One Landes Place

Sarabeth has definitely been watching "someone" talk on the phone. She is such a parrot and I have to be so careful what I say and do-I turn around and she's doing the same thing I am.

This week I got the sweetest email from my hubby. If you know me, you know I LOVE getting mail, email, whatever kind of mail. I love letters, cards, notes, all that kind of stuff-especially from Matt. When we were in college we used to both sit in the computer library and instant message each other from across the room...so goofy but I loved it! This month we started a Bible study together on Genesis-something I have been wanting to do for a while. Since we've been traveling a lot lately, we weren't able to meet to discuss our first week so Matt sent me an email to make sure we were still meeting this week to go over it. Here is part of the email I got: Good Morning, Beautiful! I just wanted to let you know that I am praying for you right now, literally, as I do every morning. I don’t think I tell you often enough when and how much time I spend praying for you. I can say with conviction that God has heard and answered my prayers as He has protected you and is acti...

Here is a video of Sarabeth I took a few weeks ago. Of course she never wants to "perform" for me when I have the camera out but I was trying to get her to make her animal sounds-which she does so well. I had to help her out a little, which is a little annoying sounding on the video, try to enjoy it anyway! I have tons of video but I am still trying to figure out how to load it on here.

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A few weeks ago our Life Group teacher shared a lesson on what it means to "hear God's call" on your life. We hear people use the terms "God told me, or God is calling me" and I always wonder what that sounds like. I now understand that these sounds come from the heart, not the air. God's call to me is ultimately to serve him by spreading the Good News in the role God chose for me, which is a wife. Although, that isn't my only job, it is the most important human relationship I will have. Let's look at Genesis 2:18 "Then the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him." The word "helper" is translated into a Hebrew word 'ezer which is used in the Old Testament to describe only 3 people, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, and woman. I'd say I'm in good company! What an honor to be grouped in with the most Holy God! A title of honor and worth! This is ...

It's been a while since I have posted MHR, not because he doesn't-just because we've been on the run every weekend lately. This past weekend Matt and I went to Weekend To Remembe r hosted by Family Life. We had been before, but neither of us were really in a place that would allow God to speak to us so we decided to try it again. Everything was pointing toward us not being able to make it this year! At the last minute we had to find alternate child care for Sarabeth and then I had overwhelming anxiety about leaving her overnight for the first time! The day before the conference, our friends called us and said their daughter's school was shut down for swine flu and wanted me to know just in case I didn't want SB going over there for the weekend, yikes! Luckily I'm not a media junkie and I like to trust God when it comes to crazy things like that and we dropped SB off bright and early Saturday morning to head to the conference. We knew God had something BIG...

I was so excited to see this post today at Nesting Place! I seriously own a partial set of blue dishes that was originally a place setting for 4. They all have chips and were a bargain at Service Merchandise when Matt and I got married in 2002. It's time for an upgrade. I've been wanting new everyday wear forever but with so many choices out there it's so hard to decide. I want something that I wont' get tired of looking at in 20 years-and something that will last that long! I have narrowed it down to something all white so that I can add some fun pieces to it for different occasions. I fell in love with these plates on Nesting Place's blog. They are giving some away and you can go there to enter to win too!