And I call him LAUGHTER...

When it was time to name my kids I had to pick just the right names. I needed to find out what the names meant, because it might be a great looking/sounding name that means fat, lazy, slob. Brianna Lanae is strong, beautiful, and bold. Very fitting for her! Jaren Isaac means to sing/cry out to God and laughter. He has always loved music and worship and I have never before seen a child that had to watch a preaching video while potty-training! Yes, I actually had to put on a preaching video and put his "seat" in front of the tv so he would sit still and "go"! (Now if only he would sit still at church!) But laughter is the subject dear to me today! I knew I wanted Isaac to be in my son's name (if ever I had one) since high school when I found out what it meant. I am so thrilled to tell you my son has never let me down on his ability to laugh at the most unlaughable of things! Definitely my child! :} During this past week of not having my Beautiful around and so many things happening, he has laughed and kept me laughing so much! I love watching his eyes turn into little slits that he probably can't even see through. He can't stand up or catch his breath when he gets to cackling! Yes, the poor kid laughs just like me! I have really been enjoying my time with just the two of us! We have never had this kind of "us" time. I had the first 4 1/2 years of Brianna to myself and am tyring to squeeze as much as possible out of these 3 1/2 weeks with just my Isaac. He sure is Rotten, though!

I still have no internet. I'm at my sister's house while they are at church. (I don't know why the speakers aren't working, but I'm not messing with Mike's stuff, so I can't listen in with Life Tabernacle.) But, in not being on the web, I have benefited in this compu-fast by reading much more and even spending more time letting God deal with me about things. I have realized some not so wonderful things about myself in prayer. All of the preaching tapes/cds I've listened to this week, and even the books I've read, have fit right together with the things I'm dealing with in prayer and was followed up totally by my pastor's message today! I am so thankful that I have a God that loves me enough to show me the error of my ways(although I'd rather only see other's faults...let's face it!)and helps me to change to be the person He wants me to be! I am excited about what God is doing in my life and so willing to follow Him through whatever doors He opens!