Snow, Round 2!

The week before we left for Disney, we had ANOTHER round of snow. This one was even worse than the first one! William and I had run out to lunch with Mama, Hannah, and Susan. Around 12:30, we see a TON of snow coming down. Literally, within 20 minutes, the roads are covered! Of course, William and I are in the bald-tired Honda. I white-knuckled it home, and was SO thankful when we pulled in the driveway. Robbie of course was at work, and didn't get to leave until around 4:30. It took him 45 minutes to get home, and usually takes 15! He was lucky, though. He went against traffic. Some of my friends' husbands were walking home miles in the ice and snow, and some spending the night at friends houses. Thankfully, everyone on my friends list got home safely!

Riley and William looking out the window for daddy!

Once Robbie was home, we had a nice night together - and he had the next day off, which was SO nice! I didn't have to stress, and we could all be together. We ended up getting about 5-6 inches at our house, which is a TON for us! I made a huge pot of chicken noodle soup, and we watched movies. We reallllly didn't want to take William out in it, since he was getting over a cold AND the stomach bug, and our trip was so close. We didn't want to chance him getting sick again! Robbie geared up and told me he was going outside to build William a snowman. He knows how much W loves snowmen (thanks to Frozen), and wanted him to have one, since we wouldn't take him out. He worked forever on that thing! He even had a carrot nose and raisin eyes. ;) William was thrilled. Every time we came downstairs, he wanted to see "Olaf" and if his nose was gone, he stressed until we put it back in. So, imagine his disappointment a few days later when Olaf was completely gone. Poor baby. At least we had our trip to Disney to make up for the sadness! ;)

Watching Daddy build his snowman! <3

 

Riley FLEW around in the snow!

The snow is always fun, but I think we have had enough for this winter!!! Bring it on, spring!!

A Year of Grace

Well, y'all, I would be remiss to not mention that today is a special day for me.

One year ago, my life was feeling pretty dark.
One year ago, my marriage was suffering.
One year ago, I felt that I wasn't being the best mother.
One year ago, I was ready to give up on lots of things.

BUT, a year ago today, I was brought OUT of that black hole. The sweet redemption and grace of our Savior, saved me. Saved my marriage. Because of Him, I am now promised eternal life. There will be no fear.

I am SO thrilled that I can now share this Good Word with my sweet William. He will not grow up in a house devoid of the sweet, pure love of Jesus. I already love watching him bow his head at prayer time, and hear his sweet voice thank our Father for all of our many blessings.

Being a Christian does not promise a perfect life, or even that I will always be a perfect person. Everyday, I am trying more and more to let my light shine and glorify Him.

I am so thankful for Providence Baptist Church. We have met so many amazing people, through LIFE class, Bible study, serving in BLAST, etc. Everyone is such an encouragement to us, and we just feel the love of Christ surrounding us every time we walk through the doors. I just have to encourage you to find a church, get involved, and watch great things happen!

I leave you with one thought - He can restore. I promise you that. Since I have trusted in him, He has made my paths straight, just as He promised in Proverbs 3:6; and filled me with the peace that transcends understanding (Philippians 4:7). The other night, I was reading William a story from his Jesus Storybook Bible. I just had to take a picture of the last page. It made me tear up; reading about how no matter far you run, you are never too lost for God to find you, and redeem you.

Thank you, Lord, for your saving grace every day.

Playdates and a Party!

Last weekend, we had a few fun playdates!! It is so much fun watching William make friends, and see them playing together!

Friday afternoon, we had Tricia and Landon over! Landon and William are in nursery together at church, and their teachers always tell Tricia and I how much they love playing with each other. We figured we should get them together outside of church too! ;) They had so much fun playing, and eating lunch, and Tricia and I had a great time talking, too!! Thanks for coming by to play, y'all!!

Friday night, Shannon hosted a Premier Jewelry party at her house. Our favorite jewelry lady, Laura, put on a great show for us and sold a ton of jewelry! Hannah and Mama came with me, and Robbie and William joined Brent, Jonathan, Campbell, and Scott at Chick Fil A for some fun! I squeezed on sweet baby Malachi for a lot of the evening. He is the sweetest baby! The boys had a ball at CFA, and we all went home sleepy and happy! Thanks for a fun night, Shannon! ;)

Saturday morning, William was up at 6:00. That is a no-no in this house. By lunchtime, I was exhausted and we needed to GET OUT of the house. We went to lunch with Mama and then met Shannon, Carolyn, and their kids at Chick Fil A for some ice cream and playtime! Robbie and Paul were working, and Brent just sweetly sat there with us for 4 hours, haha!! He was so patient. I got my baby fix again with Malachi, and William, Grace, and Jonathan ran around the play area and snacked. Such a fun afternoon! We are so blessed to have friends with weekend-working husbands, so we are not alone!! :)

Snowwww!

Last week, we got a lot of snow!!! For around here. I am sure people from the north are laughing at our measly 3 inches. But, those 3 inches just shut.us.down. I worked from home Tuesday afternoon through Friday. Poor William; we just do not own snow-friendly clothes!! He had to go out in two pair of pants, two pair of socks, two jackets, a hat, and gloves that are for an adult. Ha!

Tuesday night, as the snow started, we took a walk to the mailbox just to show him. He was SO excited!!! "It's snowing, daddy!!!" He did not want to go back in, but we promised that when he woke up in the morning, there would be lots to play with!!

Wednesday morning, we could hardly get through breakfast fast enough before getting outside. William wanted to take a walk, build a snowman, etc. We tried to make a snowman, but the snow we had was just too powdery. I was sad, because ever since Frozen, we hear about snowmen all.the.time., so it would have been fun to make one with him! We tried to make snow angels and the picture of Robbie making his cracks me up. He looks like a little kid! William wasn't too sure about lying down in the snow. We stayed out about 30 minutes, and I was freezing!!!

A couple hours later, we went back out and FaceTimed with Grandma and Grandpa. We decided to use the laundry basket as a sled, and William LOVED that! We have a small hill right beside our house, and he just laughed and laughed as he came down. Our sweet neighbors saw us, and brought us over their tube. So fun!!! I love the videos below, especially the one where he tips over, and says, "Everyone ok?" Sweet boy!!

Hopefully we are done with snow for the year, haha, but it was fun to show William and have a couple days at home!!