prayer of a child

the other day when will prayed before dinner this is what he said...
"Lord, help me to not fall when it's slippery"

i couldn't have said it better

a growing bond

i love this. it doesn't happen much, but i'm beginning to watch as will and ava really start to enjoy each other. they managed to get themselves into this wagon...with drink and snack in hand, and they stayed there a good 30 minutes. chatting and babbling about who knows what. it's so fun watching them really start to play together...don't get me wrong, we still experience our fair share of sibling rivalry. but this "snapshot" now in my head makes it all worth it.

"To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. "

i am cake

this doesn't happen to me much, but the other day while making greg's birthday cake, i had a deep thought. i was looking at his poor birthday cake that i baked...it was so ugly...torn apart...it was a sad sight. it needed some serious help. i started slatthering it with icing and swipe by swipe it became more and more beautiful...well, presentable. :-) i am that cake. without Jesus covering ALL of me up, i am an ugly, unpresentable, mess of a person. i need icing. i need less of me and more of Him. cover me up Lord...

Compassion

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dinner delivered...

For those of you stressed-for-time moms...this is a lifesaver! My friend, Kim, told me about this girl (who is one of her friends). Here is the link...

http://vanillaorchidbymolly.blogspot.com/

I've just ordered my 1st meal...so, next Tuesday, I will relish in the fact that I don't have to cook!

stuck

I'm inside cooking greg's favorite birthday meal when I hear... "sarah....sarah"...I walk outside and look up to greg saying, "I'm in a bit of a pickle." hilarious. he decided to climb up on the roof (go figure?!) and he couldn't get back down. (notice will's outfit... plaid on plaid. he's into dressing
himself these days and takes NO input from mom)

a cold day at the capitol....

The Capitol lawn is a great place for a picnic or play date! It's got a great lawn, lots of room to run and play and a great view of downtown! Too bad we picked one of Austin's coldest days to go!