First of all - I was SO happy today because Harper had a great day in the nursery!! You have no idea how hard I have prayed today and it was so nice to go check on her twice and neither time was she crying or screaming. I'm so thankful for her sweet nursery workers who love on her! My parents were here today and got to go to church with us and see her in the nursery! And we went to lunch and she was so happy and did so good. OH it was just a great day!
My dad got home from India last night and we were so glad to have him home safe and sound. Tomorrow is his birthday and today is Grandparents day so we were glad to spend time with them! Harper is so blessed to have four wonderful grandparents in her life!
We were playing with her in her room and she started pulling up on me!!! She is just changing and growing so quickly these days!
I told ya'll yesterday about my "faith" dress and then I found out something SO amazing about it and I just have to share because I want to show you how God is at work even when you don't know it and feel like your prayers are not being answered.
But first I feel like I should share that YES - I love having a girl but I used to DREAM of having three boys. I would have been over the moon if we had had a boy. I don't want anyone to think I would have been unhappy with a boy. I dreamed of a boy playing football and I still secretly wish for a boy if we have another child. There is nothing sweeter than a little boy. It's just that I just always had this feeling I would have a daughter. I can't explain it but I just knew.
Anyway..........I think this is unbelievable. When I shared the story of the dress yesterday - the lady who I bought it from off of etsy left me a comment and then she e-mailed me to share something with me and it just gave me chills and made me cry. She has been reading my blog since Harper was born but had no idea she had one time made a dress for her until she saw it yesterday. And she remembered it because when she made it - she felt like God asked her to pray over the dress and to pray for the little girl who would be wearing it. She had no idea that at the the time there WAS no little girl yet or that the little girl would really need prayers at one point. See how God goes ahead and works in such amazing ways???
And finally - look who is starting to crawl!!!! When did she get so big???
So this is my 1000th post!!! WOW - that is a whole lot of rambling from me. So in honor of my 1000th post - I was wondering if you read my blog - I would love to hear from ALL of you - even the lurkers who have never commented - and I would love to hear one thing you are thankful for today! It would be great to start off this week with a LONG list of uplifting praises and I would love to hear from EVERYONE who is reading!!! Ya'll hear from me every day - now I'd like to hear from you!!!!
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«Oldest ‹Older 601 – 800 of 1746 Newer› Newest»Hey Kelly! I LOVE the video of Harper crawling! Mister Owen never crawled, only butt-scooted, which I hadn't even seen until he started it. If you haven't seen aa baby do this... check him out...
http://simmonsfamilyupdate.blogspot.com/2009/06/butt-scoot-caught-on-video.html
I crack up because he does it ALL over the house. For this I am GRATEFUL today. We were told almost one year ago that he would need a heart transplant because his 1/2 a heart is just failing. Ya know what?? Almost ONE year later and he is still in heart failure, but holding his own. We couldn't be Happier.
Thanks for reminding me about Grandparent's Day... we'll have to plan a special post. :)
Andrea
I am so thankful for Jesus Christ who loves us no matter what. I am thankful for a wonderful husband and for his job which allows me to be at home with our kids. Lastly, I am so thankful for 3 healthy kids!
The story about the dress is just amazing-what an awesome God we love!
Happy 1000th post! I'm thankful for my 21 month old son...our little bundles of joy grow up so fast!
Hi Kelly!
I LOVE your blog :) Congrats on your 1,000 post!
I am thankful to be a Mom. We have one daughter who is 11 and we adore her. A few years after having her, I ended up having four miscarriages (one nearly killed me). I felt when we had our daughter that she was a miracle, and I now totally believe that with all of my heart.
I feel like the luckiest most blessed Mom in the world.
Love,
Jen S.
Love your posts. God is so good! Today I am thankful for my little girl who just celebrated her first birthday. We had a luau and it went great. I am so blessed to have family and friends who love us and our daughter. Have a blessed week
Harper is getting so big! Thanks for sharing all the pictures of her. I love her smile!
Wow, the story of the dress is incredible. God works in so many ways!
I am thankful to be 25 weeks pregnant with our first baby (a girl!) after the doctors told me I'd never have children!
Hope you have a great week!
Kelly (from Alabama)
Thank you some much for your sweet blog! It helps bring my spirits up on day when I take life for granted. It makes me realize that some people have it so much harder than I do. And when I think I wish I had just 2 seconds of alone time your blog make we appreciate the wild "all boy" 2 year old running around!
I am thankful for my husband and our healthy baby boy!
Reading from Bells, TN
I am thankful to have a caring and understanding husband who each day is making me a better person. I have a blessed marriage, and I am continually amazed by this blessing.
