Who am I?

I am a child of God
I am a woman who struggles with what it means to be a woman of God
I have asked God where he was in the midst of my abuse
I have two children. My sweet Caroline and a child I will not get to meet this side of heaven
I have an amazing husband that I sometimes push away because I don't know how to deal with my pain
I have had women in my life who have cried a lot of tears for me
I have a mother that I love so much that when I think about the day she will be gone I can't breathe
I have spent the last three years dealing with anxiety and finally became brave enough to ask for help
I have begun to truly believe that what I do at home as a wife and mother is impacting the world
I am trying to believe that my education was not a waste of time even though I don't get to diagram sentences anymore
I don't like coffee at all but always think people who drink it are more sophisticated than I am
I have a degree in English, but I don't like to read or write
I have new friends that push me to be better and are teaching me more about what it means to love my husband well
I am struggling to lose weight after having a baby, and when I say struggling, I mean that I am not trying very hard
I desire to impact my church family and not just be the wife of the amazing worship leader


I just wanted to share what I have been thinking about lately.

Things Caroline has been doing

Well Caroline is now nine months old. I can hardly believe she is growing so fast. Some of her most recent achievements include crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything. She has even started walking while holding onto furniture. She now has six teeth which she uses quite often to try to take a bite out of me. She is still very social and sweet-natured. I see tiny glimpses of the little girl she will become. Here are some of her more recent pictures. My best friend Amy is an amazing photographer, and she took these amazing pictures of Caroline. I am pretty sure they could win some sort of contest.

This one is my absolute favorite.

This one is for you B. She loves her bloomers.

My little diva!

So angelic

Not Caught Up

I realize it has been so long since I have posted anything, so I thought I would give the blog world a run down of our lives in the last month or so. Caroline is now nine months old, and I will hopefully be posting her latest picture soon. Things here in Austin have been good. Frank and I are getting more involved in our church and meeting some great people which, as some of you know, has been hard for us this last year. Caroline continues to be the joy in our day. She is crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything. She is even starting to walk a little while holding on to furniture. All in all, things have been great for us. God is teaching me so much about what it means to be a worker at home not just a stay at home mom. I am learning what it means to find joy in my job at home, and the Lord has allowed me to see that I play an integral role in my family. Love to everyone. I will be back soon with new pictures.

Catching Up

Well I apologize for my recent absence from the blogging world. The holidays have been busy this year, but we had a fabulous time seeing friends and family. Forgive the long post, but I am trying to catch up quickly. Enjoy all of the pictures. The most recent are at the top so you should scroll down to see them in order.

Caroline turned 7 months old on January 7th.

These are our dear friends Justin and Katie and their new little boy, Caden. He is beautiful and Caroline was so happy to meet her newest friend. He was born at 12:30 am on New Year's day.

Opening Christmas presents was just too much for our little girl.

Christmas day was so much fun. We spent Christmas in San Antonio, and we had a blast with my family. My sister was in town from New Orleans, but my brother couldn't make it this year. We missed you James!

Caroline got to meet Aunt Anna and Uncle Will for the first time this Christmas. They live in Ohio and aren't able to come down that often. Anna is one of my oldest and dearest friends and seeing her this year made me miss her so much. We love you guys.

This is the picture we are going to use for her Baby's First Christmas ornament. Isn't she precious.

Caroline and her Grandma.

Thank you Mom for hosting Christmas. We love you so much!

This was for our Christmas card this year. No you were not left off our list.

I ran out of time and didn't actually send any out.

This is just a cute picture in one of her many Christmas outfits.

Under the tree

Caroline's 6 Month picture with her bear.

Caroline's first Thanksgiving. She ate baby food for the first time.

This was Caroline's first trip to the zoo. This trip was so special to me. Two of my oldest and closest friends were able to go too. Ashley and Savannah are on the left, and Amy, Elena, and Evan are on the right. I love you girls so much!

Caroline and her pal Savannah

Caroline, Savannah, Elena, and Evan

5 Months Old

Well, as usual, I am a little late in getting the monthly update on the blog. Caroline, as of November 7th, is five months old. It seems like she is growing so fast. She is beginning to sit up on her own (assisted by the boppy) which I am thrilled about. She laughs and smiles non-stop which is so much fun. She has such a sweet personality. She has started to notice if she drops a toy, and she is beginning to cry when I leave the room.

Happy Halloween

While we don't celebrate Halloween as an actual holiday, we love the opportunity to dress up and have a great time. This year we had the most fun getting Caroline dressed up. She had two outfits to wear, one courtesy of a sale at the Carter's store and the other, a cute t-shirt from her wonderful Aunt Tara.

Yeah for Baby Entertainment

Caroline loves her new jumper. Thank you Grandmama and Grandpapa!