7 Months and other happenings

Chloe turned 7 months this week. She is getting more and more comfortable sitting up, though she still needs assistance. She really wants to 'Go' but can't quite coordinate everything to crawl. She has however figured out how to 'walk' over to a shelf in her jump-up. She looks so proud as she grabs at stuff. At those moments I get a glimpse of what is to come, lots of baby proofing! This weekend has been a bit rough because her 4th tooth, upper front one, is starting to break through and it looks really painful. Needless to say, she has been restless and a bit more prone to bursting into tears at anytime. I must say she is still a cutie and will look super cute with one top tooth and 3 bottom teeth, oh my!


Two weeks ago, one of my BFF's came for a visit and it was delightful, but far too short of a visit. I miss my sweet friend and it feels that life is flying by and all of a sudden she is having her second child in a couple of months! I did gets a few pics of Chloe and baby K.Last Sunday we were able to celebrate Jo's Birthday, and had a great time bowling ( I enjoyed a dinner with her too). I must say that JoAnna is one of the most graceful ladies I know and I am so thankful for her life and friendship.

Ben, Jo, Carolyn, Brent

Happy New Year!

Just two days into the New Year and the only thing that seems new is writing 2010 on some checks today. It amazes me that depending on my life circumstance, I see time in TOTALLY different ways. When I was single a year seemed like 10 sometimes. When I would go on summer trips overseas 6 weeks seemed like a long time to be away. When I was living overseas for 2 years the months counting down to the time out of country seemed like they would never pass. This past years has gone by so 'quickly'. There have been so many changes, some embraced more easily than others. I had some hard days after Chloe was born! This year brings the promise of more change, only God knows what those changes will be. I am sure I will freak out sometimes, I am sure I will smile knowing that the Lord sees us. I mostly want to trust Him in all of life (marriage, baby's naps, when she will crawl, jobs, friendships, etc...). Learning to trust God all over again in some ways. I think that is the beauty of having a relationship with Christ, that as life changes, he doesn't. He wants to meet me in new ways, show me parts of His character I have never known, change my heart to love Him and others more. I love this passage from The Message. I hope this is a passage I can come back to in the year to come.

1 Corinthians 13:3

If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love. Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have. Love doesn't strut, Doesn't have a swelled head, Doesn't force itself on others, Isn't always "me first," Doesn't fly off the handle, Doesn't keep score of the sins of others, Doesn't revel when others grovel, Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth, Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.

Here is the wonderful man I get to trust God with, what a gift!