I am a young mother of two and currently pregnant with our third child due in December. While pregnant, I was diagnosed with melanoma. After a mole removal and a surgical procedure later, I am so grateful to say that I am cancer-free! God's timing is beautiful!
Kelly that is an amazing story!!!! Mario and I are sitting here in utter amazement. The neat thing is at church this a.m. our pastor taught on the ministry of the Holy Spirit. We talked about how the spirit intercedes on our behalf...and how it is always in accordance with God's will. No doubt the Holy Spirit lead this dear lady to pray for Harper!!!
I am so thankful today for salvation through Christ Jesus and the power of His Word! I am thankful for His Holy Spirit that dwells in me and I am so grateful for the opportunity to raise two precious children! God is so good!
Hi Kelly,
I read your blog everyday, but I have never commented. It has been so fun watching Harper grow and change and I love all the Biblical Truth you put in your blog. Today I am thankful that my husband has a job. I will be thankful each day he is employeed as he has been out of work for a long time and even this job now isn't a sure thing. But I am praying everyday that if this is God's will for his life then it will work to His glory !!! Have a blessed Day !!! Elizabeth
I haven't had the greatest day so my thankfuls are smiple, but I am thankful for my sweet kitties and parents I can call, anytime of day or night. I think parents always tell their kids "you can call anytime" but I never really did that until I was an adult.
I have been reading since the beginning of the year! Actually, I can't get enough--I just read back through the old posts from before you were pregnant, and have been consumed with reading it this weekend. What an amazing story. :-) I am thankful that my husband and I are getting on the path to Financial Peace and are following through with some of our goals. Thanks for the great posts!
I LOVE your blog Kelly.... everything about it makes me smile! As far as thankfulness goes, I am thankful for an amazing husband who is working in Italy for the next 6 weeks without the loving arms of his family around him. I keep myself busy with my 3 children (Brady, Drew and Ella Kate) and I get as many hugs and kisses as I please, but he is alone in a different (albeit beautiful) country without any of the little joys that I get to experience daily. Yet, he does all of these things to better our family. What a blessing my husband is to our life!
Just saying hello for TN....I'm so thankful for my beautiful daughter, handsome son and a loving & supportive husband. I just love reading about Harper. Colton (my son) just turned 6 months and is crawling, so we're in the same boat. Isn't it wonderful to witness such a miracle?!
~Erin~
It's hard to think of just one thing to be thankful for! I guess mostly for my amazing family -- two precious daughters and an incredible husband. I just love reading your blog -- I look forward to a peek into your life every week. Thank you for sharing!
Jessica
Hi from Georgia. I will comment b/c you asked me too, lol. I've been a VERY FAITHFUL follower ever since Harper was born. (my daughter had been a follower and told me about Harper right after she was born and the rest is history) I too prayed so very hard for Harper and her mama and daddy, my heart went out to you and Scott having to endure this agony.
God is soooo good and you are a very blessed family. I love reading about your daily lives, your parents, your friends and last but most important the praises you send up to our wonderful Savior. You bless me daily thru your life although you never know you do. Thanks so much Kelly. God continue to bless you all. Debby (age 62 yr)
Thank you for sharing your faith, your family and sweet Harper. Your stories are an inspiration and I love to read your blog everyday. I'm a single girl, 36, still looking for my prince charming and your story gives me hope!:) May God continue to bless your family!
Happy 1000th! I've been reading some of these comments - so amazing - oh how He loves us!
I'm thankful for my sweet little girl, my ray of sunshine. And I'm thankful for the fact that even when we walk through the valley, He is still there with us.
Hi, one of your fellow southern bloggers here. I love reading your blog. Your little girl is so cute. My little boy is almost 14 months so I know exactly what you mean about them growing up so fast. I keep wondering what happened. I could swear I just gave birth yesterday. So, what am I thankful for? I am thankful for my husband, my son, my church, my family who lives in the same town as us, my family's health, the upcoming fall season, watching my son experience new things that I take for granted, wonderful food, and a soft bed (there are so many in this world that have neither). Have a great week Kelly!!
I have a baby boy that is about the same age as Harper, so it is fun for me to see what you two are up to! Thanks for the fun blog :) Today I am thankful for my husband, my sweet little boy, and the house we call home.
Love your blog! Can't even remember how I found it but it was before you delivered harper. I've prayed for you all so many times!! I am thankful for SO many things, too many to count. We are truly blessed. I would have to say my 2 boys are amazing and I wouldn't be a mom without them. I am forever grateful that God chose to bless us with such amazing children! (and a fabulous hubby!)
Have a great week!
