Blessings in a Simple Life

There are tiny glimpses of miracles everyday in life; I am writing this blog as a way to keep track of the simple joys that God has given me in an ordinary day.

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Yesterday was my mom's (shhh... 48th) birthday...

So yesterday was spent making "Nana" happy. My kids spent the day with my mom and I ate dinner with my family for her birthday. The pictures above are the most recent pictures I have of my little Mum. The first one was taken of my parents on my son's 1st birthday, January 7th, 2006. (She was a bridesmaid that day in one of her friends' wedding.) The second picture was taken last Friday, August 25th, 2006. Oma, the kids, and I spent the day with mom as an early birthday celebration, eating out for lunch, playing at Blowing Rock Park, and shopping at the Tanger Outlet Center in Blowing Rock. We had a blast.

For those of you who do not know my mother, I wish you could spend one day with her because I know you would absolutely fall in love with her. She is a chronic giver, lover, and listener. She is a strong Christian with a faith that brings a calm to your spirit when you are around her. She is the best model I have ever found to fashion my life after as a Christian woman, wife, mother, and friend. I thank God every day for allowing me to be so very blessed by having her as my mom.

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Kiddos

Thursday, August 24, 2006

I have just gotten a couple rolls of film back, so I am posting six of my favorites below of the kids. I hope you all enjoy them. I wish we were closer so you could see them in person. They really are amazing to me. Abigail is my strong-willed, outgoing performer, and Aiden is my laid-back, affectionate observer. I can't begin to tell you how much love I have for them, or how much dedication I have to give to them (or how much sleep I've lost for them!) Please keep them in your prayers, that God will bless them with spiritual, physical, intellectual, and emotional growth, that He will lead them to be faithful as they grow. That is my greatest desire for them...a strong faith!

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Toot Toot Tugboat

Here is Aiden, playing in the "Toot Toot Tugboat". He is very self-entertaining and is changing and growing by the second. He is trying new words every day and is definitely a mommy's boy. He will lay his head between my shoulder and neck and kiss my face for 45 minutes without stopping. Don't worry, I'm not complaining!

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Nature Girl

Abigail is one outdoors-loving-kid! She would rather climb rocks and play outside with no toys than spend a day at Toys-R-Us. The only thing better for her than being outdoors is finding her very own stage to perform on, too! Here she is in July singing "Jesus Loves Me" near some of my hostas before they bloomed.

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Sand Box

Little SandMan at the park in May! (Uncle Jay was so proud of those little boots he found for Aiden!)

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Florida Fun

This was from our visit to Ft Myers in June. Abigail enjoyed our visit to the Thomas Edison Winter Home on June 08, 2006.

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Just Ducky

It is amazing how captivating two cups and a duck full of water can be! This was taken on our 4th wedding anniversary, August 10, 2006.

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Daddy's Girl

Here is Abby helping daddy mow the lawn in July. It is an all-day project, and Abigail loves to bring daddy drinks and follow him through our property.

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Grasshopper

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Yesterday was busy with errands and wrangling two children while doing those errands. We had a couple pit stops for Abigail to potty (hurray, no more diapers during the day!), so it took a little longer than usual. However, in the midst of this busy day, I got to see something that absolutely fascinated me. You all might think I am weird to find it so interesting, but it really did capture my attention. There are a few different "styles" of grasshoppers, and yesterday one of the bigger, tan colored, not-so-pretty ones was on the hood of my car as we started out our day. We have a 20 minute or so drive to town, most of which I drive at 60-65 MPH. This grasshopper rode my hood the whole way, never jumping, flying, or getting blown off. We went to one bank, a few stores, another bank, and ran all of our errands. The little grasshopper held on to the hood of my car the whole day and did not jump off until we got back home and parked in the driveway. I never realized how aerodynamic they were, nor how strong their little legs and feet are. I just thought I'd share my new-found respect for this small creation! I hope everyone is having a great day! Don't forget to pay attention to the small things!

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