Catching up on photos -- May

Playing outside

Jayla has recently learned to ride without training wheels!!!!!

bringing the outside IN

Puppies at 2 weeks


Smokie the day before she had her kitties

The kittens are FINALLY born!!! (Don't look too closely at this picture or it might make you sick. I just thought it was funny.)

Jonathan pointed out the one "long" puppy, so I had to get a picture. :)

Ladybugs in the process of transforming....so cool!

Jonathan's first time to mow!!!! He did great but said it was harder than he thought! (Check out his face. He was crying! He actually enjoyed mowing, but when I got these pictures he had just accidentally popped his jaw with the pull when he tried to start the mower. :( He allowed me to get a couple of pics and then stomped inside. LOL!)

First crop of the season! :) Very tasty!

Our two cats

I keep saying I need to weed the garden.....

Several other plants growing. I'm not sure what I planted and what just fell here, so it's ALL staying for a while!

First "swim" of the season.....we had to clean out the pool first. The boys never have enough mud to play in. Seriously! And it's hard to get completely out of there too!

Spidergirl

My new haircut.....it's basically the same on the top but longer in the back since I am growing it out AGAIN. I wish my hair would stay this curly (sides and back) as it grows out, or at least be completely straight!

I made the older two kids a baby sling when I was pregnant with Jack. He quickly got too big for them, so it's nice to know they can still use the slings for live babies! :)

Bath time for puppies

Five weeks old already!!!

It was fun while it lasted!

I have really enjoyed having short hair. I think I have had it cut 3 or maybe 4 times since vacation last October in order to keep it short. Well, even though I really like it, I have decided that I will probably always have long hair. Why?

Well, since you asked..... :)

I have been studying lately about head coverings in 1 Cor. chapter 11. The passage reads:

2-Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. 3-But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God. 4-Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, 5-but every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven. 6-For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. 7-For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man. 8-For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. 9-Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10-That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. 11-Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; 12-for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God. 13-Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14-Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, 15-but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. 16-If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.

Now, don't jump to conclusions. This post is not exactly about head coverings! It is about submission.

I have always had a hard time submitting and trying to figure out exactly what that means. And then I talk to an older woman (one example of many through the years) who has been a born-again believer most of her life and she says she is still learning to submit. (sigh) So I guess maybe I'll be dealing with it a while. Pride is similar, and actually it is hard to submit BECAUSE of pride.

And we all have pride, don't we? Or are you humble......and proud of it? :)

So I haven't exactly been convicted to wear a head covering, though I certainly think it is a great thing if women do this and I may too in the future, but I WAS convicted about my heart attitude when it comes to submission to my husband. I can submit in actions pretty easily, but my heart is not always right. I am to submit to my husband because I love him and want to serve him and make him happy, and I am to follow his example as he submits to Christ.

So back to the hair, this passage says that if a woman doesn't cover her head, it would be better for her to cut her hair short, but that is a disgrace! So it's either cover my short hair or grow it long again. I was going to cover my head when praying out loud so I could keep my hair short but Myles keeps bugging me about cutting off my long hair last fall. He tries to sound like he's just teasing me, but I know he was disappointed that I got it cut. He said something again this afternoon and I finally said, "If you want me to let it grow out again, just tell me! Let your 'yes' be yes and your 'no' be no!" (I just had to throw in a verse there. LOL!)

He still didn't just come out and say it because he wants it to be my decision, I suppose, but he did tell me, "Let me just put it this way; I PREFER your hair to be long."

Okay, fine, I get it. I will let go of this vain thing and go back to the flat hair, maybe with bangs this time (LOL), if that is what makes him happy.

So I'm still working on the heart attitude, but at least I am aware of it now and it is constantly in my face, so to speak. I know I'll never be perfect, but I hope to always work toward being a better wife. Right now there is MUCH room for improvement!

My new haircut

It's been two weeks already since I got my hair cut. I plan to keep it short-ish from now on. It's just easier to take care of when you've got young ones! I've had long hair most of my life, and when I do cut it every few years, I usually let it grow back out long and then eventually cut it short again. Well, I'm just tired of it being long, so this is what it will look like now. For the most part, this is what it looks like when I wake up in the morning, so it's very easy! Oh, and yes this is all natural; the color, the curl, everything. Nothing artificial here, though I may occasionally get some temp color just for fun. :) No comments necessary, I just wanted to show everyone, and there's not many pictures of me on here.....by choice! LOL!