Spring Smiles

I love my handsome boy. And I love the spring.

There is nothing, no circumstance, no trouble, no testing, that can even touch me until, first of all, it has gone past God and Christ, right through to me.
If it has come that far, it has come with a great purpose which I may not understand at the moment.
But as I refuse to become panicky, as I lift up my eyes to him and accept it as coming from the throne of God for some great purpose of blessing to my own heart, no sorrow will ever disturb me, no trial will ever disarm me, no circumstance will cause me to fret, for I shall rest in the joy of what my Lord is!
That is the rest of Victory!
--Alan Redpath, former pastor Moody Church

I am working to live my life this way, as I deal with the reality that we have lost another baby and have experienced another precious life going straight back to the arms of his/her Heavenly Creator. Just like six months ago, I feel I must post about this before going on to post new pictures of our Quinn. The last three weeks have been more trying than any of my life, as we experienced the ups and downs of thinking our baby wouldn't make it, then hearing its beautiful strong heartbeat, then finding out it wasn't going to make it after all. I really don't think I can even reflect on it much yet, as the pain is too fresh and still too shocking. But, I can say that God is good, despite the pain on this earth, and I praise Him for His faithfulness and the way He has worked through so many people around us to show us love and support through this time.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's so warm here, we're wearing shorts today! I can't remember a St. Patrick's Day that's been this warm in a long time. I hope Quinn the Leprechaun brings you some good luck.