The Bright Eyed Brunette

 It has definitely been a balancing act around here! We have been getting lots of baby loving, playing with big sister, and having a little fun of our own.  My Malibu Barbie in the dirty White River Trey got my Papa's old truck running! I think it's a 72 model and it's a manual transmission. Another thing to get licensed and insured, lol Wrenley and I had a fun day at the pool! She is so fun these days! Wrenley and Nanny I also got a haircut! It was much needed. This girl LOVES to play Barbies! You should see her bucket of dolls, playsets, and accessories. My little squishy boy Bath Time!! Such a sweet little man Macy doesn't know the meaning of personal space! (She belongs to Wrenley and Wesley) Toby Lewis (my parent's dog) And would you look at that.. I got to spend a fun afternoon in the pool with Pappy💖 And what a beautiful reminder that God always keeps his promises. As I look around at this season of life my heart is so full. Summer days seem to move a little...

 Whew, it has been a long two weeks! I am happy to announce that my sweet grandson, Wesley was born on May 29th at 2:45 p.m. He weighed 6lbs. 12 oz. and was 19.5 inches. It was about a week before Carlie's induction (which was already 2 weeks early). Things got serious REAL quick. When they brought him to the nursery, he was gray...not blue, GRAY and limp. They worked on him where we could see them through the nursery windows and then they pulled the shades down. My heart sank and I begged God to let that sweet baby be okay. With lots of help, they got him a little more stable, but he was still breathing fast and was struggling. About midnight they med-flighted him to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. I stayed behind with Carlie (who had just had a section) so Caleb could go with Wesley. After many days (10 to be exact), he was finally released to come home. We are so thankful that he is better. He just needed a little more time.  He had a very traumatic beginning, ...

 When I was in the youth choir at church, we used to sing a song called, "Humbly Grateful or Grumbly Hateful".  It went a little something like this: Are you humbly grateful or grumbly hateful? What's your attitude? Do you grumble and groan or let it be known you're grateful for all God's done for you?   If we're being real for a minute, somedays just feel made for grumbling. The coffee spills. The laundry multiplies like rabbits. Somebody leaves dishes in the sink when you just washed them. The weather can't decide what season it wants to be. Before we know it, we're all muttering under our breath about everything from sore backs to slow drivers.  Paul comes right in with a verse that honestly feels impossible some days: "Do everything without grumbling and arguing."  Everything? Surely, he didn't mean family group texts or church misunderstandings, or Mondays before caffeine. But there it is. Everything. I don't think God gave us t...

 Hey friends! It's been a while since I've done a link-up, so today I am linking up with  Shay  and  Sheaffer  for this month's What's Up Wednesday! What We're Eating This Week... Summer cook-out food!! Monday we had fried fish, french-fries, fried biscuits, and hushpuppies. Tuesday we grilled out hamburgers and hot dogs, had chips and cheese dip with corn on the cob. And of course we had watermelon! I just love everything about a good *summer* cook-out! What I'm Reminiscing About... I am reminiscing mostly about all of the fun summers from when my kids were younger. It can be hard to be a mom at home with all of your kids in the summer. But I think over all we had some pretty great summers! What We've Been Up To... As we've drawn to the end of another school year, we have also come to the end of our youth programs at church. I know I have talked about it before, but it is a welcomed sight to me! I still teach Sunday School, and I will be teaching this y...