Big Girl Got Baptized!

Grace's Baptism from Budapest Alive on Vimeo.

leaving on a jet plane (again)

We've received word that the missions organization we applied with, has approved us to attend Base Camp, a 2 week orientation and training session. We are ecstatic and will be flying as a fam of 5 to Colorado in the fall!! Check back for more adventures as we walk through the doors God is opening. I'll be sure to post pics of our packing procedures, which include strapping a car seat onto a piece of rolling luggage, with a toddler in it, while older girls hopefully walk through security. Thanks to friend EW, who has been traveling with her own herd of 3 kids, and gave me the idea.

passing the bean dip

As a new mom many moons ago, I wish I would have known how to handle the "well meaning comments of others" concerning parenting. "Wow, your baby is small" "how long are you breastfeeding?" "your babies all sleep on their tummies? oh my...". It seems universal to receive comments about one's children, and sometimes even find yourself commenting to another poor, unsuspecting mom yourself. I ran across this blog post, and although I am in no way endorsing the entire blog (since I have not read all its contents), this post is terrific. Enjoy, and pass the bean dip!