Staycation

Dagny and I had to cancel our trip to Orlando because Mark is still hurt. I didn't want to cancel my leave since my sister Clementine came down from Maine. So we are on a staycation at my parents house! 

Sunshine. Good food. Family. 

5 little things...

These Begonias my mom and sister brought me on my birthday. 

 These foil roses my uncle brant made for his bride.

The cutest splurge. 

 Tulips from my husband.

 Dagny, the big B, and the wall.

A Birthday, A Happy Day

Dags and I slept in. She crawled all over me. We went and grabbed some donuts. She devoured one.

My mom, Mary Kate and Lindsay brought the good champagne, flowers and presents.

Dagny and Remi crawled all over each other. Remi loved Dagny's room.

We spent the afternoon at our favorite restaurant on the bay. Everyone took turns taking pictures with the babes. 

 We walked to a bakery downtown for more champagne and desserts.



We came home to find 30 beautiful tulips delivered from Mark. What a guy! I am so thankful for my family and that they came to celebrate me, as much as Mary Kate tried to steal my birthday, I still felt loved and special.

Hopeful

I'm going to see Mark soon. Its been a tough couple of months for the both of us. Through this time he has remained strong, patient, and faithful, and I haven't. It is an unspoken fact that our situation is harder when he's not playing. Its harder for me because I don't get a tangible reminder of why we are apart when watching his games. Its harder for him because its frustrating to not be playing and its frustrating we aren't there with him when he is down. I don't want to speak too soon, but I think Mark will be taking the field again. Dags and I are making a quick trip to Dallas to be there for him. I don't know the words to describe how excited my heart is. I do know that I have made it this far because of Mark's faith and hopefulness. 

"And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him-a threefold cord is not quickly broken." 

Ecclesiastes 4:12

And how perfectly does Dagny's book put it into words: 

"But my heart doesn't stay sad. Like springtime after winter, the sun comes out again. My heart grows tall, like a plant reaching toward the sky. This is when my heart is hopeful."

Sunsets on 30A

I pray we take the time to watch every sunset on 30A before our sun moves west for the summer.

And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. and God saw that it was good. 

If you didn't notice, Billy is in love. 

Waking up to Dags.



I posted awhile ago here about waking up to Dagny. It was such a sweet time then. The other day I heard her happily chatting in her room after a long nap. I went in to find her up on her knees peering out the window. There was nothing but wind in the trees and a sunny day that she could of been watching so intently. As Mary Kate says, "joy unspeakable." And waking up with Dagny continues to be my favorite thing.