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Adoption Fundraiser | Book Show

Hi there!  We are hosting an ADOPTION FUNDRAISER in the form of a BOOK SHOW! All profits will go to a couple who are dear friends of our family as they’re in the process of adopting their precious child.  We cannot yet reveal their names, as it’s still early in the process and they’re waiting on their agency to give them the green light – but as soon as we’re able to share their story publicly, we will post it here!

Here is the Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1682879131972143/

HERE is the PARTY LINK (i.e. where you go to SHOP):  https://c5087.myubam.com/272743

They not only will receive the monetary profits from this show – but also benefit from the FREE BOOKS to begin building a love for reading for their little one.

Thank you for your support! We can’t wait to share their story with you! In the meantime, know that you’re helping a family who loves the Lord. They are so excited to be in His will in pursuit of the child He has waiting for them to make them a family!

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Toddlers and poop.

Y’all . I think Nate, Samuel & I will be spending the day tomorrow in the bathroom. Why, you ask??!!! I’ll post today’s shenanigans below:

I changed his diaper this morning, then he went to go put on his clothes for the day.
He looked “so nice”, we told him. So, we go visit a church member & then go to the store.

All of a sudden Tom sees a puddle at Nate’s feet, “Ashlee! Nate doesn’t have on a diaper!” He said, quietly. 😳 I said, “do what!!?? I put one on him before he put his pants on!”
Well, apparently Nate took his diaper off this morning and decided to wear underwear. (We will now be checking to see what undergarments Nate has on before leaving the house, lesson learned.)
So, I took Nate to the bathroom, put a diaper on him & got him a pair of shorts, he needed a new pair anyway.

Fast forward to this evening at home.
He kept undressing, diaper and all. We’d put it back on, he’d end up naked. This went on for a couple hours probably. 😳 fast forward to bedtime. We’re heading out of the living room and Nate stops to pick up a balled up hand towel. “There’s poopy in it.”, He says very matter-of-factly. “What?!”, I said. Again, Nate says “There’s poopy in it.” No big deal, 😳😳😳😳😳😳. At this point we’re just flabbergasted, really. “Son, did you poop in that towel????”, tom asked. (I had to leave the room for laughing, and to throw the towel away – because there was indeed poop in it.) “No, I not poopy in it” said Nate. So, tom asked again, “Nate, did you poop on that towel??” “No” said Nate. “Well, what happened then?” Asked Tom. (He had to ask that one a few times … & how’d poop get in the towel?)
Nate finally points to the floor ” I I I I poopy on da floor …. first. And pooot it in da towel.” 😳😳😳💩💩💩💩

There you have it folks, tomorrow this kid will be king of the throne. We will read books, play games, etc … But by golly, he’s going to sit on that toilet! 😂💩🚽

Mamas, how’d you potty train a child who simply doesn’t care ? I’ll assume the one who doesn’t care about using the toilet was also your strong-willed child as well.

This is my precious middle child (the first one is from this morning, in his outfit he was so proud of picking out and putting on by himself! The second was the other day, not even sure that he was aware of what he was crying over at that point, but his eyes looked so blue, so I had to take his picture.)

 

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He does have a super sweet side too, can’t leave that out 😉 Here are our boys with my (Ashlee) mom, “Gaga”, when she came to visit for the weekend!
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Favorite Things | Music

Listen all the way through; this song by Shane and Shane has an excerpt t from a  message by John Piper tucked perfectly in the middle.  I pray God speaks to you, through His Word &/or through song.  I pray you find joy in Him, through it all.   -Ashlee

 

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Favorite Things | Music

I’m just going to leave the lyrics and a link to one of my favorite songs here. I start just about every morning with this song (on my spotify playlist).  Lord, I want to yearn for You, always.  – Ashlee

 

Holy design
This place in time
That I might seek and find my God

Lord, I want to yearn for You
I want to burn with passion over You
And only You
Lord, I want to yearn for You
I want to burn with passion over You
And only You
Lord, I want to yearn

Your joy is mine
Yet why am I fine
With all my singing and bringing grain
In light of Him
Oh, You give life and breath
In You we live and move
That’s why I sing