Christmas

Letter from Jesus about Christmas


It has come to my attention that many of you are upset that folks are taking My name out of the season. How I personally feel about this celebration can probably be most easily understood by those of you who have been blessed with children of your own.

I don't care what you call the day. If you want to celebrate My birth, just GET ALONG AND LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

Now, having said that let Me go on. If it bothers you that the town in which you live doesn't allow a scene depicting My birth, then just get rid of a couple of Santas and snowmen and put in a small Nativity scene on your own front lawn if all my followers did that there wouldn't be any need for such a scene on the town square because there would be many of them all around town.

Stop worrying about the fact that people are calling the tree a holiday tree, instead of a Christmas tree. It was I who made all trees. You can remember Me anytime you see any tree. Decorate a grape vine if you wish: I actually spoke of that one in a teaching, explaining who I am in relation to you and what each of our tasks were. If you have forgotten that one, look up John 15: 1 - 8.

If you want to give Me a present in remembrance of My birth here is my wish list. Choose something from it:

1. Instead of writing protest letters objecting to the way My birthday is being celebrated, write letters of love and hope to soldiers away from home. They are terribly afraid and lonely this time of year. I know, they tell Me all the time.

2. Visit someone in a nursing home. You don't have to know them personally. They just need to know that someone cares about them.

3. Instead of writing the President complaining about the wording on the cards his staff sent out this year, why don't you write and tell him that you'll be praying for him and his family this year. Then follow up... It will be nice hearing from you again.

4. Instead of giving your children a lot of gifts you can't afford and they don't need, spend time with them. Tell them the story of My birth, and why I came to live with you down here. Hold them in your arms and remind them that I love them.

5. Pick someone that has hurt you in the past and forgive him or her.

6. Did you know that someone in your town will attempt to take their own life this season because they feel so alone and hopeless? Since you don't know who that person is, try giving everyone you meet a warm smile; it could make the difference.

7. Instead of nit picking about what the retailer in your town calls the holiday, be patient with the people who work there. Give them a warm smile and a kind word. Even if they aren't allowed to wish you a "Merry Christmas" that doesn't keep you from wishing them one. Then stop shopping there on Sunday. If the store didn't make so much money on that day they'd close and let their employees spend the day at home with their families

8. If you really want to make a difference, support a missionary-- especially one who takes My love and Good News to those who have never heard My name.

9. Here's a good one. There are individuals and whole families in your town who not only will have no "Christmas" tree, but neither will they have any presents to give or receive. If you don't know them, buy some food and a few gifts and give them to the Salvation Army or some other charity which believes in Me and they will make the delivery for you.

10. Finally, if you want to make a statement about your belief in and loyalty to Me, then behave like a Christian. Don't do things in secret that you wouldn't do in My presence. Let people know by your actions that you are one of mine.

Don't forget; I am God and can take care of Myself. Just love Me and do what I have told you to do. I'll take care of all the rest. Check out the list above and get to work; time is short. I'll help you, but the ball is now in your court. And do have a most blessed Christmas with all those whom you love and remember :

I LOVE YOU,
JESUS

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16

Merry Christ-mas and warmest wishes for a Happy, Healthy and Wonder-filled New Year

Maternity Pics

I finally decided I better do maternity pictures before it gets to late. I wanted to do something to look a little westerny (if that's even a word). My sister took a whole bunch of pictures and I think these are the only ones that I liked. Most of the pictures I ended up looking like an actual farm animal.

We had a fun day. We went out to a friends ranch and Aven enjoyed seeing all the horses and playing in the hay. He calls all the animals puppies.

I still can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone by. I am learning to enjoy it as best I can even if I might be in pain or have a hard time chasing Aven around. Nothing beats the feeling of your baby kicking around and moving knowing in just a few short months she will be here. I feel so blessed!


hmmmm....I wonder when my life will be this peaceful again??

17 Months

What I am up to these days.

Well now that I am 17 months, I know that I am able to do everything on my own. I like to test my Mom to see what she will do if I try and hit her. She always tells me no, which I have found to be a funny thing and love to tell her that back all the time.

I love to watch my Mom who has for some reason gained some weight the past 7 months. She isn't as fast as she used to be and I enjoy trying to watch her chase after me.

She likes to bring this lady around with her all the time who they call Nanny. My Mom says she is her life saver. I like to test Nannies patience out too and see if she still thinks I'm cute when I pull her hair when we are in the store or pinch her face. It's crazy I keep doing it and she still tells me she loves me!

I also like to make her chase after me since my Mom is slow these days. You should see this, it's pretty funny!

My Mom always says it's a good thing that I am cute because I sure like to give her a hard time.

Do you see what she means?

I also hear that I have a new name and it's Big Brother. I'm not really sure what that means yet but I have a feeling that something strange is going on. My Mom keeps trying on these silly hats and bows on me and laughing. I can't wait to see what all this is about.

Although I can be a bad boy sometimes I know my Mom and Dad love me so much and would do anything for me. They say they can't believe how big I am now and how I have become such a fun kid to be around. I have to say that even though I can be a handful at times I love them too!

