Faith's First Birthday Party

Faith's birthday cake!
(Thanks for helping me make it Amanda! It was a blast!!)

Faith and Mommy.

The party aftermath...Faith loves Erica!

Lunch. Yummy!

Birthday girl.

We had a blast at the party yesterday! I can't believe that Faith is already 1! She is walking and talking up a storm. Thanks to everyone who came to celebrate. It was so fun!

Ode to girlfriends...

It's amazing how your opinion on certain things most definitely changes as you get older. I say that because when I was growing up, my closest friends were boys. Life was less complicated if I stuck to the easy-going, straight forward, straight talking boys. I couldn't stand the fact that you could be "best friends" with a girl one day and enemies the next. It's strange how girls are...it's such a love-hate thing.

Then you grow up. Everyone has babies and BAM life changes. And I mean CHANGES! (In a good way of course!) I started to realize that I needed someone in my life to help me cope. So, who do I turn to? Tyron. Poor guy. I wanted him to listen to me as my life was completely redefined by a little man named Luke. I wanted empathy over the fact that I literally didn't sleep for 4 months. Then I was mad at him for not understanding everything that I was going through. Looking back on life, I can only be described by one word.....retarded.

Fortunately, God intervened on both my and Tyron's behalf and introduced me to the world of female companionship. It was amazing...not only did these girls understand what was going on...they had at some point felt the same way! Look at that...my sanity saved by something that I had avoided my entire life!

All that to say this: Thank you to all my girlfriends out there. You have all been a lifesaver to me at some point. I appreciate you all more than you know. God has truly blessed my life by introducing you into it.



"The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." Number 6:24-26

Where does all the time go?

The title says it all, huh? Someone I know once said, "When you are pregnant, 9 months is an eternity, but once your kids are born 9 months is gone before you even knew you got started." How is it possible that time perception can be so strangely different depending on the season of life you are in? I'm pretty sure that 60 seconds was still exactly 1 minute whether I am pregnant or not. Why does it seem that some moments in our lives can make us stop and smell the roses while others make us wish for tomorrow? Do some moments have more value than others?

I ask these things because my little girl is going to be 1 in less than a week. It seems like time has flown by right before my very eyes. My son is coming up on 3, and he is already his own little person. I blinked, and here I am. My life is full of everything that I could ever desire, but I still obsess over the small things. In obsessing, I am missing precious moments with my God, my sweet husband, and babies. Why? Time is too sweet and too fleeting. It's like precious gold that should never be spent on dime store junk. Why do I waste my time on things that are of this world? My attention and time would be much better spent on things that are pleasing to Him.

God wants us to be still. He commands it. He says, "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still." (Exodus 14:14) There is no need for me to obsess over things. The Lord will fight for me. If only I would let Him.

God wants us to know that He is GOD. The Alpha and Omega. The Ancient of Days. I love that He is the Ancient of Days. He is literally timeless. I would do well to remember that.


Psalm 46:10 says, "Be still and know that I am God." AMEN!!!!!!