Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! I love being a mom!! Over the past 10 months I have really experienced the joy of raising my little girl & watching the miracle of life every day! It is amazing to see how much God has changed our life. I feel like a totally different person than I was one year ago.

Brand new Momma with baby Bella - Day one

At Disney with Bella in January...

I was very fortunate to get to spend Mother's Day with my mom this year. She drove to Kentucky all by herself!! It was fun to watch her and Bella play. Here she is helping Bella walk down the hallway.

And taking a break from playing.

Our church has baby dedications every Mother's Day. This year 4 babies were dedicated! It has been a fruitful year for our small church. The 4 babies does not even include the 2 twins that were born a month ago! Talk about a full nursery!!

It was hard to get a good pic. But here is a nice fuzzy one as we participate in dedicating Bella to the Lord. We know this ritual does not ensure salvation for our little girl, but it is a time set aside to publicly profess that we will raise our child according to the teachings of scripture and the love of Christ - trusting that God will eventually call her into a saving relationship with Him. It is a great wonderful challenge, but we trust in the grace of God to give us wisdom and cover over our mistakes along the way.

What a cutie!