yesterday morning)

Life has been busy lately and it really has me thinking about what is important. I have been so blessed in my life to have some amazing opportunities. It's always hard to say no to the good in search of what is best. There is a verse that I came across in my quiet time the other day that really has been stuck in my head lately so I thought I would share it.

2 Chronicles 31:21
Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in law and in commandment, seeking his God, he did with all his heart and prospered.

My prayer is that every work which I begin will prosper. What God has really been trying to teach me is that I need to seek God in everything and work at what he has called me to do both by his word, and by his calling on my life with all my heart. Sometimes for me that means eliminating the "good" so I can focus on the "best".

The problem is that so often we are tied to the "good" because of relationships and it's hard to let go because we don't want to hurt someone, or maybe worse feel as if we are being rejected by them. Crazy how that works! My quiet time this morning was on rejection. I think it's so easy to get caught up in what the world says is important, often at the sacrifice of what God is calling us to do.

My challenge to you:
Seek out God's best in your life, Work at it with all your heart, and seek God in everything you do.

Almost Crawling

2008-08-21T17:41:00.000-07:00

Yesterday morning we decided to give Zachary a haircut. He hasn't been feeling well, and he's just been wanting to lay around and be held. We decided to take the opportunity and use the lack of movement to our advantage. He didn't need much cut off just a little trim in the front and around the ears. Jonathan took on the role of barber and here is our end result.

This is the view from the front:

Here is the top view. I can't believe how thick his hair has gotten.

What you see him playing with is his new favorite toy. He's decided that he likes anything electronic (i.e. remotes, computers, keyboards, cell phones) and I have decided that a calculator looks a lot like a remote and he can't tell the difference. I have this blue calculator that I got recently and I decided to give it to him one day instead of the remote (After he pressed some buttons and I couldn't figure out how to work the TV) He loves it! I know he's going to be a math genius some day just like his dad :) Ha! how funny is that. When was the last time you saw a 7 month old playing with a calculator?

CRAWLING:
So, yesterday we saw Zachary actually "move forward" when he tried to crawl. He's been rolling over and reaching for stuff but yesterday was the first time he actually went anywhere. Today he moved almost 2 feet so I think our days of Zach staying in one place are almost over.

Here is Zach crawling for the first time

Here is what happens when he gets tired

Bedtimes & Busy Schedules

2008-08-19T18:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, I think we are on a good path to a schedule. Zach is starting to go to bed about 8:00 and sleep till 7:30 or 8:00 in the mornings. I have been trying to be disciplined about his feedings and nap times during the day and I think it's helping, but I am not a disciplined person so this is stretching me.

We have been looking at all we have to do during the fall semester and my schedule is starting to fill up. I am hoping to start a fitness class at the church as well as a Bible Study so we will just have to see how busy life gets. I am ready for Zach to start playing with other kid's his age. I think he needs to learn how to share :) he's so used to having everything that he wants, that he's a little spoiled. Hopefully he will have a little more time in the nursery this fall and he will get used to the idea of sharing his toys.

Recently I have decided that I like the idea of using coupons and rebates to save money. I do the usual clipping coupons from the Sunday paper, but I have also started looking online for deals, and signing up for email newsletters to receive coupons. Here's a great deal that I got from Gymboree today. They are having a 30% off sale on Thursday, and if you spend $50.00 then you get $25.00 off a $50.00 purchase. :) I love sales! I think the link below should work, if not email me and I will forward it to you.

Deal of the Week:
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2008-08-11T06:33:00.000-07:00

On Saturday Zachary got to go to his first official Birthday Party. His friend Kelton was turning 2 so it was our first party experience. Zachary also got his first taste of Birthday Cake. He loved it! I may have created a cake monster :)

Zach's First taste of Cake

Kelton opening the present Zach got him.

Zach Watching...

Zach playing with Savannah (Kelton's sister)

On Friday we wen't to Ft. Smith to visit my grandmother and Zach's great grandmother. Here's a picture of the two of them together at the office.

Not Ready for Bed

2008-08-07T19:18:00.000-07:00

So, as I sit here Zachary has decided that he is not ready for bed yet. It's 9:20 and my 7 month old baby is playing quietly on the floor while I check my email and update this blog.

