Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys

I Want My Mummy

Happy Halloween!

Adventures in Cereal!

Today Sean tried cereal for the first time. I think this picture was the funniest one. Well, it was mostly breastmilk, and he really enjoyed chewing on his spoon.

A Walk in the Park

This is Sean enjoying our walk at Memorial Park. He now weighs 18 pounds!

Hello, Five Months!

Book of Esther - Week 7

The Reversal of Destiny (a.k.a. The Reversal of Fortune)
Sometimes we find ourselves going on a certain path. Then in the midst of a crisis we have to make a choice. With this choice we can make a right turn, or a wrong turn. In either case, our lives change forever.

I think this situation for me was my whole college experience. From the beginning, I decided to make my own way and put myself through college, working many different jobs. When I was a freshman, I was like many other freshmen: naive, shy, and unsure. Well, nothing like work to make you grow up! It was truly the hardest time in my life, but I wouldn't change a thing. Surviving that made me a stronger person and gave me more confidence in myself. But it was also my time of rebellion. I was angry about my situation and I took it out on God. I stopped going to church. But I never lost my faith. After a time, I started to go back to church. Looking back on it now, I am convinced that Somebody Upstairs was watching out for me. I did a lot of stupid things that I'm not proud of, but thankfully nothing really bad happened to me. (By "really bad" I mean no lifelong irreversible consequences.) But in a way it was necessary. I wouldn't be who I am today without it. But we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. (Rom 5:3-4)

Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

We celebrated Grandpa's birthday today. Chocolate pound cake soaked in Chambord and doused in chocolate ganache. Yum!

Hey, where's my piece of cake?