Does God prefer Hoover?

God is good. It's an understatement. In our family, we seem to live life at 90 miles an hour. Between Boy scouts, school, work, and church it's not difficult to miss the amazing little miracles that some people call coincidence, but we know to be God's providence.

Recently, we were cleaning the house and I was looking for a way to clean out the window sill. There was about three inches of dirt and dust that accumulated between the screen and the window. I wanted to open the windows to enjoy to nice weather. Our vacuum works fine, but is an upright little dirt devil. It didn't have the attached hose that we needed. Joey and I discussed the need to save up some money so we could purchase a vacuum with a hose. Since it's not a high priority, it's low on the to-do list.

The next day, we were eating dinner at Mom and Dad's and as we were leaving, their neighbors put a vacuum out by their trash. Come to find out the vacuum works fine, they just wanted to upgrade to a bigger model, so they were getting rid of the perfectly good vacuum with a hose.

Even without praying for it, God provided a perfectly good vacuum for free! I know that some people might laugh and question God's involvement in such a small, insignificant aspect of our lives. But this experience has only reinforced my belief that God truly cares about us and he's looking out for us. It wasn't chance or coincidence... it was a modern day miracle that demonstrates how much God love us.

Twins Turn Eight

I can't believe that the boys are eight years old today. Time flies when you're having fun :) It seems like just yesterday when they were wearing Superman pajamas and pretending to be puppy dogs. Andy and Jake are a special blessing from God. Joey and I are very lucky to have such wonderful, creative, entertaining boys.

Goodbye DJ

This weekend, we had to say goodbye to "DJ-the fish". I still don't know why Jake named him, "DJ", but that is what he called his Pacu fish. The Pacu is cousins of the piranha. DJ has big teeth and was supposed to be a vegetarian. However, after eating our $30 Roseline Shark for breakfast and a $15 Clown Loach for lunch, we decided DJ would enjoy a different swimming environment. Jake asked if he could keep the fish on his wall, above his bed... Joey was against paying a taxidermist to "stuff" an aquarium fish.

Note to self: next time, don't get a fish with teeth, no matter what they tell you at the store.

Party of Six?

We planned for five; however, the next time we take a picnic to Eagle Mountain Park, we will know to pack an extra sandwich.

While we were eating at the picnic tables, a small deer came up and wanted to share Sofia's peanut butter and jelly. Sofia did NOT want to share her sandwich. After she quit screaming... Jake telepathically had a conversation with the deer while Andy took pictures with his cell phone.

All in all, it was an interesting afternoon adventure. Luckily, there was plenty of hand sanitizer in the car. Yes, we made everyone "sanitize" before finishing their lunch.