We've been traveling a lot this summer and last week in Destin his schedule got all messed up. He was going to bed by 9pm and sleeping till almost 8am before the trip began. However, now he doesn't want to go to bed till 10 and he wants to wake up twice during the night. Last night he cried for about 2 hours as I listened from the other room. I am trying to let him "cry it out" but I lay awake constantly trying to decide if I should just feed him so that I can get to sleep. I am just taking it one night at a time. He did sleep till 7:30 this morning so there is hope that he will be back on schedule soon.

Tomorrow Zachary and I are going to visit his great grandmother in Ft. Smith. We don't get to see her very much so it will be an exciting trip. Hopefully I will have some pictures to share after we get back!

Well, I am off to bed. Zach is finally asleep and I am hoping for a good night's sleep!

Catching Up

2008-08-05T11:53:00.001-07:00

Well, Jonathan, Zachary and I just got back from a family vacation to Florida. So I feel as though I am just now catching up with life. Hopefully I will be blogging even more in the days to come.

Check out our vacation pictures at http://zacharypictures.blogspot.com

Have a wonderful day!

Dance Thoughts

2008-07-18T12:09:00.002-07:00

So, I have been spending a lot of time thinking about the Dance Ministry and the upcoming fall and spring semesters. For those of you who don't know Circle of Praise Dance Ministry is a huge part of my life. I love being able to pour my life into girls as they are growing in Christ. I have really been studying Dance in the Bible this summer and here is one of my favorite passages.

Psalm 150:1-2,4,6
(Vs.1)
Praise the Lord!
Praise God in His sanctuary;
Praise Him in His mighty expanse.
(Vs. 2)
Praise Him for His mighty deeds;
Praise Him according to His excellent greatness.
(Vs. 4)
Praise Him with Timbrel and Dancing;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and pipe.
(Vs. 6)
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord

Psalms 149:3
Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.

Ecclesiastes 3:1, 4
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance

Thoughts :
We are called and commanded to dance. It’s not a choice. The Bible doesn’t say let everything that has breath “and feels like it” praise the Lord. It is a call to all generations, and to every tribe and tongue. If we do not praise him the Rocks will.

I love this Psalm because it gives us the where and the why then it tells us how.
Psalms 150 tells us that we should praise him in the sanctuary and in the world, that we should praise him not only for what he’s done but also for his greatness alone.

Sometimes worship needs to be more about the Greatness of God and who he is than it is about who we are and what we are trying to give him. He alone is worthy and he alone deserves our praise, our adoration, and our worship regardless of what he has or hasn't done for us.

Psalm 150 also tells us how we should praise God. Our method of praise is to dance. In Ecclesiastes dancing is the opposite of mourning, dancing is the overflow of the love and the joy that we have inside of us. The love that we have received through the saving power of Jesus Christ, and the joy that fills us as we walk close to him on a daily basis.

Our lives were created to worship. Our bodies were created to Dance.
We are called to worship. We were made to worship.
For who God is, For what He’s done,
And all He has created us to be.

My First Attempt at a Blog

2008-07-18T12:09:00.001-07:00

Hello Everyone!

I decided that I would finally stop stalking other peoples blogs and create my own. At least now I feel as if I am up to date with society. I don't know if anyone will find what I have to say interesting, but we will give it a try for a little while.

I thought the best way to start would be just with an update on life. Jonathan and I will have been married two wonderful years on August 4th. I can't believe how the time has flown by. We have an amazing son Zachary who was born on January 10, 2008 and he is 6 months old now. God has blessed our family so much and we stand in awe of Him each and every day.

Currently Jonathan is working for Acxiom Corp. out of Conway and I am staying at home with Zachary. My sister and I teach dance at the Church most afternoons during the school year. I am incredibly blessed to get to spend my time doing the three things I love. 1) Spending time with my incredible husband, 2) Taking care of my baby, and 3) Teaching young girls to worship God with their bodies and their lives.

We have had a busy summer. So far we've already been on Vacation to Fort Smith, New Mexico, Fairfield Bay, Hot Springs, and Mountain Home and we are leaving next week for Destin, FL. Sometimes I feel as if my life consists of packing, unpacking, doing laundry, and re-packing :) I have enjoyied all the trips, but I will be glad to get back into a fall schedule.

I took some new pictures of Zachary the other day so I thought I would share those with you. These are of him in his new favorite toy "The Laundry Basket". If you haven't checked out Zach's blog then you can do that at http://zacharypictures.blogspot.com (I guess the true sign of being old is that your children are more ahead of the trend than you are)

This is the look I got when I walked in with the Camera.