A Day in the Life of Nathan & Natalee: September 2010

Because I Love You!

This post will always stay on the top. To see the latest happenings in the Little Webb Family, please scroll down, but not before you take this post into serious consideration!

I'm not someone who talks a lot and says what I feel or think...but when I do, I hope people listen because I feel what I do say is important. The last couple of weeks, I have had a thought come into my mind, but I keep pushing it away thinking that if I really need to do this I will truly know it. Every day this thought keep recurring to me and after what I heard today in the news, I felt I need to do this. I ask you to please read all of this. I know a lot of you that may read this don't share my faith and I have never pushed you into believing as I do because I wanted you to respect me and not be offended....but I am willing to risk my friendship with you right now to let you know what I need to tell you. Please don't stop reading this. It is very important to me for you to read this.

I truly believe with ALL my heart that Jesus is coming soon.....sooner than we all think He is. I have been really concerned about fears I have had for my children. Those fears are resolved, even though Satan does try to stir me up about it at times...........but I need to tell you all too about Jesus because I want to make sure you go to Heaven with me too!

I know it is hard for some of you to believe in something you cannot see........but if you trust me and have respect for me believe me when I say Jesus is real!! He is more real to me than anything in this world. I believe with all my heart, soul and mind that He did come to this earth, lived among us, died to save us and is living in my heart! I want you all to believe this too! Please do try to seek Him out and have Him to help you to see He is real too! He will if you ask Him!

When you have assurance that what I say is true, please consider the following things. You cannot get to Heaven and receive salvation from sin unless you do the following. Please do not stop reading! Please!

In the Bible (I am using the New Living Translation), there are verses to help us know our need for God. The first verse is Romans 3:23. It says For all have sinned; all fall short of God's standard. This pretty much says we all are not perfect. No one is perfect. You can do lots of good things and say a lot of nice things, but we all still do bad things whether we admit it or not. I've been accused many times of being a Miss Goody Two-Shoes, but I am here to say I AM NOT! I try to be good and kind because I want people to see Jesus in me, but in my mind I am a terrible person. I know I cannot get into Heaven based on my kindness or whatever deed I do.....and neither can you. In God's eyes, sin is all the same.....whether we think bad things or go out and kill someone. It is all the same. According to Romans 6:23 the wages of sin is death....if we do not ask God to forgive us we will be separated from Him forever. You are probably thinking "so what? What do I need with God". You need Him more than you think. God gave us life and even if we don't care one iota for Him, He cares for you so much. He cares for us even though we treat Him like crap....and we do. I treat Him that way...but yet He still loves me and I can't imagine.......I don't want to imagine....being without Him.

Well, what can we do? Our world lives like we can do all things on our own.....so what can we do to get God's acceptance of us? In Titus 3:5 the Bible says He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of His mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit. Then Romans 5:8 says But God showed His great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. God sent Jesus to come to us to die for us on the cross. Jesus had the opportunity to not do it, but He did. I often wonder why did He have to die. But if you think of it.....would you die for someone who did something bad in their place? I might for my children, but I certainly wouldn't for you or anyone else....but Jesus did! It was the ultimate sacrifice. Is there any more of a way to show your love for someone? I think not at all. Because of His death, He took our penalty of sin so we would not have to suffer it.......but we have to accept that He did this. If we don't, we will take the penalty ourselves. We will be sent to Hell. I know a lot of people say "If God loves us why would He send us to Hell?" God is giving us a choice. If He made you follow Him, would you respect Him? Remember when you were a child....when your parents told you to do something and disciplined you, did you think "Gee! Thanks Mom and Dad! I'm so glad you are making me do this even though I'd rather do something else!" NO! Of course not! God doesn't want to force us to do something either. He wants you to love him and know how much He cares for you but He isn't going to force you to love Him. All you need to do is what John 1:12 says....But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God. John 3:16 says it all....For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.

If you want to become one of God's own, just say this little prayer or one of your own. All you need to do is tell God you are a sinner and need His forgiveness and that you want Him in your life. This prayer will guide you if you need help:

Dear Jesus, I know that I am a sinner and I need you in my life. Please forgive me of all I have done and please be the Lord of my life. Thank you for coming to earth and dying for me. Thank you for being my Saviour! Amen!

If you didn't pray this, I beg of you to please consider it before it is too late. I love you very much and want you to be in Heaven with me. Please if you have questions, go to another Christian you respect or email me (see link to right) and we will most certainly help you!

