Friday, April 30, 2010

Love & War

Aaron & I have been fans of authors, John & Stasi Eldredge, for a long time. John's book, Wild at Heart, has given us (especially me) a lot of insight into the hearts & minds of men (and little boys). Aaron read the book several times before we had children & said that it would be a great book for me to read if we had a son, and it has been!

I was really excited when Stasi came out with a book especially for women, called Captivating. Now that we have a daughter, it will be a good for Aaron to read for some insight into girls & women :)

The Eldredges recently co-wrote a book called, Love & War. I excitedly pre-ordered the book, and as soon as it came in, my husband snatched it up & started reading it. I haven't had the chance to read it yet, but am very anxious to. Aaron speaks highly of it!

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Here's how John & Stasi describe the book!

John and Stasi's new book, Love and War: Finding the Marriage You've Dreamed Of does for couples what Captivating did for women and Wild at Heart did for men. With refreshing openness that will grab readers from the first page, the Eldredges candidly discuss their own marriage and the insights they've gained from the challenges they have faced. Each talks independently to the reader about what they've learned , giving their guidance personal immediacy and a balance between the male and female perspectives that has been absent from all previous books on this topic.

John and Stasi begin Love & War with an obvious but necessary acknowledgement: Marriage is fabulously hard. They believe we need to get past the shame and confusion surrounding the undertaking of marriage before we can truly deal with our day-to-day situations.

Love & War shows couples how to fight for their love and happiness, calling on both men and women to step into the great adventure God has waiting for them together. Walking alongside John and Stasi Eldredge, every couple can discover how their journey together is growing into a story of meaning much greater than anything they could do or be on their own.


If you haven't read one of their books, pick one up! You won't be disappointed!!!

Friday, April 23, 2010

10 Months!

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*You are almost completely weaned & taking the bottle like a pro.
*You eat mainly table food.
*You are very fast with your method of scooting across the floor.
*You say dada, except when daddy is around. You just smirk at him when we try to get you to say it.
*You put EVERYTHING in your mouth. I have found legos, rocks, paper & grass.
*You are right at 14 lbs.
*You love being outside.
*You do the signs for milk, more & all done.
*You have one tooth.

You are such a little blessing & a lot of fun for our family! Your brothers love you to pieces & want to carry you everywhere. I think we may want to buy you a helmet!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Girl's Weekend.

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A couple weeks ago, I spent a girls weekend with my college roommates. It was so much fun to get away & catch up! We met for lunch, shopped, went for walk, had dinner, chilled in the hot-tub, rented a movie & did a lot of chatting! It had been about 8 years since we had all been together. We decided that we need to do this yearly!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Easter Weekend

What a fun Easter weekend we had! We spent a long weekend with Aaron's family. The kids enjoyed dying eggs together. We spent a lot of time outside because the weather was so nice!
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Here's one of Zoe's 'signature' looks.
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My attempts at getting a picture of all 3 kids on Easter Sunday before church were interesting...
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