To my niece Vienna:

I love your cuddles, your smiles, your giggles and yes, even your frowns.

 You're just too cute!

 I pray earnestly that you will grow to be a woman who seeks after God and who's greatest desire is to honor Him! May He do great things in your life for His glory! 

Your auntie will always be here for you, to pray for you and to talk with you through all life's joys and trials. Keep your eyes on Him, dear girl, and He will not forsake you. I love you my precious niece!

(Many thanks to Gracie for taking these pictures of Vienna and I)  

Thanksgiving

The joy of being a Christian is made full when we're able to thank God for His goodness to us in the good times and the hard.  Over this last year I've been humbled as I think of all the ways God has been gracious to me.  From the darkest valley to the highest mountain, He has been my strength and my joy.  This year, if asked what I'm thankful for I will say, "I'm thankful and blessed that my God is patient and good to me."  He alone knows what is best for me and nothing that happens in my life, good or bad, is in vain.  

This year we get to celebrate what God has done for us with this charming girl!  It's Vienna's first Thanksgiving and yes, she will be tasting the food too!  I'm very thankful for her spunky personality and precious smile that would melt the hardest of hearts.  

I'm thankful too, for family, grandparents, and old and new friends to celebrate Thanksgiving with.  He is good!

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Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His steadfast love endures forever!  Psalm 118:1

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to You among the nations.  Psalm 108:3

I will give to the Lord the thanks due to His righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.  

Psalm 7:17

I give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify Your name forever.  Psalm 86:12

Enjoying Summer!

Summer time, green grass and darling children!  What joy it is to watch my nieces and nephew enjoying life!

 3 brown-eyed munchkins! 

 An auntie and her niece.  Lydia has blossomed into such a dear little "mother" to numerous children!  She has become quite the little young lady.

 So precious!

 Owen is growing up so fast!!!  What a guy!

Precious girly!  

Vienna is almost 4 months old!  Goodness, she is just so sweet! 

Holding Darling Vienna!

 Uncle Ben! 

 Heather and Vienna's birthday are only 2 days apart!   Happy birthday girls!

 With Auntie Gracie

 With her grandma!  

 With Auntie Lydia!

Vienna and I!!  I love her!!

Sleeping baby!

 My dad loves his grandchildren.

Great-grandpa enjoying her!

Aw!!!!!!  Sweet dreams little one!

Birthday Girls!!!

Happy birthday Heather and Vienna!!!  Auntie and niece have birthdays two days apart!!  

Our Precious Vienna Marie!

It's a GIRL!!!  

Here is a Valentine bundle of love that will last a lifetime!  My niece, Vienna Marie was born yesterday into a family who is delighted and overjoyed to welcome her!  We pray God will grow her into a woman who will glorify God and be a shining light for our Maker!  She indeed is fearfully and wonderfully made.  Her momma did an amazing job!  Well done Keslie!  We all prayed a lot for Keslie and Vienna since last night when we found out Vienna was breech.  Bottom first!  They planned to go to a lady who helps turn breech babies but before they could do so Keslie went into labor early that morning.  The midwives and assistant made it to their home in time and all were overjoyed at the lovely calm birth.  God was gracious and things went amazingly well.  Now we get to watch Vienna grow and get to know this little person we love so dearly.  

Here are some pictures I took when she was about 5 hours old after a vigorous feeding and long nap!

 

 The first family picture with all 6 of them!