Beauty on Display

"You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God. "

1 Peter 3:4

Praying for our girls to be shining lights of this truth. Beauty is from within; the outside doesn't matter. Not an easy task for a mother or father to do when messages of the complete opposite are thrown at us daily. We have hope in the One who can help us with anything, giving us the confidence to keep parenting in Truth and Love.

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

NORAH

Our second born continues to bring tons of joy to our family!

Norah turned 1 about a month ago, which seems crazy! It goes so fast. I find myself cuddling her, rocking her, and holding her more since she’s hit this milestone.

Current things she’s doing:

She’s pulling herself up. She follows me around the house saying mama. She crawls into my lap and then goes back to playing. She continues to suck her thumb when sleepy. She plays hide and seek with Emma. Emma plays chase with her. She still doesn’t like swinging on swings at the park. When mad, she’ll shriek to get my attention.

Meet Alice

Yes, that's right. Alice is a frog. You see, two days ago Ben was twiddling his thumbs sitting in the security booth at Harvest. As he was staring out the window, along hopped a spritely amphibian in the direction of the gate. Being a good security guard (and boy), Ben ran outside to apprehend the green culprit. Knowing full well how much Emma would love said frog, now in custody, Ben brought it home... so begins the saga of Emma's first pet.

Ben took Emma to the pet store to pick out a home for Alice. Thinking of Emma's typical girly tendencies, Ben suggested the aquarium with the purple top. Surprisingly, Emma snatched that one, returned it to the shelf, and picked up the green one, stating it was Alice's color. After picking up a water dish and some crickets, Emma was ready to get her new found (literally), friend home.

(Emma acting like a frog)

(Emma's excited about Alice...can you tell?!)

kids say the silliest things

Some recent quotes from Emma:

"I want to catch that squirrel and squish him."

"I'm so glad Norah popped out of your mouth." (Not going to correct her with how far from reality that is)

"Mommy, I smell your breath, I'm going to turn my head."

PSALM 139

For you formed my inward parts;

you knitted me together in my

mother's womb.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Wonderful are your works;

my soul knows it very well.

My frame was not hidden from you,

when I was bring made in secret,

intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed substance;

in your book were written, every one of them,

the days that were formed for me,

when as yet there were none of them.

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Our precious little girl is here! It's amazing to reflect on this verse from Psalm 139. I remember reading this verse to Emma when she was first born. Even though pregnancy can be a very trying journey for me, it's so worth it. God let me be a part of the miracle of life and for that I'm extremely grateful. He allowed my body to sustain a life for 10 months; now that's some thing to marvel at.