Homecoming Fun

There were so many fun things going on before the game! Inflatables, face painting and even an exotic animal petting zoo. To top it all off, our cousins from Saint Francis came all the way here for the game!!
The game was a great one. The Warriors won! 42-14!!




Jacob got to watch the last quarter down on the side lines with the "serious football fans," his Grandpa Dennis and Uncle Tim!! He stood for the most of the quarter paying attention. His favorite thing to yell is "GO D!!!" (Even when the offense is in!) Do you notice our beautiful new track and field??
THANKS Grandma Nita and Papa for the great Eternity Focus T-shirts!!












All of the Lambert Cousins (so far)!!

Warrior Pride!

Pickin' Pumpkins

Before last week's football game we were able to go to a pumpkin patch. Aly really liked all the different types of pumpkins. Jake loved the covered wagon ride. Anna liked throwing the little pumpkin "balls" out of the wagon. A fun time was had by all. thanks, Kristen Schenk for organizing the trip and Jodi for the great pictures!!

Gibberish???

Our poor Jacob has not been able to communicate clearly from the beginning. He will be three in November and still doesn't really speak English. I think he's a really bright little guy - he understands everything we say to him, he just can't get us to understand the words he says to us! I also am confident that he will get it...eventually. He just usually has his own way of doing things. He has pretty much invented his own language with a lot of sounds, sound effects and movements. It's pretty cute how he has learned to communicate in his own way. I feel bad for him though because it has to be frustrating to know what you want to say and the rest of us (most times) have NO idea what he is telling us. One of my favorite verses that applies to his situation is Psalm 8:2a "From the lips of infants and children You have ordained praise..." It is such a comfort to know even though most often our little Jake goes throughout his days not being understood, there is One who hears him and COMPLETELY understands him! When that little boy prays, he can have confidence that the creator of heaven and earth knows every word that he speaks. He can praise God in his gibberish!! (We don't usually encourage that kind of thing without an interpreter!!!) J/K! His prayers touch my heart because he may not know the greatness of our God, but he (in his own language) can still praise Him and is beginning to know that there is a God. A God who loves him, cares for him and knit him together exactly the way he is for His purpose!! Our God sees us each and loves us and wants to hear us cry out to Him! No matter how misunderstood we may feel, we have a maker who understands us completely. "O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!" ~ Psalm 8:9

Cultivating Spirituality in Our Childrens Lives

I stumbled across this article called "Ways to Cultivate Spirituality in a Child" and have been thinking a lot about it today. I have been brain storming lately of ways to help our children move from head knowledge to heart change. I don't know much about this author or her blog, but this particular article has been an inspiration to me. I hope to implement parts of her ideas into our routine.