Joy to Love~ The Future

Seven Kids!!!

Our future~

Five Weddings and a Rehearsal Dinner.

Thanks Lisa and Jenny Beth for blog title. :)

Seven beautiful kids

that Scott and I LOVE beyond measure!!!

Joy to Love~ The Future and the End!!!

Joy to Love~ What They Say

I knew exactly what I wanted to post for this day!

For the past couple of weeks,

SJ has begun using the word My in front of Mom

every time she says it.

I love you My Mom.

Hold me My Mom.

I need to go potty My Mom.

I'm hungry My Mom.

Goodnight My Mom.

Every single time she says it,

I melt!!!

It speaks volumes to my heart!!!

And...

just wondering if you think SJ and Will look alike???

Two peas in a pod...

both from Fujian, China~ amazing!!!

Joy to Love~ What They Say

Joy to Love~ When You Love Them the Most

I love this precious man the most

when I look at these beautiful girls

because he never said no to any of them.

They were all chosen

and we have committed our lives

to loving them forever and ever.

Each one a blessing beyond this world~

gifts to us from God!!!

James 1:17

Joy to Love~ When You Love Them the Most

Joy to Love~ When They are Home

Joy to Love day 20~ When they are home,

the littles really want to hang out with the bigs.

I didn't post this at the time so going back in time a smidge.

Before Valentine's, we bought V boxes to decorate

so the Amelia and Rosie helped EK and SJ.

I think they all enjoyed time spent together. :)

time

time

It's not about how much time you spend together,

it's what you do with the time you spend together.

~Unknown

Staying In~ Joy to Love

Joy to Love day 17~ Staying In...

Scott and Savannah arrived home from work

and we enjoyed a dinner of sausage biscuits, grits, and eggs.

Our evenings aren't predictable when it comes to the bigs~

they were on their way out the door to the basketball game.

They all usually clean the kitchen while I give the littles a bath

and then a little Dora and Diego time is needed.

Scott takes a little time to read the paper.

And me...

I am running around like crazy

taking photos for a Joy to Love assignment

and loving that all my chicks are in the nest!!!

Kiss~ Joy to Love

Day 15 of Joy to Love~

Kiss

I am a kisser...

my mom is a major kisser~ just ask my girls

and

my MaMa Martin was a kisser.

I can remember her kissing me every time

I came to see her and again when I left...

right on the lips.

Amelia says people think we are weird

because we kiss each other...

I just say we LOVE each other beyond words!!!

Here are a few photos I could find

of a little of the Love Kissing we share.

Anniversaries~

Father's Day~

EllaKate Day~

ShayleeJoy Day~

My birthday~

and just day to day!

Wedding Bands~ Joy to Love

Today's assignment was to post about wedding bands

or some piece of special jewelry.

Before I left home today,

I scanned a couple of photos from our wedding album...

25 years ago in June.

We were babies~ 24 and 21.

More in love now than we ever dreamed we'd be!!!

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Love is patient, love is kind.

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,

it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Routines~ Joy to Love/Sunday Snapshot

Joy to Love 13~ Routines...

Because I am home everyday with the littles,

we don't have a big rush in the mornings.

I try very hard to get up before they do

so I can savor my favorite routine...

coffee

in my favorite cup

and the WORD!

God's Word which I read on my phone

most of the time now...

and I am now half way through my 90 Day Challenge.

The bigs get up on their own, dress,

come down just in time to choose breakfast on the go,

and they are off to school.

The littles are usually up by seven

and need a little quiet, snuggle time

before getting the day started.

They are both in love with the adorable hippos

Josh gave them yesterday for Valentine's Day...

EK~Big Kiss

and SJ~Hippy. :)

Next it's breakfast, chores, and school...

a pretty good routine I'd say!

Linking up with Ni Hao Y'all for Sunday Snapshots...

The Eyes~ Joy to Love

Joy to Love day 12~ The Eyes...

As you can well imagine,

I couldn't choose just one pair of eyes

so decided to capture them all~

in manual!!!

I took a fabulous photography class Thurs night

with my sweet friend Amanda @

Everyday Elements.

If you have been thinking of taking a class,

she's your girl...

very talented and affordable!!!

Now back to the eyes...

We have mama and baba eyes~

Nana eyes~

Mimi Eyes~

Gigi Eyes~

(YES~ they all have grandma nicknames.:)

EK Eyes~

SJ Eyes~

Big Josh Eyes~

Silly Eyes~

and Chinese Eyes~

The eyes are the mirror of the soul.

~ Yiddish Proverb