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Winter Walk
3 years ago
kids
wed night nate and i hit up the park for an elevate youth out reach. in the middle of the tug of war, the skies opened and soak us! i was wet and cold and spent the remainder shivering under the tent. the kids? well, they played in the rain....
i said to chris "high 5 dude! we have a lot of kids!" ha
she did
ill say "ellie, do you want to take a bath?"
she says "ummm.....noooooooo" in a soft cute voice. then laughs
its like shes thinking about it and says ummm noooooo.....wonder where she gets it? ha me! i do it when nate asks redic things....like can we go to disney? i say "ummm nooooooo"
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water park!
ellie has such a zest for life and loving, well, everything!
its fun just to watch her
she LOVES the water park!
its nice to have a few hot days at the end of summer! 0 comments
baby jo's shower! details
the people
shannon is the next mom in our church
her shower will require the coliseum
god has not forgotten her
there are no pics of my mom/dad bec every. single. one of them mom is looking down or her eyes are closed! 1 comments
more ppl
to me, this is what a church family is all about. see we dont have family here in moncton. but we do have a church family. over the years, ive been blessed over and over with amazing friends, coffee dates, walks, get togethers. ive been encouraged, strengthened and have leaned on them when times were tough. when an emergency comes up and i need to go to the hospital at 1 am, i have ppl i can call to help. ive had meals show up, dropped off, ive had flowers delivered just because, garden bounties have been tasted, swimming at the camp, etc...the list goes on and on....love, support, good times and bad. this is what a church family is all about. i can not imagine going through life with out back up support from those who share and strength your faith....
sigh
i was showered with the most amazing gift that touched my heart in so many ways. i have friends for seasons, reasons and life. this gift was given to me from a strong, amazing woman who knows the pain and heart ache of wanting a child. we first connected over the undesirable sorrow of wanting a child, waiting, month after month, year after year while watching everyone else pop babies out...but the friendship went deeper, we were and are able to understand each other, with out words, cry with out fear and share our heart with each other while encouraging each other at the same time. this lady helped me so much and had the strength to put this shower together for me. i pray for her constantly, her name is written down where i can see it and each time i see it i believe god for her. she is not alone, not forgotten, she will have her own family. will you believe with us?
i was given a set of baby booties and hat, hand knitted by her grandmother, who just passed away. most ppl would find this treasure and keep it for yourself, for your own kids but not her, she gave them to me. the value is priceless
7 yrs ago, i had just had nate, i just dropped him off in the nursery, with 2 ppl i didnt know and left him to teach upstairs with chris. i will never forget closing the nursery door and head down i walked away. i was feeling discouraged, insecure and the weight of being alone, parenting a child wore very heavy on me. i felt scared and afraid of being a mom. i felt so alone. so insecure, was i doing anything right? i was sleep deprived, emotional and to be honest. i was in a dark and scary place. fear and burdened was my clothing.
i started walking away, and mrs Evelyn walked by me, then she stopped and turned around and came over to me. she put her hands on my shoulders and looked me in the eye and said "mom, you are doing a great job"
then she put her arms around me and hugged me. i literally fought the tears. then she told me that everything was going to be ok, i was doing a great job, i wasnt alone and i never will be.
i went to the bathroom and bawled...but i left the bathroom feeling like the weights were gone. and everything was going to be ok. i could do this
i joined the ladies ministry that month, knowing i needed wise been there before me moms in my life. i sat meeting after meeting with a new lady each time, making new relationships, asking questions from those with older kids, i sat and took in what they shared. they had no clue why i was asking, sitting and listening, i wanted what wisdom and life experience they had gone through. to help me along my journey
all because of mrs evelyn. all because she listened to the gentle tug of her heart, backed up and gave me a hug and encouragement. and she never knew the impact she made on my life
and here i am 7 yrs later, having my precious baby jo's shower in her house, because once again she gave herself to others
she is an example of living your life for others. such value she has, such wisdom and its an honor to have her in my life
us moms with young kids, we need those who have been here before. the lessons they have, the stories the offer the life experience makes their value priceless and most important encouragement! we need it so much!
the value of a church family
churches are not perfect and have problems for sure! but ill be honest ive grown and became stronger by belonging and staying in one place
its nice knowing you belong. good and bad. we are still here until god leads us on 1 comments
nature study!
this morning, i took n and e on a bike ride and we did just that. we stopped at the park and collected the plants in question...
then came home and studied them
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park and play!
then we hit the duck pond up and found the ducks under the trees, in the shade. smart ducks! we had 4 pcs of bread. we should have brought a loaf. poor hungry crazy ducks. i have never seen anything like it. they were literally attacking us for food!
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