Category: Totally Tatum

There are days when Tatum gets very deep. This was one of them.

Then there are other times when she is just surfacey silly!

“sup!?” That is what she is saying. What is up? Well, what is up is Cooper looking cute and…..

wishing SOMEONE would play with him.

Now that is some deep thoughts!

OH, the beauty of this morning. Have you ever just needed to hear from HIM? Today was one of those days. Tatum and I are driving to school, and we spied…you guessed it, a message from our FATHER.

His promise of new beginnings: a rainbow.

Next thing you know, we saw a double one.

It continued as we drove on. The WHOLE rainbow showed itself. He is the beginning and the end. The Alpha and The Omega. The One Who is and Who is to Come. The Almighty. (Rev 1:8)

Later that night, we went outside, and these were the clouds we saw. Looks like creamy mashed potatoes!

Thank you, Daddy, for your provision, your providence, and your protection. Amen!

And for cute Coopy!

This week, we chose to do something special for her each day. Stay tuned for how it goes!

Tot loves to draw for her.

We so appreciate her!

She loved everything! She even gave us a thank you note.

We love you!

She made a nice sign for our weekly Hay Happens.

Thank you TOT! When asked to set the table, we get little love notes.

She also uses her creativity to persuade Mrs. King.

Our creative, kind, loving TOT!

And they truly are spectacular. I enjoy her voice and her use of colorful adverbs and adjectives.

As a former English teacher, I am a proud mommy!
She even included pictures.

To be continued!

Sunday night at our weekly Hay Happens meeting, I put a Post-it pad and a pen in front of each of us. The challenge was to use the pad through the week to encourage each other.

Well, not only did we encourage each other, we got kind of sneaky. We would find notes on our computer screen, in the microwave, on the faucet in the bathroom, inside a book we were reading, under the placemats, on the coffee maker….quite the sneaky crew, we are!
Here are some examples:

Daddy had fun with Tot on her mirror:

or this one. Turtles, giraffes, ostriches…they love Tot too.

Tot gave it back to us too! Well in the ones below, the top one is from my HHH. The middle one was a sorry note for a lil hiccup Tot had. And then the last one is her giving me well wishes for my day!

Daddy knows how to love on me!

Tot made me a nice extra long love note!

And others….

Tot made Daddy many many many too!

I made the Hay loves this the other night:

Oh this is so fun!
More love from my HHH

And of course on Friday, you have to make it fluffy, right?

These notes really help a hard day, but the also BLESS!
Sometimes a note can be all we need…especially when we have a hiccup. Tot, your heart…MELT.

We just adore each other in the HAY home. There are days…oh, yes, there are days, but we stick together and always build up. Let’s keep it up! AMEN.

What lights up my life? Jesus presence throughout my day. The Holy Spirit give me power with HIS presence in my heart. I feel loved and hugged. However, God also provides people to give us human representation of HIS love. My hubby is one such LIGHT in my life.

Currently we are taking a Grace Marriage class at SBC. We will meet four times this year. At the beginning of class, we had to fill out these questions about our spouse.

This lights up my heart. These are treasures for me. He doesn’t keep these things secret either, edifying me in public. What a blessing. How did I get to be so blessed? Beautiful? He makes me feel this way even when I don’t.

Here is mine.

Well, This little gal also lights up my life. She is a little Jesus! Throw in the goofy too.

Thank you Chick-fil-a for providing the goof tool.

The analogy of our house being lit up reminds me of how we can be lights to this world. I pray for that daily.

Just look at this amazing tree lit up at night!

May we be like this gorgeous, delicate yellow flower and stand tall and bold in a broken world…..during the day

and at night.