April 2010

I guess I should start titling my posts like this considering I might average one a month! I can't believe it's been a year since we moved back to GA. What a whirlwind it has been. This time last year we were trying to figure out what God was doing with us and where we should have this baby due in 5 weeks! It's still hard to believe that all happened.

Since then, we have been in survival mode. doing whatever it takes to live and fight against the enemy. One of the most encouraging things God has shown me is that sometimes it's nothing we did or didn't do. Sometimes we suffer from the sins of others. The consequences of sin reach far beyond the individual who commits it. It's a rippling effect. God in his love rescued us while the damages were small. I don't think I have ever had more confirmation in such a short amount of time about anything in my life as I did when God told us leave. Still it was hard. Although I was only there for a little while, I dearly miss some of the godly women I became friends with. The girls still talk about their friend that lived 2 houses down from us.

Anyway, it seems like the days have flown since Christmas. Birthdays in January, taxes done in February, Grady ear infections January and February, he cut his bottom front 2 teeth, became totally DEBT FREE in March!!! Just when I thought things would slow down a bit, all the girls in the house got a stomach bug at Easter. Followed by our only car dying, then car shopping. That's always fun when you have no idea about future employment! Grady took his first steps this past month and is getting his two front bottom teeth in now. He is one happy baby!

The girls are growing so much too. Bella will be 6 in a couple of months. She has learned how to read well, addition, skip counting by 2s, 10s and now 100s. She's a lefty when it comes to handwriting. Science is her favorite subject. She is always drawing too. She's started to learn some piano and is doing well sticking to her homework. She is the little mama to Grady, Emery and she tries to be to Jamie and me.

Emery is doing really well too. She turned 4 in January. She has resolved herself to doing "school" too. She is writing really well, she loves counting, she reads simple books and has gained lots of confidence since the beginning of the year in coloring, drawing and reading. Emery seems to make up new words every so often. Our favorites are "Nexterday" and "Whobody". Like "Whobody wants to play with me?" and "Can we go to Nana's house nexterday?" Priceless! She is our princess. Always ready to dress up and dance or twirl.

Well, Grady is up from his nap, so I must go. See you next month! ;o)