My Blessings and Prayers

Some of the blessings that we all get in this  life maybe we dont see them as often as we should.  I have the most amazing family that anyone could ask for. My Husband I feel that i have been the most blessed then anyone has. He no matter what happens in my life he forgives me and is learning to stand by my side when i need him. It is great to see him grow no only as my husband but also as a Dad. He loves our children more now then he has ever loved them before.

Timmy to day is his anniversary of his auto accident I just have to thank God for allowing him to stay with us longer. We would not be the family with out him. He is an amazing young man and everyday he just grows even more as a young man. He is going to school and it is great to watch him enjoy life and what he wants his future to be. Someday i would love to see him Love God and want to be closer to him.

Hayley all I can say is WOW!!! She is growing up and being her own person that is great to see but hard also.  I love to talk to her and just be with her to see where she is going in life.  On sunday it was great to see make something of her and take her own step as a grown up and get babtised not because she was told to; but because she wants to follow God.  I think the hardest part was her not being in our church and taking this step.  I have always told my kids no mater what decisions they have made in life I am there for them. Congrats to her!!

Lena she is growing up so much also. It is great to see her on the worship team at church and love going to church because she wants to. Someday she will be out on her own also how tough will that be!!

Sarah she is trying to grow up way to fast I just wish kids would realize before it is to late that they need to be kids longer and to just take there time and enjoy who they are. 

Alisabeth and Jon wow they are in first and second grade where has the time gone.  We always think that we have lots of time with our kids. But we do not the time goes by so fast!!! I love them both and they are two amazingchildren.

We have had some other struggles also our house is one. Someday I hope and pray that I will have a home not a house.  I want a place that I can be in forever that my children can come home too.  That they can bring their families when they get them.  A home that i want t be at and enjoy being there. A place that i dont mind doing yard work and being outside.  A place my little ones can have play area and enjoy being outside playing. A place i can have animals if I want to.  A place I can put a fence to keep my dogs in the yard.  A place i can just sit and enjoy a good devotion and watch the world go by. A home that I want friends to come and hang with us and have a bbq or something. 

My Love!!

The love I have as a mom is the greatest gift that God has ever given me.  I love being with my children just hanging, laughing, watching, movies, and just enjoying life.  I have been blessed with not just my children but all of their friends.  This last couple of weeks have been the greatest we have not had an evening without my children and thier friends over.  ( at least I know they are safe and I can show them the love the God has taught me)  Even if we are just sitting doing basically nothing it is such a joy to have them all here.
    What a blessing God has allowed us to redo our home to make it more liveable. What I see that God has made it more loveable also.  The kids so enjoy having thier friends over and friends consider this there home also. 
   I have always wanted to have my children and their friends around me.  My mom was alway like that also she would let me have the most amazing sleepovers, and invite all friends over just to be kids.  My mom always has loved me for who I am not for what I have done.  No matter what I have done my mom has loved me the mistakes I have made the arguments we got into.
I have always wanted to be more like my mom she just loves naturally.

Fire in Astoria

Wow what a night it sounds like.  There was a big fire in town the cannery cafe and most of the number ten building burnt down.  So sad for all those that involved such as job or even the owners.  We had a fire probably 23 years ago and lost a barn how devastating that was.  This fire was so close to Tims work one spark and it all could of gone up.  The fire fighters did a great job keeping it away from the gas station and Tims work.  Tim said the dock is covered in Ashes and yuck from the fire but thank goodness it is all safe.

Thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving the day to be thankful for so I am going to post 10 things that I am  thankful for today.

1. God.
2. Salvation
3. My wonderful family (who stands beside me no matter what goes on)
4. To have all of my children beside me
5. My friends that stand by me and appreciate me for who I am no matter       what mistakes I make
6. My home to have a roof over our heads
7.That I have a church that I can go to praise God and worship in.
8. My mom
9. My brother and his family that they take care of my mom so well
10.That I get to cook dinner for my family and I enjoy it!!

This could be the last year that I have all of my children home with me for this Holiday.  I now have 2 children that are over 18.  Tim graduated last year and Hayley graduates this year.  Wow where has the time gone with my two oldest being adults in the eyes of the world. But still babies in my eyes.  I still have 4 other babies that are under the age of 18 but before I know it Lena will be there too. 

I ordered Hayley's birth certificate finally yesterday it should be here soon.  Maybe by Monday oh what a surprise for her.  I think maybe in January I will order Lenas and then every other month I will get the rest so they do not have to wait this long.  I procastinate way to much.!!!

On our Menu for today :
Ham
Black cherry Jello( the way Gina makes it with icecream)
Mashed Potatoes
Red eye gravy
Green bean Caserole (with cream of chicken)
pumpkin pie
chocolate cream pie
Yams with marsh mellows
Rolls
and ali gets to cook with her easy bake oven for fun.  Oh boy I cant wait to see her joy of doing that today. 

Wednesday

The middle of the week. Not much going on today it is rainy and yucky out today. I have lots of work todo and I am trying to get my house in order. Putting things away and trying to organize things. Wow what a job our home is so small for all eight of us I think it is barely 1200 square feet maybe a little more 3 bedroom manufacture home. It has 5 acres of property but it will take lots of work to be able ot use it.  It would be great with new carpet, sliding glass doors, at least 2 more bedrooms, and a family room. At least these things on the inside of the house. It needs some paint also which is not to hard its just putting my money into someone elses home. Not smart.
Today I think we will do at least 3 loads of laundry and try to get it all put away(that is the hard part). Clean up all the laundry in the laundry room and try to get it mopped today. Get my kitchen all clean mopped also. Then get my dining room organized and my living room cleaned. Then I may still have time to clean our main bathroom, and maybe make my bed and clean my room.

