The Power of Prayer

I love our new Sunday School class. We are studying Acts. Today, we were talking about all the miracles and healing that happened. We see miracles everyday. We just don't give all the credit to God. We think, wow, the doctors did such a great job. One of the ladies in our class has a gift of prayer. You can't listen to her pray without being touched in some way. She said today she felt called to pray for healing. That if people in the times of the Bible could pray and people were miraculously healed that we should be committed to doing that as well. I think about so many times when I say I will pray for someone and I do, yet days and weeks pass and they leave my memory. I guess I am writing this to say I am committing to prayer. If I say I will pray for you, I am writing it down. And I am praying for you until you are healed or until you tell me I don't need to anymore. I believe in God's miracles. I believe in prayer. I believe that if the chemo or any other medicines cannot heal Tonya, that GOD can heal her. I'll pray that until He does. It really is simple. So that is my commitment, out loud on my blog. I will commit to prayer. I encourage you to join me. In honor of my miracle talk, I thought I would put some pictures of my own miracles. These sweet babies are growing up fast!

Raising a Girl

Right at 3 and a half we considered giving Kennedy away to the highest bidder. I woke up one morning to a child I did not recognize. We wondered if we should call the Super Nanny. We wondered if maybe our child was abducted by aliens in the night. After about three weeks or so of our unrecognizable child, suddenly she reappears. Those dimples came back, the light her in eyes sparkled once again, and we decided we would keep her. ;) Raising a little girl with Sartin genes is not for the faint of heart. You have to be strong. You have to remain in control. You cannot be angry (this is the hardest part for me). You have to be patient, calm, and committed. You have to have back up at times. And yet, through struggles, I would not change my life for one minute. She's a handful. She's extremely stubborn. She's right about everything. She's not afraid to test her limits. She's me with Greg's face. She's also so talented. She's creative. She's got a wonderful imagination. She has such a sweet personality. She's a little mother in a three year old body. She's full of life and joy. My mom laughs at my stories. She says I am now getting what I dished out. :) She's made me a better person, my Kennedy Susan. She makes sure it is never a dull moment around here that is for sure. Good or bad days, I think we'll keep her. I love you sweet girl!

A Best Friend

You have lots of people in life that you meet and they become your friends. Some of them last forever. Some, are just there for a time and you lose touch. A friend is someone you can tell just about anything. They are there when you need them. Do 3 year olds really know that type of friendship? When I think of their relationship, I totally answer yes to that one. These two are truly the best of friends. Kennedy worries about Drew when he is sick. She can't stand it when they go a few days without seeing each other. She loves him to the moon and back. Moments like these look posed, but they are genuine. When you ask them to hug, they embrace like they are sending each other off to war. :) I love these two. Kennedy and Drew, may you always love each other this much. I know in life you'll grow up and change, but always, always know how special you are to each other. You've know each other your ENTIRE lives so far. You can't say that about everyone. You truly are the definition of the BEST of friends. I love you guys!!!

P.S. Don't expect a post on Whit and Lolly like this. They are not the best of friends currently. They actually never have been. We shall see if that relationship blossoms....if they don't kill each other first. :)

Smokin Hot Hubs

Now, don't drool ladies. I know he is smokin hot. You can't have him. He's all mine. :)

I love you dear.

Fairy Feet???

This is for documentations sake only. I know this will interest no one but me in the scheme of life. I was looking for Kennedy's shoes to wear with her cheerleading uniform. All she has worn this summer is flip flops and sandals. She doesn't even own a pair of real tennis shoes. They just don't go with cute dresses! All this to say, I find the keds from last year, try them on and they fit! PERFECTLY!! Wow. Her feet have not grown in a year. Not one bit!! We might actually get some wear out of church shoes this year. Jen named them fairy feet. Let's hope they grow eventually! :) hahahaha!

GO EAGLES!

Well, we decided to be Eagles fans again, people! Yes, that's right, there are no babies in the house anymore so maybe, just maybe we can make it to some games!!! We started the season out right with the first home game. We enjoyed tailgating with friends. The kids had so much fun! There were even fireworks after the game. They were in heaven. :) Here are a few of my favorites from the day.

K and Lil

GO EAGLES!

The Olliffs are back, Eagles. Now you can have a winning season. Sorry, but I have NO idea how you did last year!

Perfect Words

I try to explain how we feel about Tonya. I try to explain what it has done to all of us. My mom put it perfectly tonight. Click here to read it. I think we all just say a loud AMEN at the end of it.

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