Welcome 2009!!!

Friday, January 23, 2009

I can't believe we are already a month into 2009! It has already been a whirlwind.

We are so looking forward to what 2009 has in store for our family, but we cannot look forward to 2009 without looking back at 2008 and all of the wonderful miracles it brought us.
2008 will be a year that we will not soon forget.
It was a year that I know I grew the most as a mother, a wife and most of all a child of God.
It was a year filled with hope, love, fear, grace,heartbreak, and growth.
2008 was the year I learned what trusting in God really means. We had to rely on God in a way we never did before.... blindly.
We just had to give up. Let Him be in control and know that no matter what happens, there is nothing we could do, but put it at His Feet.... We didn't go easy though. There were tears and anger and shouts and prayers. But finally, just as we were ringing in 2009 we got it. There is nothing that WE can do.... but HE can do everything.
And He loves us.
And He will do everything... actually, He already did.

2008 was the year we welcomed our precious baby girl Madeline.
She has already grown so much! She is smiling and cooing and interacting with us.
She is beautiful and special and we are so blessed to have her as part of our family!
2008 is the year we saw Ava grow so much and start to become an individual.
She tried soccer and dance and started speech.
She is sweet and caring and really really fun!

We have been so blessed in 2008 and it would be impossible to ignore that God had everything to do with it!

Here are some pictures from Christmas and now the new year.