Wicked AND Loved

“The gospel of justifying faith means that while Christians are, in themselves still sinful and sinning, yet in Christ, in God’s sight, they are accepted and righteous. So we can say that we are more wicked than we ever dared believe, but more loved and accepted in Christ than we ever dared hope — at the very same time. This creates a radical new dynamic for personal growth. It means that the more you see your own flaws and sins, the more precious, electrifying, and amazing God’s grace appears to you. But on the other hand, the more aware you are of God’s grace and acceptance in Christ, the more able you are to drop your denials and self-defenses and admit the true dimensions and character of your sin.”
-Tim Keller

Cowtown Christmas

 Levi gets a gift from Santa whom he gave a fresh loaf of bread to. (Same santa for 40 years!)

 Some of the million cousins kiddos....

 Some more...

 Jace and Cody (2 years apart) but same height!

 Corey thinks Levi looks like his son.....TRUE!

 My aunties and Rose!

 Marys famous somersault

 Libs has moves....

 Like Jagger

 Saras backbend...only in cowtown!

 Ya....for real....Levi had a glass. Family tradition. Somehow he has a Christmas drink every year?

Mary givin a jingle around the carpeted garage!

This is a taste of Christmas in Cowtown. I love my dads side ( miss you at this dad!) of the family! Although they're crazy and you need a passport to go down there it's never a bore. This year I taught the family how to play Empire-what a riot! We had a blast with the games, food, and crazy family stories! Mary had told us recently about a time that she peed her pants while bowling. We laughed so hard. She said the rest of the night they called her "peepants." Levi asked me, "Was Mary really serious about that story?" I said, "Of course....who'd make that up?!" He said, "Well,  I suppose she doesn't care. She's countryfolk. A Cowtowner." LOL!

Puppet Show

Jax is frustrated by puppets that sound like his brother and sister and he can't reach them.

Libs snuggles Jax

Jax says cheese!

Ralphie?

He could barely move in his snow get up. He thought he was gonna like it outside. His boots fell off and he was inside within 5 minutes. Bring on the summer.

Molasses Cookies

Libs made these delicious cookies today for art class. I told her we were making goo. We put them in the oven and when they came out of the oven she was like......"GRAMMA MARLYS'S COOKIES!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!! Thanks Grams!

Minnesota Style

Happy Bday Gramps

We had a great time celebrating Grampa Jims bday last Friday night at "The Crave." He had a delectable looking ribeye. It is always enjoyable spending time with Jim as he is a wonderful grampa to the kids and a great friend to us. :o)

Libs gets glasses!

After battling headaches for the last 3 weeks we decided it was time to get her eyes checked. Double astigmatism! Hopefully we wont have any more tears...over this anyway. :o) She picked out these very fashionable purple specs-I think she's like Aunt Carla!