Philippians 4:4-9

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me-put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Scripture verse

Assurance of Salvation

1 John 5:11-12

And this is the testimony, God has given us eternal life and this life is in his Son, he who has the Son has life, he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

Well, Mary May...

Well Mary may model. Crazy huh? She is still deciding, but how cool would that be for her? Here is an example of a picture that was taken:

A little worried... even though I know I should not be...

So, one of the verses that I have to memorize for Bible Study is Philippians 4:4-9 and there is a part that states that you should not be anxious about anything. Well, I need to obey that scripture. I am a bit anxious that Zoë is not attempting to crawl... or move (gross moter) at all!! She can sit up great... but will not attempt to move. So, I am trying to give her more tummy time during the day and NOT picking her up no matter how much she resists being on her tummy. Right now I have a PBS cartoon going so that she has a distraction while on her tummy. Does anyone out there have any other suggestions that I can try to get her a bit more motivated on her tummy???

Dedication Pictures

So, here are pictures of Zoë in her dedication outfit. I was going to place some pictures of her actual dedication on January 3rd but they are so dark you can hardly see them. So, here are some pictures of just Zoë. :-) Her little dress is an antique pillow case that has been sewn together with pretty little ribbons to make it a dress. Kind of fun. Paul and my prayer is that we help raise Zoë in God's ways and that she will come to know Christ as her savior and that her life will be used to further the kingdom of God. I also pray that Paul and I remember that Zoë is not ours but God's.

dada & ducky

Zoë's two favorite words... dada and ducky. she loves her little squeeky ducky so much that she calls for it by name now! But... good thing she also loves daddy. there is no better way to wake up in the morning than hearing your 9 month old daughter laying ing her crib joyfully saying "dada, dada, dada". Life is so good.

Zoë's 9 Month Check Up!

Zoë went to the doctor today to get her 9 month check up. So, we already know she is a peanut. And, well, it was confirmed today. She is a healthy 15.2 pounds. A little tyke. She is smart...maybe too smart because she can con us out of tummy time. (I actually think that means we are just suckers, and don't like to see her cry....so we better toughen up a bit!) LOL! So, we started more tummy time today much to her dismay! She does have eczema and so we will have to put some sort of cream on her dry skin. Over all though she is very healthy, happy, chatty baby girl. :-) Thank you Lord!


Zoë with crazy hair.

Zoë and Granny Janney

Zoë digging for the perfect toy in her toy box.

January 2010

So, a lot of things happened this week. Paul is now 32. He had a great birthday, a week and a half ago. We are so thankful for all the love people showed him on his birthday. There has been a lot of snow falling, Zoë chattering and baking going on. We have said good bye to some of our friends who are turning over to a new chapter in their lives. What else? I can't seem to think tonight, so I will upload some pics. :-)