THE ROOST

Snow Storm Update

Chicks, I know you have been on the edge of your seat wondering how we are making it in the snow storm.   I will say it is absolutely beautiful.  

We are holding out well since our power has stayed on and we were prepared with the needed supplies.

 

This is the biggest snow we have had in nearly 10 years!

 With below freezing temperatures forecasted for the next few days we will be home bound for the rest of the weekend.

  
 I better pace myself a little better so my supplies will hold out.....

 Have a great weekend! 

SNOW STORM SUPPLIES

Chicks, a snow/ice storm is headed our way.  It is almost one year to the day that we had the last awful ice storm.  

I say WE, but really I was in New York visiting my sister, remember?

 

Hubby kept sending me these incredible pictures of our yard and surrounding area of what was going on while I was away.

 

It looks like this year I will be here to ride this one out with him.  So last night we went to Wal-Mart to get a few supplies.  This is what some of the shelf's looked like....

I couldn't believe my eyes.   An empty shelf at Wal-Mart is unheard of!  I went to another aisle.

 Wiped Out!

After hunting and hunting we found, extra batteries, food we HAD to have, an extra lighter or two, bottled water & these.......

 If I am going to be home bound for several days I have to have something to brighten up the room.

Gosh, I am ready for spring!

OH MY WORD!

That is Mr. Perfect's new favorite saying.....Everything is "OH MY WORD!"  It is wonderful to see his excitement over the small things in this old world.  Of course nothing excites him like seeing his Grammy opening a gift or two or three....

Except for Grammy coming to his house.  ;)

Evidently, Mr. Perfect has heard his mom or dad say "Oh My Word" quiet often and has caught on to the three word phrase himself.

I was reading in my quiet time this morning Proverbs 22: 6.   A verse you are probably very familiar with.  "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it."  

I have heard the verse explained so many different and really confusing ways.  But I think it is relatively clear what the author was saying.

There is only ONE right way to train up a child and that is in the way's of God.  What a child learns early is extremely important to the rest of his or her life.  Even secular psychologist  will not argue with that.  Early training secures lifelong habits.  Because of that parents & Grammies must be pro-active in teaching and modeling God's way. The ONLY one, true, right way. 

We then must know His word ourselves and pray for the ability and conviction to live it out before them.  It should be taught joyfully, courageously and without compromise consistently throughout the child's upbringing.   

The promise from scripture of the end result gives us the passion and urgency we need. 

Bottom line...... I am going to Mr. Perfect's house this weekend to hear him say this phrase myself.  And I have a three word phrase to teach him too....

 

You guessed it already..........I love Grammy more than.... OKAY, maybe just....."I love Grammy!"