Thankful

Admist the packing I ran across this gem of Emily Sr. & I. (For the newbies around here, both of my brothers married Emily's so naturally we have Sr. and Jr.) This is probably when she and Paul were Juniors in High School. I'm cringing hoping this wasn't on a date of theirs. I might have tagged along on a few of those.

Finding It made me very thankful...
Thankful that I have had her in my life for so many years.
Thankful that she was around as an example for me in the trying middle school years.
Thankful that I learned about eye brow waxing.
Thankful that I learned about highlights.
Thankful that I am now allowed to apply eye makeup.
Thankful that my braces came off.
Thankful that I remember that clip in my hair was from the Valentine's dance I had recently attended with Rainer.
Thankful that Rainer knew me and even loved me in my most awkward of phases.
Thankful that even though we don't have a really awkward picture to prove it... I love Emily Jr. as if I've known her my whole lifetime too...

A good mix

Packing up and moving has involved lots of reorganizing and we've run across some old pictures that have been fun to re-visit.

Here are baby pictures of Rainer and I. Wasn't he the cutest little baby boy? I've already begun praying for a little boy who looks just like him! Ok so maybe I've already been praying for that since I was like 12... But I think Bitty is a pretty good mix of us!

What do you think?

Lately

We have been busy with house stuff and are feeling so blessed. We've closed on both houses!

(who remembers my first car with the LAH license plate on the front? ha! )

Sharing some cheer in front of our new home!


And we've been busy with projects, good thing we have this little helper to keep the front porch clean!

She seriously loves to clean, when she is not making a mess. Which almost cancels out all the picking up I do.

Easter Catch-Up

Here are a few Easter pictures. Thanks to Anna's mom for making Bitty's the sweet bunny dress! We had a wonderful Easter celebrating the reason we have Life! And the littlest Kendie got a Bubble Machine from The Easter Bunny!





Praise the LORD, O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Psalm 103:1-5