hi's and bye's

hello.

just a quick post to say hi and then bye again.

thanksgiving was so fun and different this year as we got to celebrate with TWO families

and enjoy the cold mountain air.

molly is becoming more and more independent, a quality i love and hate all in the same moment.

i have had the desire lately to put down this blog for a little bit of time and take a rest.

so that is what i am going to do.

i know it will be hard for you not stoping by to read some randomness right?

anyways, i love you to pieces and i appreciate every time you take time

out of your busy day to stop on over and see what life is like for us....

until next time

Merry Christmas!

gobble gobble

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hug someone you love and eat lots of turkey!

love,

Allen/Whitney/Molly

-xoxo-

pop tarts and private pratice

i am watching private practice and eating pop tarts

i still have lots of work to do before friday

but

thanksgiving break is here.

yay!

wish you were here with me !

mama bird



mama bird with molly bird

-joy complete-

in awe.

1st John 2:1


I write this, dear children, to guide you out of sin. But if anyone does sin, we have a Priest-Friend in the presence of the Father: Jesus Christ, righteous Jesus. When he served as a sacrifice for our sins, he solved the sin problem for good—not only ours, but the whole world's.
 
I was just reading this and I had to stop and share. I mean do you understand that? That GOD loves the WHOLE WIDE WORLD?!! The past, present, and future? All of those people?? I mean if you stop and think about it it just amazing. He loves the students that I teach, he has always known them. He loves the lady at Chickfila who served me my coffee this morning. He loves the the orphan and he loves the old. He loves the student with behavior problems just as much as he loves the student who walks across to accept an award for AB honor roll. I know the verse is talking about SACRIFICE but you don't sacrifice without love.
You don't give up, give away or let go of something that you don't care about. A sacrifice is something that you give up for someone or something else. God gave up his one and only son. one. just one. for me and for my students and for the people in India or Africa or Belize that i will never ever meet.
 
it's a struggle for me to want to give up an hour of my weekend time with molly to volunteer at church. that is one hour. i cannot fathom giving up her LIFE for someone else who lied, or stole, or had an affair or the list goes on. her life is precious. every single second. so was jesus life. but his life ended so mine could go on forever. and anyone else who chooses to place their faith and trust in God alone.
 
all i can say is thank you to jesus and to god the father. glory in the highest to you lord.

working until midnight

every since i have become a mama (like since the 1st trimester) i have given up on late nights. a late night for me is like 11pm. i am okay with that and i value and covet my sleep time.

sometimes when allen and are hanging out with friends or family we stay up past 11 and i feel like a teenager again. its a good feeling, you know? like you are living on the edge?

wait a minute. did i just say that living on the edge was staying up until 11pm? holy cow how times have changed.

anyways, last night i got to working on molly's birthday cards. i decided this year to go the handmade route instead of the order from a website. i am so glad that i did! i had some reservations at first but i finally got all my ducks in a row and made it work. i am so proud of the way they turned out.

i stayed up last night until midnight! just me and maggie laying beside me watching me cut and stamp and glue and repeat.

i made a few extra cards for fun and i am planning on doing our christmas cards the same way. handmade is so awesome because you spend time thinking about the person and what they might like, how to arrange words and other details like that.

i am definitely going to make this a regular routine. it was some good therapy!

almost one ....

happy 11 months today molly macrae!

we love you with all our hearts and can't believe that we get to be your mama and daddy

xoxox

* last night i snapped this while she was in the tub (why it says 10months)

Thankfulness

There are so many many many things to be thankful for! I mean when you really stop and think about it there are millions of things to be thankful for. I know that it is so easy to think like this when things are nice and rosey.

In honor of the upcoming holiday I wanted to post a few things that I am thankful for today.

1. My life.
2. My health and families health
3. Molly
4. Gas in my car this morning
5. Hot chocolate in my hand
6. A job that I love

What are YOU thankful for today?

"i'm gonna get you!"

a game molly plays with her daddy

never seen a faster baby.ever.

enjoy!

xoxo

life recently

My new faves:

in no particular order

1. jesus. (always been my fave but really really my favorite person of ALL)
2. quaker natural granola
3. chickfila coffee
4. enjoying the park with molly macrae
5. snuggling by the fire at the end of a long day
6. hope
7. handmade birthday cards
8. planning molly's birthday party (its the big ONE)
9. goodwill (got molly the cutest red corduroy pants and smocked dress
10. pintrest for dinner ideas

a present

lately i have had birthday party on the brain. not mine but miss molly's birthday party. should we do only family? what about families with children? smash cake or cupcake? color scheme? what about molly's nap schedule? etc.

the other day driving home from work i thought about gifts for her and trying to zero in on "needs" not "wants."  as a parent i want to give molly the world. i really really do. i want to lavish her with baby dolls and toys that spark her interest and imagination. i love seeing her eyes light up at a new "thing" even if that thing is a paper towel roll or baby doll hairbrush.

looking on Pintrest the other day i spotted THIS and i really wish that i could purchase it for her birthday. i know she is too young to appreciate it but it would be really awesome to have.

do your remember them?