Reese may be almost two, but to us, she's still our baby.

Reflections on turning 30

Okay, they changed how you do this, so I'm not sure how the picture will turn out. Anyway, I always feel kinda sad around my birthday, like it's supposed to be this really special day and it's not. But then I was reading yesterday in Psalm 39 "Oh Lord, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am..." It was good perspective for me. It really doesn't matter if my drivers license says I'm thirty and I won't always look young. This is not what matters in life. It's so easy to get caught up in it, but I am grateful the Lord chose to show me that knowing Him and making Him known is what is truly important. And getting older means knowing Him more, and for that I am so grateful. And speaking of blessings, this picture shows my biggest blessings, a wonderful husband and two amazing kids. So much better than I could ever deserve, thank you God!

The Helmet

Well, here you go. Here is Isaiah in his helmet. He got it on Valentines Day. He is working up to wearing it 23 hours a day. Today it was on for one hour, off for one, tomorrow is on for 2, off for one. Saturday is on for 4, off for one and that is the day he is supposed to start sleeping in it. Please pray he adjusts well to sleeping in it, he doesn't seem to notice it at all when he's awake. With his helmet you can really see how his features have been affected by his flat head, the left side of his face droops quite a bit. I was pretty shocked to see it, but it makes me all the more glad that we have the helmet. Please pray his head and face return to normal. Praise God for medical technology. We are going to decorate the helmet with stickers of some kind. Anyone have suggestions? 

Battle of the Wills

Today Reese and I (Laura) had a battle of the wills. She disobeyed me and after she is disciplined, she always needs to say, 'Obey Mommy'. Well, today she refused to say it. I was not going to give in and let her know that if she cried long enough she can have her own way. I was prepared to sit there as long as it took. We sat on the kitchen chairs (and had conversation and discipline)for TWO HOURS and FIFTEEN MINUTES before she finally chose to obey. Needless to say we were both exhausted and I hope we never have to do it again! I love her so much, but she is one stubborn child. Both my mom and Michael's mom say that neither one of us acted this way, so where did she get it from?!? I would love anyone's prayers for wisdom and consistency in training Reese, it is definitely a challenge.