A NEW school?!?

Julian will be going to a new school this year, 2011-2012.

His father and I are very excited to say the least!!

We were all very sad when his former school CFS was closed down earlier this summer.

Julian and I was beside ourselves with worry and desperately missing our friends,

since before Kindergarten.

But, God in all His mercy lead us, through a former student from CFS, to Freedom Christian.

We are beside ourselves with excitement of all that this wonderful school has to offer!!

First off, we love the fact that it offers a Christian base foundation.

In support of families and churches these families are involved in.

They are a small entity in regards of reaching each and every student.

in their spirituality, social, emotional, and academic growth.

Also: they are from K - 12th grade!!

Julian is excited of the fact that his teacher is Mr. Moore;

yes... a male teacher

*sweeet*

Julian begins school Tues. Sept. 6th.

I feel God has lead us here for this time and for that I'm grateful.

AND I pray we will be able to continue this path until his high school graduation.

Ju'z long trip with daddy♥

Julian's daddy insisted we go on this run with him (his job).

This run would take him for a few days away from home.

I was extremely hesitant, but Julian begged and begged...

I drug my feet but packed for the next few days.

It would be a wonderful time of a life time for Julian...

A time he would never forget!

I'm thankful we went =')

On this particular night we were in Idaho...

We were bedding down for the night at a rest stop.

Beautiful country side I had ever seen,

Julian was beside himself with the fact that he was in so many different states.

Julian's bed on this run was the top bunk...

He so graciously told me I could sleep on the bottom bunk with dad.

Thanks, Julian ;)

Our last night on the road, Nevada, before heading down the mountain.

5 days in a big rig with his daddy and mommy was the best time he ever did have.

His words exactly... It was a tight 8x8x living space, but we did it!!

California... here we come, our home

***SWEEEEEETness**

A proud little boy...

Only a dad with a tired face,

Coming home from the daily race,

Bringing little of gold or fame

To show how well he has played the game;

But glad in his heart that his own rejoice

To see him come and to hear his voice.

Only a dad with a brood of three,

One of ten million men you see

Plodding along in the daily strife,

Bearing the whips and the scorns of life,

With never a whimper of pain or hate,

For the sake of those who at home await.

Only a dad, neither rich nor proud,

Merely one of the surging crowd,

Toiling, striving from day to day,

Facing whatever may come his way,

Silent whenever the harsh condemn,

And bearing it all for the love of them.

Only a dad but he gives his all,

To smooth the way for his children small,

Doing with courage stern and grim

The deeds that his father did for him.

This is the line that for him I pen:

Only a dad, but the best of men.

...Edgar A. Guest

(but a slight revise from me)

Julian was one proud little boy to ride on a big rig with his father. We, our family, are rejoicing and praising God for the miracle he brought our way. We were so thankful for this job when I lost mine on Monday. All in the span of two days, can our God work in situations like these.

Julian was beside himself with excitement to be up so high, above all the world to see from the top of his pinnacle :) he was in sky heaven! Well as close to heaven as his little person had seen.

I'm happy for this memory to be in my little boys life. And for the first real miracle he was able to see, touch, and feel.

*TO GOD BE THE GLORY*

Teddy Bear's are BAD!

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 1 Corinthians 13:11

Hear we are again with another of Pastor's metaphors.

On Sunday night, two weeks ago he had a small teddy bear sitting on the pulpit.

He was exclaiming on how people hold on to their sin for comfort as you would do a teddy bear.

He was saying how children have teddy bears for comfort and we need to not be as children, but put away childish things and become a man. We need to put away our sins and become men/women of God.

He kept saying that we need to throw away, get rid of, or put away these teddy bears in our lives in order to make heaven our home, how can we go there still hanging on to our childish things.

I cannot give it justice to how Pastor preached this, it really and truly was meaningful.

When we got home, Julian slept with this on his mind. Yes, you got it...

the next morning he came to me and said he had packed up all his teddy bears and threw them away.

He was ready and willing to give up his teddy bears to make heaven his home =')

Of course I had to contain my composer and explain to him that Pastor didn't actually mean 'TEDDY BEARS' but that he was referring to sin... it took awhile, but Julian understood and retrieved his teddy bears from the garbage.

How willing he was to give up something so precious to him...

all because he wanted to make heaven his home and be with Jesus...

What a lesson to learn from this child about putting away childish things.

The BIBLE is 'a lie'!!

For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12 NLT

Lately our Pastor has been preaching about the Word being 'ALIVE'

(because quick in Hebrew means ALIVE) and Powerful

Living and Active!! He's been screaming it at the top of his lungs, lol

We have been gleaning on the fact that God's Word is more that just a relic.

But what this post is about is Julian's interpretation of Pastors preaching...

I was on the computer at home looking up scriptures and reading my Bible.

When Julian walked up and said, "The Bible is a lie."

"What are you talking about, Julian??" I exclaimed

"Pastor said the Bible is a lie."

Ok... now I was worried, how come this 8 year old thought his Pastor was saying the Word of God was a lie? I knew I needed to think fast and clarify what our Pastor was meaning... but I didn't know where Julian was getting this from. I don't ever remember hearing Pastor say the Bible is a lie. And if he did, I most definitely would have confronted him on the issue ;)

This mommy had to think fast... So I began to tell Julian that I don't believe Pastor would say the Bible is a lie... Julian was adamant that his Pastor 'Brother Jimmy' said it was!!!

it took me a while, but I finally convinced Ju that the Bible was true. And that he must of misunderstood what his Pastor had said... Later on after Ju left to camp. I shared this with my Pastor and his wife.

We laughed and realized Julian was thinking Pastor was saying, 

"THE BIBLE IS A LIE!!!"

when actually he was saying,

"THE BIBLE IS 'A-LIVE'!!"

Yes, my wonderful child and his way of thinking.

*Gotta love him and I most definitely do*

CAMP WEST!!

BckRow: Bro. Solis, Daryn, Caleb, Meshack, Maria, and sis Dawn Goodenough
FrntRow: Vivianna, friend, Caleb, Julain and sis Solis :)
*GREAT GROUP*

Here is our group that headed to Camp West;

Jr and Senior Camp...

We sent 10 of our children and young people.

we had t-shirts made with our church name on the back.

and they proudly wore them, lol....

this is Julian's first year to be away at a camp, from home.

I have been EXTREMELY anxious!!! LOL!

Here is the dorm[s] he will be in...

there are 12 bunks in the room Ju will be staying in...

Here is our very nervous, excited little man

next to his made (maybe the only time) top bunk.

I was sick all the way home...

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Camp West

 

Julian is going to

'Camp West'

Whoo Hoo!!!

 He is sooo excited and so pumped about it!!

This is his first time to be going to a JR Camp... Yes, mommy is a bit nervous.

I remember going as a young person in church and it was the greatest time and memories of my life...

It was a life changing experience for me, being new in the Lord.

Julian did a 'Bike a Thon' with our church and raised $160.

We were so happy for him...

I was unable to be there, but his dad

and many others in the church were so impressed with his enthusiasm

and the energy he displayed... he rode all 10 miles!! Way to go Ju!!

He not only raised monies for himself but enough to help pay for someone else.

I'm finding out that when Julian really wants something,

he is willing to sacrifice and go out and get it.

 Like riding a bike 10 miles to raise the funds to pay for JR Camp,

and at our relay for life he walked 8 laps (equivalent to 2 miles)

to get a dollar to buy himself a treat, lol...

For those who gave, I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Your contribution help Julian's way to pay for something that will be a life changing experience for him.

THANK YOU!!