"B"

In honor of little man learning the "ba" sound this week, 
things that begin with the letter "B:"

Books

Bowl-licking

Bath time

Bears...
Beets. Battlestar Galactica.


Happy Friday. :)

Mother's Day

My first Mother's Day with Liam was special and full of blessing.

The very first thing I do every morning is brush my teeth (I can't stand to have that nastiness in my mouth for even one second!) Knowing this, Will left a card from him on my bathroom sink (my 1st Mother's Day card!). Then I went to wake up the little guy so we could get ready for church and I found this:

A card from the little guy (he "wrote" on it himself) :)

My present is being made (I'm so excited!!) and pics to come when it arrives.

Liam, I can't tell you how thankful I am that the Lord has allowed me to be your mom. You teach me new things everyday about life, myself, and most importantly about the Lord. You are the sweetest little boy and my heart overflows with joy that your Dad and I get to share life with you. 

Top 5

It is no secret, we McKays love to read. We have books in every corner of our home. 

The little guy is even joining us:

So this is the first in a series of posts of my favorite books. I'll be listing by subject/interest/topic and including my favorite 5. This list is not exhaustive...just a few suggestions of phenomenal books.

1st on the list: 

Top 5 Favs: Prayer

Operation World: a daily resource for praying specifically for all nations. 

Prayer by E.M. Bounds: a collection of many of his great works on prayer. Power Through Prayer is probably the one I read the most often.

Praying God's Word by Beth Moore: Chapters divided according to strongholds (idolatry, pride, unbelief, addiction, depression, etc.). Specific Scripture is given to pray for each. 

The Autobiography of George Muller: an excellent example of what a Christ-follower's praying life looks like. (I love biographies...a post on my Top 5 fav bios to come soon.)

The Power of Crying Out by Bill Gothard: A look at those in scripture that cried out to God. God hears our cry!

There are many more books on prayer that are excellent, and many authors as well (Don Miller, Stormie Omartian, Sylvia Gunter), but I thought I would just mention a few. Of course, learning to pray does not come just by reading about it, but by praying.