I am thankful for my family- wonderful, loving husband, and two beautifully sweet little girls!! :)
I am thankful for my family- wonderful, loving husband, and two beautifully sweet little girls!! :)
I am thankful for an amazing husband, a wonderful family, fabulous friends, and last but not least a heavenly father that loves me and forgives me over and over and over again...
Your blog is darling!
I've been reading for a while.
Harper is adorable, and your family pictures are fab :)
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your blog!!!!! I can't wait each day to see when you've posted!!!
Honestly???...Today I am thankful for a forgiving God & husband! :o) I've been a bit snippy today and just in a mood and I'm thankful that they forgave me! :o)
I am thankful for my Savior and the life he allows me to live. A precious,healthy family, a wonderful church, great friends, and met needs. I really could not ask for one thing more.
I am so thankful for my two beautiful healthy children and a wonderful Christian husband!
Lori
First time commenting and I want to say thank you for hosting such a special blog. I started reading the day after Harper was born, I haven't stopped since, and I am a better person for it.
I am thankful for my 3 year old who we tried so hard for after losing two babies to miscarriage, and for my 19 month old who was a surprise blessing and nothing short of God's grace.
Have a great week!
I am so thankful for a healthy husband and daughter! I am thankful that the Lord loves me enough to give me the opportunity to be Claire's mommy!!
I don't have any kids yet, but hope to someday. I guess right at this moment, I'm thankful for my dogs who are like our kids. :) I can't believe as I write this you already have over 600 comments. Go Kelly!
I LOVE your blog ... you are such a Godly, up-beat, full of grace, encouraging young wife and mom.
We would SO be friends in real life! :o)
Theresa
a most-of-the-time Godly, usually up-beat, once-in-a-while full of grace, occasionally encouraging OLD wife and mom in southern Michigan.
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/kidzanddogs/
Kelly, I have been following your blog for a few weeks now. I'm touched by the stories of hardships and praises that you share. Thanks they really make me thankful for all that is good in my life.
I am thankful for the blessing of waking up every morning to my sweet baby girls smile and my husband and best friend!
Love your blog... and all the super cute pictures of Harper!
I love your blog, and I read it whenever I can. Your faith has been a real inspiration. Today I am so grateful that my babies are home. They have been visiting my parents for the last few days, giving me and their daddy a much needed break. But I missed my loves, and today they are home, safe and sound, almost as happy to see me as I was to see them!
Hi Kelly, WOW that is amazing about the lady who made Harper's dress!!! INcredible the way God works! I have been reading your blog since Harper's birth and remember distinctly the post where Harper had been woken up and you were gazing into her eyes for the first time- I was sitting here just crying and crying!!! I love reading about the way she is growing up and looking at her sweet pictures!
Today I am thankful for my sweet husband who works so hard and loves us so much!
Saminda (in Australia) xo
I have been readin' your blog for a while now! I don't think I've ever commented though.
I'm so thankful for everyone in my life. I'm sooo thankful for my little pup, she keeps me sane while my dear boyfriend is traveling for work.
I am a lurker, but I am here and look forward to your updates on Harper everyday. I am so thankful for my children, I may have bad days, but when I get a hug or kiss or even a look from across the room they melt my heart one more time and I realize how truly blessed I really am...
Thank you Kelly for the amazing testimonials you share. GOD Bless!!
Check out my blog,
thegeefamily4.blogspot.com
Harper is 20 days older than my little girl and sometimes the pictures you post of her, remind me of Chloe.
I am thankful for God's goodness, my awesome husband, my really great 3 yr old little boy, and that we finally get to find out the sex of our new baby on Tues.
I am SOOO thankful for not being sick this week even though it seems that everyone else on my campus is :)
I love reading your blog :) Harper is so cute and you are always so encouraging!
Kelly, Reading your post makes my heart swell and doesn't surprise me in least. God is so good. I have come across moments like that myself in my life and during the years after my sons were born. Its incredible.
I am thankful for my miracle babies. I am so thankful I celebrated my sons fifth birthday this weekend and the anniversary of becoming a mom. I prayed for so many years and will never forget what it felt like to hold him for the first time. It was unbelievable and felt almost has unbelievable as the thought of him being five years old one day. Harper is growing so fast...I know you cherish ever second of it. Continue to because you blink and she will be starting school. Its so bittersweet.
Mel
I'm not sure if I've ever commented... I think I probably have in the past - I'm thankful for life - for breathing and getting to experience this crazy journey!
I've been reading since the day Harper was born -- I love reading about you and your lovely family.
Kelly...
I love your blog. You are without a doubt a wonderful testimony to so many. May God continue to use you and bless your sweet family.
I am thankful today and everyday for the forgiveness that only He can give.
Blessings from Abilene, TX to you!