Then I will think of dinner also not sure what I want to have today our freezer is full of vinison. I like this but I get kinda of tired of the same food and it is hard to think of meals that all will enjoy.









I have one young lady at home today she is not feeling well so I am going to let her sleep for a while. My son bought a wii for his room. Our first game system in a while our 360 was used so much I think we wore it out. I bowled, played tennis, jet skied, golfed, and even sky dived all from our little home on the hill. My arm is so tired I can hardly move it but it was fun. I think I need to get a wii fit now that would be fun. If my arm feels like this just think of the exercise that I would get with that game. What a work out it would be maybe I would loose some weight that would be great. Then my energy may comeback and I could be motivated that would be so good for me.









Still thinking of dinner not sure what to have .

Christmas is Near

I have decided this year I am going to try to make some of my Christmas presents.  Not sure what to do for everyone but I hope I can figure it out as time goes.  I know Alisabeth will be the easiest one Barbie clothes,  barbie furniture, Dolly Clothes , and maybe a blanket for her bed.  Jon I am not sure he has been playing a lot with legos this year, farm animals, and his trucks.  He really wants a big truck and trailer.  Not sure how I can do that but I will do my best. 

I really hope that maybe we can build Hayley a hope chest this year that would be a great gift for a teen.  That way we can just fill it as time goes. 

Lena I really do not have an idea unless I learn to make jewelery she loves necklaces of all kinds long ones and short ones.  I think she would even love to have a quilt.  Something with memories, colors, and other things that remind her of family. Maybe an easel or somethings to use for painting she seems to really enjoy painting things.

Sarah might be a little more difficult I am still thinking for her not sure what yet.

Tim Jr. and Tim Sr.  are pretty difficult I think because they are boys and I do not want to make something that is too cheesy for them. 

I would like to start my moms quilt also I want it to be a memory quilt.  Something to do with her life of all of us and especially of things my dad enjoyed.  Maybe some pictures of them ironed on the material. 

If anyone has any ideas please let me know that would be great.  All ideas are appreciated.  I just feel that Christmas should come from the heart not what you can buy for them that can be done all year long.

Alisabeth Jayde Clark

Over 12 years ago I prayed, and prayed and asked God for another little baby.   I waited month after month and everytime a load of joy followed with alot of disappointment.  Then sometime in February of 2003 I finally realized or thought that God had blessed me with all of the children that Tim and I would have he gave us 4 wonderful kids at that time.  I told God I was done trying and wanting more then I could possibly have and if all we had were the 4 children that we were blessed with I was happy with what he has given me. 

Not knowing that God had blessed us again. That the baby was there for us I was finally happy with what God given to me. Shortly after this God blessed me with a baby I was so excited I couldnt believe it, Tim wasnt home he was at church so I couldnt tell him the good news. It was still a shock to me in the last 6 years every month we would hope and pray even to the point we had a little hope. But all of a sudden when we were excited and  started to let others know our hope and excitement was taken away from us.  I was very scared and worried that this one too would be taken from us so I waited for a while to tell anyone.  I even kept it from Tim just to not cause it to happen all over again of being disappointed again. 

I took another test it was still positive so I finally reveled our secret to others around us.  God so graciously let me keep this wonderful blessing.  We then told the kids that they were going to have a little brother or sister.  All of them were so excited and just couldnt wait.  Except Sarah she was our little princess and didnt want anyone else to take her place.  She was so upset that she ran to her room screaming "no I dont want a little brother or sister".  After I while she was finally use to it and was happy we were all going to have a baby.

All of the kids wanted a little brother so bad. Lena  would sit with me every night and talk and sing to my belly.  As it grew the hope and glimmer in their eyes for a baby brother was their.  I would take the girls with me to my appointments 1 at a time. They would listen to the heartbeat with excitement to know that inside me was a little baby.  The time finally was here for us to find out what we were having so while the girls were at a girls scout camp I went to the doctor. I would soon know and be able to actually believe, trust and know that the baby was safe inside of stomach.  On this day I found out that our baby was a little girl I was excited to know that she was safe and looked great.
I went back to the camp to get the girls and at that time told them they were going to have a baby sister.  Sarah and Hayley were so excited someone they could dress and hold just like a dolly.  Lena on the other hand had her mind set to have a little brother and just didnt know what to do.  So she fussed at my stomach and refused to talk to the baby anymore because she was a girl not a boy.  After I think a full week went by she finally was able to except the fact that she was going to have another little sister.  She came up to my stomach and to the baby she was sorry and that she loved her. She began again to sing and talk to the baby.
In the month of october I went into premature labor 1 week before my ceasaren and 3 weeks before she was suppose to be here.   Our doctor went a head and delivered her she was beautiful she weighed 8 pounds and 15 ounces healthy as could be.  We named her ALISABETH  JAYDE  CLARK. Hayley picked her middle name and her first name just seemed to fit the baby while i was carrying her and it still does today except we call her ALI. 
Today is her birhtday October 22 we are so happy to  have in our family and have be part of the clark family.