I love the fresh start of a new year...it is so exciting! Brice and I have been wondering what God has planned for us this year and are looking forward to seeing Him continue to work in the life of our family.
A new year means looking back over the past year too. My baby turned one, Ethan started preschool, Isaac was baptized, Abigail tried water skiing for the first time. Lots and lots of good memories! There have been some sad memories too...full of hurt and pain. But, through it all, God has been so faithful and His faithfulness will continue!
Many of you know that my unborn niece Leah was delivered stillborn on December 5th, at 29 weeks. My sister and brother-in-law are learning how to walk through their grief, feeling God's presence through the prayers of many. Over Christmas, my sister, brother and I were talking about a song that has taken on new meaning to each of us in light of little Leah. It is called, There Will Be a Day, by Jeremy Camp. You can listen to it here.
In 2010, we will continue to put our HOPE in the Lord! Happy New Year!
photography
My husband has a new hobby...photography! Please check out his website when you get a chance...thanks!
cardio report
We received wonderful news at the cardiologist today. Ethan's heart is working great. There have been no major changes and so we can continue treating him as a normal little boy! The cardiology staff is continually amazed at how well he is doing and so are we. Thank you, Lord!
fit model
Isaac has a part-time job...he is a "fit model" for LEE jeans. He started this past spring and it is a pretty good gig for a 6 year old. He tries on jeans and shorts for the LEE employees and they look at how the clothes fit him...are the pockets too low, how easy was it for him to snap the jeans himself, is the length just right, are the seams even, etc. He doesn't mind it too much and the ladies just love him.
Over the summer, he had the opportunity to do a couple of photo shoots for the boy's fall line. One was for the online catalogue and the other for the sales rep's catalogue. Check out the online photos here! In the first row, he is pictured 2nd and 4th. In the second row, he is 1st and in the fourth row, he is 3rd.
Over the summer, he had the opportunity to do a couple of photo shoots for the boy's fall line. One was for the online catalogue and the other for the sales rep's catalogue. Check out the online photos here! In the first row, he is pictured 2nd and 4th. In the second row, he is 1st and in the fourth row, he is 3rd.
anencephaly...
...this word has forever changed my sister and brother-in-law's lives and the lives of our entire family.
My sister, Stephanie, is pregnant with her first baby. On October 1, she and Andy found out that their precious baby has a fatal birth defect...anencephaly. She is 22 weeks pregnant. Words can't describe the shock, devastation and heart-ache that we have all felt the last week. It is a road that we would have never dreamed we would travel down. Steph and Andy need your prayers - our whole family needs your prayers.
I wrote this in my journal a few days after we found out: We don’t praise God for this bad circumstance…we praise HIM for who HE is in spite of this bad circumstance. He is Sovereign, Just, our Refuge, our Strength, our Counselor, our Hope, our Redeemer and our Restorer.
You can follow their story here.
My sister, Stephanie, is pregnant with her first baby. On October 1, she and Andy found out that their precious baby has a fatal birth defect...anencephaly. She is 22 weeks pregnant. Words can't describe the shock, devastation and heart-ache that we have all felt the last week. It is a road that we would have never dreamed we would travel down. Steph and Andy need your prayers - our whole family needs your prayers.
I wrote this in my journal a few days after we found out: We don’t praise God for this bad circumstance…we praise HIM for who HE is in spite of this bad circumstance. He is Sovereign, Just, our Refuge, our Strength, our Counselor, our Hope, our Redeemer and our Restorer.
You can follow their story here.
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