march 31, 2010

exhibit a: Lord, thank you for spring...the new life it brings, the rejuvenation that takes place, the revival it sparks, the vibrant colors that shine forth once again.
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march 30, 2010

exhibit a: Lord, thank you for four amazing months with two huggable, lovable, wonderful gifts straight from you!
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march 29, 2010

exhibit a: today, dear Lord, i am thankful for my good friend k and her little guy, lil miss' good buddy, chunky monkey! thank you for the two years the kids have shared, the past two years that k and i have grown so close, thank you for our second additions and for chunky's brother coming in less than 48 hours! happy birthday, chunky!
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march 28, 2009

exhibit a: Lord, thank you for fueling my legs yesterday and for the soreness in them today that proves that you gave me the strength to gave it my best shot yesterday!
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march 27, 2008

exhibit a: Lord, i am thankful for girlfriends, good conversation and the forming of deep bonds!
exhibit b: in the morning, other half and i ran our first race post babies number two! this isn't a picture of us, but it is of others on the race course!
exhibit c: i only spent a tiny amount of time at home with the girls today (actually not really much time at all, so this is all i have to show!)

march 26, 2010

exhibit a: today i am thankful, Lord, for the girls' health. i was reminded to be ever grateful about this today because i recalled that it was this week last year when lil miss began to really really walk. thank you that they are fully functional little girls who physically are equipped to run and walk and skip and play!
exhibit b: sweet pea's first little friend close to her age (aside from her cousin) dropped by today! she had fun with claire!
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march 25, 2010

exhibit a: Lord, thank you for answering my lifelong prayers that other half and i would live in the same city again--not only have you answered that, you have blessed us both with four girls nearly the same age who love each other so much!
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march 24, 2010

exhibit a: dear Lord, today i am thankful that lil miss looks up to us so much and wants to be just like us. Lord, this is no small thing...help us to always be aware of the image we are leaving and help our words and actions to always honor You so that she desires to honor You, too! (she pulled her two chairs together to make a "couch" and then she draped her "blankie wid da stars" over it to create the perfect backdrop, grabbed her baby, and asked me to take a picture. i think i may stage too many phoot shoots with the girls because it is really rubbing off!)

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march 23, 2010

exhibit a: today, dear Lord, i want to thank you for keeping sweet pea healthy despite her sister's raging croupy cold! i pray you keep the germs at bay and allow her to dodge this round!
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march 22, 2010

exhibit a: today, Lord, i am thankful for something silly but encouraging none the less--that lil miss is finally understanding her colors! candy land is teaching her what i have tried and tried to show her--thanks for the breakthrough!
exhibit b: going in for the kill...
exhibit c: experimenting with spelt-flour johnny cakes!

march 21, 2010

exhibit a: today i am grateful, Lord, that you have a plan and are sovereign despite how out of hand things in our country seem to have become overnight. help us see your divine plan and take part readily.
exhibit b: smiley cakes!
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march 20, 2010

exhibit a: today, dear Lord, i am so thankful that the first day of spring was beautiful! goodness knows we need some extra vitamin d in this house and we sure got our dose today! i pray that spring will be kinder to the health of our little ones than winter (we're not off to a good start though with lil miss once again suffering from croup)! thanks for the blue skies, warm winds and for the great company we shared it with!
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march 19, 2010

exhibit a: today, dear Lord, i am thankful for your grace. grace that pardons us from our sins and teaches us to resist temptation and turn instead toward you.
exhibit b: today we took every activity outside that we could !
exhibit c: "um, lil miss? you really think i need to eat all this to grow big and strong like you?"

march 18, 2010

exhibit a: today, dear Lord, thank you thank you for our daughters. thank you for their every breath, thank you that you hold their futures in your hands. thank you that you have chosen us to be their parents. thank you that this week last year, we saw this: how miraculous, Lord, that at the time i saw those lines, sweet pea was smaller than a pin prick and now she is our delightful three and a half month old!
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march 17, 2010

exhibit a: today, Lord, I am thankful for the strong Christian leaders who have gone before us...i found this quote last year and don't mind being redundant...it is so good...
exhibit b: what a goof! she walked around with her pants up like that all afternoon and got the biggest kick out of herself! and this is another thing that occupied a good hour today...scrabble!
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march 16, 2010

exhibit a: today, Lord, i am so thankful that you program babies and toddlers to need sleep so that their mommies can rest, too! thank you for easing lil miss onto dreams this afternoon--you know well that i needed that shut-eye, too!
exhibit b: lil miss found some rocks with poppy today sweet pea wonders why she is in a high chair and isn't getting anything to eat...
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