Kim
I'm a "lurker," and have never commented before, but I have been reading every day since Harper was born and prayed so hard for you all. I have a 4 month old son...I am so very thankful for him and my husband. The Lord has blessed me in so many ways!
Keep on being the wonderful mommy you are!
-Katie
I am thankful for a roof over my head and a healthy family. Those are just 2 of the things I can take for granted way too often.
Ok, this is going to sound really silly...I'm thankful for my laundry room:). I just told my husband that before I read this post. And I meant it. I told that I was thankful for the home he has provided for us. We are an Army family living in post housing and so it's older and sometimes it means living creatively. But, I have a laundry room. With a door and everything:). And I'm thankful.
I am Jennifer from Georgia.. I am so thankful for your blog! I love keeping up with you and your family!
--I am so thankful for my family, and my friends. God is so good, and I am so blessed! :)
Hi Kelly,
Congrats on 1,000 posts!!! I love your blog even though I don't always comment I read it almost every day!
I am thankful for my little family!
Stacy
http://www.aboymakes3.com
Kelly, I love reading your blog! I guess I'm probably a "lurker". I may have commented once or twice...I started reading right after Harper was born, and prayed for you guys. It makes me so happy to see you all happy and healthy!
Today, I am thankful for my husband and our families.
I am thankful for my handsome, 18 month old! After 6 years of praying, hoping and wanting a baby we adopted the perfect little boy.
Hi Kelly! I love your pictures from the beach. I am so blessed every day because of my wonderful family. :)
Never commented before! I'm grateful for God's provision in uncertain economic times. Have a great week!
I read EVERYday and love all the photos and stories. However, I do not comment much. But I love your blog and each of you. I have prayed, cried and cheered throughout your journey and have been blessed by your gift of writing. I am thankful for my wonderful Husband and two great kids and for all of our health and happiness. Happy 1000th post! Jen O.
I read your blog all the way from over here in NZ. Love how you share you faith, life - and especially that you love David Crowder too! I am thankful for the encouragement that bloggers bring to other bloggers, and my family and life!
Today I'm thankful for - Freedom to freely go to church, study the word, own the word, and worship the one that died on the cross in my place that I may be saved.
For our sweet family and the fact that the Lord has greater things in store for me than I even know to ask for - He's got my best interest in mind more than I do.
what an incredible story about the dress! i just got chills at the amazing ways God is ALWAYS working. i'm so glad to read your story and that we "met" in blogland:)
I have been reading since Harper was born and love checking in to see that she is doing well. I've been praying for her since the beginning.
I am so thankful for my sweet little girl, Addie, and just did a post about "My little sunshine."
I was having a 'bad day' but reminded myself all the things I am thankful for. I am Australian, I am educated, I speak English, I have a job/car/house, I have enough money in the bank till my next pay check (not much but enough!) and most importantly that I had the strength to leave an abusive relationship in June this year. So many women don't. I did. That makes the bad days good.
Love you Kelly, love your blog, love Harper, check in everyday and you have bought God back into my heart. I am thankful for you too!
Hey Kelly! I am a single gal from Columbia, SC. I have just graduated college, and my how it has been a transition. I am so thankful and blessed by my wonderful church family. I go to Midtown Fellowship and feel that we are truly family, who love and encourage one another daily. I feel like the Lord is so evident in the people who pour into my life. I feel so blessed! Thank you for sharing your life with all of us. I love reading and it is so encouraging to me!
Hi Kelly,
I began reading your blog the day you had Harper! I don't know how I found you, but I immediately felt a connection because I too was a new mom. I have a 13 month old little boy named Jack and a 4 year old little girl named Mallory. THEY are my biggest blessings and what I am most thankful for.
To make a connection with you - I am from Tyler, Texas and am friends with Shelly, the girl who made the tutu bow holder for Harper.
Harper is precious!! I sew and love to make things for Mallory. Check out my blog when you have time (yeah, right!!!).
www.burkettblessings.blogspot.com
God bless you,
Mandy
Hello!! I am from Magnolia Arkansas.. I have never commented before.. My praise is that I am so glad that I am blessed with a wonderful husband of 5 years and 3 little girls.. Ally 6, Chloye 5, and Lacey 3..
THank you Ashely
I am thankful for my loving husband and four beautiful children. Love reading your blog... Thank you for being such an inspiring woman.
Kim
Today I'm thankful for being able to walk into a new church that I've never been to before and being greeted with friendly faces.
Harper is so adorable. God is good!! I am thankful that every day, I get a chance to start each new day fresh. My mistakes of today will be mistakes of yesterday.
