We’ve been enjoying beautiful 80 degree weather here–I guess summer must be around the corner! Yesterday Bobby and I took Tyler to the park at 7 o’ clock and it’s just as light out as 4 or 5 o’ clock. I think Tyler has a hard time going to bed when there is still daylight coming through his window because he’s not been going to bed well all last week.

Tyler is now walking everywhere and hardly crawls anymore! We really saw a big developmental leap the last couple of weeks in how much he’s learned to do physically and also how much he is talking! I have a subscription to one of those baby sites where they send you weekly e-mails about your child’s development. Last week’s e-mail said that by 18 months a child would have 20 words. But Tyler must have twice that, he talks so much. He is also very loud, which is kind of a problem because we’re at the store he is always shouting “Hi!” to everyone walking by us. It is such fun though, seeing how he remembers so much and likes learning how things work and to play games with us.

Last week I started my Spring cleaning and have been working pretty hard with different projects around the house. I’m pretty organized and keep the house clean, but I don’t know what it is with our closets, it’s like they are black holes or something. It took me a couple of days to get the walk-in closet in our bedroom all organized and now I’m working on the one in the entry way. Not my favorite thing to do, but highly necessary. You know you have to do something when you won’t open the door for fear of all that might fall out on top of you! I was thinking of posting some “before” and “after” pictures, but I’d be too embarrassed by the “before” ones!

Today I read this awesome poem by Philip Bliss which he wrote in 1873. This really reflects my own desire to be more like Christ, I hope it will encourage you today too…

More holiness give me, more striving within;
More patience in suffering, more sorrow for sin;
More faith in my Savior, more sense of His care;
More joy in His service, more purpose in prayer.

More gratitude give me, more trust in the Lord;
More pride in His glory, more hope in His Word;
More tears for His sorrows, more pain at His grief;
More meekness in trial, more praise for relief.

More purity give me, more strength to overcome;
More freedom from earth’s stains, more longings for home;
More fit for the kingdom, more used would I be;
More blessed and holy, More Savior like Thee.