A Simple Christmas
I had the privilege of doing something that I've got to admit, I've never done before...
There is a remarkable woman in our church...she has an incredible voice and talent beyond the small town in which we live...
And yet, she has a contentedness about her as she calls herself just a simple wife and mom to some pretty amazing kiddos...
But, God has given her this gift and it's just bursting in her to share...so, she and her husband, deciding to pool some moneys together in order to be able to allow her to record 4 songs, especially for Christmas...
She plays guitar to accompany herself, but you could listen to the purity of her voice in acapella...it's just beautiful...
I've played the CD over and over and over again already in my home...my girls LOVE it...I LOVE it:)
I thought it would be fun if we could just make a little CD cover...so she could give her Cds to family members and friends this season...so, she spent her own Christmas gift money to print out the CD cards to give them out as gifts...
So, on a chilly Saturday morning, she and I left our little ones at home and headed out to a tree farm to try to create pictures for an album cover...thus, the "something" that I've never done before:)
We had so much fun...we used whatever "supplies" we had on hand and just had a blast! I hope you'll be able to "hear" her heart through just these few images out of the hundred or so we took...
And if you are at all interested in getting a CD, please don't hesitate to contact me...I can direct you to her...I can't wait until she does another Cd this summer!!!
A Gift of a Baby
Girl number 3...
I think sometimes people think that those with all the "same sex" children are disappointed when that 3rd or 4th one comes around and it's "another ____"...
but, really...that's not the case...and I'm speaking from experience...
Now, I won't lie and say that I thought, in my head, that it would be fun to have a "son" and feel what it would be like to be Mommy to a little boy...but, there wasn't one ounce of "disappointment" when my 3rd little girl arrived on the scene...
Nope...pure JOY, was more like it...
So, when I found out that this sweet Mommy was having her 3rd girl, you better believe I was giddy as all get out to get some fun pictures of her little sweetheart:)
I could go on and on about their beautiful house and land...how calm and inviting their home is...how I loved to hear the sisters playing and how Daddy is just the gentle King of the Castle:)...but, I don't want to take away from this sweet little princess' spotlight:)
So, without further ado...
Here she is...
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