Fearless Heart!

It's time for a new theme song for my life. These words are challenging to me. I don't have that fearless heart now...but I want it. I know HE can do this in me.

Fearless Heart! point of grace You can play the song here.

For even the most trusting soul
This world can be a scary place
So much that we can't control
In every moment that we face

When a thousand what ifs
Whisper in our ears
We remember who's we are
And watch them disappear

I wanna live with a fearless heart
Courage that's coming from trust in God
It's constantly guiding me though the road may seem dark
I wanna live, wanna live with a fearless heart

There are worries chasing everyone
It's evident in times like these
But I have found the confidence that comes
From time I spend on my knees

There's a truth I'm holding onto
As these days unfold
Greater is He, that is in you
Than he that's in the world

I wanna live with a fearless heart
Courage that's coming from trust in God
It's constantly guiding me though the road may seem dark
I wanna live, wanna live with a fearless heart

He's my strength, He's my shelter
He is with me all the way
He's my light and my salvation
Of whom shall I be afraid, of whom shall I be afraid?

I wanna live with a fearless heart
Courage that's coming from trust in God
It's constantly guiding me though the road may seem dark, yeah

I wanna live with a fearless heart
Courage that's coming from trust in God
It's constantly guiding me though the road is dark
I wanna live, wanna live with a fearless heart

With a fearless heart, with a fearless heart
With a fearless heart

We HEART hot air balloons!

One of our favorite things about Napa is the Hot Air Balloons! My Gramp lives close to one of the landing locations. Take off and landing depend on the fog that might have rolled in and where the wind blows. About 6:45am...you can run out into the street and this is what you'll see. Of course my kids are all early risers.

Here's a shot of one going down behind the neighbor's house. I'm standing in my Gramp's driveway to take this shot. And somehow it seemed to be going down not where it was supposed to.

So we got in the car and followed it. Here it is. It was landing on private property, so they let the people out and then had to get the balloon to fly again and drag it with ropes back over the fence into the park where the land was flat enough for the balloon to deflate.

But, while it was in someone's vineyard...it sure made for some good shots. You can click to see this bigger.

Home from vacation

Wish I was still enjoying the Napa Valley. But, it is good to be home. Last night when we arrived, I thought about unpacking the car, and getting the wee one ready for bed. I didn't think about not having milk for my morning coffee. Now that my princess is awake...we're off to starbucks so I can wake up too. Then grocery shopping so we're ready for the week to start. Happy Monday.

Counting Squares.

Boys don't need TP every time they pee, so it's amazing we can go through a roll a day in the 'girls bathroom'. On vacation, my mom was helping 4 in the bathroom and we caught her. I had explained that she was 4 and so she could use 4 squares (I'm not mean we buy one with extra plys). Well, she spun the roll....1 spin, 2 spins, and it was already to the floor. No wonder! Nana ripped apart the TP into squares...and 4 had a lightbulb moment. I'll have to see if this works. I just want there to be TP when I go into the bathroom.

Stickers anyone?

On Tuesday, we visited Mrs Grossman's Sticker Factory for the tour. We're the kind of family that loves to watch How It's Made, so the kids are in awe of the process. It's a $3 tour, so if you're ever in the area, it's totally worth it. You see how they take sheets of sticker and dye cut then ink and then package into retail products. During the inking process, the room smells like ammonia. Not overwhelming, but very stinky.

After the sticker factory, we were at a relatives house. That's when 7 began asking questions. He was still wondering about the ammonia. He wanted to know how it was made. Nana explained that it was a chemical. We've previously talked about water and how it's h2o. We've also had discussions about c2o, co, and o when explaining what was necessary to sustain life and how we breathe. So then, 7 decided he needed to know the chemical equation for ammonia. When we came home from the day out, he had me looking up the periodic table and showing him ammonia. He loved the look of the periodic table. I told him there's a poster of it I saw recently at Michael's...he wants one for his room.

7's mind is never still. I told him that in high school chemistry I had to memorize the periodic table. He's decided he'd like to try to do that now. I just have to write these things down so I remember these crazy things he comes up with.