Finally a Day at The Beach!

Privileges

O Lord God,

Teach me to know that grace precedes, accompanies, and follows my salvation, that is sustains the redeemed soul, that not one link of its chain can ever break.

From Calvary's cross wave upon wave of grace

reaches me,

deals with my sin,

washes me clean,

renews my heart,

strengthens my will,

draws out my affection,

kindles a flame in my soul,

rules throughout my inner man,

consecrates my every thought, word, work,

teaches me thy immeasurable love.

How great are my privileges in Christ Jesus!

Without him I stand far off, a stranger, an outcast;

in him I draw near and touch his kingly sceptre.

Without him I dare not lift up my guilty eyes;

in him I gaze upon my Father-God and Friend.

Without him I hide my lips in trembling shame;

in him I open my mouth in petition and praise.

Without him all is wrath and consuming fire;

in him is all love, and the repose of my soul.

Without him is gaping hell below me, and eternal

anguish;

in him its gates are barred to me by his precious

blood.

Without him darkness spreads its horrors in front;

in him an eternity of glory is my boundless

horizon.

Without him all within me is terror and dismay.

in him every accusation is charmed into joy and

peace.

Without him all things external call for my

condemnation;

in him they minister to my comfort.

and are to be enjoyed with thanksgiving.

Praise be to thee for grace,

and for the unspeakable gift of Jesus.

Privileges, Valley of Vision, A Collection of Puritan Prayers

&Devotions Edited by Arthur Bennett

I opened to this prayer the other night and it has become such a comforting thing to read right before I go to bed. "When the cares of my heart are many (which happens a lot right as I try to go to sleep), your consolations cheer my soul." Psalm 94:19

Christmas Tree Time! 09'

13 months old!

I miss carrying Isaac in my Moby wrap:( He is so BIG now!! He thought it was pretty funny while I was trying to get him in it!

Patriot's Point

We decided to take Chad's vacation week this week and just stay home and tour Charleston. Today we went to Patriot's Point. It was a lot of fun and interesting. It was also sobering reading about the history of our country's wars and about the brave men who fought for our freedom. We had fun just being together as a little family:)

Going into the huge battle ship!

It was cold inside!

Isaac got to sit in the cockpit of this plane with Chad!



Back home and warm!

Great Job Growing, Isaac!

I was just looking at these pictures I had taken, all of mommy and Isaac! I thought it would be neat to see them all next to each other so you can see how Isaac has grown. He started out 4lbs 5 oz. At 1 year old he is 22 lbs!









Yay! One Year Old!!!

Isaac is a year old!

I can not believe that Isaac is already a year old! We have been enjoying watching him grow so much! We had a little celebration at Chad's parents house (Mimi and Papa) It was really fun to get together with everyone and watch all the kids play outside!
We are so overwhelmingly thankful for Isaac.