I have so much to be thankful for. We have five beautiful children that were born healthy and have stayed that way for the most part. My oldest is 27 and the youngest is 14. My oldest had my grandson Nathan, whom I am so proud of, he is so precious. He is on your prayer blog. He will have his second open heart surgery on Thursday the 17th, which is also is daddy's birthday. I had always dreamed of the day that my oldest daughter would have me a grandchild. They did not get pregnant right away either, it took about 9 months or so, but we knew they were trying. During this time I had a dream that there was a problem with the baby, but I didn't dream exactly what was wrong. I believe the Lord was preparing me for Nathan. I see that now, I did not see it then. My daughter has always been a planner and had it all mapped out for her life. Everything went smoothe until now. The Lord is teaching us something through Nathan, I believe that. Nathan is 7 months old, he has brought so much joy into our lives and I pray for that to continue for a long time. Thank you for all the prayers, and I am so thankful for him. Debbie
Hi, Kelly - I've been a constant lurker for about 9 mos now, but never commented. I am thankful for lots of things, but what comes to mind right now is that I am so thankful that my baby girl, who's just turned 6 mos, has remained healthy and is in the care of a most wonderful neighbor, who I trust implicitly. I teach high school, and I love knowing that she is two doors down from home, and being loved on by a wonderful Christian woman. It's the next best scenario to being home with her myself. I LOVE the Etsy story - how moving!
I am thankful for the Hand of God evident over my entire life......He has been SO faithful!!
His mercies are new everyday.......and I could never outgive Him for His Love & Grace that He has so freely bestowed upon me!!
Every time I read your Blog, it encourages and strengthens my faith.
Thanks for being a blessing to many!
I am so thankful for God's amazing grace towards me day after day! Love your blog! Sarah in New Zealand...
Kelly -
Wow! Cograts on the 1000th post!
I so enjoy reading your blog, and getting to watch your little family grow! Your blog is such a blessing and (very strangely) always brings a peace over me when I read.
I have and continue to battle infertility after 3 years of waiting. Today, I am thankful for the waiting...as bizarre as that sounds...because I know my God is bigger than this, and can and will exceed our expectations! We WILL be giving Him the GLORY!
Hayley :)
Hey from Cedar Park, Texas. I'be been reading your blog for a few months. Love it!! Harper is a cutie patootie! I am soooo thankful for my beautiful children. I absolutely adore them and thank God every single day for bringing them into my life.
Love your blog---thankful for my 2 amazing daughters...and thankful we got to spend 22 hours with our 3rd daughter exactly 2 months ago----God is Good!
I'm thankful for my husband's salvation. I had been praying that God would make him the spiritual leader of our household for 2 years, and a few days before he deployed to Afghanistan he got saved! I know God is working in in him [even though he is deployed] because he went to church today for the first time in years!! It's a small step but I know that God is answering my prayers. ;)
Congrats on 1000...what an accomplishment! I've been reading for a while (love it!) and have commented a few times, but it has been a while. But what I am thankful for today is that my son's first birthday is on Wednesday (Sept 16). I am so blessed to have him and my husband in my life:)
Greetings from central Illinois!
Happy 1000th post!
Hi Kelly! I don't think I've ever commented before, but I've been reading your blog pretty much everyday since Harper was born. As a fellow NICU Mommy, my heart was really broken for you while she was sick, and I prayed for her and you and your hubby many times. I enjoy your blog very much. You are always sweet, open, encouraging.
It's hard to pick just one thing that I'm thankful for, but topping my list are; my beautiful Savior Jesus Christ, my wonderful husband, my precious children, and my amazing Mom.
I pray God's richest blessings for you and your beautiful family.
i read that comment about the dress! i couldn't believe it! i checked out her etsy store too, and lo and behold, those cute little dresses were there. she advertised them as 'great for beach pictures' and i thought it was ironic that you used it at the beach! haha, God is always up to stuff. thanks for sharing your life.
Greetings from Texas! Everyday I am thankful for my family and my precious husband who Is currently deployed in Afghanistan. Love your blog and Harper is darling!
I started reading while you were still pregnant. I love your blog. It was such an inspiration to me as we struggled to get pregnant. So I signed my name to your prayer blog and less than a month later we found out we were pregnant. I had my son last week. I am so blessed to have been given this child. He is my joy and reason for living.
I also enjoy your blog, Kelly. I found it through Boomama and clicked on it when it said you were having your baby after a long wait and lots of prayers. It is a story VERY similar to mine and I was due with my first a few weeks later. Then when you had your scare with Harper I kept reading (and praying) and wanted to find out the outcome. Again, we had a very similar thing happen. Our sweet baby boy was born in February and he also gave us a scare with complications due to low blood sugar...anyway, long story short- he is doing wonderful now, too and we enjoy keeping up with Harper knowing that our little guy is right behind her with the different milestones, etc. Thanks for sharing your story and blessing so many lives.
