Growing up...

Oh my son! You are growing so wonderfully, and I praise God!

 

He has such a sweet and charming smile!

Happy boy!

This picture looks like one of my cousins!

Ethan's first tatoo from the IA State Fair; it's a dinosaur.

He was excited about it!

Standing and growing!

 

Ethan has very much enjoyed playing in this box since I brought it home from Aldis! HA

And now...

Ethan's wrestling match with his beloved dog Clifford:

 

No mercy for Clifford.

Ethan wins!!!!!

 

Oh naked babies are soooo cute!

Their skin is precious!

Oh my son, you are indeed growing up!

As I think about growing up, and God's perfect will that we grow up, how can I not think about growing up spiritually:

Ephesians 4:15-16

^"15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, ¹⁶ from whom the whole body...makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love."

 

We have begun our fall Community Groups (formerly called bible studies), and we are so blessed to be able to host another year in the home the Lord has provided.

It is so wonderful how God created the body of Christ, universal yes, but also local, to have fellowship and to grow, becoming more like Jesus.

We look forward to another season to grow as our family presses on to know Jesus with the believers around us!



 

Everything beautiful in its time!

The weather has cooled off a bit and I am very excited.

I enjoy living in Iowa so much; the seasons are just wonderful!

I am looking forward to the fall and winter for the following reasons:

Ethan being able to run around/play in the leaves and snow.

Making snow angels with Ethan and Steve.

Hot chocolate after a days fun of playing outside.

Fall candle smells!

Holidays.

Ethan wearing CUTE CUTE pajamas with footies!!!!!

Crochetting season!!!!

Snuggling with Steve in the cold weather!

Fall walks outside hearing the crunching of leaves beneath your feet (and wagon).

Lot's of baking!

Apple orchards and pumpkin patches.

Oh man, there are sooo many fun things about fall and winter!

Here is the preview of the season with Ethan sporting his fall jacket!

We were visiting my parents and it was a bit cooler there than in Des Moines.

The sweet boy is growing and getting very tall!

Determined!

 

Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 11 ESV

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven...He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart..."

Amen