Girls Night out!

We had the best time last night and I just had to share with you!! My sisters bought Karyss tickets to see Mary Poppins for her birthday. We had the best time.. Our friends Joy and Karis were able to go with us. We had a yummy supper out and then went to the play which was spectacular!!! What a great time!! Highly recommended!


Me and My girl

Joy and Karis

Karyss and Karis

Me and my girl

Pretty girl.. all dressed up

Riley does school work

Hi... Riley and I started doing some "school" at home today just for fun and learning right now.. I would love to hear from other moms out there what you have used for 3 and 4 year olds and what works well.
Just had to share the pictures!!!

A quiet day of prayer and reflection

Dan will just love that I found these photos to post but it is kind of neat that they are sooo similar in pose and location.. Can you tell which baby is Riley and which one is Karyss???

Today we are just having a quiet day.. It is overcast outside and inside we are just having a calm day. We plan to go to the library later but for now Daddy is at a Men's prayer breakfast and we three are here together . The quiet of this morning is giving me pause to reflect on the past years of my life in ministry and as the wife of Dan and mother of Karyss and more recently, Riley... So many things have happened and I am trying to remind myself that God has always been and will continue to be in control. At this time we are facing an uncertain future and my tendency is to worry and fret but I am trying to remind myself of God's constant overseeing of our lives and that His plan is best rather than try to stick my hands in and stir things up myself... That is so hard for me... I want to "Show God" what to do.. Isn't that ridiculous????

For now, I am enjoying the calm quiet and my children as they play...

What Have I gotten myself into???

*** UPDATE**** Well, I made a complete fool of myself and cried during the poem.. UGH!! What a disaster.. But the luncheon was nice

I had to include this picture of Karis and Karyss as the poem I am referencing below is about little girls .. Please read on.

Well now I have really done it :-D

I have volunteered myself to read a poem at our Mother Daughter Luncheon tomorrow.. I have been trying to prepare myself but those of you who know me know that public speaking is NOT my thing and I am more likely to cry than anything else.. Of course the poem is also a very emotional one... See what you think

Tea for Three

Come sit with me and we'll have tea

And talk of things that were and things that are to be

Of places we will go and things we will see

Just the two of us, my dear daughter and me

A little wooden table

With chairs for two, not three

Yes, of course you may bring your bear

and place him on your knee

No longer just the two of us

It's tea for three I see

My dear daughter, the bedraggled bear and me

The years passed be and you grew up

Framed in memory I still see

Cherub hands, dimpled daintily, clutching ivory cup of tea

Twinkle laughter owns the moment

Baby faced and full of glee

Starshine dusted by the angels

Oh, God's gracious gift to me!

If I live to be a hundred

I shall never richer be

Than when I shared your dazzling presence

And together we sipped tea

My dear daughter, the bedraggled bear and Me!

Lee Scott C 1998

Hope you all will be praying for me tomorrow as I attempt to get myself through it!!

Let me know what you think of the poem

It's been awhile again.....

It's been a little while since I have posted again. Here are some photos from our spring visit from Mom and Dad and my sister Lori as well as a picture from our trip to Florida where we saw Shelley my sister.

All of us minus Shelley on Easter Sunday

My two cuties on Easter morning

We ate Easter dinner on Saturday which made for a relaxed Easter Sunday YAY!!!

So nice to have family round on Easter

Riley enjoyed having his Grampy to play with!!!

SOOO glad to have seen Shelley in Florida.. The kids really love her! (and we do too)