Easter

We had a wonderful time spending Saturday and Sunday afternoon of Easter weekend with Jeff's family. Here are LOTS of pictures of the weekend...

Last Week

I have lots of pictures and updates from the past week, but first I have to say that I am so heartbroken for the many people who have lost family members, friends, and homes during the terrible storms last week.

Our neighbors Margaret and Colby came over to our house the night of the storms because Scott was out of town for business. We watched the weather coverage and saw the live video of the tornado that went through Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. It was truly terrifying. We were placed under two tornado warnings and spent a good bit of the evening in the master bedroom closet, but our city was spared.

We rode with the Fanchers to Pleasant Grove Friday to take some supplies to Scott's parents' church, and what we saw was more devastating than I can describe. My heart goes out to all who were affected by those storms, and my prayers go up on their behalf.

April 26, 2001

Ten years ago, I met Jeff.

We sat together on a bus at the Coca-Cola Scholars weekend in Atlanta. (We were both brainiacs, believe it or not. Well, you probably believe it about Jeff.)  :-) We spent nearly the entire weekend talking and being silly. I told all my friends when I got home that I had met the "boy I would marry."

A couple months later, my church took a mission trip to New Mexico, and Jeff's parents said he could go. (Can you imagine letting your 18-year-old go on a trip states over for a week with someone you didn't even know?) It was definitely a "God thing." We got to know each other even better through a week of serving God, and I can't think of a better way to have started our relationship.

Jeff went to the University of Alabama the following year, and I went to Birmingham-Southern. We saw each other a lot on weekends, and I ended up transferring to UA during the middle of our sophomore year. The following year, we were engaged on Christmas, and we got married the summer after we finished college. A year-and-a-half later, we added Maggie to the mix, and two years after that, sweet Miller joined our family.

God has blessed us with things we could never deserve, and we pray every day that He will use us to glorify Him. He has shown us that we cannot take each other for granted, and that marriage is a blessing each day, whether things are easy or hard.

Man, am I grateful for April 26, 2001.

Share Night Music

Share Night and Field Trip

Maggie had a big week last week. Her Wednesday night church class, Great Adventure, had their music share night. The next day, she had her first school field trip. All the 3-k kiddos got to visit Baker's Farm and see the baby farm animals. She had a blast! (Apparently Mills had a blast this day, too. He got to play with Aunt Jessica, Lane, and Bethany, and he and Lane played the "Ticka, ticka, ticka you!--No, not get me!" game all day. Ha!) Here are some pics...

Love this song...

Princess Miller

The video and pictures speak for themselves. We are wondering at what age we should start discouraging Miller's love of dress-ups and all things pink. He's as tough as they come, but having a just-older sister definitely has its impact on our little Miller Monkey... I can't wait to show his first girlfriend this picture... At least he's half pirate in this one. (Wait, is that a good thing?)