Free Printable Verse- Psalm 73:26

I am going to try again to have a free printable verse each Sunday. 

If you have any problems downloading them please let me know. 

If you have any verses you would like to see this year

I'd love suggestions!

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I hope your sabbath is restful and renewing!

Something Borrowed Something New

I was watching

 "Something Borrowed Something New" 

on TLC with Nixon Grace last night. 

She looked at me and said, "I don't care 

what my wedding dress looks like.

I will be happy to be in love and 

have a husband and have kids."

My 1st thought was, "I'll remind you 

of that in 20 years when we are

shopping for your gown." :)

I also couldn't help but think about her sweet spirit. 

She was being so sincere. She was outraged that the

girls would choose a dress their mother

did not like. 

She kept telling me that she was

 going to wear my dress on her 

wedding day. The only change she needs to make

is to add a very long train!

I am not naive enough to believe that she 

will still want to wear my dress in 20 years. 

But this fun little photo-shoot 

we had last year 

came to mind and I just had to share!

My friend April of April Sawyer Photography

took these beautiful pictures of 

my daughters playing dress-up 

in my wedding gown. 

My plan was to have a portrait

made when each girl was 5 years of age

but since they are only 15 months apart

I decided to go ahead and have both girl's

pictures taken. 

Although my dress will most likely

not be the dress they "say yes" to on their

wedding day I know these picture will be treasured 

when their big day arrives!

Lottie obviously wasn't close to 

her 5th birthday but I didn't want to leave her out. 

Don't worry, she will have her

 very own photo-shoot in 3 years!

It's been over a year since these 

pictures were taken and they already have such 

sentimental value. 

If you have a little girl I believe it's worth 

dusting off your wedding dress and letting

her play dress-up for a day! 

Blessing #6!

I am reposting this post from my blog! I wanted all my Buggy Full of Blessing Friends to hear our great news too!

Since someone else already posted it on Facebook, I guess I need to make an announcement. (I won’t harp on about Facebook etiquette since I know they probably had no idea that I had not announced it yet!)  Jane Madelynn and the rest of the crew are excited to announce that she will be a BIG sister come July!  Now, I’ll just go ahead and answer all the responses I have already gotten so no one has to wonder or ask me!

1.     “Wow!” 

Yes,  God’s creation of a child deserves a “WOW!” every time! 

2.     “Are they all yours?” 

Have you seen my children and their daddy? Yes, they look just alike and they look like their daddy! 

3.     “Were they all planned? 

Were yours????  Does it matter? 

4.     “Do you know how this happens?”

No, not really! Do you want to show me?  LOL (OR I say) Why yes I do! Don’t you know I use to teach sex education? Do Would you like me to draw you some diagrams!  HAHA!

5.     “Man, your husband must really like you!” 

Why yes, he does!

6.     “Do you know what your families carbon print must be?” 

(After laughing a great deal) I’ll be honest and say – WHAT?????

7.     “I bet you drive a gas guzzler?” 

I live in Texas, everyone drives a gas guzzler!

8.     “Families with a lot of kids (3+) are such a drain on the society” 

Well technically, my kids will probably be paying your social security so…..

9.      “How do you feed them all?” 

I believe in nursing them forever… Conversation over!   (JUST KIDDING!)

10. “How can you afford them all?”

Well, with Obama Care coming, we might not be able to.  JK…. It is possible that my kids may have to actually work one day and help pay for their college! OH NO!!!!!!!!! OH, and we are totally planning a quad wedding. When the first gets engaged, she will have to wait on the other 3.  And I have already claimed all 4 Toler boys just in case.  We can just whip one big family wedding together.  JohnMark is still up for grabs unless I can convince Bonnie to try one more time for a girl!!!  LOL

11. “I bet you want a boy!” 

You know when I had John Mark I was actually initially bummed he was not a girl!  Now, I can’t imagine life without him! I love him being the oldest and would not trade him for the world.  And boy was I not expecting to have 4 princesses next. They make life fun!   So what I have I learned, you know it is really not up to me and Mark.  God decided a long time ago what children he would bless us with.  His plan is truly better than what I can hope for.  I use to even say, I will be happy with a healthy baby no matter what the sex! But after Jane Maddy, I don’t even add that.  Yes, I want a healthy baby (one that can nurse!!!) but I would not trade Jane Maddy for any other version of her!  She is a blessing to so many people!

12. “How much do you charge for your in house daycare?” Ups guy…..

Well, actually these are all my kids and I do it for free!

13. “Was this an accident?

Do you mean like “Oops I stumped my toe?”  Mark has said a lot of things to me but “Oops has never been one of them!”  So I’ll go with no… BUT What if it was….. Don’t you now feel bad for asking?

14. “I bet you are religious?”

No we are Christians. There is a difference. 

15. “Do you not believe in birth control?”

Very much so or we might have 20 by now!

16. “This is your last one, right?”

OH, I bet you would like to know the answer to this one but I think we will keep it a secret!

17. MY fave…. “Oh, is this your first?”  (the dear sweet waitress) 

Why, yes stranger it is…. I mean no want to guess how many more I have? 

18. “You must homeschool!”

Well, I do actually but not sure what that has to do with how many kids I have?????

