For This Child I Have Prayed.....1 Samuel 1:27

Awww.........last day of Mommy and Lanie time, back to work on Monday.  So bittersweet!  I have to leave one child, but get to go with another....not sure what to think about that.  Grateful and sad all rolled up into one.  It has been wonderful being at home with her, but I know life must move forward and part of that is work.  I'm feeling very thankful today though to have a job that I love and I'm very passionate about.  Also, Braxton is so excited for me to be coming to school with him that it almost makes me excited too.  So....to my students - I'm coming back!  Get ready, there is so much to learn!......to Braxton - Mama can't wait to see you in the hallways and steal a quick hug to help get me through the day.....and to Lanie - I will soooooo miss our naps and snuggles and may you always know that the best part of my school day is coming home to you.

For the Out-of-Towners

Just when you least expect it.....life throws you a wonderful twist of fate.  Lanie Faith was born July 8, 2011 at 6:09 am.  She is yet another great blessing that has been given to me.  Just when I had stopped trying to even consider that I might have another child, God decided I should.  She has been so unexpected and a wonderful rollercoaster for our family.  Little did I know it takes some getting use to adjusting to a family of four instead of three, but I wouldn't miss this journey for the world.  In light of that, I've decided to begin blogging again (yes thank you Katy and Brooke for inspiring me to do so).  This will be my attempt to keep all of my friends and my family who are out of town (and there are a lot of you) in full disclosure of what in the world is going on with us.  Hopefully this will also serve as a great diary (so to speak) of our family life as well.  So here goes.........