Frye Fam Happenings

I (and my mom, coincidentally!) am reading Jesus Calling by Sarah Young for my morning devotional. I didn't read it this morning but just read it tonight and wanted to share how cool God is in speaking through this book. I mean, you would think He actually knows what's going on in my life (wink.) (March 31) "Taste and see that I am good. The more intimately you experience Me, the more convinced you become of My goodness . I am the Living One who sees you and longs to participate in your life. I am training you to find Me in each moment and to be a channel of My loving Presence. Sometimes My blessings come to you in mysterious ways: through pain and trouble . At such times you can know My goodness only through your trust in Me. Understanding will fail you, but trust will keep you close to Me........." Love it:)

I'm going to go ahead and post this, and I'll post what Derek wrote once he finishes writing it:) Well, family and friends, we're celebrating Titus' life at such a deeper level now!! Last night at our church homegroup, Titus ventured into the swimming pool. He is okay, but I want to share the whole story with all of you. We're not sure if he fell in or went in willingly. He climbs into the bathtub at home by himself, so he might have gotten in pretty slowly and then (obviously) not been able to stand/swim. I am better at writing than talking about things I need to think through, so I'm going to do that here. This way, you can all get the whole story (since I know I'm leaving things out when I just talk about it), and I can sort through my feelings. One of the main reasons for this blog is for us to journal about good times, fun memories, and our favorite pictures. This is obviously not something we like to think about, and certainly a time we will never forg...

The Barney balloon flew away, and I didn't take any pics of the Barney plates, napkins, OR cake. Oh well:) It was a beautiful day for playing at the park, and the kids had a lot of fun with their kites. Thanks for coming, everyone!!

Eli is 4 months old today. He is rolling, laughing, making his voice heard, and doing other normal 4 month old things:) His newest fave is watching us eat...he has his mouth wide open and will watch the food from your fingers/fork to your mouth, and then he'll give you a huge smile like he's so proud of you...haha. He's almost always happy as long as he's moving around, has company, and changes in scenery. We love you, Eli:)

Wow. I can't believe it:) Two years ago today, Titus was born. I hung streamers in Titus' doorway last night (a family tradition), and Justus and I went into his room this morning singing "Happy Birthday to You!!" He wasn't too enthused...He sucked his thumb, twirled his hair, and listened and then asked for his oatmeal and milk once we finished singing. After breakfast, though, I gave all 3 boys a bath, and Mimi called to sing to him. He LOVED it this time and had a huge smile on his face. Justus and I have been talking all day about it being Titus' birthday, and by lunch, he was singing "Happy Birthday" to himself. hahaha Titus is such a happy kid. He loves to smile and laugh, and he copies EVERYTHING Justus does. He is getting very good at running and actually has the "correct form." He looks so cute with his arms bent...like he's really running with a purpose now:) His favorite toys are his football guys and Shrek toys (still!) He w...

I have been reading articles this morning from people's blogs, Mothering.com, and different websites, and I am so discouraged by people's judgmental, "this is the way it is" opinions. It always bothers me when people talk about their religious/spiritual "convictions" as their opinions . If you really BELIEVE that Christ is the one and only way to Heaven, I don't see the need to say, "Well, that's just what I believe." If you ACTUALLY think that Christ is the only way to Heaven, then it's not "JUST" what you believe, you think it's true for everyone else, too, right? ...even if THEY don't believe that! Anyway, that's not what I got on here to write about:) After reading all of these articles about people's opinions on parenting issues, such as breastfeeding vs. formula feeding, selective vaccinating or not vaccinating at all, circumcision, breastfeeding in public, etc., I was so annoyed. I actually AGREED with a...

I've been singing THIS song all morning:) Also, here's a second verse to "Jesus Loves Me" I've been teaching to Justus. I stole these lyrics from a friend... I love Jesus, does He know, Do I often tell Him so, Jesus needs to hear me say, that I love Him everyday. Yes, I love Jesus Yes, I love Jesus Yes, I love Jesus I often tell Him so!

We are big park-hoppers when the weather is nice. Anytime we are bored or stir-crazy, we go to a park. Anytime we have some time to explore, we go to a park. We went to one of our favorites today, and we were lacking many necessary park supplies!!:) I have decided to stock our car with the following items TO REMAIN IN THE CAR THE ENTIRE SUMMER (haha, yeah right like that will happen!)..... 1. sand toys 2. balls (all sizes, shapes, and sports) 3. sidewalk chalk 4. bread for ducks, turtles, birds, and fish 5. change of clothes for EVERYONE, including myself, AND including extra diapers, wipes, underwear, socks and shoes 6. Eli's wrap 7. a picnic blanket 8. J and T's kites 9. a couple beach towels for wiping off wet slides, etc. 10. random park toys, like little cars and animals 11. toys for Eli to play with on the blanket Looks like I need to go clean out my car before I add all this junk to the mix! Don't ask me where the stroller and kids are going to sit! ;) Oh, and don...

There's nothing like listening to "I Can Only Imagine" by Mercy Me and hearing your 3 year old shout JESUS!!!! with such excitement when they sing His name. While Justus doesn't entirely get the whole Jesus "thing";), I love his innocence about it all. I made a cross out of sticks and some string today while we were playing outside, and Justus was telling me about Jesus dying on the cross. When I asked him why Jesus died on the cross, he said "so cars could drive on it"....What?! I don't know where he came up with that one!! We talked about how Jesus died and rose again and was in Heaven. Justus then told me that he wanted to go to Heaven when he died. It's so exciting to hear him say that:) We talked some more about what all of that meant and what believing in the truth of God and Jesus could mean in his life. It was such a precious time, and so funny to hear some of his explanations...hahaha