Hay Happens and Hay's Happen

Her bestie, Felicity, came over to celebrate Tatum’s birthday.

Gifts!

Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet, a Lego Set, and a gift for Rio! HI Coopy! (What did I get?)

Then, they decorated some Thanksgiving cookies.

And they were delicious!

We so love you, Felicity! Thank you for being awesome.

She LOVES being a teacher.

Cooper, are you coming?
He doesn’t look too enthused.

OK, getting all set up!

Class PIC!
She’s dealing with quite a few personalities here, so her classroom management skills are getting refined.

Go, Tatum! You are a natural! She reads to them, helps them with grammar, and helps their math skills. LOVE IT! OH, and she sings with them and teaches them BIBLE!

On Sunday, Tatum, again, helped with Arabella. She is a sweet 4 year old with down’s, and Tatum was her guardian/shadow the whole Sunday class.

I love watching how nurturing and loving Tatum is.

It’s not an easy job at all! Many times, I had to help reel Arabella back from running away. Tatum modeled kindness and love.

I’m inspired by my child! She is so special! AND CHOSEN for such great things. Thank you for loving on Arabella so much like Jesus.

It was time for the Mommy to get a haircut. The Big M and some unwanted health drama is not kind to hair. AND not coloring it for a few weeks, well, you get the drift. Time for a change!
Brandy again to the rescue.

AND, HHH and I had a chance to go to dinner (it’s been EONS!), so we got all dressed up. ….well, dressed up, that is, from our loungies.

Close up!
Isn’t he cute?

But it wouldn’t be a perfect evening if the TOT didn’t get in the pic.

My family is the B.E.S.T!

Tatum still has the biggest heart on the inside, but on the outside? It’s been changing this week!!
Why? Well, first, her school has SPIRIT week. She was to dress up as a character, and she chose the famous RIO! Yep, folks, her little birdie.

We headed to Michael’s for supplies, and with her creative brain, Daddy’s glue gun and fabric drawing skills, she had a masterpiece of bird look.

Wings and all. Now go fly to school, little one!

Then there was WESTERN Day. Heeeeeeehaw!

Finally, DECADE DAY! WE have a love for the 70’s ONLY because of the jeans and flowers. It’s all about the flarey jeans and those cute sunflowers. PEACE DUDE.

Ok, now, let’s talk about Halloween. Most kids: A witch, a cat, a dog, a dragon, a princess…ya know, the usual kid costumes. Tot? She’s a history buff, and she really wanted to delve into pioneer times. Enter: Laura Ingalls.

Whatcha think Mama? Ain’t she PERTY?

I think so!

Daddy, Pa’d up and took her around. He’s such a great protector. XXOO

At least no one would DARE steal her candy! HA!

Tot, I love your many looks; I especially like when we match for church with your new do… You are precious in our sight, love bug.

Kinda grateful! We got published again.

The three of us love to write together.

Remember the analogy of the frog placed in warm water. You slowly increase the temperature of the water, and he barely notices the change. It’s very subtle. However, eventually, he boils to DEATH. Yes, death. That, sadly, is what is happening to our world.
Oh, do I sound like an old fuddy duddy? Probably! But, I’m fine with that.

You see, you cannot escape the message that “you have to accept how we live” even if it is against God’s ways. But then if you say, “God ordained marriage to be between a man and a woman,” you are called a hater and a bigot. If we as Christians don’t accept one’s lifestyle, are we really hating them? Or are they hating us because we have a value system based on a rock solid truth. A truth based on how one feels is not a truth at all. So, throughout our culture now, if two women want to get married, we should just say, “OK, no big deal…they love each other.” True…they do love each other, but it still is not the way God intended. It’s ALL OVER media (TV shows, movies, social media)….women have wives and men have husbands. It’s just part of all the shows and movies now as if it were “normal.”

Case in point. CHILDREN’S BOOKS….

You heard me.

Tatum is reading a book right now that she saw at Barnes and Noble; it’s part of a series, and it seemed pretty harmless.

It was at her level, so I had no problem her buying it. Well, today, she was reading Chapter four, and she STOPPED MID PARAGRAPH.

Tatum: I’m not reading this book anymore.

Me: Why? What’s wrong with it.

Tatum: The librarian has a wife.

Me: The librarian is a man probably.

Tatum: Nope, read.

And there it is: Mrs. Havener, the librarian is very proud of her “wife’s” knitting.

Just subtly put within the paragraph. Any kid would read this and not think twice…just “normal.” That is what society is doing…normalizing this. Next thing you know, it’s just part of the way things are, and we just accept it.

Tatum, I’m so proud of your principles. I had nothing to do with your decision to stop reading this book.

May the frog be removed from the water! Help. us. Lord.