Five on Friday!

I finally decided to link up for Five on Friday. It is a stormy afternoon here in South Georgia. Molly Caroline is snuggled up to me in the Moby wrap and Blakely is right at my feet. We are looking forward to Matt coming home from work and our neighbors coming over tonight! I feel like I'm about to get in the groove of regular blogging again. I have a lot to catch up on from the last month.

One. Matt and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary on Monday! We usually celebrate at a beach somewhere, but last year we spent our 6 year in Charleston...and this year we celebrated with Molly Caroline. We picked up dinner from Longhorn and drove by the hospital (since 3 weeks ago at that time we were starting the induction process!!). We wouldn't trade our low key anniversary for anything. It is probably the most special of all. I cut flowers and lit candles for our "fancy" meal. Afterwards we Skyped all the grandparents! We were getting MC ready for bed and I snapped a picture of us.

Two. Target trips are my favorite. I love driving 20 minutes over to Target in north Tally. Something about that drive is peaceful and refreshing. I've been twice since having Molly Caroline. I had to get more bottles and pacifiers. Molly Caroline likes Nuk paci's the best. They gave her one in the hospital and those are her favorites. I have like 6 different kinds at the house and she doesn't prefer them. She will take her Wubanub sometimes too.I got this cute gold notebook to write down questions for her Pediatrician, my Dr, and also to make lists on. I also picked up this little calendar to keep in my purse with all of our many appointments coming up in.

My Erin Condren planner runs out in July and I wasn't going to purchase one this year...until I saw the pink with gold. Oh my goodness....y'all know I have a weakness for anything gold. We will see if I give in! I mean I do have a lot on my plate with being a wife and mommy, teaching, and taking on the corresponding secretary duties of Junior Service League. :)

Three. Lessons from Gideon. I bought this Bible Study to do with Beth Moore this summer. I love Priscilla and thought that "Your Weakness, God's Strength" sounded like just what I need to be doing as a new mom. I haven't gotten very far in the workbook yet, but I've listened to both of Beth's videos from her blog and they are so good! Beth talked about how the summer season is hot and dry. But how fruit ripens in the summer. And how there is something unique and new about the current season that we're in. Well my unique season is being a new mom. Mommyhood is beautiful and rewarding and such an amazing gift, but it can be overwhelming and tiring too! She shared Psalm 138:3 from the NET. When I cried out for help, you answered me. You made me bold and energized me. I can't wait to dig deeper into the study.

Four. Be still my heart. I have a snuggler on my hands. I was putting away clothes in Molly Caroline's closet this morning while she was hanging out in her bouncer watching me. Her little tutu caught my eye, and just because it is so tiny, I was worried that it won't fit her much longer. So I decided to try it on her. Well it was so sweet that I just left it on and she ended up napping on my chest. I was reading something and when I looked down I just knew it was a memory that I wanted to cherish forever and never forget. My sweet baby...my daughter...a gift from the Lord. I am so thankful for her!

Five. Three of my favorite songs right now. Whenever I hear this version by Meredith Andrews I just have a constant picture show in my head of my life....getting married, moving to a new town, getting a job, going back to school, buying our house, trying to get pregnant, Matt losing his job, finding his new job, our miscarriage, finding out we were pregnant and having a girl, different big events in our lives, sad times in our lives, all my Dr appointments, and the birth of Molly Caroline. I put this song on a cd in my car last August and have probably listened to it everyday since. I still haven't taken the cd out.


I have some of the lyrics to this song written on a chalkboard window in our bedroom. The part that says, "And every gift that I receive, you determine just for me"....makes me want to just fall on my knees because I am so overwhelmed by our miracle. I also think about what I thought I wanted...but turns out that what I wanted at other times wasn't God's plan for me to have when I wanted it. This song is such a good reminder.


I just put this cd in my car recently (I was taking a break from it) and when I heard this song for the first time in a while I just felt like it was my heart right now. I told Matt that and he said he felt the same way...the lyrics "Jesus, we believe you are ALL to us" and "Let the saving love of Christ, be the MEASURE OF OUR LIVES" just seems right to sing all the time.