Mother's Day

Mother's Day
I'm so mad at myself that I didn't capture a photo of my Mom or Pete's mom on this day! We spent time with both of them during the weekend, I just didn't think to take a picture. Rats! I really wish I had pictures of these dear women that we call MOM!
Both of our mothers have helped us out a great deal and words can not express just how much we love them dearly. They have provided love, help, encouragement, advice, knowledge, and support to us over the years. I feel incredibly blessed to have such wonderful MOTHERS in my life!

On Saturday, we had a picnic with my side of the family at my sister's house. The kids played, the adults chatted and the food was delicious.
Then on Sunday, we went to church, had a graduation reception to attend and then spent the rest of the evening with Pete's side of the family.
Here is a picture of Pete's grandma Doris and her husband Mel. These are very special people to us. We were so excited that they were able to come and spend the evening with us. Family is just so precious to us.

While we were preparing supper, we had a "show" happening in the field next to our house. There was a tractor that was pulling a baler and making bales of hay right in front of our eyes! Cael thought that this was the neatest thing. Every time the tractor drove by he would run to his Great Grandma Doris and say "See Em..See Em?" She would pick him up and they would watch it drive by. How precious is that?! I love it!


READY...SET...DOH!!!!


Love Kisses from my little boy!


It was three years ago, on Mother's day, that we found out that our first round of IVF was not a success. That is a day that is forever burned into my memory. It is a pain that I will never forget. I can remember feeling so sad that the hope of being a mother was NEVER going to happen for me.
Our church started something a few years ago where they would give flowers to the mothers that came to church on Sunday. Right away, Pete expressed how he felt that ALL WOMEN, should be given a flower to show our appreciate for what women bring to us. This is a very sensitive subject for us and we try our hardest to soften it for other women who may be feeling the way I used to. I tried my hardest on Sunday to find women in the church that were not mothers (young and old) and make sure that they had a flower to wear. Almost all of them said "I'm not a mother". I said "You are a women and you are valued, here is a flower to show how much we appreciate you". I really hope some left on Sunday knowing that God loves them dearly even if they don't have the title "mother".
Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a WOMAN who fears the LORD is to be praised.

TODAY...

I rejoice in the faithfulness of our Lord for giving me such a sweet lil boy that calls me mommy!

May Happenings

It is hard to believe that the month of May is half over. As I was logging into our blog, I noticed that it has been about a month since I last made a post. Here is what we have been up to this month.

BASEBALL
We went to one of my nephew's baseball games. We hope to make it to a few more as the summer continues. Mason is playing on a coach pitch/kid pitch league and he does really well! At this ball game, he got a really big hit, threw a runner out at 1st base from 3rd base and did a super job catching! Of course, Cael had better things to do...like WALK AROUND..than to sit and watch. Some day he will, right?!




NATURE
If you know me well, you know that I LOVE nature! I am just intrigued by things in nature. From trees, to animals to the weather. I spend quite a bit of time reflecting on God's beautiful creation and praising Him for being the MIGHTY Creator! Here are a few things I praised Him for over the past couple of weeks.
Look at these precious little robins that we found in one of our pine trees. We noticed the nest and three bright blue eggs about 2 weeks prior to this picture. So we knew that it was only a matter of time when we would see baby birds. The day I captured this picture, had to be only a matter of days after they had hatched. I can't help but think of this verse
Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air;they do not so or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable then they?
Our Heavenly Father FEEDS THE BIRDS! He takes care of their every need by providing for them in nature. How much more does he care for us, why can't we trust that HE will provide all that we need? Amazing!

Lily of the Valley are one of my absolute favorite flowers. Look at these tiny, petite flowers. Notice how each little petal is perfectly curled back or look at how the flower droops and looks so delicate. The aroma that these flowers have is something else, also! Our Creator is one who is greatly concerned with the details, this is just one of his examples. Stunning.


Doing some yard work with dad. I'm sure daddy is talking about how we need to spend some time giving this and all of our flower beds some TLC.


With May coming to an end, we are wrapping up the school, attending graduation receptions, wrapping up our youth group bible studies, and gearing up for SUMMER! We have lots of ambitions for this summer, I'm just really hoping we can find the time to accomplish most of them! Stay tuned!