Celebrating my blessings!

Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 10:53

Greetings Friends!
This last Friday was my son, Ezekiel's birthday! What a wonderful day it was to celebrate my blessing! The Father has so graciously given me these children; I am truly humbled to be their mommy. I must take each day, each moment, with a seriousness and respect of the great calling that He has placed on my life! Oh! dear friends, I can not count the times I have given thanks to the Father for letting me be this young mans mother! Ezekiel was born from our hearts through adoption. The battle was long and fierce for him and his siblings and I will never take for granted what the Lord has done in bringing them into our home. Ezekiel is a mighty man for Christ. May he grow strong to accomplish all the Lord has set before him... all for God's Glory!

Ezekiel planed out his day the night before his birthday. To start the day off we all enjoyed a day of yard sales! Fun, fun, fun! Our sweet neighbors invited us to join them in a city not far from here that had a city wide yard sale! There were hundreds of yard sales in this small country town. We parked our car and walked to each one.. NO! We didn't visit them all, not even close! We had take a certain amount with us and once that was gone we were done and ready for a trip to the ice cream parlor!  Ezekiel requested ice cream at the parlor instead of a cake so off we went!  What a delightful treat it was to spend time with all the children. The Lord poured out such peace upon our family. I enjoyed the day as if there were no life troubles to distract me. For at that moment, there was nothing more important than enjoying all that the Father has given me- my blessings!  After ice cream, we headed back home for naps and put all our yard sale finds in their places. Sammy was excited about his bubble lawn mower that he bought with his own dollar. He is eager to help the big boys mow the yard! Naps refreshed us so we could tackle the rest of our day. Off we went again for dinner and a night at the lake for hot air balloon rides! The children were so tickled to be walking around these huge balloons. None of them were frightened about going up in them, which really surprised me since I have some very reserved and cautious children at times. Balloon rides, climbing on fire trucks, bouncing in bounce houses and playing on the grass with siblings took us late into the night. We all enjoyed seeing the hot air balloons light up at night! The photos we took didn't even come close to capturing how pretty it was. I have posted a slide show on the side of the blog for you to enjoy!

Spiritually, the Lord continues to work in each of our hearts! I am thankful that He will complete the good work He has begun! My heart continues to wait upon the Lord. I will patiently bear the delay of His answer to me with confidence that it will come in due season! What a sweet heart work, transformation, that has been taking place in my life!

How are you dear friends? Please send us a note as the Lord allows you too!

The Wood family sends hugs to each of you! Cheryl you have been in our prayers- we love you dearly dear sister! Lori- Rebekah enjoyed seeing Rachel's picture- she was surprised with how she had grown. I guess we forget that others are aging as we are too! :-) Kohout friends, Joe has yet another newspaper to share with you. I think he is trying to send hints that we would love to have you join us here in KS! :-) We know the Lord has each of us placed perfectly to testify of His love and grace- we just love you guys! Susi- did the children get Zeke's letter? If not, that is my fault. He wrote two letters that were the same and I threw one away.. I am hoping I didn't throw them both away. Let me know when you can! Well, there are so many of you dear friends that I would love to just come and sit and share with. For now, the Father has allowed us to share via our emails, letters, phone calls and blogs. I will thank Him for those moments and trust that "real life" fellowship will happen in His timing!

Until our next chat, may all His blessings abound in your hearts and home... all for His Glory!
With much love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood


Josiah, Bekah and Ezekiel- they are such a blessing to me~ I delight in each of them!

My Timothy and Ezekiel enjoying a ride on the fire engine


The girls gave toddlers "horsie rides" until late into the night. We all sat on the grass and had a simply relaxing and delighful time playing, laughing and loving each other! I thank the Lord for such sweet memories that were made!



Can't you just hear them giggle?!

Beth and Sarah my little ladies!


Elisha working on his art work of our night with the balloons!

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Posted by a1health on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 01:37 - Link

What a fun day!

Thank you for your comments on my blog. You are such a dear friend!

Blessings for your week.
~Farrah

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Posted by jocelyndixon on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 04:01 - Link

What a day! I am glad you all had a wonderful time. :) Happy birthday to him!

Birthdays and Boys

Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 01:03 - Link

Dear, Sweet friend,
Birthdays and boys hold a special place in my heart. God has given these young men to us as mothers for just a season. Every birthday reminds me to redeem the time. I pray that I will speak honorably to my sons, even as I correct them. I pray that my actions will be godly and that I would do nothing to spoil my sons' image of what a woman of God looks like. We will blink and they will be choosing a wife. It's very humbling.
Thanks for taking the time to keep in touch!
Hope to hear from you again soon. -Lori

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Posted by The Fickling Family on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 03:30 - Link

Jeanette, It sounds like you all are doing well. Glad to hear that you had a wonderful time with your parents. Happy Birthday to Zeke--we have not received a letter from him. Where did you send it? We continue to pray for you all and for the sale of your homestead.

Blessings from all of us.

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Posted by miniumgallegos on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 01:19 - Link

Your children are beautiful blessings!

In Christ,
Jill