What a January it has been

Peace Out!!

Playing "Fancy Nancy" with mommy and daddy

Little Cinderella--January 17th videos

November and December videos

Kauai 2008

January 17th videos

God beams

As I spend time posting pictures and videos of my family I cannot help but to think of my sweet friend Bonnie back in Arkansas who is now learning to cope with the sudden loss of her husband Thomas in a car accident. I encourage anyone who is having a hard time finding strength to make it through a day to read her recent posts---I promise you will see God working in her life and find your own strength through her. I keep asking myself how does one pick themselves up each day and find the energy to take care of an almost 2 year old daughter and push through the exhaustion she must be feeling as she goes through her first trimester with new baby And is mourning her loss. I am deeply touched by her positive attitude, her strength and her sharing. About 8 years ago I went for a hike up Pinnacle Mountain, Bible in tow, searching for a verse that would help me in my own situation of disappointment and sadness--which by the way now seems microscopic in comparison to Bonnie's river of emotions--I literally flipped through my Bible and let the wind turn the pages. I know that sounds a bit idealistic to many, but that is how I like to roll :) To my surprise I looked down and read this :
"As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb,so you cannot understand the work of God,
the Maker of all things." Ecclesiastes 11:5

I love that. I had never read it before, it may have meant nothing to me before. But to me, when reading that passage, I heard "There is no way I can try to make sense of all things. Isn't it amazing that a baby can be formed inside a woman's body..and how unpredictable the wind patterns can be at any given moment? So don't try to look for 'reasons' or try to define what is 'meant to be' or in God's plan. He made everything...the details are too many...don't try to understand why things aren't working out because we Never will" and at that moment--that is what I needed to hear and it clicked for me. We need to live in each moment and I believe Bonnie and Thomas did just that as a couple, as a family and I pray for her continued strength.

Baby of Mine

Adalyn's Year in Review 2008!

Adalyn Faces

SILLY face. GRINCH face. PRINCESS face.