Blessings,
Dyan (Cayce's mom)
You caught me.
I'm a non commenting blog stalker.
I wind down every night with a trip to Kelly's Korner. I haven't figured out why I feel just a little bit better after reading about a strangers day, but nonetheless, I look forward to reading your posts.
Your little girl is only three weeks older than my little girl. I think that's part of why I enjoy your blog so much - because you're right at the exact stage I am, each with 7 month old baby girls, each our first child.
As for what I'm currently grateful for - of course the health and safety of loved ones, but today I'm feeling so much gratitude and excitment for the new home our family has been in now for three days!!!! What an exciting adventure being home owners and decorating your very own house! It was quite the treck getting to this point, but I'm certain the Lord had a plan in mind for us and I pray we learned the lessons He needed us to learn (so hopefully we won't have to go through these trials again. Of course I would take the trials we just overcame over the trials that are occupying your prayer blog any day!)
Thanks for letting this stranger into a glimpse of your life.
Lena From Utah
P.S. 1,000 posts???? WOW!
I am thankful that I am going to meet my new son in 4 days! I pray that he makes a safe and healthy arrival!
I'm so thankful for my baby boy Jonah who God gave us after 2yrs of infertility. I am also thankful for my husband, my best girl friends, and my family!
I love reading how Harper is growing and changing, because she and my boy are so close together in age. She's so sweet and petite! (Jonah is a chunker!)
I am thankful for a wonderful family along with great friends, but most of all right now I am thankful that I am now 6 months pregnant. Our little girl (that I previously emailed you about asking for prayers) was not predicted to make it, but now we know she "just" has Down's Syndrome. Already she has touched our lives in so many ways & taught us SO much .. before she's even entered the world. =)
love reading your blog, kelly! today i am especially thankful for my husband and watching sunday afternoon football with him. :) congratulations on your 1000th post!
I'm thankful that me & my sister are both pregnant after trying for so long :)
<3 Bon
... and I meant to say, thanks for responding to me those months ago when I emailed you. It meant SO much to me to hear back from you.
I love your blog and I think I've left a comment before, but if not, I hope you know what an awesome, refreshing voice of faith that you are in the blog world!
I am thankful for my 2 year old, Bennett, who had a scary start to life due to an infection at birth (similar to Harper's), spent 16 days on ECMO, and is alive today after numerous miracles along the way. We are Christians, SEC fans (UT), I love Sonic, and my name is Kelly, so we have a lot in common :). Continued blessings to your precious family~ God is good!
Checking in from Murfreesboro, TN! I love reading your blog!! Today, I am thankful that I was able to talk to my boyfriend who is currently a United States soldier stationed in Japan. That always brightens my day.
i love reading your blog & all your updates on life! i live in charleston, sc & i am thankful for a secure job & a loving and faithful husband.
I'm thankful for my family. Thank you for your wonderful blog. I love reading about what Miss Harper did each day... :0)
I am thankful for a godly husband and four healthy children. I am very blessed!
Congrats on 1,000!
Hi Kelly, I have commented a few times, but mostly lurk! Today, not only am I thankful that you share your life with us but I am THAT mom with the 3 boys and OH HOW I AM THANKFUL!!! I always pictured myself with 3 girls. Each time I prayed so hard for a little girl, but God had other plans in store for me! I too, had infertility problems. It took us 3 very long years to have our 2nd one. I would cry each and every month praying and asking God for another baby. He sure does know timing and it all just worked out so perfectly.
Keep on blogging, you put a smile on my face each and every day! :)
I love your blog! I am especially thankful for my two sweet baby girls and their wonderful daddy. I'm thankful that I have the desire to be a patient mom, even when it doesn't always work out that way! I'm thankful that I've always wanted to be a mommy and that I love it as much as I always dreamed I would. u
Today, for the very first time in the four years that I have been volunteering as a sorority chapter advisor, an undergrad told me I was doing a good job and thanked me. I about cried. It was exactly what I needed to hear today and God knew it. I have had one of the worst weeks ever - one of those weeks that feels like it was really several months, not just a few days. I have never been so down about my role in this organization. But today, those kind words, renewed my spirit and reminded me why I am there. I am so grateful today to know someone cares and to remember all of the wonderful things that have kept me involved for so many years.
I am thankful for my daughter. I am so lucky to have her even more so with all of the challenges we have been through in her short life.
She was 7 weeks early, 6 weeks in the nicu in 2 seperate hospitals, one being about 300 miles form home. We have had feed issues that have req a ng feed tube, and have ftt (failure to thrive) At 10 months (8 adj) just 12 lbs she also has a ASD (arial septal defect) whch we hope will close on its own (hole in the atria part of the heart), if not she will have to have some surgery.
