New Blogs

I have found a couple of new blogs I really like reading. You have probably heard of at least one of them, but if not I wanted to give you the link so you can check them out. But beware- they are full of real life and God moving in those people's lives. :)

The first one is about a lady with some kids... http://www.mycharmingkids.net/ Please check it out. She has been all over the news and papers with good reason.

The other I found from MCK blog. I loved it. After reading for a while I figured out that she is the wife of a Christian band called Selah. She is an excellent writer. They lost their daughter a year ago. She lived for 2 hours. It is so awesome to see how God has used them bless others. She is currently in India with the Compassion program. It is great to see how they use money that people send. It makes it seem so much more real to me. We aren't randomly sending money to a number, but to a life. Some don't like things like this b/c money has to be used for overhead, etc. but other groups can't get into places like this and really help children who really need it. http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/
Please take the time to read her posts- esp. the one called "I have been ridculed and lied to."
So, so good!

I have so much more to blog about. I want to blog about the rest of our trip to AR, but the pics on stuck on Trav's laptop so I'll have to wait. I also have some funny stories about the girls. Hopefully I will remember everything- another day! Here are a few of the pics that we hadn't downloaded to Trav's computer.



Annika and Olivia with their cousin Ashley- We had a great day celebrating Easter!



Annika turned three on our trip. We ordered a blank cake from a great bakery and got to play with my yummy fondant. It turned out so cute! The other pic is the girls with their cousins at the cupcake place in Little Rock. So fun! I wish they could play together everyday!

Missed

Why today? Something wasn't right. Thank goodness it is finally clear. I miss her. So much. But why today? I have no idea what makes it seem so fresh. My sweet grandmother, who really was my second mom, is missed a lot today. I felt it creeping for days, but I was hoping to move onto another thought. Not today. It is funny. The one person who I feel like could really understand how I am feeling right now is the one I am missing. While thinking of what I wanted to say at her memorial service 8 months ago I realized that we were so much alike. So much more than I had ever noticed. If you've read the love languages book- she was like me- words of encouragement. And her words touched deeply. They didn't have to be many, but they were like thousands of anyone else's words. I can't wait to throw my arms around her neck in Heaven. I really am so thankful for her. Without her I would have been a totally different person. God blessed me enormously with her life.