In other news...

Madelyn will have her first plane ride in October. I was 15 months old on my first plane ride, so she will beat me by a few months.

Madelyn managed to wiggle out of her pink bouncy seat. This is a big deal because that ends me being able to strap her in front of Baby Einsten while I take a shower.

And here is a cute picture to look at. Happy Hump Day!

Memory Verses

I am trying to work on memorizing more scripture. My goal is to memorize one verse a week. Last week was a new favorite of mine, Matthew 6:34, " Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." I have written this verse on a note card and taped it on my bathroom mirror because I need to remember this every day.
This week is Isaiah 61:1, "The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners." Both of these verses are key in Beth Moore's Bible study, "Breaking Free."

4th of July

How was everyone's 4th? We enjoyed ours at my father-in-law's house in the mountains of northern Georgia.
Madelyn enjoyed sitting outside on the porch swing,


finding new things to play with,

and wondering out by the creek.

I remember that on the 4th of July last year, I felt Madelyn kick for the first time! Isn't it amazing what a year can do?

Where did my time go?

Before Madelyn was born, I wondered if I would be bored staying at home with her. Everyone who had children would tell me, "Believe me! You won't be bored." But before you experience being a mother, you really can't understand how true that is. It isn't that there is more to do, it is that babies require so much attention, doing simple tasks take you twice as long. Laundry, dishes, vacuuming - all these tasks are now a major achievement. Typing this is a major achievement. So do not judge a mother of a young child for not having a spotless house or wrinkle-free clothes. They are probably impressed that they managed to take a shower that day.