For the Love of....Clover!

I'm a lover...

 

of weeds, apparently!

 

Give me a

field of clover,

and I'm a happy camper





       (bouquet compliments of Lucas)

 

Even Lucas has caught the weed fever.

A few days after we lamented the

mowers with a mower mowing

down our clover,

I get an excited call from Lucas..."NANA, NANA, come here. QUICK!"

and I rush out to the porch.

"LOOK, the CLOVER's BACK!"

(I think we may have done an Irish jig in celebration)

 

 



 

 



 









Clover

has a way of

 bringing people together...

 



 





Where else would the Easter

 "rabbit" lay its "eggs"

(somebody explain that please!?!)

than in a bed of 





CLOVER...

...smart rabbit!...









...it knows the joy that a clover patch brings...!
 

 









Our cardinal even

stops by to compliment our field

 



 

 



Why else would he be chirping such a happy song?!

(ok, maybe the food under his feet has something to do with it,

Iut I'm sure the clover adds to his happiness!)

 

 

The moral of the story:

 

if you have these "weeds" growing in your lawn,

let them be...let them thrive.

 

They just might inspire a blog!

 

 

 



A Day Late...

 

A day late,

 

but the message is eternal....

 

an eight word sermon on the message of Easter...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Amen!



(Thanks Peter, Jess, Robert, Christa, Lucio, Carmen, Bethany for this "one word" message!)

 



Good Friday

 

 

The day is gray. misty.

 

 

 

An appropriate setting,

i would say,

as we contemplate

what today represents.

 

 

"He was pierced for our transgressions,

He was crushed for our iniquities;

the punishment that

brought us peace

 was on Him, and by His wounds

we are healed."

 

Isaiah 53:5



(Sequel coming Sunday!)




A Boy w/a Phone Camera

 

Yesterday,

Lucas, Livi and I

went on a neighborhood adventure.

 

I had forgotten that I gave Lucas

my phone at one point to take pictures if he wanted.

 

 

Then, later that night, when I remembered,

I checked my photo gallery,

and this is what I found...

 

 

 

 

I didn't even realize he was taking Liv's pictures

as I was busy snapping with my Canon...

 

I like his better!



Just because...

           



Here's to You, Fam!

Sometimes

"better late than never"

is really a true statement.

 

Finally,

here is a recap of

2013,

a year that will forever hold a special place in our hearts...

 

 

 

 



Leading the Wolves and Lambs



                                                                                       Rie Munoz

Wolves will live with lambs.

 Leopards will lie down with goats.

 Calves, young lions, and year-old lambs will be together,

 and

 little children

 will lead them.

Isaiah 11:6

Jayce,

I have no doubt you're an animal lover.

It's in your genes.

(Even your dad wants another dog!!)

So pet a wolf for me, please!

I've always wanted one.

(the closest I got to having one was a malamute named, appropriately, Joy...

maybe you're running through fields with her!)

And give a pat on the head of a lion

while

holding a sweet lamb!

There's this song, Sweet Jayce,

about life in heaven.

"I Can Only Imagine"

 It's so true...

we can only imagine what you are experiencing.

And our imaginations are limited

by our humanness.

The wonders that you are encountering

are beyond our comprehension.

But this verse gives us a small glimpse

of how you are living life as God intended.

And for that we are thankful.

To say that you are missed today in particular

would not really be true.

You are missed every day.

Our hearts are full with love for you,

and every day has moments when the thought

"Jayce would enjoy this!"

crosses our minds.

But it just occured to me...

every day (are there days in heaven?!)

you are most likely having the thought,

"Wait till my Fam sees this!!"

You will be our own personal tour guide :)

The verses go on to say...

"they shall

not hurt

nor destroy

in all my holy mountain."

Dearest Boy,

you are experiencing a life with

no hurts or destruction!

A pain free, holy life!

And on top of that,

you. have. mountains. to. hike!!

Yep, we can only imagine!

Know for sure that I look forward to a

hike with you...

and as the song says,

"will I dance for you, Jesus?"

Yes we will!

Together.

That we can totally imagine.

After all,

dancing

is in your genes also!!