Are you lonely?

http://www.amothersheritage.com/2012/01/03/are-you-lonely/  I just read this a bit earlier and wanted to put this link on here to refer back to.  It is a beautiful example of a loving Mother/Daughter (or daughters) relationship. 

You know you live in the country when......

Deer graze in your front yard!!!

More posts coming soon.

Forever In Our Hearts

A December Hello!

In the middle of us trying to "fix up" our blog I decided to make it go as private so that we could work on it without everyone seeing it look weird.  Not knowing when and if we will ever find the time to finish what we wanted to do we decided to open it back up for viewing.  Now a big apology to our friend and family who have told me that they miss seeing pictures of the kids on here.  We would love to keep things very current and always have lots of pictures and updates.  We started blogging when I realized I didn't have the time to scrapbook anymore.  It was so easy to just put pictures on here and I have really enjoyed looking back with the kids at family pictures from a few years ago.  That is what I thought a blog was supposed to be about.  When the school year started we decided we would post all our fun and educational stuff on our homeschool page so we could look back year after year and remember all we did related to school or actually related to life  in general.  Then comes August with a stressful pregnancy and before I knew it September had rolled on by and we were well into October.  As I was starting to feel better and trying to manage daily life around here the unimaginable happened and we found out that our sweet baby had passed away.  For days and even weeks everything was a blur.  I kept thinking is this what grief is I don't believe I am actually going through the "grieving process"  but now as I look back at it I was right in the thick of it and just didn't know it.  I've had much time on my hands with sleeplessness so I have jumped right back into reading blogs about others, I think just so I could momentarily forget the pain I was filling.  Something funny I have come to realize is that there are at least a million blogs out there that talk about being a godly woman and mother but I just can't read them all after a while it becomes boring with the same old stuff, not that I don't want to be a godly wife and mother.  There is a lot of good info out there but what I plan to do is just go back to a few of those encouraging women that help point others in the right direction.  I've listed a few of my favorite well know blogs in the past.  There are many to read but I must plan my time wisely.  So for me I will try AGAIN to guard my time.    I will read those few I found years ago and also people that I know "in real life" not just blog world. I have read that some people stay on the computer for hours all day long.  And just like now at least 10-15 minutes are gone that I should have been making cookies.  So off to make cookies and enjoy these last few days before another Christmas has passed.

Vision Forum is Having a Giveaway!

In case you don't already know.   Vision Forum is having a HUGE giveaway!!  Vision Forum has a variety of Christian books, wholesome movies and encouraging Cd's for the entire family.  All of the kids (plus mom and dad)  has something Vision Forum sells on their Christmas list!!!

Head on over to any (or all) of the following blogs to win some BIG gift certificates to Vision Forum....

Smockity Frocks
The Modest Mom
A Wise Woman Builds Her Home
Generation Cedar
Raising Olives
Life In A Shoe

Note:  Each of these blogs above are having this giveaway.  Hurry and head on over to all of them and enter!!

Wordless Wednesday

Our loss DANIEL ELIJAH PARRIS -OCTOBER 29, 2011

It is with such sadness and heartbreak that we write of our precious loss.  Our sweet baby boy that I carried within me for 19 weeks was delivered stillborn on Saturday afternoon.   Most that read our blog from church already know about this but we also know of others from different areas that keep up with our family and we ask that you pray for us.  Not sure if anything else will be posted about all of this for some time.  I'm sure there are many different phases of grief to go through. He was loved and wanted so much.  We are thankful for the time that we had with him. 

Trying to get back to blogworld

We are trying to get back to the world of blogging but with so many things to catch up on where to start?  I had wanted to start off the school year with lots of pictures and do a little about school each day.  I thought it would be a great way to remember our school year better.  After a few days all that good morning(half day) sickness set in so pictures didn't seem quite as important.  Now I guess I'll just play catch up with some summer pictures and go from there.  I have actually missed scrap booking and really need to start back with that. Blogging or Scrapbooking, so many choices.  For now I think I will just do some picture posting.  I love to look back over the blog with the kids and remember all our fun times and see when they looked younger only by a few years or so.  Now to plan what pictures to post out of about 1000. 

What Some People Will Do For Free Food....

The Parris and Duncan family met up at Chickfila on cow appreciation day  dressed up like cows and received free food.  It was so much fun!! 

The Parris' and our friends the Duncan's all dressed up like cows!

This was such a fun activity we can't wait till next year.

Missy

I still have a lot of blog posts to catch up on what we have been doing this summer which are coming soon.

There Is A New Addition In The Parris Home......

..... her name is Honey. Isn't she so cute?  She is ten weeks old.

As you can tell by the picture, all the kids love her.

 Here is a picture of Stephen.  Just because he's so cute. 

Missy

She Turns 3 While He Turns 2

On May 23, Sarah turned 3! The picture below is her dancing to a musical Rapunzel card she got and absolutely loved.  We celebrated with tacos and a princess theme. 

Sweet
Adorable
Radiant
Active
Happy

On June 19, Sam turned 2!!  Sam had a cowboy/ toy story  theme  and had hot dogs one of his favorite food.

         Silly
         Amazing
         Marvelous
       

Sarah and Sam are 13 months apart and  even though Sarah is older Sam is an inch taller.  Recently people have been mistaking them as twins. 

We love you Sarah and Sam!

Missy

Happy Independence Day!!!

We Hope You Have A Great 4th Of July!!!

Here are some quotes from our founding fathers...


It cannot be emphasised too clearly and too often that this nation was founded, not by religionists, but by Christian; not on religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ.


~Patrick Henry
Governor of Virginia



Principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it: and my body I recommend to the earth...nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mercy and power of God.


~John Hancock
Sighner of the Declaration of Independence

The Parris Family