Winter Snowflake & Sunshine

So my girls have decided that Alexis is my, "Winter Snowflake",  and Londyn is my, "Sunshine".  Now to decide what Rain Presley will be to her mama's heart for the rest of her life?  

Memories from My Childhood: Joske's Department Stores (Breakfast w/ Santa)

To Desensitize or Not To Desensitize to "The Dark World" AKA Harry Potter (series) & Vampire Books of Stephanie Meyer

I've been contemplating whether or not to let our oldest, eight year old, daughter watch the Harry Potter series or even to dabble into the vampire books of Stephanie Meyer.  After much discernment,  prayer and a careful reading of a very insightful interview by The Pro-Life Leader who is also an Exorcist,  I've come to the conclusion, "We Shalt NOT!" As a warning to parents who allow their children to be desensitized to "the dark world" by these types of book and films, it all starts with someone getting involved in some sort of occult practices.  These types of books and films glamorize the power of "evil" and it all may start with a child simply "playing around" with the occult, but that seemingly harmless act is "opening a window".   Demons do NOT discriminate between intentions -- no matter how innocent -- and children lose the clear distinction between good and evil.  Even more, these demons can not operate without permission from human beings,  as they are smarter than any human being.  They know they have lost the war in heaven, now they've come to earth and are doing all they can to exert their power and be an obstacle to heaven.  Let us not be betrayed by misunderstanding the limits of demonic power.

What Say You?

Too Pretty For That

The other day, at Alexis's flag football game, Londyn was playing with a little girl friend named Gordy.  As they were playing, Gordy decided to make her way to her grandmother's purse where she retrieved a compact of  powdered makeup or some pressed powder.  Gordy proceeded to walk back over to Londyn and said, "this is how you put it on," as she patted a "poof" of it on her cheeks.  Instantly upon hearing what this little girl was saying, Londyn said, "you are too pretty for that," in a very matter of factly fashion. This is exactly what what I tell my girls!  "You are too pretty for makeup," and they most definitely are. 

Fast Forward

............about 13 years into the future!

Rain's 1st Birthday Bash

I'm One!