And probably the worst one that I have gotten more than once…..

19. “Aren’t you worried that this one will be like your last? 

NOT AT ALL. We would be so blessed to have another baby just like Jane Maddy!

And finally,

20. “Wow!”  Just because I get it more than anything  else! 

I feel the same way….. Wow! God has been good to us!  We are very blessed!

Please know that I say all this in jest! I don’t expect most people to get it or to want the same thing.  I think children are a blessing from God. He calls certain people to have big families, others to have small ones, and others to not have kids at all.  It doesn’t make anyone right or wrong.  I am so thankful He has called us to have the family we have! 

Christmas Card Prayers

It's that time again! I've been addressing (with my horrendous handwriting) & stuffing envelopes. Soon your mailbox will be filled with "picture perfect" families showing you their most stylish clothes and biggest smiles. 

A friend told me Sunday that she saves her cards & uses them to pray for her friends & family throughout the year.  What a great idea! 

As I was addressing cards I thought why not say a prayer for each family as I address cards. Of course there was Dora blaring in the background and I had to break up a few fights but as I came to each friend I was reminded of marriage difficulties, friends who are having trouble conceiving, financial problems, even friends and family who don't know The Lord. I didn't spend 10 minutes on each card. I just said a simple prayer while addressing each envelope. It was wonderful to sit down and pray for others. So often I get caught up in praying for only what is directly around me. 

So as you address your cards this season I encourage you to use that time to say a quick prayer for your friends and family. 

Or if your boycott the whole Christmas card idea (we did last year) say a simple prayer for each family that choses to send you a card. 

I love getting cards! Who doesn't? But how awesome would it be if everyone used them to pray specifically for each other. 

And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,¹⁰ so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,¹¹ filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 1:9-10

We Are Back! Philippians 4:8 & 9

We're BACK!

I know, I know, we went to 
this amazing Art of Homemaking conference! 
We met the Duggar family twice! 
We were all pumped up! And then we 
just went MIA for several weeks. 

I apologize. To be very honest our family has been going 

through a difficult time and it's not a 

situation we can let the whole world in on.  

We had to choose to keep posting 
as if nothing was going on or we 
could stay completely silent. Quite frankly it 

was just easier to just not post anything at all. 

We definitely want to remain genuine so I do feel it 

was the best decision. Although our hearts remain broken,

we desire this blog to be a ministry to other moms and we feel 

 it is time for us to precede. 

It does feel good to be missed! I was actually 

shocked to find that people noticed we 

had not posted in several weeks. 

We look forward to the weeks ahead! 

We have an even crazier 

December than most! We have what 

we call "Celebration Week"! 

Within 10 days in December, 

3 of my children and

 Jessica have birthdays and Jared & 

I celebrate our anniversary! 

(yes, that's A LOT of presents!) 

I can't promise a post everyday or the most creative 

original Christmas ideas. But I can tell 

you we are going to strive

 hard to share with you all the Christmas 

blessings we have been given this year

and how we celebrate them with our families! 

I wanted to start with this verse. 

This is my family scripture verse

 for this week. It's so important to remind myself and teach

 my children to think about true, right, Godly things.

 I don't know about you, but if I don't take every thought 

captive and test my thinking according to the verse below

 before I know it am headed down a road of sin, 

self pity, judgmental attitude, etc.  

Don't forget you can click on the

link and download it for your 

family! 

Download Free Printable Here

Blessings to you all! Thank 

you for waiting patiently

for our return!

Weekly Verse- Psalm 34:11-14

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Bubble Pizza- Family Night

After so much talk last week about

Bubble Pizza I thought 

I should introduce my children to their

Nina's famous recipe.

It's a fun recipe that all 

the kids were able to help

make. It was perfect for 

Family Night!

Please excuse the pictures. 

I don't know what my girls 

enjoyed most, cooking or taking pictures?!

BUBBLE PIZZA

What You Need:

4 pack of Biscuits 

Jar of Marinara

4 Cups of Shredded Cheese

Pack of Pepperoni

Gallon Baggie

Bundt Pan

Cut the biscuits

into fourths.

Roman really wanted to help

cut so he got himself 

a little butter knife. 

(it was not sharp enough to

cut anything)

Nixon and Roman

helped put the cut biscuits

into a gallon baggie. 

Isla helped pour

the jar of marinara into the baggie.

She then poured the cheese

into the baggie.

I sealed the baggie and 

mixed up all the ingredients.

After everything was mixed up

Roman added the pepperoni. 

I think most of the pepperoni

got eaten before it made it

into the bag!

Nixon waited patiently because she wanted to

be the one to put the mix in the pan. 

WARNING: 

It gets a little messy! 

Stick the bubble pizza the oven for 

about 45 minutes on 350. 

Lottie didn't help cook

but she was our DJ for the

evening! 

After a few songs and

new dance moves 

Bubble Pizza was ready to serve!

Basically this is like a pizza

monkey bread. 

It's easy to eat to with your hands. And it makes

the perfect dish for movie night. 

I am going to very honest,

bubble pizza was not as amazing

as I remembered it. 

(I think my taste buds have evolved

since the days of slumber parties

and Dirty Dancing) 

But my children loved it as much as I did

as a kid so it remains a family

favorite!