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One more week to go before another year starts. My oldest in 3rd grade, my second in 1st. Its seems unbelievable even now as I write it. UNBELIEVABLE! As one fellow parent once put it, "it breaks your heart doesn't it?" and it truly does. We spend all of our time and effort raising our children to achieve the next thing. Jump the next hurtle. But then when its happened we are left, mouths gaping at the half grown child standing in front of us. Each year as I plan my lessons and map out the weeks to come, I want to give my year a central focus. Last year my focus was to hide scripture in my children hearts. I made it a point every day to read and memorize a small passage of scripture. I found a book at this discount Christian book store for only $2 called Knowing God (Memory Bible Sing & Remember Book)  it contains 24 quick bible stories, scripture readings, and a song to help memorize scripture. It was a great tool for us. My house does a lot of singing. Most of our...

Two weeks ago our Adelaide Joy turned 2 years old! I can hardly believe that time has passed so quickly. It seems like we were just coming home with our little and watching her sleep in the cradle next to our bed. Now she is a full fledge two year old! Whenever we ask her how old she is she always responds "Two Old." "Yes" I will agree, "you are too old!" The sweet baby is growing into a little girl. But I am so thankful for her. I am so thankful that she is growing and learning every day! How blessed we are to watch our children learn and love.

Yesterday was September 13th. To the rest of the world this date doesn't have much significance. But to me and my family, it is a date that will always remind us to praise our Savior for his protection. September 13th of 2009, was the day that my water broke 13 weeks too early and started our 10 week stay in St. Mary's Hospital. Thinking back on that day I remember it being full of fear and anxiety. I remember thinking, "this cant be happening to me." I had no idea what was going to happen to me or my baby. In the beginning of my pregnancy I had chosen to have a midwife, mainly so I wouldn't have to be hooked up to a small command station or deal with the hospital madness. I guess God had other plans. The miraculous thing was, the whole time I knew that God was in control. For almost 3 weeks the Lord had led me to the first Chapter of James which talks about Faith and Perseverance. The week before I had a strong sense in my spirit that my faith was going to be...

If I were to describe the past 6 days in one word it would be ... "teething". Now granted I had been warned of this event from the time my daughter was born. But, no one could have explained to me the extent of sweat and tears that go into it. For 10 months I had affectionately gazed at my Little Loves toothless grin, wondering when those teeth would make their debut. Well, they're here. Last Sunday I was holding Adelaide and she starts laying her head down on my shoulder. Aw, I thought, its so sweet she wants to cuddle. The next morning I knew why. She woke up with a fever of 101*. So I get out the Walgreens brand pain reliever (because Tylenol is no where to be found these days), and for 3 days I try to bring this sucker down! Eventually on Wednesday I take her to the doctor's office. The doc gives the prescription and all should be better by morning. Right? Not a chance. These Pearly Whites are getting all the attention they deserve. By Thursday morning the...

This week my grandparents are visiting from North Carolina. This will be their first time meeting Adelaide. My Nanna and Papa were such a special part of my life and I was so looking forward to them getting to meet my Little Love. The first meeting was full of sweet kisses and hugs and of course the comparing of Adelaide's looks to her parents. My family is convinced that she looks like me and Luke's that she looks like him. Yesterday we took a four generations picture, my nanna, my mom, me and Adelaide. Four beautiful generations together. I have always loved these pictures. We are so blessed that Adelaide has all four of her Great Grandmothers living. I do not remember any of my great grandmothers, so seeing the love of these four matriarchs is so special to me. It amazes me that 50 years ago these women were new mothers planning for the future. Did they think of their great grandchildren then? Did they think of all the little lives that they would touch? We are so thankful ...

For four months I have basically been at home. This is not a bad thing, I actually love it! Occasionally I may brave a trip to the store, doctor's office, or church. Other than that I stay hunkered down in my foxhole with my precious little girl. However, lately I have noticed the degree of antisocial personality from my daughter and myself has been growing. So, it is time to venture out. On monday nights my parents hold a small group for young ladies. They have an adoring group of 20 something girls who pile in their living room and hang on every word that may escape their lips. And rightly so, my parents are wonderful!! For two weeks now I have gone and been a part of this group. I love the company, the dinner, and the time in God's Word, but it is still hard to leave my baby at home. I am so thankful that I have a husband who loves and adores his wife and daughter. When I decided to go to the small group I fully expected him to whine a little. You know the typical,"Why ...