Thank you for reading this and please take this seriously. I love you too much not to say anything.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Gradnparent's Night

Grandparent's Night was at school last night. Grandparents get to come and see the classroom, meet the teacher and hear some songs sung by the grandkids. Tonight was extra special for me. When we got to Nathan's classroom, his teacher was telling what a good boy he is and how he always obeys and she said he is even raising his hand to answer questions. She said he has amazing answers and she gave us an example of one he had just said the day before. While crying, the teacher told us they were learning about the earth and how it takes care of us. She then asked the class to give examples of other things that take care of us. The kids were giving answers like parents, grandparents, trees, etc...........well, Nathan shyly raises his hand. When she called on him, his answer was JESUS! The teacher said she had had a rough night and was down that day but when Nathan said Jesus, she said she felt God telling her that everything was ok. I have to admit it was good for me too. I have had a rough month and yesterday was the climax. I had just finished crying before we headed to the school. This made everything so much better. Isn't God great!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Is She Dead??

We were in the kitchen all busy and all of the sudden Nathan asked his Daddy "Is she dead?" Natalee was so tired she just laid down in the kitchen floor. In the middle of drinking her strawberry milk, she conked out! That child will sleep anywhere. Ha ha!

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Ice Cream!!!

Friday, September 24, 2010

Icee

Nathan loves Icees! After school today we had to make a quick run to Wal-mart. While walking through the parking lot Nathan asked me if I was going to get him an icee. I told him they don't have icees here just at Sam's. He wanted to ride to Sam's to get one and I told him it was just too far. He said "It's not too far. It is in the same country!" Ha ha! He is so funny!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Dirty Word

Not only does God hear, but little children hear every word you say too.........Today when Nathan came home, he wanted to play the Wii with me. While playing mini golf, Nathan missed his shot and said a word............I was like "Nathan what did you say??" He repeated it and quickly told him that was not a word Jesus wants us to say. I was shocked a bit when he told me where he heard that word........it was not at school either. When I told him why we shouldn't say that word and what it meant, he started crying and was afraid that because he said that word, he was not going to get to go to Heaven. That discussion then led to why a person would not get to go to Heaven. Even though the word said was bad, it turned into a good discussion about salvation with him. A while back Nathan said the prayer while in bed but I really didn't think he understood what he was doing......and I was right cause he didn't. At church when the pastor asks who isn't saved, I peek and see him raise his hand. I told him when he is ready to let me know and we will talk about it. He said he isn't ready yet, but he is definitely getting closer to that great day I think. He is scared about being baptized and I'm afraid that is holding him back. So, please say a prayer for him and us as we lead him. I'm excited and scared at the same time. I don't want his fears cause him to wait like I did. None of us can afford to wait. It's a too important decision to delay.

Bragging Time!!!

OK......I know I've bragged about Nathan's spelling test last week.....but this week I have to do some extra bragging. Last week Nathan got some new words to learn but I didn't think he would be tested on them since it was a short week with Labor Day......but I was wrong. He was tested and I was so afraid I had ruined his grade by not studying more. Well today he brought home his test. The child made a 101!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not only did he correctly spell all 10 of his spelling words, he also correctly spelled a bonus word the teacher added to the test that was not on the list of study words!! WHOO-HOO!!! Way to go Naffy!!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

My Artist

Ever since Nathan has been little, he has always loved to draw. Since being in first grade, his drawings have really developed. I was really impressed with his drawing he made today of a boat.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

SHIVER ME TIMBERS!! It's me birthday party!!

ARRGH Matey! Today we celebrated Nathan's birthday Pirate Style!! Our church graciously let us use the facility to invite all Nathan's fellow pirates to some birthday fun!

Natalee climbing up into the inflatable. The church has one and we were able to use it for the party. That helped a lot!

Nathan, Natalee and Nathan's school friend Zachary. Nathan was sooo excited his friend from school could come. He is such a good friend for Nathan.

Nathan's friend since he was a baby, Hannah. They are just 2 or 3 months apart in age.

Natalee really enjoyed the inflatable until she had a fight with the pavement. The pavement won unfortuantely.

The famous 70 cupcakes!!

Our Pirate Pinata! The kids had a ball with this but boy was it dangerous!!

Time for Pizza!!

Nathan and all his fellow pirates!

The birthday boy takes the first hit!

Present Time!

Happy Birthday Nathan!! We love you!!!

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Happy Birthday Nathan!!!

It's hard to believe, but my baby boy is six today! Since we are having his party over the weekend, I thought I'd pick him up a cookie cake - which he loves - to celebrate his big day! He also took a trip to Toys R Us to pick out his gift. He is really getting into Lego kits so he picked him out two. He had a pretty good day!