Monday

Psalms of Thanksgiving (Psalm 34)


I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
let the humble hear and be glad.
Oh, magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together!

I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Come, O children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
What man is there who desires life
and loves many days, that he may see good?
Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.
Turn away from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it.

The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry.
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
He keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.
Affliction will slay the wicked,
and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.

Sunday

Happy Anniversary to Us!!



The Grove Park Inn Asheville (http://www.groveparkinn.com/)


Beautiful Fall Colors!!


3 years, 2 kids, 2 towns, 1 dog & a minivan...to say the least we have been busy over the last 3 years. Rob and I just celebrated our 3 year anniversary on November 6th by visiting Asheville, NC. We were only gone for 24 hours, but it was the first time we had been away together since Kate's birth 6 months ago and really the first time we had been away at all in quite some time before that. We have been so busy with moving, building our new house and just being parents of 2 babies that we haven't made time for ourselves. We know this is not a practice we want to continue, so we have made a promise to each other that going forward date night is going to become a regular term around our house. We had so much renewing our friendship and marriage while away!

Friday

Renewing Friendships & Making New Memories



Last night was a night to remember and cherish!! I got together with girlfriends from highschool for the first time in a VERY long time. What fun it was to see what beautiful women everyone has become. Not everyone has the special opportunity to reconnect in life with friends that they shared so many memories and fun times with. We all have gotten married and made families of our own. Each of us remembered specific memories that we shared together and laughed until we thought we might pop! The even more incredible thing is that we each have landed in the same general geographic area once again. We made a promise that we would make it a point to gather for dinner at least once a quarter. I am already looking forward to the next time. I hope that our children will be able to play together and make wonderful memories like we have. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to know each and everyone of them and more importantly to be able to share in their "grown up" lives too!

Monday

My New Froggy Coat




I couldn't resist posting these precious photos of Katie in her new froggy coat that Nana bought her. We were just trying it on for size and I couldn't stop laughing at her little rosy cheeks poking out from all that green fur. I had kind of forgotten how fun it is to dress them up and admire the cute factor. It hasn't gotten that cold here yet, but I imagine we will definitely get some wear out of it here shortly (at least I hope so).

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