stormy weather

God be near. praise the Lord that josh and i, and our families are all safe. God literally lifted the tornado over us and protected us through the terrible storms yesterday. i am heartbroken over the devistation and loss of life that we are witnessing from the news. while my family sat in the safety of our basement, we were watching the news... i'll never forget what we saw as (one of dozens) of storms hit our state.

we watched this live on tv... whoop-dee-do... people's lives were lost and their homes destroyed. all while i was safe in my little basement. why? why them and not us? God, please be near. people are hurting. lives have been changed forever.

please help us to do your work in the next few days. help us to help others and Lord, please put people in our path that need you.

thank you for your protection.

five years

five years

where has it gone?

he changed my life

he made me a mom

he taught me about love i didn't know

strong

smart

funny

compassionate

encourager

warrior

son

brother

cousin

grandson

friend

birthday

 first birthday

 second birthday

 third birthday

 fourth birthday

 fifth birthday

may you always love God
always love your mama.
think like Jesus,
act like Jesus,
make good decisions.

 

i love you and am SO proud

of the little guy you are

and the awesome Godly

man i pray you will be

 

6 months

sweet T is 6 months old this week.

he is smiling

rolling over

trying to sit up

sleeping through the night

sucking on his toes

adorable

loved

blessed

silly

friendly

blue-eyed

ticklish

he has our hearts.

a man of God

happy birthday, josh.

i love you and i am thankful everyday that God has

blessed my life with a godly husband and best friend.

he prays for me

he prays with me

he sacrifices for our family

he invests in the life of others

he is strong, handsome, gentle

rough, silly, intense.

he teaches our kids about the Lord

helping them memorize scripture

and bible stories.

he wrestles with them,

is great with hairbows

and ponytails.

he desires everyday to be more like God

is an elder at our church

servant in so many ways

friend to many

teacher to tons

coach to more.

i love you

more and more

everyday.

because i can.

happy birthday,

joshua louis whitt.

i am thankful to God for everyday

we spend together.

family pictures

josh and i have had custody of sweet t for more than four months now. while we don't know the long term ending of this story, we know that we love him more than everything. we also wanted to have pictures of us as a family. josh's cousin, Page, has a great talent as a photographer. she came and shot our first set of family pictures with sweet t. below are a few of the many great shots that she got. we had a great great time with her and are so happy to have a permanant set of memories from this exciting time in our life. 

want page to take some awesome pictures of your cute kiddos? just let me know and i'll get you her informaiton! she's great!

whatever works

i have a friend that graciously gave me several cans of formula the other day. it's kind of a pain to mix bottles on demand, so i've tried to make the job as efficient as possible. well, these cans are 13 oz and you have to add that much water. i have found that i did not have the right size container to mix this formula up. so, i started looking through the cabinets in my kitchen that are filled to the brim with gadgets that i don't use on a regular basis, and i found exactly what i was looking for!

pour formula, add water, shake, strain, cover!

Dissapointed

Ok. I haven't posted in a week. I'm sorry! My post today won't really count for much other than the apology. Because..... I'm headed to the beach in a few minutes and I wil not be blogging! I will be thinking about blogging and maybe even taking pictures to put in my next blog... Hope you all enjoy your weekend! I am sure planning on it!