Monthly Archives: October 2011
It’s the same every week. In my showiteers family, someone starts a post on facebook asking what everyone’s thankful for on Thursday. Sometimes, it’s things like, health, business, spouces, and sometimes, it’s for one another. No doubt, these Thankful Thursday posts as of late have had me in tears. It’s a great way to reflect… 
Yesterday, we anxiously waited in the doctor’s office full of expecting mothers and nervous dads. When they called our name our faces lit up and I felt like screaming. We were about to see our baby for the first time. I laid back on the crinkly paper and Rusty stood at my side. The nurse… 
A lock of her hair was being wrapped around a hot curling iron when I walked in the door and her reflection in the mirror showed me just how excited she was. She was beaming. With Jarod, just a room away — she told me, “I can’t believe it’s here.” The day was perfect. Full… 
This morning, as the rain pounded against the windows of my dark room, I sat with a book in my hands, curled around pillows atop my bed and sighed as I thought about the two people sleeping on the other side of the house. With Josh on the couch and Katie in the spare bedroom… 
The October day couldn’t have been more beautiful. The sun poured through the trees painting a golden light on everything it touched. The grass, still green and soft yet a distinct fall orange was beginning to color the leaves. The breeze was cool, the sun’s glow was warm and laughter rang from the back yard… |
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