Happy Birthday Aunt Stephanie!

We love you and hope you have a wonderful day!

Can't wait to see you, T-7 days and counting!

Trampoline Time!

We had some fun on the trampoline tonight while Nathan grilled some supper. Here are a few fun shots of our soon-to-be 1 year old!

Our house is under contract, we put it on the market on a Tuesday and on the Saturday after we started negotiations! WOW! How quick! We have since then been looking frantically for a house, tried to put offers on two that quickly fell through and are now in the process of putting an offer on house number 3! (Did I mention that we now have 40 day until closing) The Lord's Best, that is what we want and nothing less, that is what I have to keep telling myself. Because I am pretty sure at times that I know best and that the first house is really the house for me. But, HE really does know best and I am learning more and more everyday of HOW MUCH HE LOVES ME and how I really can just totally and completely put my trust in HIM for EVERYTHING! ... even a house for my little family! So once again I put my hope in Him, " for Hope that is seen is not hope, for why does one still hope for what he sees, but if we HOPE for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance! So once again Lord, I give up house number 1, 2, and 3 and I put my trust in YOU! And I EAGERLY wait for what YOU have for us!

Our little pianist!

Maggie loves to play the piano! She crawls to it, pulls up and tickles those keys many times each day! She has also figured out that it will get our attention if she feels that we are too distracted from our priceless pearl! What a joy!

What a difference 10 months makes!

We have been on the best ride of our life! We can't believe how much she has changed and how wonderful she is! She is needing me so I must go!

With much love!

Over the river and 18 hours later

To grandmother's house we went! And boy was it fun!

We had a great trip traveling with Nana and Grandpa to Illinois to see Nathan's Grandma Peg! She had no idea we were coming and welcomed us with tears! She is such a fun and young grandma! She and I went for a walk in which she kicked my bum! I now know that I need to excersice more! Well I better go! Nathan and Aunt Kiki and Uncle I and Uncle Stephen have a soccer game and we are the cheering squad along with Aunt J and Hodge!

Happy Birthday NANA!

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday dear NANA! Happy Birthday to YOU! We had a photo shoot just with you in mind! Mommy made me tutu's to model just for you!

With lots of love and bubbles,

Maggie Bell

Behind the scenes! Daddy and Piper helping out!

With all our love!

Rejoice!

Baby Dedication Night was this last Saturday! What a BLESSING it was! We had a wonderful couple in the church that had prayed over Maggie! They gave her a plaque with a sweet word that reads...

Maggie, the Lord has adorned you with the gift of rejoicing. This rare treasure was spoken over you before the foundations of the world; not by man, but ushered from the heart of the Father into your very being. It is His endless act or shouts, dancing and rejoicing over you that stirs a radical response in return. This gift of rejoicing will ripple an effect of transformation in the hearts of those around you. You will make your boast in the Lord with great boldness-His grace and truth will lead the way. He has appointed you 'Maggie' for praise and fame, all for His glorious name!

"The Lord is in your midst 'Maggie,' The Mighty one will save; He will rejoice over you 'Maggie' with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."

Zephaniah 3:17

How cool is that! Isn't the Lord good!

The also had wonderful and much needed words of encouragement for Nathan and myself! I must say it again... Isn't the Lord good!

Here are a few pictures from the night!

Rejoice in the Lord always!

and again I say

REJOICE!!