Fall is already here!

I have been so unmotivated lately to take pictures or blog or be on the computer. I even realized that I went a whole 2 weeks almost without taking any pictures. I need to get on the ball because these days will pass by so quickly and I will never get them back. I have been trying to get my energy back as well. Drew is not traveling this whole month except for one overnight trip so I think that will help a lot. My children are growing like weeds and are adorable and crazy all at the same time. Lydia is 11 weeks now and Luke is 20 months old today.

I am continually praying that God will teach me everyday how to seek Him with all my heart and to have Him as my greatest joy and desire. How impossible that sounds to me as I write it. John Piper writes in "Don't Waste Your LIfe" that He should be our greatest joy and desire: not our family, job, status, productivity, friends, etc... I have been trying to wrap my mind around that concept all the more as I see my love for my children and husband. Do I love God this much or more? I definitely don't act like it everyday, but luckily our actions do not completely define our love or I would be in a heap of trouble. I do love God so much and pray that I can find my greatest joy in Him before anything else. Then what would my love for my family look like-so much better, God-centered, and in the right place. Only then will I be able to express the love for my family that God designed. How imperfect I am, but How perfect He is-and that is more than enough. Let me lay at His feet everyday and give thanks that He delights in us when we find our greatest joy in Him. Praise God.

Here are some pictures of the kiddos that my friend took for me. I will hopefully be getting a birth announcement in the mail soon with one of these. They are sitting on my counter waiting to be addressed and mailed.