Three Years Old

Saturday, January 24, 2009




My baby girl is three years old today.

Her eyes were barely open this morning when she shouted: "It's my BIRTHDAY!!"

We celebrated with a breakfast of oatmeal with blueberries (and pink sprinkles), a wonderful jump party with 7 little friends and several big friends, the long awaited strawberry cake, some Guitar Hero followed by a nap, her favorite "chicken and rice" dinner with Angie at Pei Wei,
a short trip to the mall, and then probably the last of the "I'm __ today" baths.

A WAY fun jump party video will follow later this weekend...

One Day

Friday, January 23, 2009




One more day until these pictures will be one year old.

Time really does fly when you're having fun.

Two Days

Thursday, January 22, 2009



Two days until these pictures are exactly two years old.

Amazing.

Three Days

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Three days until this picture is exactly three years old.

Unbelievable.

I'm three days away from being the momma of a three year old.

Home again, Home again

Tuesday, January 20, 2009
I've been out of town for the last several days - sorry for the lack of posting. I went to take care of some people I love in Lubbock who needed a little taking care of... not to mention a good dose of that cure-all medicine called time with Kate.

Life is a steep uphill climb sometimes - and when my life gets tough, I so appreciate those people who come alongside me to sympathetically listen, to encourage or advise, and sometimes to physically help me keep moving forward until the going gets easier and I can do it on my own again. I don't know how I would have survived some of my life's toughest rough patches without the Lord sending people like that my way.

Both of the people I went to Lubbock to love on have been those special type of encouragers countless times for me over the past several years. The cookies I baked, miles I drove, and hugs I gave this past week were merely tiny drops in the bucket compared to all that these special women have invested in my life. It was a privilege to get to give a little back to them out of all that they've so freely given to me. I came home with a tired body, but with a very full heart.

I'm so thankful to be in a season of my life where I'm able to give - it truly is better to give than receive!!