Sally is 12!!!

 Our Sweet Sally Ann is 12 today!

May 8, 2009

5:21pm

8lbs 9oz

Enjoy her 12th Year Slideshow!

Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl! We love you more every day!

Love always,
Your Family!

Mason turns 4 today!!

 Happy Happy Birthday to our sweet baby boy! Although, he's not much of a baby anymore :(

God sure knew what He was doing when He gave us this gem of a son!

Enjoy his yearly slideshow!

Happy Birthday to Uncle Joe Joe too!!

We love you more everyday, Mason James!

Love,
Your family!

On the eve of Mason's Birthday

 Tomorrow Mason turns 4! I have my stuff organized....kind of...and remembered to upload his interview! Enjoy the innocence.  Don't worry, we've chatted about the marriage part since this was recorded :)

Elizabeth's 9th Birthday

 Hello there!

We're still here! I guess you've figured out by now, I come around on Birthdays.  The rest is on my Instagram page and my own personal Google Photos :)

Today is our girl, Elizabeth's 9th Birthday!!  I don't like 9th birthdays. They're halfway to 18...Grateful for the COVID times of slowing down and enjoying the simple and by looking back on our pictures from the past year, we did just that!

It was a big year for our girl. She finally received her First Communion...on her HALF birthday, too.  Only God could do that, because it fell on a Tuesday! Never in a million years could we predict that one :)

Enjoy our sweet Elizabeth's 9th year!

Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Josephine! We love you more every day!

Love always,
Your Family

Emma is S I X!!

 Our Emma Jean is 6 today! We just got home from a long awaited vacation at Midnight last night.  We rallied to make our girl feel extra special!  She deemed it the best birthday yet! We love her simple joys! Despite getting home so late, she still woke me at 5am so I could snuggle her and sing happy birthday to her at 5:15am, the time she was born. Love this spit f

Enjoy her 6th year slideshow!

Happy Happy 6th Birthday, Sweet Emma Jean! We love you so very much!! God bless you on your year ahead!!

I really do hope to get back to regular blogging...hopefully I'll get our pictures up from our trip to Anna Maria Island!

Today Sally turns 11!!!

At 5:21pm today, Sally turns 11!

During my prayer time this morning I was praying with Philippians 4:4-13.

There were a few things from there that reminded me of Sally.  With the Lord's help, strength and guidance, Reid and I are helping to raise Sally to become true, honorable, just, pure, lovely and gracious. She sure is on the right path. So proud of our girl!

We delight in you, Dear Daughter!

Enjoy her 11th year slideshow...especially if you love the Frozen II songs as much as Sally:

Happy 11th Birthday, Sally! We love you so very much!

Love always,
Your Family!

Crazy Church Lady

Well, now that I've introduced the cyber world to Crazy Church lady, I might as well keep going with some things.  Because this friend of mine keeps encouraging me to do so, and there's been some affirmation.

Yesterday when I shared this image with my Instagram post:

My friend who has been encouraging me to post had to laugh.  The night prior, she had that very image come to mind in prayer, and I had no idea of it before I posted it. She was the sneaky photographer of this picture of me praying in the Adoration chapel before heading to our Women's Retreat.

Then, when I finished posting...which, is so out of my comfort zone, so there were some nerves behind the scene, I go to turn on KTIS and wouldn't you know it, Nobody was playing, the song I referenced yesterday :)

So, here I am today (picture is from a month ago, don't worry, I'm sheltering in place)

With the churches being closed, we're so longing for the Eucharist and the true presence of Christ. Last week the Lord guided my heart in helping me to realize that the strength of Christ has built up in us slowly and beautifully through all of our encounters with the Eucharist over our entire life.  Here are my actual journal pages.  Take from it what you will!

The verse comes from John 6:39

and then the perfect song to match these journal pages

I Have This Hope by Tenth Avenue North:

I Have This Hope

Tenth Avenue North

As I walk this great unknown
Questions come and questions go
Was there purpose for the pain?
Did I cry these tears in vain?

I don't want to live in fear
I want to trust that You are near
Trust Your grace can be seen
In both triumph and tragedy

I have this hope
In the depth of my soul
In the flood or the fire
You're with me and You won't let go

But sometimes my faith feels thin
Like the night will never end
Will You catch every tear
Or will You just leave me here?

But I have this hope
In the depth of my soul
In the flood or the fire
You're with me and You won't let go

Yes, I have this hope
In the depth of my soul
In the flood or the fire
You're with me and You won't let go

So, whatever happens I will not be afraid
Cause You are closer than this breath that I take
You calm the storm when I hear You call my name
I still believe that one day I'll see Your face

I have this hope
In the depth of my soul
In the flood or the fire
You're with me

I have this hope
In the depth of my soul
In the flood or the fire
You're with me and You won't let go

In the flood or the fire
You're with me and You won't let go

In the flood or the fire
You're with me and You won't let go

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Jason Ingram / Michael Donehey / Jeff Owen

I Have This Hope lyrics © Essential Music Publishing, Fun Attic Music, LLC

Enjoy the SUNSHINE and warmer weather that is returning this weekend!