Monday, April 2, 2012

Oh the Deep Deep Love......

I wonder how Jesus felt, in the depths of is soul, on Palm Sunday. On that day when his donkey walked across the coats and palm branches of those who welcomed him into the city as their coming king. As he listened to the shouts of "HOSANNA!"

John 12:12 The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. 13 They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting,
   “Hosanna!”
   “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
   “Blessed is the king of Israel!”
 14 Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written:
 15 “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
   see, your king is coming,
   seated on a donkey’s colt.”
 16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that these things had been done to him. 
  

I can only imagine that at the very moment he was being glorified by these people was he was also thinking of all that would happen in the coming week. And that just a few days later these very same people that sang their "HOSANNA!" would scream " CRUCIFY HIM!"


John 19: 1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe 3 and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face.
 4 Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” 5 When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!”
 6 As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”
   But Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.”
 7 The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”
 8 When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid, 9 and he went back inside the palace. “Where do you come from?” he asked Jesus, but Jesus gave him no answer. 10 “Do you refuse to speak to me?” Pilate said. “Don’t you realize I have power either to free you or to crucify you?”
 11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
 12 From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who claims to be a king opposes Caesar.”
 13 When Pilate heard this, he brought Jesus out and sat down on the judge’s seat at a place known as the Stone Pavement (which in Aramaic is Gabbatha). 14 It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon.
   “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.
 15 But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!”
   “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.
   “We have no king but Caesar,” the chief priests answered.
 16 Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.
  


Knowing full well what he was going to be enduring, Jesus even asked God to let it not be. And merciful Father gave Him strength to go through with all!

Luke22:39 And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto the mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed him.
 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
 41 And he was parted from them about a stone's cast; and he kneeled down and prayed,
 42 saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
 43 And there appeared unto him an angel from heaven, strengthening him.


I am so so grateful and thankful for this precious gift of salvation.

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
 9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath of God through him.
 10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;
 11 and not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. 


And so I shout praises and
“Hosanna!”
   “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
   “Blessed is the king of Israel!”



Tuesday, March 20, 2012

I wrote this a couple of years ago and want to share it again.
On this First Day of Spring!
"Awake, thou wintry earth - Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth your ancient gladness!"
~Thomas Blackburn, "An Easter Hymn"

Happy Spring to you all!
I love spring! 
As did my Grandma. 
And she just loved that her birthday was on the first day of spring.  Every year around this time she spent many hours outside getting ready for the warm months of spring and summer. Weeding out the garden back by the shed. Trimming back the ever growing ivy. Pruning the plum trees. Sweeping out dead leave from around the pool. But most of all she love to plant new and pretty flowers in all of her pots that lined the front walkway and back patio. Purple Pansies and yellow Marigolds. New fuschia Geraniums hanging in the picture windows. 




"I think that no matter how old or infirm I may become, I will always plant a large garden in the spring. Who can resist the feelings of hope and joy that one gets from participating in nature's rebirth? "
~Edward Giobbi







And how could we forget her spring time decorations for the house. Yellow and pink went up all around the house. Pillows on the davenport. Place mats, napkins and candles on the dinning table.
Easter! She loved to make up Easter baskets for all of us to find. Filled to the brim with candy! I think making us grandkids smile was her greatest joy in life. Oh how she loved us all!



To Grandma! 
On her Birthday and On her favorite day of the year,
The First Day of Spring!

Monday, March 19, 2012

Truly a LABOR of love.

Steven Tyler Carey
March 19, 2006

Truly a LABOR of love.

After 22 hours of a non progressive labor Stevie was born by emergency C-section.

He spent ten days in the NICU. 
 
Bringing him home was such a happy day!

 
So Enjoy these photos of our wonderful son who is growing up.
 Our blue eyed boy!

And little thumb sucker.


 So full of LIFE!

 Great buds with Grandpa.



 BIG BROTHER!
















  Passed swim class!


These six years have been wonderful and exciting. Stevie is so fun and loves to turn his play into work and work into play. He is a good brother to Suzie. He is likes to ride is bike and play outside. Summer time swimming is a favorite activity. But most of all he love to work with his dad. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 6 YEAR OLD!!!!





Wednesday, February 15, 2012

One Year and Still Working Hard!

This is just a quick post to let you all know that I am so grateful for my Husband


He is hardworking
honest and 
respectful. 
( and many other things ) 

But these are the things that have allowed him to keep his job  
this last year.
We have seen many guys come and go for many reasons this last year.  

And we are very thankful that Ryan had found favor 
with his bosses.
So here is to one year with Ames Contruction!  

And we hope for many more!



Ryan is an Oiler. 
He fuels, greases and does oil changes on all of the equipment on the 26 mile long job site
He is a busy guy! 
We are so thankful to be working. 

 

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Tinker Toys and Paper Hearts

What do you do on a rainy day, with two active kids and no chance of go out to play? 
I had to pull a few tricks out of my hat. Or at least a few fun activities out of the craft box. So out came the craft paper and stapler. See what we made! 
PAPER HEART CHAIN! 
So cute! 
We will be making more for Valentine's Day.



We also painted on paper and cut with our scissors. 
And made WONDERFUL messes.


Ryan came home early today. 
We love having extra play time with him! 
So out came the 
Tinker Toys!
 Some sort of Helicopter was made today. 
All about the moving gears.




Wonderfully 
Fun 
Rainy Day!

Monday, January 9, 2012

A time of Celebration



 Since my last blog (sadly it was Thanksgiving )  
We Have Had Much FUN!
Enjoyed a lovely Christmas with the Carey side of the family. 
Had some fun outside activities. 
And had a great time celebrating Suzie's 4th Birthday.

Here are some Photos to prove that it all happened. 





























HAPPY  4th   BIRTHDAY SUZIE !
















A thanks to those who made Suz feel special on her birthday. It is not easy to have a birthday the day after Christmas.
To Great Grandma "Somes", Thank you for letting us invade your home and make new family memories.
A Merry Christmas and a Happy Birthday were greatly enjoyed in your home this year.
We love you!