I'm an Aunt!!!

My little brother and his precious wife had a baby girl on Monday! You can read all about it (and see pics) at his blog. We're heading up to see them this weekend, so I'll post pics of the cousins (hooray, my kids have a COUSIN!!!) when we get back!!

A Little Perspective

I've found myself in a bit of a hormone-induced slump (if you know what I mean) the last few days and decided I needed a little reality check.

So...things I am thankful for this week:

• the fact that Drew and his dad are currently at a movie together...and as I watched them head into the theatre I couldn't tell which one was more excited about it

• having a blonde-haired, blue-eyed excuse to go down the waterslide at the local pool over and over and over and...you get the idea
  

• absolutely perfect summer weather--cool evenings, chilly mornings, warm and bright afternoons


• corn on the cob dripping with butter (although Heather's right--it's still a little early)


• getting the giggles with Drew this morning (No, not laughing at something with him because I knew he thought it was really funny, not chuckling to myself over something he did that I thought was funny. This was the two of us laughing until we were crying about something we found mutually hilarious--and it was awesome!)


• the way my husband so readily apologizes when he knows he's been wrong--and realizing how much our relationship has grown in almost ten years of marriage


• watching Liam eat cheerios out of his daddy's mouth like a baby bird and his mommy (maybe you have to be there)


• getting my haircut


• getting Drew's haircut (and having it be a pleasant experience for all involved)


• the times I found satisfaction in God rather than food this week


• God's tender mercy for the times I didn't


• seeing a picture of the little Korean boy our dear friends (already the parents of 13- and 10-year-old girls) will soon be adopting--and being a part of yet another chapter of the amazing adventure God launched them on a year ago


• knowing that God has an amazing adventure planned for us too--and having the courage to pray that He would reveal it


• The sheer joy my boys have in being together:

Yeah, okay, I feel better already.