Where can you begin to write after entering a new phase of life? There are never the right words to truly express all you feel, all you question, or all you praise God for as you look at where you have been and where you now sit. Joshua and I are now proud parents of not one, but two, beautiful, young, ladies. Laney Belle joined her big sis, Jovey, and us on June 5, 2007. She was a bit early at not quite 38 weeks, but a healthy 7 pounds, 7 ounces and 20 inches long!
Since bringing her home just two short days later, our lives have been turned upside down. Not with the worries that I had before of loving both girls in their unique ways or worrying about humidity or anything I may have previously ventured to conjure up in my worrisome mind, but instead, our lives have been forever changed with visions of Jovey loving on Laney with great joy, all the while saying cute phrases like, "I love her! She loves me!" or "Oh, she's sooooo cuuuuttteee!" Our lives have been turned upside down as I watch my husband who just a short 2 1/2 years ago, was trying to figure out how to put a onesie on a newborn and change her diaper and now, who does it with almost the same speed and ease I have learned! Our lives have been turned upside down as we experience the quiet and peace that comes with watching Laney, who, very different from Jovey as an infant, sleeps all of the time, making cute little sounds and smiling those cute, gassy grins (although I still think God talks with her and makes her smile, no matter what the medical books say!)
In short, we are just filled with joy and awe that God chose us once again to raise yet another one of his precious creations. We aren't anything special, and in fact, mess up tons with the blessings he gives us every day, but as we vowed from the beginning, Joshua and I will forever try to follow His will for our lives, including with the most meaningful and worthwhile task we'll ever do as a couple, to raise a child of His with love and instructions from His word.
Thank you, God, for taking the doubts and the fears away. Life is good and You are so great to allow us to be a part of seeing life through the wide and wonderful eyes of our beautiful children!
. . . who learns more about who God is each day through the beauty and words of her children and the gifts of her husband and beautiful friends!
My Sweet Family
Who Am I?
- Lela Kay
- That's a loaded question. The answer is, I'm not sure, but I do know that it is a continual process and I get excited, frustrated and overjoyed at that process on a daily basis! A few things I DO know: I am a 31 year old mother of two, beautiful girls who has the privilege of being a pastor's wife. I grew up as a pastor's daughter, and never thought it a privilege, but a curse. As I grow in wisdom (not age in years ;-), I have learned that even in the roughest times, it is more than a blessing to be so near to the work that your spouse is engrossed in, all for the sake of Christ and seeing others come to know Him as their Lord and Savior and desire to follow Him more closely. I have the HUGE privilege of staying home with our daughters, Jovey and Laney, and watching most every moment of their young lives unfold before my very eyes. It happens all too quickly and how awesome to be here to be even a small part of their little lives for whom God has great big plans, I am sure!
Check out these spots!
- Muddy Mamas: Pursuing God's beauty in Imperfect Lives-This blog is made up of a group of mommies who are just trying to encourage each other and other mommies that are striving to be more like Christ in the big and the small stuff of life!
- Joshua's Blog-my cute hubby whose updates are a bit slow from his hectic schedule that allows me to stay at home and witness what you see in type!
- Nicole's Blog-my best girlfriend's musings of her beautiful children and the lives her husband and she strive to raise in God's love with His grace!
- Mandy's Blog-my beautiful friend from high school who has a great way with words and wonderful insight into the world around us!
- Emily's Blog-a beautiful friend from college who shares a love of music, a love of being married to a minister, a love of being a mommy to two precious, little girls and a love of a Savior who keeps us covered to do these roles with His beautiful grace!
- Allison's fam-a friend from back in the day at church whose life is fun and filled with trips, sunshine and friends!
- Ashlee's Blog-a beautiful woman of God who serves to be faithful to God's calling on her life to be a wife, mother and missionary within the community to which she and her hubby have been lead!
2 comments:
You and Josh are such wonderful parents (so good actually, we think you should have several more Little M's...and hermit crabs don't count!)I'm sooo glad things are going smoothly and sleep deprivation isn't even a term used in the house this time around. Love you and even though I said all along you would do great and it would all work out, you needed to see for yourself:)Isn't that how life works sometimes?
Ah, you all are too sweet! We enjoy parenting more than we could ever imagine, especially after adding another little one to our brood! We love our kiddos, but also love the idea of loving on your kiddos for life, so you all keep 'em coming and we'll be more than happy to treat them like our own like your other two!
And yes, you were right. . .God knows what he's doing and having another child is more than wonderful! Thanx for modeling such a great experience so we could desire to venture out with another one! You all are so great!
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