Adeline Joy, It’s the eve of your first birthday, and as I sit here, I’m listening to my labor playlist from your birth. I’m also trying to wrap my mind around the reality that in the morning you will be ONE. You my precious girl, have made this last year more beautiful and joy-filled than we ever dreamed. One year of knowing you, and I
Elsie Jane, Today as we walked through Target, you were belting out the words to “I’m Trusting You” and you didn’t care in the least about what anyone thought of you. That right there, is what I want to remember about you as a two year old–your unashamed, joy and contagious excitement. You love life to the fullest and then some–and It’s the best, the
Dear Elsie Jane,
You amaze me. Two and a half years old today, and I sit here overwhelmed by the beauty that entered my life when I met you. I treasure you sweet girl–your Daddy and I both do. As we all pile into your big-girl bed at the end of each day, the very first moments we arrive there, I close my eyes and whisper my gratitude to our creator for you.
8 weeks. Enough time to fall in love a thousand times over. My heart has felt so many things in the last 56 days, I’m not even sure where to begin. So, for today I will keep it short and sweet. Elsie slept 9 hours last night, and is currently sleeping on my chest again, I can’t even describe the beauty of it. Needless to
Elsie is beautifully asleep in her rock and play, the sun is shining through onto the snow- lighting up our house as though its spring already. I kid you not, I can even hear the chickens next door, (No, we didn’t move out to the country, our neighbors must have decided that our neighborhood in the city could use a little farm-life noise.) and the
God is satisfaction, Jehovah has been gracious. Her name says it all. I’ve never been more sure of something in my life. Elsie Jane is such a beautiful gift, my heart can hardly take it. I love that the LORD knew exactly who she was from the beginning. Indeed it is true what they say, about it being instant love the moment your skin
Happy December! I know I’m a little late to welcoming in the last month of this year, but my oh my, time seems to be flying by these days. Now that we are entering the week before Christmas and December almost over itself, I wanted share one more celebration in baby H’s honor. Truly these celebration posts are more for my sentiments than anything else,
Oh sweet one! You are so loved. A few weeks ago, as the winds picked up and the snow/rain blew in, I walked across the street for a cozy morning indoors with some very precious friends. Your aunt Lisa made the walk with me, while we held our hoods on our heads and dashed for the warm home of our very dear neighbors. The house
As I sat down tonight, the house quiet, my arms stretched out across my growing belly, eyes closed, whispering words of thanks to my Abba, I began to go back. Back to the broken places that 2016 has held, back to the places of longing hope, and healing. To the places that feel fragile and tender even now as I remember them. I traveled all
Well Sweet little one, Mommy is currently sitting in the hospital lab for a 3 hour glucose test. Whatever the outcome of this test, I’m thankful to have you with me and moving all around. Since it’s just you and me for the next 3 hours, I thought I would tell you about your first baby shower. I’ll add in lots of pictures so
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