My intentions for blogging seem to be no good. It is kind of like handing Monopoly money to the cashier at Wal-mart. It just doesn't work. For those of you that are actually interested in reading my blogs, sorry they aren't more often. I have, however, just scheduled my life on a desk calendar and plan to blog every Wednesday, so hopefully I can actually accomplish that!

My mom and sister just visited us. That was a nice treat. Of course it rained for most of the time they were here so their tour of Houston consisted mostly of our house, to and from the airport, and a cloudy view of downtown and part of Galveston before we got pelted by a squall. At least we were already in swimsuits. Always an adventure....

Well, for those of you that have been the recipients of my chocolates during the holidays might be interested to learn that I am about to start selling them here in Houston. Along with quilts and other handicrafts I make. It was an idea I had born out of the necessity to add to our income. We are slowly making less and less each month so I was trying to think of ways to help out with what abilities I have while still being mother and wife first and foremost. I was just reading about the Proverbs 31 woman and loved verses 13, 18-19, and 31 in regard to this.

10 A capable wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
11 The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain.
12 She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
13 She seeks wool and flax, and works with willing hands.
14 She is like the ships of the merchant, she brings her food from far away.
15 She rises while it is still night and provides food for her household and tasks for her servant-girls.
16 She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.
17 She girds herself with strength, and makes her arms strong.
18 She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out at night.
19 She puts her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
20 She opens her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hands to the needy.
21 She is not afraid for her household when it snows, for all her household are clothed in crimson.
22 She makes herself coverings; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
23 Her husband is known in the city gates, taking his seat among the elders of the land.
24 She makes linen garments and sells them; she supplies the merchant with sashes.
25 Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.
26 She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.
27 She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
28 Her children rise up and call her happy; her husband too, and he praises her:
29 "Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all."
30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
31 Give her a share in the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the city gates.


So, when you are praying next, please keep this 'business' endeavor in mind and pray for God's blessing upon it.

In other news, Taylor just started school - her Senior year! Yikes, when did she get so old? It is weird to have her sitting with Cody and discussing which universities to apply to and realizing that she only has one more year here with us before she flies away from this nest. Amazing.... She is in choir this year and is still in theater and track, so she will have a lot of extracurricular activities to attend, which will take more of her time this year. She is also trying to get a part time job and applied at a catering business close by. Pray for her in that area.

Noah is doing well. He is cutting his molars and that is not fun for any of us. He is also at that stage where he is trying to exert his will over ours. It is few and far between his usual amiable behavior. We are so blessed to have a little boy that is 98% happy and easy going. Sure makes it easier to deal with that 2% of bad attitude. He woke up this morning with a deep chest cough and runny nose with a slight fever, so keep him in prayer too. It might be related to the teething, or something else all together. He is generally pretty healthy so he should be able to fight it off well. Of course, I can't find the Tylenol anywhere in the house, so that isn't helping the situation. Poor kid. He is still happy and lovable though. Speaking of, the other day in the store he just kept reaching out and hugging me from the cart numerous times and wanted to give me a kiss. Very cute. He sits down and pats the seat next to him wanting us to sit beside him. When he accidentally hurts us, he pats it and gives kisses where it hurt. So sweet. He is a sensitive kid and fairly obedient as well.

Next time I will put some pictures with my blog. Noah is awake now and I need to feed him some lunch.