Hey, we are still here.

Wow! I can't believe how much you have missed of our lives in the last few months. As you can imagine, we have been quite busy. But oh, so blessed. Here is an update on the Amy family.

Grady is still busy as ever, and still very much in the "why" phase. This isn't the typical why phase though. You see, Grady is brilliant. He is so close to reading, that I can't believe he hasn't picked up a news paper, yet. But the questions he asks are very deep. Thought provoking. Like. . .

"Daddy, what kind of hawk is that?"

Daddy, "I don't know son."

Grady, "Probably a mo-hawk."

"Mommy, if Jesus had to die on a cross to get to Heaven; will I die on a cross?"

"Why does Raka Obama want to be our president?" This last question provoked a conversation, that inspired Grady, to ask his class in church on Sunday morning, to pray specifically for Barak Obama. Grady wanted to pray that he, Barak Obama, would come to know Jesus. (This is not an endorsement by the Amy Family, by any means.) The sad thing was, I didn't even know how Grady knew he was running for president in the first place. The child is constantly stretching and growing our thinking, and unfortunately testing our patience too. Here is a hint though, the answer that ends all questions is, "That's just the way God made it." Aren't children fun.

Will is now 18 mons. old and is very quickly on his way to the two's. We are in constant training mode with him. Who can blame him though. He is the middle child to a 5 mon old that refuses to sleep and a 4 year old that talks non-stop. Will doesn't say a whole lot, but his vocabulary is growing steadily. Ball is probably his favorite word. He saw one he wanted at Wal-mart today, and 5 miles down the road looked up with his beautiful brown eyes and sighed "Bawl". He is so precious and the best snuggle bug.

Grayson is the most smiley baby I have ever known. He will give a grin to anyone who asks. His little grin lights up his face, and usually whatever room he is in. He is rolling all over the place and thinks Grady and Will are the coolest. He has started boycotting sleep and the carseat, but other than that, he is the sweetest, most easy-going baby.

Wade is my hero. We have had a very difficult year. Wade's job began really picking up last year. The hours that his job demanded were on the average 70hrs/wk. He worked five, 12-hr days a week, usually 7 hrs on saturday, and was on-call every other week. He also had several out-of-town trips, where he would be gone all weekend. This was very hard on him and on our marriage. Wade didn't have much left by the time he got home, and what little energy he did have, went straight to the boys. Wade would usually fall asleep putting the boys to bed. After a lot of prayer though, Wade decided to leave his job. That is huge. He loved what he did, but when he realized the sacrifices we were making, he quit. I am so proud of him. He is currently looking for a new job, and studying to become a fire-fighter in the mean time. Wade begins on-line-fire-school on the 5th. He will be done on Sept. 20th. He is so excited.

As for me, it has been amazing to see God move mightly in our family. He has healed a lot and blessed abundantly. That sounds pretty crazy coming from a family with no income at present, but God is big. His promises are true. I am very excited to see what all will unfold in the weeks to come.

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and dust destroy; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven…” ~Jesus [matthew 6.19-20]

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single day to his life?"

"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like on of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?" ~Jesus [matthew 6.25-30]