May 13, 2018
I love you so much Mollie Grace and Reed Isaac!
Grandma came to church with us again this Mother’s Day. It is always fun to be with your mom on this day. It was our first one without Grandma Betty and she was definitely in the front of our minds.
And I think I really am turning into my mom…. We both got each other the same cookbooks for gifts.
(Also…. Mollie let me buy matching dresses!)
May 14, 2017
This year was pretty low key. I usually try to go see all the “mothers” in my life, but I was just too pregnant. My mom came up to church with us and got to see Mollie sing with the children’s choir. It was good to have my mom beside me on Mother’s Day!
We went to lunch and enjoyed not going back to church.
I feel so very fortunate to be a mom… there is nothing more precious to me. Mollie is just the sweetest and we can’t wait to welcome little brother very soon!
I can’t resist getting matching outfits. I just can’t…. It’s silly, I know. I feel like now that I’ve started, it’s going to happen every Mother’s Day. Even when Mollie is thirteen and I have to drag her to church with matching mom. It’s going to be great.
This year, it was just super sweet. I mean…. super sweet!
I always have mixed emotions on this day...
I have been so blessed to have the most caring mother. Always sacrificing and loving me, and my brothers, with patience and grace. She is simply the best! I can never thank her enough for everything she has done and continues to do for me and my family. It has been so sweet to see her come up every Tuesday for her time with Mollie.
But I also know girls that haven't been so blessed. This day is full of longing and wandering what ifs and whys.
I have also been beyond blessed to have the sweetest daughter in the world. Every day is a joy being her mom and I praise God for every single minute. She is simply the best part of our lives and I am so grateful for her. She makes Mother’s Day awesome for me, for sure!
But I also know what it is to long to be a mother. My heart hurts for these ladies.
And lastly, I have been even more blessed to have the greatest Grandma and Nana. These two ladies have loved me since even before I was born and I'm so grateful for their influence in my life. It has been hard to watch Grandma fade away right in front of my eyes. I don’t visit her very often, but when I do, staring into her blank eyes breaks my heart. I don’t know if she’s in there or not, but I pray she’s not. Then, Nana is still crawling down on the floor to play with Mollie and all her great-grandkids. She is always praying for us and thinking about us and I am so grateful that we still get to enjoy her light in our lives.
All these ladies…. in plenty, in want, or in need… are an encouragement to me. I don’t forget how blessed I am, that is for sure.
At our Mother’s Day Breakfast at church, Tonya reminded us all that we are lovely. I am lovely. Loved by the King, and made righteous through Jesus! He sees me right where I am. May He always be my joy and comfort.
Easter is one of Mollie’s favorite times of the year. Our girl loves eggs! I mean jump out of bed and hunt all day…. loves eggs. We had a good time dying Easter eggs. She loved her giant “surprise egg.” And we even got a picture with the bunny this year (Because she knew the bunny….Shhhh, It was me).
We had a great time at Grandmamma’s and Graddaddy’s, hunting eggs and playing with cousins. It’s even better in matching shirts.
Then, Mollie sang with the Kid’s Choir for the first time in big church. She was too cute up there singing “Our God’s not dead, He’s surely alive…” And, we had an egg hunt in the gym after church…. Before we headed to Grandma and Papa’s.
We had lunch and more fun with cousins. Plus another egg hunt. My mom always color coordinates the eggs, which I personally love, so Mollie got to pick up a bunch of pink and purple eggs. After we found hers, we helped Landry with his green eggs…. they were pretty hard to find in the tall grass.
It was a great Easter! And having our girl makes everything more fun. Here’s a comparison of our four Easters with her….. Love her so!
I love to celebrate being a mom. Mollie is so sweet and just such a joy every single minute of every day. I am so grateful to be her mom!
We have also made it a point to go see Grandma, Nana and Grandmama on this special day (and cute little Henry was there too!). Wish we could beam ourselves down to see Mamaw…
We were busy with a few birthdays in January this year. First, it was Nana’s 80th Birthday! Of course, she didn’t want anybody to even mention it, but it was special for us to get the whole family together to throw her a little surprise.
When I am still and quiet, sometimes I think about when Nate and I will be 80 and the family that we will have. It is pretty special to live that long and see so many people come straight from you. Every day is a gift and I am beyond grateful that Mollie gets to have Nana and Papa in her life.
Earlier that day, Mollie had her first Chuck-E-Cheese experience. She wasn’t so sure.
Next, Thomas Henry Bacon made his debut. January 21, 2015! It was nothing but happiness to see my brother and sis-in-law finally get the baby they had prayed for. He is too cute! Man, I loooooove my nephews!
And, last but certainly not least, we went to P-town to celebrate with Mom. I am super grateful to live within driving distance for days like this. My mom always makes sure we have cake on our birthdays, so Mollie and I are always going to make sure she has one for hers.
