Chilson Family

Have you ever noticed how easy it is for children to mimic a commercial?  They pick up on catchy little tunes and lyrics?  What about the opening of a TV show?  They can hum the tune without ever thinking about what they are doing.  Their minds are so pliable!  But the same is with adults.  We pick up on a tunes and somewhere from the deep crevasses of our brain comes songs from long ago.  The brain is an amazing thing!  Music is a very powerful tool.  What better way to memorize scripture than to set it to music.   Deep Roots at Home  is having a giveaway for Scripture in Song For Children CD.  Why not hop on over and check out the giveaway! 

I am a couple of days late with this birthday post!  Grandson E turned 2 on the fifteenth!  It has been amazing to watch his little personality develop.  He has gone from this sweet little newborn to a full of energy little boy!  He is full of wonder and mischief.  Love it! HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY GRANDSON E!   MAMMI AND PAWPAW LOVE OUR LITTLE COWBOY SO MUCH!   XOXO 

Are you fearful that the flu will show up at your home uninvited?  I know I am!  It is one guest I do not wish to invite into my home. Jacqueline, owner of Deep Roots at Home, has a give away for a home remedy to fight the flu!  She is always so willing to share her wealth of knowledge of home remedies for so many things! Why not hop over and read the elderberry glycerin tincture  can help with the flu!  While there enter the for the giveaway!   

In case you did not know, I have another blog.  I started it back in August but have not blogged like I thought I would.  So I decided to post a few pictures of the nesters from their birthdays this year.  If you would like  you can click here  to hop on over.  I had an idea about where I wanted to go with Raising Warriors and Maidens , but I can not seem to get my thoughts out of my head and into the blog.  So I am praying that God will show me what I am to do with the new blog.  It was something I felt like the Lord was leading me to do when I was praying for direction in my life.  I will continue to pray and see where He leads me. 

I can not believe we are at the end of 2013! I think back over the year and the many blessings that God has brought our way.  One huge blessing was Daughter #1 and her family moving back to Indiana.  After five, very long years for us, it was like a dream come true.  (I will save that for another day, just the thought makes me want to cry!) Anyway, the reason of this post is to celebrate Daughter #1's twenty-fifth birthday!  We were very surprised after having three boys to have a little princess!  She has been such a joy, which is her middle name!   HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FIRST PRINCESS! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND ARE SO THANKFUL FOR YOU! XOXO      

I can not believe that today our baby girl, Daughter #7, turns nine!  It seems like it yesterday this tiny, 31 1/2 week premature baby came into our lives.  I spent just shy of two months on bed rest with her between home and hospital. Daughter #7 is probably the most dramatic of all our daughters.  Not a drama queen, but a funny dramatic!  Sometimes we wonder where she comes up with her wit and drama, then we look at the great teachers she has had in her life!  Daughter #7 is not only the youngest daughter, but the youngest child.  She is the daughter that has played with her baby dolls longer than the other girls, probably because she has not "grown-up" with a baby in the house.  Nieces and nephews are great, but they do not live here all the time.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAUGHTER #7! WE LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH! XOXO