nine months

It's been about one year now since we first heard about the possibility of the possibility of the possibility of these unexpected turns, which have been... wow...hard. And I would say with most certainty--that we are thriving in the Lord's good care.


This is one happy, sensitive, worshipping, gentle little girl. Ready to talk, but only when there is space in the conversation--


One of our many treks to the hospital. David packs the car, I prepare Sophia. We know when to talk and when to listen to music and when to start praying. The drives to and from St Vincent's have become a special family time.

Sophia has officially joined us for dinner!

Oodles of fun with the space blanket!

Not interested in showing off her first two up-and-coming teeth.

But very interested in spending time with Daddy.

And good night.

eight months

Spinach, peas, pink, jingle bells, daddy's beard and a good nap.

dear little dreamer

Holly Dear has been one of my favorite songs (on one of my favorite albums) throughout the last season.

Dear little dreamer 
You have not lost at all
Cause what slipped through your fingers
Has little to do with life at all

Holly dear, the dreams you dream 
Cannot be found by the wayside 
You should know 
In letting go

You’ll come to find what you hope for 
(You’ll come to find what you long for)

Dear little dreamer 
I’ll tell you this much is true 
If the whole world forsakes you
My heart is wide open for you

For every dream that goes to waste 
Will find new life before His face 
For all you could ever desire 
Is what He gives

It will inspire 
A love that lasts
A life lived well
And further than you can tell 
There are better things


Kristene DiMarco ©2012 Jesus Culture Music

thankful for every day of these three years

This was taken on January 30, 2010. I overflow with thankfulness for the gift God has given to me in this man, so thankful to be the bride of a loving, growing, God-fearing husband.

And this is a month or two ago. A little older, a little more tired, a little more sad, a lot more rich, a lot more deep and a lot closer. What a treasure I have been entrusted with, to have this man as my one. I wonder with joy at what the next three years will bring.

May he be blessed by the Lord, 

whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead! 

Ruth 2:20

seven months!

A very, very cold day. A trip to the ER. Sweet potatoes. Talk about adventure!

collection of the cutie from the last month