Colten turns 9

I cannot believe that 9 years ago today, I held my son in my arms for the first time. Time has passed much too quickly for me, but I am savoring every moment. With each passing day, my son matures and grows as a mighty warrior for Christ. I am amazed at the maturity he exhibits and the boldness he demonstrates concerning the Kingdom of God. I am so proud of who he has become and so excited to see what God ultimately has for him. I know that, whatever it is, Colten will do it with excellence, enthusiasm and a joy that comes only from Jesus Christ! He has a sense of righteousness and purity that is rare in today's world and I am so thankful for that. I pray that God will always protect his purity and guide every single steps that he takes.

Colten you are a mighty man of God and I am so proud of you. I love you with all of my heart!!!

Mahala turns 5

Today we celebrated Mahala Grace's fifth birthday!!! Wow, I cannot believe it has been five years since I held that precious little girl for the first time. She was such a tiny little thing to me, only 6 pounds and 10 ounces. She was like a fragile little porcelain doll. Little did I know that she would not be fragile at all, this girl is one tough little cookie. But then, her name does mean "powerful woman," so I guess I should have had an inkling. Mahala is and always will be my baby girl. She has such a caring, compassionate heart and she longs to please those around her, but most of all she wants to please her Heavenly Father. Although physically she is tough as nails, her heart is as delicate as a flower. She is quick to repent when she does wrong and quick to correct when she sees another doing wrong. She has much to learn and oh so much to teach me and her daddy. She is full of passion and mercy and an eagerness to learn. She is daily growing into a beautiful, mighty young lady and I am so proud to call her my daughter! I look forward to many more years as I come to know the wonderful person that God created her to be. I love you Mahala Grace Gibbs.

Look at those chompers!!

I snapped this pic of Anastacia today when she was brushing her beautiful chompers...just thought I'd share since it shows all 4 of her teeth!

Thinking of Him

Ok, so it's God Encounter weekend - our no sin weekend! Tons of awesome stuff going on!!! I love these weekends although I am always sore on Monday from all of the dancing and jumping around. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger and better and better!!! I absolutely love my God - He is so amazing and I cannot imagine having to live this crazy life without Him!!!! I wish I could just list everything that God is doing in our lives. He is completely changing us from the inside out!!!! I cannot wait to see what He has in store for us over this next month or so - I am believing for some big stuff!!!! I think this entire movement known as Celebration is believing for some big stuff. And God can do it all, too. Did you know that the Bible says that God can hold all of the oceans in the palm of His Hand? Or that He can measure the heavens with the span of His Hand? How awesome is that??? The first time I heard that Word, I was completely blown away - I didn't even know that was in the Bible. God is way bigger than any of our problems or worries. And He can take all of them from us. The Word tells us to cast all of our cares upon Him b/c He cares for us. It also tells us that He wants to give us the desires of our heart. Your Daddy actually cares about your desires. Even the little things! He wants to take care of us and He will do so in a wonderful way if we will only give our hearts to Him. I love my Heavenly Daddy and I am so thankful that He loves me and cares for me and wants to give me all good things.