Getting better & Valentine's Day wishes....

Well I believe the family is breaking free of all the winter time sicknesses. I will be so glad to see more spring days like this one. Bring on the sun dear Lord, we are over winter...( but hold the pollen please... )

I am finally posting about three posts I started before everyone got sick and this mama got very busy. I will try and do better. But it sure is hard to find the time I need to do everything I need doing. Whew.... I'm one busy mama, but loving every minute of it.

I cant sign off tonight without wishing ....Happy Valentine's Day to all our friends and family. We love you all and thank the good Lord for you all.

Life before, during, and after the flu....

It has been an interesting couple of weeks in our home. First we got two days of absolutely beautiful weather. It was awesome. We were all beginning to believe spring would never come.

And then bam ...we all got sick. Each of us with something different but all at the same time. First Mark, then me and last but not least Reese.

Guess who got the flu shot in our family.... we all did. But guess who got the flu this year... Reese.

Love these nice warmer days...

yeah... my legs are finally long enough

the flu wont keep me down...

this princess loves tamiflu

So precious....

Reese has been such a dream come true for me and Mark. She is the sweetest little baby girl I know. ( I'm a little biased I know ) Every day she bring such joy into our home. I cant image my life without her in it. Thank you Lord for my daughter.

Just this morning while we were eating breakfast and getting ready for work & preschool, she just leaned over and put both her little hands on my cheeks, turned my head, and whispered into my ear... " love mama & daddy " This wasn't the first time she's done this or her best pronunication of the words but the intent... the spontaneity was a first and it was simply beautiful.

It has been eleven years ago this month our son Noah went to heaven. I thought my heart would never be whole again. I thought I would never experience the love and touch of a child of mine but through the awesome gift of adoption, I now know these things.... and it's simply breath- taking...

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thougths of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Favorite things....

I know everyone has been wondering... what's up. We are still here ... promise. We've just been extremely busy. The new year has just began but it seems we just cant get everything done we need too. This is one busy working mom, baby girl and daddy.

I had started a New Years post. I thought was super cute, but I lost it all last night when I was finishing it up. Oh well.... I will try and recreate it later.

Reese wants to share with you what she's been up to and some of her favorite things so far this new year 2011...

... dress up is my # 1 favorite thing

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you just have to try it.

i'm still working on mom...she needs more accessories.... but she is one of my favorite people

# 2 is snow...

more snow please.. we got another snow storm down here.. in the south.

it's the perfect opportunity to wear my favorite color... hot pink

and play with another one of my favorite people... daddy

# 3 is play doh but i think i'm over the camera

# 4 is spagetti .. it is the perfect food

and cooking fairy style is the only way to go.... trust me.

# 5 sipping juice with a friend

it is the best way to relax at the end of a busy stressful day... try it.

... # 6 shopping and accessories

dont leave home without the perfect purse

....you just have to try some of my favorites things for yourself . they are so awesome...

you can trust me .

Merry Christmas... part 3

The most unbelievable thing has happened.... snow on Christmas day. We havent had snow in Ga on Christmas since the 1800's. What an awesome conclusion to a perfect Christmas...

Merry CHRISTmas... part 2

Let the unwrapping begin....well almost...Our power went out and we had to hold off the unwrapping until the power came back on. We decide to start with the gifts outside and not wrapped...

...a special thank you to Becky & Tanner.... we love the little house ( she didnt want to go back inside . I hope we have some warmer weather soon or I'm in trouble )

... a special thanks to uncle wayne & aunt ruby ( I believe she likes the jeep. maybe we will learn how to use it soon )

Yea the lights are finally on.... let the unwrapping begin..

Merry CHRISTmas

It's early Christmas morning and I'm up putting the finishing touches to our Christmas lunch with my dad and brothers and stuffing Reese's stocking with lots of little somethings...


And as I'm stuffing Reese's stocking, I cant help but think as the sun is coming up here this Christmas morn it's going down in China. Is there a mother getting ready for bed and thinking of a little baby this Christmas evening? Is she praying Lord for her daughter?...My prayer this Christmas morning is that as the light dims on another day in China, Christmas Day, that the true light of the world, Jesus, would shine bright and fill this country with the love and forgiveness you give us Lord. And Lord....surround this one mother right now hold her in Your arms and surround her with love..

Merry Christmas everyone....

"today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord"...Luke 2:11