Our (newest:) Home!

Here it is! In all its bad carpet(there is hardwoods under it) and 1970's paneling glory! All joking aside I really love the house and where it is! We are planing for a garden, chicken coop, and who knows what else! I LOVE the acreage, there are mature pear, apple, and peach trees! We are so very blessed! I will share the story of the house soon, when we get moved in. If there was any question if we were to be in Mena serving God, the house story answered it! not the greatest pics, i lifted them from the real estate site.
a little bit of Anderson trivia....The man of my dreams (aka Joshua) and I have been married 3 years (4 in March) and we have moved 7 times! Two of those times was moving our stuff into a storage building...but still! When we move into our home it will be EIGHT! And I am NOT going to say I am done, as sure as I do we will be called to be missionaries in Zimbabwe! Josh and I are in agreement that we will just buy new things:).

Going Private....

For several reasons I have decided to go Private. But it is not that big of deal because according to my comments, no one reads anyway;). At any rate if you want to be "on the list", sounds so elitists:), email me your email address at mommyofejandg@yahoo.com
I will change over in a week or so!

And the blessings continue....

We received amazing news last night! Our church is going to pay for Josh to attend seminary! How wonderful is that?!?!?!?! He will also be able to continue to work full time. The program is basically correspondence, he does have to travel to Hot Springs once a month and spend the weekend. The program is three eight month courses. It begins in January. It is through the Assembly of God Church (I know you wanted to know;). I am sure some of my readers (aka my family)are unsure about us being members of a Pentecostal (no, I do not have to wear dresses and grow my hair out, there are different types of Pentecostal churches, who knew?!?:) church but it is where we belong. It is not for everyone! I pray that we can all look past religious labels and see the bigger picture!

15 MONTHS!

Our little man is 15 months today, sorry still no pics:)! He learns something new daily and is talking up a storm. When I get home from work he runs to me saying "love you!" So sweet! He is using two words together on occasion but not regularly. His vocabulary is over 50 words. He is weighing in at around 30 lbs. He loves playing with his sister and climbing on everything! G really enjoys reading and says book constantly. I am working on limiting the number of times he nurses but it is not going well. One day last week when I returned home from work he ran to me saying "Ninnie Ninnie!" He is addicted to the boob;)! He likes to pick out what clothes he wears and what spoon he uses and any and everything else, very head strong and independent! He is showing signs (hiding to poop, pooping at the same time daily, and telling me he wants his diaper changed) of being ready to potty train. I hope that in the next couple of months I will be home and able to accomplish this. EJ was potty trained at 17 months and that is my goal with G. Only 2 more months (hopefully) of diapers wooooo hooooo!!!!

things to ponder.....

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teressa

Measure not men by Sundays, without regarding what they do all the week after Thomas Fuller

STILL HERE!!!

I know, I have neglected my blog! We are so very busy! I am having a very hard time (so are the kiddos) adjusting to working, I am aching to be a SAHM. I am praying that I will be again, soon. Other than that, all is well! We purchased a new home, we close on the 15th! We love it! I will post pics when I can. It sits on 2 1/2 acres and is a little bit of a fixer upper, stay tuned for dazzling before and afters! The kiddos are wonderful. They love church, spending tons of time with family, and seeing their Daddy a lot more. EJ loves signing in the choir and G is very fond of his Papa. Josh and I are teaching Sunday School, the teens. We are very excited. We are attending First Assembly and loving it. It was a better fit than The Crossing. Although we have just been attending for a few short weeks it already feels like home! I hope to post new pics of the kids very soon! Stay tuned!

10/31/2008....Just another day.....

The Anderson family will not be participating in Halloween at all this year. I struggled with this last year but decided to dress the kiddos up. Besides what could be wrong with dressing up the kids in super cute outfits and taking them around to friends and family to be oooohhhhed and awwwwhhhed over? Well, apparently a lot! The more I read about it the more I am convinced that my family does not need to participate in it at any level. My good friend, Linzi, really pushed me to think about it and I am very glad she did!
Click HERE, HERE, HERE or HERE to read more about it! I do not agree with every single word of these sites but I do agree with enough of them to decide that my family should not partake in Halloween.

Big Night For Guy-boo!

My little guy is growing up! He spent his first night EVER away. For over 14 months he has spent every single night snuggling with his Mommy, last night he snuggled with Nena! Nena said he did very well. I am a little surprised, he is still nursing. I thought he would scream and cry. I almost went after him a few times. Emery Jai was there to comfort him;). She is a pro at over night stays, she would take breastmilk from a bottle unlike her brother. I am leaving after work today headed for Conway! Matthew and Kenzie are getting married. EJ & G are in it!

Living in mena!

So much has happened I don't know where to start! First, we both have jobs. I am working at a Chiropractic clinic and Josh is working for a local company. Josh, David, and Brad moved all our stuff here over the weekend. They did it in under 24 hours, very impressive considering it is a 10 hour drive. I wish they could have brought our house;). I am missing it, already. We are staying with Josh's mom for the moment. The move happened much faster than we had planed. The kiddo's are loving it. They go to school two days a week, with Mimi 1 1/2 days, and with Daddy on Fridays. It has been a huge adjustment leaving them to go to work. I miss them terribly and have cried everyday. I want to stay home now more than ever and hope I can again. It does help that the kids are in great hands but I just want them in my hands! I am starting to tear up... more later.
I can't post pics (I am blogging from work) but I have a ton of super cute ones! Including a video of EJ singing with Mimi at church and G hangin' out with Papa!