I've come to realize that just about everyone despises Mondays, regardless of professions. So I'm going to try to spin Mondays to the positive. I'm going to start something here on my blog I'll call Thankful Mondays. Every Monday (hopefully, fingers crossed) I'll post something that I'm thankful for or a blessing thats been received.
Todays blessing is Patrick. I woke up this morning kinda slow....all of us are fighting off colds so today was slower than normal. Aubrey is stuffy and Patrick and I both have sore throats. Just like every morning Patrick helps me all he can before he leaves for work; this morning was no different. He likes to wake up Aubrey and change her diaper so he can play with her for a few minutes before he goes to work. He then passes her off to me for her breakfast feeding and he's out to work. I then continue to get ready and play with Aubrey for about an hour longer. Then right before I was leaving to take Aubrey to Mrs. Jamie's I panicked that I hadn't packed lunch yet and we had zero leftovers from last nights meal. I open the fridge to see what I could grab in a hurry. There on the top shelf is a bag with my lunch in it. Patrick had made it before he left. This is just one of the things that he does for me that I sometimes take for granted. Made my morning. I really am lucky to have him as a husband. SOOOO there's my sappy story for today. Thank you honey for doing something small like making my lunch and making me feel special. I love you!
**You strive to live this word from God and you are truly an inspiration to me daily**
Ephesians - Chapter 5:25-33
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church for we are members of his body. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. This is a profound mystery-but I am talking about Christ and the church. However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself
Monday, September 13, 2010
Thankful Mondays
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Aubrey Update
Well Aubrey is approaching the 4 month mark (WOW the time flies)!!!! She's ooing and awwing constantly. She's discovered her feet and laughs amd giggles alot. I love her personality. She's such a hoot!! She's also stubbron just like me. If you want her to look at you - she'll intentionally look away. Stubborn with a capital S!!!! She's such a blessing to our already blessed family! Emma and Megan are OUTSTANDING children and to add Aubrey has just caused our cup to runneth over. We are chugging right along.
I recently returned to work on September 1st after 15 weeks off. (Thanks Patrick for working so hard so I could stay home longer than the traditional 8 weeks) We are both doing great. Some days are harder than others, but we are making it. Aubrey loves Mrs. Jamie and loves getting to play with Jack (he's 3, they're buddies) all day and Anslee and Trace when they get home fromschool. I'm blessed that I found someone to watch Aubrey and to love her as much (well almost) as I do.
We've recently taken her 3 months pictures along with a few family pictures (taken by us with a timer and tripod at Fiddlers Grove) with all 3 girls. Here are a few of them!!! (These are just how they were taken, I haven't had a chance to retouch any of them with photoshop...not too shabby I think)
Hope everyone is doing well!! We are just living the dream. What a blessing to be able to live the life we live!! Praise God!
