"At a certain part in your life, probably when too much of it has gone by, you will open your eyes and see yourself for who you are. Especially for everything that made you so different from all the awful normals. And you will say to yourself: but I am this person. And in that statement, that correction, there will be a kind of love."
-from the film Phoebe in Wonderland

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Word-filled Wednesday


"Above all, love each other deeply..."
1 Peter 4:8

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Thursday, July 10, 2008

I'm off again...


Tomorrow morning, at the crack of dawn, my mother, brother, sister-in-law, three of my nieces and myself will pile (safely) into a car for the drive South to Cocoa Beach, Florida! We'll be back next Wednesday. I just love Florida - especially Cocoa Beach. I'm so excited!

Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy Independence Day!










"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...."

My family had a great time celebrating...

We actually got a picture of both of my parents with all 4 kids...



















Here are my brothers David and Jason with their families...














My brother Robert with Lindsey and Traci...













Aunt Diane (who turned the big 6-0 yesterday) and cousin Holly (who is about to be a mommy for the first time!)....














We couldn't get enough of baby Kason...



















Kason is the 7 month old son of my brother David's step-daughter Shealee. We just adore this little guy...



















And, of course, a lot of pool action was going on....




































Happy Birthday, America!