the secret life of an american wife and mom: February 2010

Saturday, February 27, 2010

the many faces of amanda

its faces week at the rose home. i am posting pictures of the many faces of everyone in our family all week. today is my youngest daughter amanda's day.

the many faces of amanda

Thursday, February 25, 2010

we interrupt faces week to say "happy birthday dad"

we celebrated my dad's birthday yesterday. he turned 67. he and my mom came over for cake and ice cream after dinner.

of course, we greeted him with a cup of coffee first, along with a birthday hat for him to wear.

so we all put on our birthday hats too. except jacob who was afraid of them because he got snapped with the strap when my mom tried to put it on him.

dad sat at the table and began to tell us some story.

it was getting really intense until......

he laughed at his own punch line.

i guess rachel and olivia thought it was funny

and so did jacob, who finally decided that he would give the hat one more try

josiah was only interested in eating his cake as quickly as he could and a fork was not doing the trick

we had fun!

happy birthday dad!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

the many faces of olivia

it's faces week at the rose home and i am posting pictures of the faces of the members of my family this week. today is my daughter olivia's day

the many faces of olivia

Welcome

just some insights into my thoughts and feelings about my life and what God is revealing to me and how i am experiencing His grace and mercy in so many ways. please feel free to comment and share your heart here too. i'd love to hear from you. you never know whose life you just might touch with your insights as well.

My First Blog Entry
March 27, 2009

laying my heart at the feet of Jesus
well, here goes. not really sure how this is going to go but i do believe it is in my heart to begin to share some of the things that God is doing in my life and secrets that live in my heart. i've really been inspired by a blog that i have just begun to read by a young, sweet mommy (what she calls herself). happening upon her blog was not an accident but, i believe, a direction from the Lord. as i have read much of what she has written from her heart, i've been moved to tears and smiled a lot, enjoying partaking of what she has shared. wondering if anything that i have to share might move anyone as her writings have moved me, i thought that i just might let some of my heart be opened to those interested in hearing the secrets in the heart of a wife and mom who sometimes feels as if she might drown in the difficulties of raising five children if it weren't for my God who is ever so merciful and His Grace who is ever so powerful. as i write this, tears stream down my own face, thinking of some of the situations that i am laying at the feet of Jesus at this very moment in my life. this seems to make it plain to me that going forward with this new adventure of blogging may just be a way for God to continue to remind me of His love and His goodness toward me. open heart surgery, with God's love as the knife, that's kind of what it feels like. cutting away the dead, useless pieces and repairing it with His intense, unconditional love. i hope that a few people are touched and moved to sharing their lives as well by reading some of what i may reveal of myself as i continue to lay my heart at his feet and trust Him to keep it and make it whole.