SO GOES LIFE

My family has always been very close...I think that is mostly obvious to other people around us. As life moves on...things change. I am finding this is not always an easy transition. We used to get together almost every Sunday at mom and dad's for lunch and we would laugh our guts out ,play games, eat... eat... and eat again. So if anything new happened or changed it was always easy to keep people "caught up?"

These days it is not so easy. The distance between us has widened, we only see each other during major events for the most part. We are spread all over the state of Maine and its hard to remember what it is you told who last...am I making any sense?

On top of it all my family is HUGE. Huge I may say. MY sister Kelsey just got married. that makes 6 out of 7 married. SEVEN. My twin brother (the last to be married) will be wed January 1st. that makes 7 children, seven children in-laws, and 12 grand children. Add Jess and Sam
(adopted daughter and husband) Mom and Dad and you Have a grand total of..............30 people.

30 people to try and share everything new that is going on in your life with. Its hard. I hate that I cant keep up. If I tried I would be on the phone for almost the entire day...if I kept in touch with everyone. I totally understand that I myself dont get calls from each of them.

I guess we have heaven to look forward to...sigh.

Mom and Dad are planning to move and we seem to be spreading farther and farther apart. Riley knows the kids at church better that her own cousins, Aunties and Uncles. Its sad to me...

Boo hoo. So goes life.

Heres to having baby girls

We Get to play dress up

Do fountain ponies

Read girly books

Make girly noises

Buy pink flats with bows on them

They are our little princess's

I absolutely love having a daughter... I wonder what it would be like to have a boy.

Quote:

"Too much of a good thing... Is wonderful"

:)

This is what we do

We eat Sand at the beach
Swing
We go to Canada
And celebrate graduations
And eat at A&W in Canada

The other day I went for a walk and spotted a run down old building and the front yard of it was chock full of lupines! I love them... Most people dont because they grow wild here. I picked a few for my kitchen table! Can you believe these grow wild in Maine?!

The Lord is working!

Well i guess i dont have the time or energy to make this sound well written or anything but i have to tell you all that I am so amazed at how the Lord is working in Greg and I's life as of right now.

it looks like He is leading us to Calias to start a church.

We are so young and feel so inadequate but He is greater than our weakness and past failures. I am so thankful that God does not need us to do His work but He desires to use us. What an amazing truth that is!!! If you think of us please pray. Pray for guidance and sensitivity to His leading. Pray for a building and possible another couple to join us in this work. We are going to need a GOOD brother and sister to support and uphold us. And we need accountability. I feel like it is all happening so fast and I am so excited to see how the Lord wants to work in us.

My brain as of now

I have a romping headache! I just want it to be bedtime. I am exhausted due to having a 9 month old (those of you who are moms can sympathize)

Today is mothers day and as I have recently become a mom I am still used to making some cheesy card for MY mom. and dont really think about the fact that I now am participating in the celebration of being a mom. Well its official now I am a mom. Gregory blessed my heart today so much! He surprised me with a dozen roses and the most beautiful card I have ever seen. Most of them are lame and so general but this one was wonderful. I am so thankful for him.

*I did not expect anything today at all.

Greg is at church tonight I wanted to go but cant because we were out all day and Riley did not take a good nap.

The team that went to Honduras are sharing tonight I so badly wanted to go!

Also now that my sweet daughter has gotten older and to the point where she is uncertain around people she is not used to I have not been able to do anything or go anywhere with out her! I love her and dont want to leave her but can a mom just sit through one service? LOL

I am not trying to complain at all just sharing some of my thoughts.

Happy mothers day.