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Sunday’s Snow
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Love at first sight
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Remember When?
Do you know what caused this look of satisfaction? This. I put on rubber boots, stumbled out into the torrential rain, down the cellar stairs {in the dark} and hauled up a box full of antique Barbie toys all by the glow of my trusty flashlight. Did anybody else have this? As I recall, it was my very first piece of Barbie paraphernalia. I got it from Santa along with a very basic Barbie & Ken in bathing suits. I spent many a Saturday afternoon on the porch with this pool. The shower no longer works and we're missing a chair and the base to the lifeguard stand, but despite over twenty years of life, it still looks pretty good and more importantly still makes my heart race. Ella was sad that all we did tonight was scrub it down and lay it out to dry, but I know that tomorrow ...
Chicken Wing
Josh has been working on a masterpiece at my parent's house today, helping them get ready for my sister's wedding. I have a stack of bills to pay, note cards and invitations to order and tv to watch. Chicken wing {as I've taken to calling her, which in turn brings on riotous laughter} is naked, eating biscuits and in a less than fabulous mood. I tried taking a picture of her long after-bath curls, but she cried and snarled at the camera. She looks like a rock star with a mullet fresh out of the shower. Instead, here's a photo most of you have likely never seen. From her birth announcement over two years ago. Precious right? We've got lots of fun planned for the weekend, so I promise more recent photos and fun are soon to follow. Have a great Thursday. ...
McDonald’s & Basketball
Know what we did tonight? Ate chicken nuggets, got a Hello Kitty watch, jumped off the bleachers with Cory and cheered Sweet Daddy on. ...
Eyes on the Prize
So the potty training has been going well around here, all things considered. We're doing great with tee-tee, but having some problems with the other half of the spectrum. We've really been practicing and she is trying, but the girl has some issues and they complicate things a little. She had a rough day both Friday and Saturday, with only one successful potty-trip both days. We went through endless pull-ups and she was really frustrated with herself. Heck, I was frustrated, too. Yesterday, things went much better. We even ran to the potty mid-service at church last night; she had exactly zero accidents. When I dropped her off this morning I reminded her that we were shooting for no accidents again today and that if she called me to tell me she'd been dry all day, I'd stop and get her a ...
Sunday’s scripture
Don't you love it when God speaks to you? Especially when he answers a prayer exactly the way you wanted or affirms your place in life? What about when He give you a firm no? Even worse... what about conviction? We are studying a book on Sunday evenings called The Pursuit of Holiness and I have really enjoyed the sermons. Tonight our pastor preached on The Power of Conviction. Here is the scripture that really knocked my socks of: "Don't copy the customs and behaviors of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is. As God's messenger I give you this warning: Be honest in your estimate of yourselves..." Romans 12:2-3 Um, ...