Missing in Action

I know I haven't posted in awhile I've been super busy lately. I'm assuming once the new baby comes along I probably wont ever blog. haha Aven has reached his early terrible twos and it is not pretty. He has started hitting and pinching. It is becoming really embarrassing. I am only hoping this is a phase. Everyone wonders why I haven't gained 40 lbs like I did with Aven, if you spend 5 minutes with me you can understand why. :) Although with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up and all the good food I will be right up to where I was with him. ha

As some of you know my sister and her family are going to be traveling the United States and are leaving this morning. We went over on Saturday to my Moms and I helped watch the kids and spend some time with them before they left. It was super hard to say goodbye knowing I wont see them till probably sometime this summer and to think that my baby will be almost 6 months! I do have to give my sister credit though cause I could not do what she's doing. I'm pretty sure if it was our family I would be having to drop Aven and Johnny off somewhere along the way. :) We will miss them!

Here is Aven and all his cousins hanging out before they had to leave :(

Halloween 09

I always think that it will be so fun to dress up every year especially since Aven is still little and I can still get away with a family theme. I always think that until the day of Halloween comes and I realize how stupid I turn out looking. At least I can look back and know I did it all for the sake of my kids and to make it fun for them. :)

Here is the Cave family and their baby Dinosaur.

Aven and Aunt Brenda...Two babies

We got to see a firework show at the church which if you can't tell by the look on Aven's face he loved it!

Aven had alot of fun eating candy and helping Mommy eat all the food she had to get :)

27 Weeks

Sorry haven't updated much lately. My father in law is in from out of town this week so we've been pretty busy. I started working part time from home which I am liking alot more. I've found I can get alot more done around the house. Today I am 27 weeks pregnant. I can't believe how fast time is flying by. I'm hoping to get some maternity pictures with my face actually in the picture but the way I look today I am sparing you.

27 Weeks Pregnant

I even had enough spare time to try out some sewing. I've been saying since I found out I was having a girl I needed to learn to sew and start making her stuff. This is my attempt at making a dress. It's not all that great but I'm learning. I might actually start getting better in time to make her prom dress. HA yeah right.

Thinking of having kids??

Do This 10 Step Program First

Lesson 1

Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their...

1. Methods of discipline
2. Lack of patience
3. Appallingly low tolerance levels
4. Allowing their children to run wild
5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's breastfeeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behavior.
Enjoy it because it will be the last time in your life you will have all the answers.

Lesson 2

A really good way to discover how the nights might feel...

1. Get home from work and immediately begin walking around the living room from 5pm to 10pm carrying a wet bag weighing approx. 8-12 pounds, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly.
2. At 10pm, put the bag down gently, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep.
3. Get up at midnight and walk around the living room again, with the bag, until 1am.
4. Set alarm for 3am.
5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2am and watch an infomercial.
6. Go to bed at 2:45.
7. Get up at 3am when alarm goes off.
8. Sing songs quietly in the dark until 4am.
9. Get up. Make breakfast. Get ready for work and go to work (work hard and be productive.)
Repeat steps 1-9 each night. Keep this up for 3-5 years. Look cheerful and together.

Lesson 3

Can you stand the mess children make? To find out...

1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.
2. Hide a piece of raw chicken behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.
3. Stick your fingers in the flower bed.
4. Then rub them on the clean walls.
5. Take your favorite book, photo album, etc. Wreck it.
6. Spill milk on your new pillows. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?

Lesson 4

Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems.

1. Buy an octopus and a small bag made out of loose mesh.
2. Attempt to put the octopus in the bag so that none of the arms hang out.
Time allowed for this- all morning.

Lesson 5

Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don't think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that.

1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there.
2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.
3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle Cheerios all over the floor, them smash them with your foot.
4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.

Lesson 6

Go to the grocery store. Take the closest thing you can find to a pre-school child. (A full-grown goat is an excellent choice). If you intend to have more than one child, then definitely take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goats eat or destroy. Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.

Lesson 7

1. Hollow out a melon.
2. Make a small hole in the side.
3. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side to side.
4. Now get a bowl of soggy Cheerios and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane.
5. Continue until half the Cheerios are gone.
6. Tip half into your lap. The other half, just throw up in the air.
You are now ready to feed a 9 month-old baby.

Lesson 8

Learn the names of every character from all shows on PBS, the Disney Channel and Noggin. Watch nothing else on TV but shows from these channels for at least 5 years. (I know, you're thinking "what is Noggin?") Exactly the point.

Lesson 9

Make a recording of Fran Drescher saying 'mommy' repeatedly. (Important: no more than a four second delay between each 'mommy'; occasional crescendo to the level of supersonic jet is required). Play this tape in your car everywhere you go for the next four years. You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.

Lesson 10

Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continually tug on your skirt hem, shirt sleeve, or elbow while playing the 'mommy' tape made from lesson 9 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.

But somehow at the end of the day a smile and a peanut buttery messy kiss makes it all worth it!