Girl Time

Last night was Girl Time at church. Yummy dinner, awesome worship and meaningful fellowship. Soooo good for the soul!!!!

my photo for 1-11-10

Lazy Sunday

Gotta love lazy weekends!!!
We went to the late service at church, out to lunch with friends, and lounged around the house the rest of the day. It was so very relaxing!

Kennedy was not into me practicing my photography on her!!! I have many shots of her running away or covering her face like this!

Instead, she took the camera! And she did a pretty darn good job! She took this one of Jeff and I edited it. What do you think?!

Another Angel Baby

I just got the news that a scrappy friend of mine lost her daughter this morning. Sonda's family has the most amazing story. Her daughter, Baylee, was diagnosed with Leigh's syndrome as an infant and the doctors didn't expect her to live past 2 years old. Baylee had other plans! What a fighter she was! Last July the doctors found an agressive tumor that reached from her brain to her spinal cord. Baylee was given weeks to 3 months to live. For the past 6 months Sonda and her husband have put their lives on hold to cherish every last minute they could with their sweet girl. Baylee died in her mother's arms this morning, just a little over a month shy of her 14th birthday. You can read more about Baylee's story here and please feel free to leave the family a word or two of support.

My heart just breaks for them. I want so desperately to understand why these things happen. But I know it just isn't something God wants us to know, or that it is something our earthly minds just can't grasp. But I will continue to put my trust in Him. I believe that Baylee is being rocked in Jesus' arms, just as my sweet Sam is. And how wondrous it will be when we are both reunited in Heaven with our children!

Proverbs 3:5

⁵ Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

Isaiah 26:4

⁴ Trust in the LORD forever,

for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.

2 Samuel 12:23

²³ But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me."

I don't know that I have shared this video or song with you all or not. So if I have, I apologize for my repost. Each time, and I mean EACH. TIME. I hear this song I cry. EACH. TIME. It still hurts so much, even 22 months later. Anyway, enjoy the son

g....Stephen Curtis Chapman is amazing. If you don't know his family's story you are missing out. He is such a great testament to faith and what it can and will do. Anyway, that is all a post in itself! So here is the song....oh and I decided to add a little blurb from him, too.....

And I will leave with my photo for today.....my sweet, sweet girl. I will now go give her extra kisses while she sleeps in bed. She is truly God's child, His gift to me.

January 9, 2010

1.8.10

Here is my photo today. Not exciting at all. It was such a crazy day for me I didn't get many photos. This is of our living room. I just added these shelves and the wall saying.The lighting isn't very good, the photo is kinda blury, but hey - I got it done!!!!

Qs with Kennedy & photos!

Photos A Day
Jan 6 & 7


Jan 6
These are the photos from yesterday. Brrr.....more cold and snow!! This is what the deck looked like in the afternoon....we got more snow all night so today there was more!!!!

Jan 7

Today was supposed to be the first day back at school for Kennedy. But school was canceled. And it is again tomorrow. The snow looks so inviting...but it is bitterly cold. Bummer.

We tried a new twist on Jello! While in Iowa last weekend, Lindsay had served us some super cool, layered Jello! We decided to try it. It didn't work out NEARLY as well as hers! But it was still fun! And yummy to eat!

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It has been awhile since I asked Kennedy some random questions, so we decided to try some again tonight!!!

Who is the best singer you know?

Kennedy: you!

Me: Me?

Kennedy: Yeah, you’re the best singer mommy.

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Why does it snow?

Kennedy: because it just has to. Is that it?

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Where was I born?

Kennedy: In Iowa.

Me: Yes! Do you want to guess the town?

Kennedy: I’m gonna try to guess it. Hmm…I forgot.

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What do dogs dream about?

Kennedy: Running.

Me: Anything else?

Kennedy: Running away!!!

Me: (bust out laughing)

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*Now it is Kennedy's turn to ask me!*

Do you know what dogs love to eat?

Me: Yes. They love meat!

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And finally, some photos of silly Copper in the snow!!!!!

More photos!

I have been playing with my PSE 8.0!!!! FUN!!! So be ready for lots of photos!!!!!

January 5th
Shopping carts outside the grocery store
Can I just say BRRRRR......it is sooo cold here!!!!

January 4th
Kennedy got these amazing clip-on earrings from Aunt Kate! Authentic from the 1980s!!! She is in love with them and flipped her hair all night!

The rest of these photos are from our trip to Iowa last weekend. Yeah, I probably over-processed most of these, but I had fun playing - so DEAL with it!!!!

Isabel enjoying the snow piles!

Kennedy and Uncle Ryan

Kennedy getting help from Uncle Ryan

Daddy pulling Kennedy in the sled

and again!

Thanks for peaking!!!!!

Photo A Day!!!

For Christmas I got a newer version of PSE! I finally got 8.0! But now I need to get familiar with the changes and updates! I have been searching for actions and presets and my mind is a jumbled mess right now! But here are my photos so far this year!!!!!

January 1, 2010
My grandmother, Phyllis
Quick Christmas visit to Mom, Randy, Grandma & Grandpa in Iowa



January 2nd
Kennedy
Still in her jammies, showing Uncle Ryan and Daddy how to box - Wii style!!!




January 3rd
My brother, Ryan, rubbing his wife's feet

It is a start!!!! Back with more later!!!!!