She is though the highlight of my life and my pride and joy. She is such a happy baby ans is so easy going with all that she has endured in her short life , I too am an older mom and your post mean so much and I could have written them myself but I am the quite shy one and never get it down.
I also love your prayer blog, it is truly amazing the power of prayer!!
Thank you for your blog, you are a wonderful writer!! keep up the blogging
WTG Harper and Kelly. Congrats on your 100th post. I am thankful for my family especially my husband and 3 beautiful kiddos and for God's love. Have a blessed week!!
I have been reading your blog for quite some time now. A friend had requested that Harper be prayed for when she was sick. It was so much fun to read about Harper while I was awaiting the birth of my son. On the days when I felt awful I was reminded of all the joy I would feel when I met my baby boy. Now I am beyond grateful and thank God everyday for my beautiful little boy!
Kelly,
I, like so many others, am coming out from hiding to comment; how can one resist when we have a chance to celebrate the wonderful things in our lives!!! I LOVE your blog and the positive message you share. Your family is beautiful and such an inspiration!!
I am so thankful for my five kiddos and wonderful husband. I feel like the luckiest person alive to have such sweet, healthy, beautiful children. Sometimes it would be so easy to sit around and complain about the challenges in life, but I see their sweet faces, and thank God that I have been blessed with the most wonderful family!!
Kelly, Just dropping a comment to let you know I am reading! You inspire me to be a better christian and I love seeing pictures of Harper. Don't think your readers ever get tired of hearing all the details and hearing about that girl!
first of all i love your blog and all of the wonderful things you share with us fellow bloggers. You have a beautiful family, God has blessed you in so many ways.
I am thankful for the blessings in my life, for my wonderful family and for always knowing that the ones I love support everything I do in my life.♥
lurker :) happy 1000 post. amazing story.
today i'm thankful for my sweet children-my 4yr old daughter, who i thought i'd never have, after struggling with 3 yrs of infertility prior to conceiving her.
my sweet 6m old son, born after our 2nd child, our 2nd daughter, was stillborn at 41w in 2007. So much brokeness and despair, but out of it i have two beautiful children here on earth and one waiting for me in heaven.
JEN
Hi from California!
I'm a lurker - never comment, but read your blog nearly every day. What can I say, I love it! I am thankful for my husband and for our babies that are on the way (twins due in March)!
Oh and I am thankful for my 3 precious girls. I, like you knew I would have a girl someday, but never dreamed of 3. I waited until 29 to have my first baby. I am also thankful for my sweet husband that works so hard that I may be a SAHM. I never in a million years thought I would not be working. I have worked since I was 15, sometimes multiple jobs. God had filled my every desire!!!!
I am from Jacksonville, AL. I am thankful for my Wonderful children...Kylie(4) & Cayden(3).
Your blog has been such an inspiration to me. Harper is ADORABLE!!!
Hi Kelly! Checking in from across the pond(the UK). I am thankful for my amazing husband and my two precious daughters! The Lord has truly blessed me! I love reading your blog! Since we're from AR you always make me smile! WOOOO PIG SOOIEEE! Blessings~Angie
Love you blog! I am thankful for my family, I have a wonderful husband and three beautiful girls. God has blessed me greatly!!
I have so many things to be thankful for but to name a few it would be... the health of my husband and son, Jesus being my Savior and loving me no matter what, and the love of my husband. But I have a lot more.
This is my first time commenting- I have been reading your blog since Harper was born in January!
Kelly, you have a great voice and I love following your sweet family and story- Thank-you for sharing!!!
I am so thankful for the season God has me in right now, I am pregnant with my first (a baby boy!) and have been able to take time this fall to step back and work just two days a week- it is a sweet sweet time for my husband and I, and I am so thankful!
I'm thankful for my wonderful life, and all of the great people I get to enjoy the journey with! God is so good!
Today and every day I am so thankful for my Lord and Savior and for my amazing husband and beautiful 13 month old baby girl (who was a long time coming!). I am thankful for our health and for being born in the land of the free!!!
Oh, and for cake. :)
My sister, who is not a blogger, sent me to your blog. I've been reading for quite a while and have never commented. I also have a little miracle baby...my lil guy Ren, after 5 years of infertility issues God blessed us, he is 5 months old now. I am Thankful for God's blessings on my life and so very very Thankful for my son! I love that I can say that...My Son!
I am thankful for my family and for my church family. What a blessing to have so many wonderful people in my life! I love Sundays - they are the best!
