to Him Who is able

"Behold, children are a heritage from Yahweh, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed in the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate." Psalm 127:3-5 Those are my people. My best friends. My favorite humans to exist in this world. They are, and will always be, my brothers and sisters.  I was once asked if I ever wished my parents didn't have so many kids...if I had ever wished that they had just stopped at 3 or 4.  My short, out-loud answer was: No way. My longer, inner-dialougue answer is, well, this: As a selfish human being sometimes I come close to it. Obviously, we are fallen. Sin is a powerful force against humans, and yes, some days I admit, I have bitter feelings against the brother who left the sink full of his dirty dishes, or the sister who ripped my favorite shirt, or the little boys who are j...

Life as of late has been crazy in the Morsel House. As I type this I feel a rush of details from the past few weeks swarm into my mind. We've been really busy.  And even though I'm exhausted and really want to sleep for days and days and not have anything pressing in for our attention, I am so thankful for this time with my family.  There's been stress and arguing. There's been many many late nights and many more early mornings. There's been failures and mistakes. There's been tears and frustrations.  But there's been so much more laughter and sarcastic joking with each other.  There's been reminiscing late at night, and yummy biscuits waiting for us in the early morning topped with warm butter and honey. There's been so many successes and fantastic ideas ending with amazing results to be proud of. There's been so many smiles filled with joy. Lately I've been constantly thinking of growing ...

Ever since I got my precious baby I've been wanting to go out and do a portrait photo shoot. Well, my brother happens to be graduating this year, so I talked him into letting me take his senior pictures. He hates getting his pictures taking, but I didn't let him get out of it. Thankfully, Mama really wanted them done too, and he listens to her better than me.  So, yesterday, Isaac, Spencer and I ventured downtown. I had so much fun. Spencer and Isaac are seriously 2 of the funniest guys on the planet. I love spending time with them, they make me laugh so hard that I almost die.  Here is my first "official" photo shoot...(even though I didn't get paid for it. Hm...) ~Spencer, senior pictures~  So, of course when we came upon a pink door in an alley, I made him stop and take a "model pose".  {favorite}  Hannah and I decided this would be his co...