BY GOD'S GRACE, MAY OUR FAMILY TREE BEAR GOOD FRUIT AS WE GROW TO KNOW & LOVE HIM MORE EACH DAY.

11.30.2018

HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY BRODIE!


16...

My little boy has become a man before my eyes.


Brodie, your mama is so proud of you! I thank the Lord most importantly that you walk with Him and are committed to being a disciple and follower of Jesus Christ above all other things. I have no greater joy! I thank the Lord for the musical talent and gifts that He has given you. May they always be used for His glory exclusively!


I loved watching you enjoy the instruments at the music store for your b-day, choosing your new guitar!
May God be glorified through every note you play...It's all for Him!


Brodie, thank you for the man of the house that you have committed to being,
especially when your dad isn't home. I feel safe with you and I'm proud of your chivalry.


Thank you for how you strive to grow more like Christ and I know with each passing year that is exactly what is going to happen in your life as you seek Him. Every day when I see you out at sunrise in communion with the Lord, my heart is overjoyed to know that you love Him and trust Him with your life. Truly, that is the gift to me as I reflect upon these past 16 years as your mother and friend...and look forward to many, many more!


We love you, Brodie!


It's been a special 16th birthday!!



"Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act."
Psalm 37:3-4

11.29.2018

THE PRECIOUS AT TRADER JOE'S


It's been a while since I shopped with a little one with a little cart.


But yesterday was so special watching my oldest delight in my youngest
as we shopped for Big Brother Brodie's b-day goodies at Trader Joe's.


Willow was all business.

And I couldn't help but feel reflective as I remembered like it was yesterday, my little 3 year old Aida shopping buddy. Wow, it goes fast and I'm thankful for the opportunity to look both forward and back thanks to the Precious at Trader Joe's.


"He changes times and seasons."
Daniel 2:21

11.28.2018

THESE DAYS...




























{with my people}


"These are the days"...and we'll remember this season with cherished fondness.


"For everything there is a season..."
Ecclesiastes 3:1

11.22.2018

HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY BECK!


Your smile brightens up our world!

Beck is...

sweet

gentle

tender

sensitive

honest

cuddly

friendly

humble

easy-to-please

inquisitive

affectionate

smiley

joyful

LOVED

7!


Happy 7th Birthday Beck!


We are FOR you! You are SO loved!!


"A joyful heart is good medicine."
Proverbs 17:22

11.21.2018

CURRENT CHAPTER...


A simple saying that makes sense for the moment...following our Shepherd wherever He leads.

"He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms;
he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young."
Isaiah 40:11

"We all live in chapters of our lives..."
-John Piper


{embracing the chapter with joy in the journey}

"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."
John 10:27

11.19.2018

NOBLE & INDIA - 6 YEARS


6 years ago, Noble and India were officially ours.


"God places the lonely in families."
Psalm 68:6

He makes them sons and daughters.


Taking some time today to reflect on all that God has done.

(Democratic Republic of Congo, 2012)

(February, 2015)

And all that He is yet to do.


"And the King will answer them, 'Truly, I say to you,
as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'"
Matthew 25:40