A friend of mine posted this on Facebook today...and I loved it and had to copy it! Enjoy....

‎"O dear mothers, you have a very sacred trust reposed in you by God! He hath in effect said to you, "Take this child and nurse it for Me, and I will give thee thy wages." You are called to equip the future man of God, that he may be thoroughly furnished unto every good work. If God spares you, you may live to hear that pretty boy speak to thousands, and you will have the sweet reflection in your heart that the quiet teachings of the nursery led the man to love his God and serve Him. Those who think that a woman detained at home by her little family is doing nothing, think the reverse of what is true. Scarcely can the godly mother quit her home for a place of worship, but dream not that she is lost to the work of the church; far from it, she is doing the best possible service for her Lord. Mothers, the godly training of your offspring is your first and most pressing duty. Christian women, by teaching children the Holy Scriptures, are as much fulfilling their part for the Lord, as Moses in judging Israel, or Solomon in building the temple."
-- Spurgeon

weekend getaway

my dad surprised us all on christmas morning, by telling us he was taking us all to lake arrowhead for a weekend in march. :) this past weekend, we enjoyed our family getaway! our cabin was very spacious and a bit funky. it has seven levels and the kids kept calling it a "mansion in the mountains." there wasn't snow, but josh made up a game that we dubbed "acorn toss." we enjoyed s'mores by the fire, board games, movies, relaxing, mom's meatloaf and chili, shopping around the village, feeding the ducks on the lake, getting frozen yogurt and playing chess, rides in the village, throwing snow at one another (with the small piles of leftovers), getting breakfast at the popular waffle restaurant, drawing on the chalkboard in the cabin, and squeezing in a little photo shoot of the grandkids and their grandparents. it went by too quickly...but it was so fun to get away all together! :) thank you, dad!!

our new classroom

to make room for baby, we moved our classroom downstairs. the new room is bigger and used to be a guest room. the boys and i are enjoying the extra space that we have now....and this week, we did a fun science project- to learn about the phases of the moon! can't believe this school year is flying by so quickly....and next year, i will be teaching while rocking/feeding/tending to a newborn!!