love day

love is patient, love is kind. it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. it does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
{1 corinthians 13:4-7}

cherry berry

i had planned to have macie's 6th birthday party at cherry berry and had bought all of the cherry "stuff" when we got word that our cherry berry was going out of business!  so... the venue got changed to our house.  she had a few sweet girl friends from school and church over for bingo, cupcakes and shirley temples.  thank you to all her friends and their mamas for helping us celebrate. we also have rice krispie "pops" ready to go to school tomorrow on her actual birthday.   the past 6 years have been the best of my life... i'd go back 6 years ago tonight in a heartbeat!

love you macie mae!!!

li'l snowman

gingerbread 2014

this year we added a train to the gingerbread "village."  the train was blake's vision... i take no responsibility for it!  it was rather sad looking when blake was done with it, so i did go back and do a little piping to try to help the poor thing.  macie completely designed her house as well.  she wanted a pink and purple house complete with anna and elsa.  chichi also came over and made the red, green and white candy cane porch house.  i think i am going to have to go make some gingerbread cookies now... the smell of these houses is making me hungry and we have a rule that we can't touch the houses until after christmas!

thankful

every year we go around the table at thanksgiving and tell what we are thankful for.  it usually stresses me out because i am so thankful for so much, but it somehow seems trivial when the words come out of my mouth.  as i was downloading pictures off my camera tonight, i came across this one from a few weeks ago.  not that my mace is any more special to me than brax, but she is the one who made me a mama... and she is the one that has been glued to my hip ever since.  i am beyond blessed to call her my sweet daughter.