october in a nutshell

The month of October is my most favorite month in the whole year!! I know i have a lot of favorite things but this tops them ALL...the crisp autumn weather, the gorgeous brightly coloured leaves, apple picking, squash and pumpkins everywhere, and of course MY BIRTHDAY! oh yes it is a wonderful month. And it has not only been wonderful, but absolutely crazy busy. here is what the month of october had in store for us...

It started off with a wonderful Calvary Chapel Women's Conference where Gisella Yohannan spoke on the life of David in Psalm 62. It was a wonderful encouragement and challenge in my walk with Jesus. i must go back and read my notes again...how quickly we forget!!

Next i went to visit my family in America! I braved the 8 hour flight with my teething 7 month old and husbandless (he stayed home to work). Let me tell you it was a challenge. But God was good every step of the way. And it was totally worth it. My parents and brothers are absolutely in love with our little one. The spent every second of the day they could with him. Even if it was 5 in the morning, they wanted all the cuddles they could get! :) here are a few pictures from the trip.
my WONDERFUL husband sent we the best birthday present ever...a surprise visit from my best friend in the whole world before she moves to Kenya!

Caleb enjoying his uncle Michael :)

this is my mom and caleb on the beautiful beach on Seabrook Island!

my family!

cuddles with grammy!

The month was finished off with a beautiful trip the the Lake District!
And in and amongst all of this, Caleb has EIGHT teeth now! Can you believe it!?? And he is ALMOST crawling. And if that isn't enough....he had a lovely little virus called impetigo!
Now it is November and cold and rainy. The colourful leaves are disappearing too! We have got our hats coats and gloves all out and ready! I cannot say i am excited about this cold weather we are about to endure, but i do love England and its constantly changing weather. The only thing i don't think i will ever get used to is how it gets dark by 4!!!!
i hope everyone has had a wonderful october!
God bless.
the coopers
xx

He is the lover of my soul

The person i am talking about is Jesus. Here is just a simple, yet profound, thought for the day. At church we were in Song of Solomon. It is an interesting book and often avoided and misunderstood. I am girl and of course I love romantic stories. I'm a sucker for anything of the sort. And this my friends is the ultimate love story. I cannot even comprehend how amazing it is. So you know God...the one who CREATED the universe....yeah HE loves me. We are so precious to Him. Here is the one that gets me, "Thou hast ravished my heart"(4:9), we could so easily say that of the Lord. I mean, he died for us that we might have life!! But this is Him saying it to his bride! O that the Lord thinks upon us. He DELIGHTS in our love for Him. He longs for us to come to him and spend time in His presence. So please be encouraged today that Jesus Christ is the lover of your soul. He is pursuing you and winning you over and over again. Let him pour out His love upon you. Dwell in His presence and goodness. For He is good to His people. :)


In mom news, i am finding that there will ALWAYS be challenges. First it was colic and sleepless nights, breastfeeding problems to leaking nappies (diapers). Well the sleepless nights have returned. I thought that they were a thing of the past and were the lucky ones. I mean, he did sleep through the night since 8 weeks old. But now, he has learned to roll over, he is teething, and i guess at this age they start to go through separation anxiety. Well all this to say....the past few weeks i have had VERY little sleep. BUT God is good. I love my little darling more than ever. Being first time parents is so scary sometimes. So many new things come your way and you have NO idea what to do! I am so thankful i know the Lord, because i don't know how i would do it.
We are having SO much fun entering the world of solid food! Caleb has yet to truly like real food yet. He likes spinach....the weirdo...hehe. and sweet potato. But other than that, not so much. after all my hours of pureeing and making fresh baby food...it mostly ends up on me and everywhere else other than his mouth! :)


goodbye for now. God Bless you all.

friday night in the city.

Jesus came to earth to save sinners. He fellowshipped with the sick, the sinners and the tax collecters...the despised ones. We as followers of Christ are to do the same. On friday nights here in Bradford we are hitting the streets and preaching Christ. We have a heart to minister to those that are hurting and in need.This past friday was the second time we have gone out! It is a really blessed time of worship and teaching. We are going through the book of John. If you think about it, pray for us! If you live nearby....come and join us!! Its a beautiful thing to hear praises ringing throughout such a dead and desperate city.

God loves this city and is gonna do great things!

Isaiah 61:1-2 says "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn"

i don't have any pictures of the study yet....but here is a beautiful picture of a sunset over Bradford! I LOVE this city!

introductions.

hello everyone.
here is my blog about our little life over here in Bradford, England.
since most of my family and friends live sooo very far away, i will try to make it seem like you are here experiencing life with us, so you don't miss a thing! i might get carried away at times and post way too many pictures of my little son cause i just love him way too much. so be prepared! :) i want to say that i am so blessed to have so many friends all over the world! i can't believe how God brings people together. i love that God keeps us united even though we are so far away!

Here are a few pictures to sum up the year so far. It has been a very eventful year to say the least!!!my little caleb chief cooper was born on March 7, 2010. he weighed 9lbs 12oz!!

He is the sweetest baby you will ever meet!

my parents came to visit and we went to The Lake District for a lovely family holiday!
they are proud grandparents!!!

our first family photograph!

Please stay tuned for an update of this summer! Its been extremely busy and i think Caleb is trying to beat the world record for how many countries he can go to before he turns 1!!