good morning from sweet lily
2.17.2008
our wonderful families came into town this weekend for a very special day for miss lily. we had her dedication service at church and were so happy to share it with our friends and loved ones. we followed up the service with a tasty and beautiful brunch at erin & mike's house!
sweet charlie
saucy lucy
GaGa and lily
lily and her moon
the family at church
the haneys brought the cutest cookies EVER
always the creative hostess, erin made tastily adorable cupcakes
teary eyed lily was happy but exhausted
sweet charlie
saucy lucy
GaGa and lily
lily and her moon
the family at church
the haneys brought the cutest cookies EVER
always the creative hostess, erin made tastily adorable cupcakes
teary eyed lily was happy but exhausted
2.13.2008
2.12.2008
2.10.2008
i had my first real day off in 6 months this weekend. i drove up to dallas saturday for my wonderful friend mary's surprise birthday party and left lily and kevin in austin to fend for themselves. they had a GREAT day together and i drove back this morning.
i was playing outside with lily and had my camera in my lap and got this pic of lily looking up at my face. i know its not technically the best pic of her, but i love it because it really captures the look in her eyes when she is looking up to me.
it just reminds me that i'm her mom and for at least a few years i can do no wrong in her eyes.
she is such a sweet girl.
i was playing outside with lily and had my camera in my lap and got this pic of lily looking up at my face. i know its not technically the best pic of her, but i love it because it really captures the look in her eyes when she is looking up to me.
it just reminds me that i'm her mom and for at least a few years i can do no wrong in her eyes.
she is such a sweet girl.
2.07.2008
2.06.2008
2.05.2008
first came guitar hero. it all seemed innocent enough...but now we're addicted to rock band.
to be fair i never cared much for guitar hero. i'm not very good at it and anyone who knows me well would vouch that if i'm not good at something i usually don't continue to do it :)
based on my failure as a guitarist -in real life and video games- i got relegated to the drums on rock band and its actually ridiculously fun and addicting. (in the interest of full disclosure i should add that i played the snare drum in my 7th grade band, so its not totally new to me if you count middle school in my percussion experience.)
don't tell kevin, but i'm totally practicing when he's at work.
lily's on the microphone screaming and i'm pounding out a little bon jovi. i'll just consider this her interactive introduction to 80's rock. its educational! :)
to be fair i never cared much for guitar hero. i'm not very good at it and anyone who knows me well would vouch that if i'm not good at something i usually don't continue to do it :)
based on my failure as a guitarist -in real life and video games- i got relegated to the drums on rock band and its actually ridiculously fun and addicting. (in the interest of full disclosure i should add that i played the snare drum in my 7th grade band, so its not totally new to me if you count middle school in my percussion experience.)
don't tell kevin, but i'm totally practicing when he's at work.
lily's on the microphone screaming and i'm pounding out a little bon jovi. i'll just consider this her interactive introduction to 80's rock. its educational! :)
2.04.2008
lily was so sad when i told her that aunt erin was leaving us for a week to go on a cruise...
erin and mike called me from the loading deck of the cruise to let me know they successfully smuggled a bottle of rum on board. for those of you who haven't heard, erin actually won the cruise and they are going for FREE on the cayamo trip this week! its a cruise for music lovers and has some really great shows for them to see.
they also noted that the cruise was heavy on the lesbian and 60+ crowd, which made them take a second look to see if the indigo girls or perhaps fleetwood mac were playing, but its still just lyle lovett headlining :)
i can't wait to hear more about this adventure!
erin and mike called me from the loading deck of the cruise to let me know they successfully smuggled a bottle of rum on board. for those of you who haven't heard, erin actually won the cruise and they are going for FREE on the cayamo trip this week! its a cruise for music lovers and has some really great shows for them to see.
they also noted that the cruise was heavy on the lesbian and 60+ crowd, which made them take a second look to see if the indigo girls or perhaps fleetwood mac were playing, but its still just lyle lovett headlining :)
i can't wait to hear more about this adventure!
2.02.2008
1.31.2008
1.29.2008
1.24.2008
my bible study is currently reading a book i was pretty prepared to think was 'fluff' and some of it is... but it has also been entertaining and convicting.
lily is being an angel and letting me catch up on my readings this morning and i came across this passage. i am a big red target and this hit me right in my gut. guilty as charged.
"We dance for approval of our mothers, our neighbors, our bosses, church people, magazines, strangers. We require their esteem. We beg them to validate us. Believer, why?? What can they tell you that God hasn't already said? The dance draws us toward discontentment, identity crisis, and despair. Everyone else is judging me. Everyone else has more. Everyone else is better. Everyone else. Everyone else. Who do you work so hard for?
What are you hoping to receive from them? What if our value exists because God takes pleasure in us? I know this isn't a very modern way to live your life, but what if the modern way of life really sucks and makes you lonely all the time? What if when we are with God we feel his love for us and know that we matter? I feel like I am in a lifeboat trying to get other people to say I am important and valued, and even when they do it feels as though their opinion isn't strong enough.
By our performance we choose our audience. In bowing to expectations and running around like chickens trying to appease the opinions of others, we perpetuate the cycle. We fuel the cycle. We've brought trouble on ourselves. All you can control is who you dance for. Either perform for a merciless audience of humanity or dance for an audience of One. There is no middle stage. Choose."
lily is being an angel and letting me catch up on my readings this morning and i came across this passage. i am a big red target and this hit me right in my gut. guilty as charged.
"We dance for approval of our mothers, our neighbors, our bosses, church people, magazines, strangers. We require their esteem. We beg them to validate us. Believer, why?? What can they tell you that God hasn't already said? The dance draws us toward discontentment, identity crisis, and despair. Everyone else is judging me. Everyone else has more. Everyone else is better. Everyone else. Everyone else. Who do you work so hard for?
What are you hoping to receive from them? What if our value exists because God takes pleasure in us? I know this isn't a very modern way to live your life, but what if the modern way of life really sucks and makes you lonely all the time? What if when we are with God we feel his love for us and know that we matter? I feel like I am in a lifeboat trying to get other people to say I am important and valued, and even when they do it feels as though their opinion isn't strong enough.
By our performance we choose our audience. In bowing to expectations and running around like chickens trying to appease the opinions of others, we perpetuate the cycle. We fuel the cycle. We've brought trouble on ourselves. All you can control is who you dance for. Either perform for a merciless audience of humanity or dance for an audience of One. There is no middle stage. Choose."
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