ZOE! She makes me smile a LOT!

Here is a little video of Zoe that makes me smile! I want to start posting more and more pics and videos. I have been terrible at that. I love that Zoe learns and picks up on so much these days, she definitely keeps us on our toes.

This is one of my favorite Easter pictures of Allen and Zoe, they are too cute.

What a sweet picture. Mom took Zoe to the middle school where my dad taught and they have a memorial bench out front for him. Love it!

30!

30 Things that have Influenced me Greatly *loving parents and extended family. *great town of Fountain Inn to grow up in. *Solid ladies in my life from early on. *Trips to Mexico *Small, Amazing college experience at Anderson with great friends. *Total Surrender to the Lord, giving Him everything and living for Him *Finding a jewel of a husband. *Marrying Allen *Through marriage having more amazing family. *Seeing what hurt and loss looks like through losing a friend and watching friends fight for their child's life, and understanding what really matters. *faith move to new city to plant a church *Friends that seem more like family *Midtown *Meeting new people of Columbia *More Trips to Mexico (would love to live there someday) *Ultimate Frisbee *Parent Educating Job *Losing Dad suddenly *Eah's Cancer *Infertility *Pregnant with 6 *Loss of 6 *Support *Pregnat with Zoe *Zoe's Birth *Watching Zoe Learn and Grow *Walking through being a mom *Adoption Decision *Changes *Waiting for future children. These are just a few.

let there be stillness

For those of you who know me know I don't like to be still for too long, I love going hard and then crashing (I think Zoe is the same way :)). In more ways than one, that is what I need so much, physically, spiritually, and mentally. I know the Lord speaks to us so much in our stillness and waiting. I read this in a devotional today that I wanted to share, Speak Lord, in the stillness, While I wait on Thee; Hushed my to listen in expectancy. Speak, O blessed Master, In the quiet hour, Let me see Thy face Lord, Feel the touch of power. For the words Thou speak, "They are life" indeed; Living Bread from heaven, Now my spirit feed! All to Thee is yielded, I am not my own; Blissful glad surrender, I am Thine alone. Fill me with the knowledge Of Thy glorious will' All Thine own good pleasure In my life fulfill. -Emily May Grimes Let this be my heart's cry.

Rest.

"Come to me, all you are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30 Thank you Lord, that you know our every hurt, joy, cry, thought, and you LOVE us deeply. Thank You.