Happy 1st birthday to our sweet Grady-do! We had a small family/friends bbq at our house and it was absolutely perfect! I didn't know where I'd be or how I'd feel at 36 weeks pregnant so we decided to have something small and intimate for our Gradsters. The weather was absolutely beautiful and Grady had an awesome day! He loves having people around and playing with other kids. He tore into his smash cake almost eating the entire thing. He just looked at us like, "What? Aren't I supposed to eat the whole thing?" He crashed for hours after presents. Thank you SO much to everyone who made Grady's day so special! It really oes take a village to raise a child and we are blessed by and appreciate each and every one of you!


























Teenage Mother A donkey owner Simon of Cyrene Who are these people? I am sure you can figure out the first one: Mary the mother of Jesus. Who are the others and what do all three of these people have in common? They all did extraordinary things but, for the most part, went unseen. Do you ever feel unseen? Undervalued? I do. I try not to get caught up in that space, but I find myself there too often. While Mary is infamous today, she wasn't when she brought the King into this world. She was a teenager who gave birth in a barn. She was an outcast who was pregnant but not married. She told of an unbelievable story involving an angel, a Spirit, and a Savior who was going to save the world. Could you even imagine? It's easy for us to be in awe of Mary. We know the whole story. She didn't. And neither did the people around her. She had to live it. To top it all off, she had to watch her beloved son die a gruesome death. Talk about feeling unseen and undervalued. She faithfu...
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I'll be honest I was beginning to think that your 2nd and 3rd just might have the same birthday!!