Walking now

So no one ever told me that when a baby began to walk they needed a helmet and full body armor in order to not be covered in bumps and bruises (that may be a little extreme). Kaihtlyn has finally taken those steps literally. She is walking more now than scooting and as nice as it is to have her walking I find myself gasping for air quiet often as she is taking her steps. I think she may be top heavy as it seems she is bonking her head quiet a bit! Its all apart of the growing process, I'm sure but I can say with complete confidence that I am ready for her to be a little more steady on her feet! One step at a time, eh? Yeah I know! We have been really busy lately and I havent had much time to get on here an update but it has all been good. We recently decided that we are going to take a small family vacation in the fall and I am looking forward to that very much, getting to spend a little more time with my husband and enjoying the wonderful creations God has given us here on earth. With fall will come a new year of MOPS and I am gearing up for a small group training which I will lead this sunday, that has taken up much of my time this week, just preparing for this big event! I look forward to what God has in store for us as a group of women coming together to worship Him this year! Fall also brings about Kaihtlyns birthday which we will celebrate at the first part of september. Her Birthday will be celebrated at a near by park with a caterpiller and butterfly theme. I also have been busy creating invites to that and preparing all that I plan to have for her big 2 birthday bash! Well since I have a to do list still waiting on me I better get busy but I wanted to take a second and just write down a few thoughts I'm sure it will mostly be for my own benefit to look back and see when and what happened this time of year in years to come. Hope this finds all of you blessed and doing well I will post pictures and more later...Blessings!

blessed

I feel like I could go a millon different directions with this blog entry and right now I am feeling like I need to be Thankful for all the blessings in my life. This last month has been so busy, going here and there and it has been such a blessing to be out in the beautiful weather and to spend time with friends and family. This summer I have been doing a book/bible study on the book Brave Hearts and it is bascially all about relationships and has been so good for me! It is about Loving with abandonment and loving others no matter the circumstances. I appreciated the study and the group of woman that I consider jewels and rare finds that I meet and developed relationships with. I will write more about the book and these ladies at a later time when I have a little more time to think and go more in depth with my thoughts. Otherwise we are getting ready to kick off the MOPS year and we are so excited about it and the adventures in motherhood that we will learn and grow from in this next year. We have been going to a friends house weekly to go swimming and Kaihtlyn just loves it, she gets in her ducky raft and floats about in the "waawaa". I also just recently got to see a good friend of mine from High School and college this week and she is expecting and it was so good to see her and her beautiful family...Her and her husband are wonderful examples of being loving and caring parents, they have 3 foster children ages 4,3,and1; an older daugther and they are expecting a little one in January. I am so excited for them, as I know this is a true blessing to their family, but I wanted to say that I have never seen such well behaved and considerate foster children before, great job Josh and Andrea! Other than just spending time with others and trying to keep my house a home for my family I have stayed quite busy. Here is what I strive for in making my home here on earth: Joshua 24:15 But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. Dear Jesus, May my actions reflect your love daily, may my husband and daughter see your love through me and may my love be extended to all those who are around me. May my daughter see a light in me that shines for you oh Jesus; may I be a parent that knows balance and lead my child to knowing and trusting in you Lord. Amen.