Hi there! I LOVE your blog!! You are a great encouragement to me! Let's see, one thing I'm thankful for (I have SO many things!)...I'll say my wonderful husband and 2 year old daughter (oops, that was two! oh well!)!!;)
Have a fantastic week!!
This is so neat, thank you Kelly for always sharing, challenging, & encouraging us!! I am so thankful for Jesus & the gift of eternal life! For my husband & our 4 precious children. For the beauty of the earth...okay that is a hymn, but it keeps running through my head this last week...Lord of all to Thee we raise, this our hymn of grateful PRAISE!
I am thankful that God chose me to be the mother of five beautiful children, who grew up to be five beautiful adults with very distinctive and individual personalities. I am also thankful that after years and years of living away from family, God opened every door we needed so that we (my husband, myself, all all five grown children) are back to within 40 minutes of everyone we are related to. Believe me, it was many many doors that God opened for this to happen. Every day I am reminded that we serve an AWESOME GOD!! Lori, Oklahoma
Hi Kelly...thanks for all of your time and dedication to the blog, I love reading about you and your family. I live in Sonoma County, California and tonight I am thankful for the unknown. We often try to control so much, but yet the reality is that so much is out of our control. So, tonight, I am thankful for only playing a part small in my future. The rest is not up to me and that is okay.
Kelly
Love your blog! I have been reading since Harper was born. You are an inspiration! Keep it up. Today I am thankful for a Loving compassionate God!
Hey Kelly,
I am one of the lurkers you talked about. I found your blog through another blog when Harper was in the hospital and I have followed you every since.
Your family reminds me a lot of mine.
I guess that is why I am so intrigued. Your blog is probably one of the main reasons, I started blogging.
I had 2 miscarriages before finding out we wouldn't be able to have children. We now have a 5 year old and a one year old that we adopted through Bethany Christian Services. God is so good!
Happy blogging!
So thankful for my wonderful family.
I've been a lurker, and am also a blogger. I enjoy your outlook on life, and following your darling sweet baby.
I have been a reading your blog since around this time last year. I enjoy reading your blog because it's so uplifting and encouraging!
I am thankful to be healthy after being sick for two and a half years!
I am thankful for so many things, but to narrow it down to the one requested, I am thankful for my family, and how they love and support me.
ok first of all that story about the dress just gives me goosebumps! it made me teary eyed and i am often SO amazed at how absolutely GOOD God really is. i have two boys but i have a couple "faith dresses" packed away because in my heart i know i'm going to have a girl someday. i LOVE LOVE LOVE my two little men & wouldn't change them for the world, but like you, i just know i'm gonna have a girl.
i am SO thankful for my incredible husband and two amazing, healthy boys. i have so many friends who are single moms or can't have kids and it makes me appreciate my life SO much.
Hi Kelly!!! I am Thankful for my wonderful Sisters and Mom!
I am thankful for my Hubs who is one amazing man - and he cooks! Incredible.
I'm thankful for our Schafer who completely turned my world upside down. I wouldn't have it any other way.
I'm thankful we serve overseas. It's hard to be so far from our family, but we've met the most incredible people and have seen decisions made for eternity.
And I'm thankful for blogs! ha! Because they make me feel a little less far away. hugs to you.
I am thankful that although my husband and I have not yet been blessed with a child, my sweet husband lets me cry in his arms about it when I can't hold it in anymore.
I am thankful for our mighty God and my amazing husband who encourages me daily! I love reading your blog and all the fun you have with sweet Harper. I appreciate the story about the dress...God is so good!
I love your blog!! I'm thankful for a wonderful husband and two beautiful children. Our son, who is 2 weeks away from being 2, was severely burned this year and he is on the road to an awesome recovery. I am so thankful that his life was spared and I get to look at his beautiful, happy face everyday.
What a sweet video :)
I am thankful for YOU....I just think you are amazing and what an inspiration you are to me. I enjoy reading your posts and think you have a great mission while hear on this earth sharing your faith and your trials and reminding us that we are God's children and he loves each and every one of us. Thank you!!!
I am writing from Seattle, WA, and am very thankful for family. I couldn't live without their love and support! God bless you Kelly - and thanks for sharing your story!
i'm thankful for incredible parents who are still in love after 30 years of marriage, 2 sisters who are my best friends, and many other friends all over the world.
I am thankful for my beautiful three month old daughter Allyson! God does work is mysterious ways indeed. I was married before and were unable to conceive, we did two IUI's with clomid, no success after 3 years. I ended up divorcing this man two years ago because he became abusive and was cheating on me. I then met an AMAZING man a year later who I would marry and have a baby with immediately, we were not even trying. God was protecting me in so many ways even through all the heartbreak of infertility. He was telling me.."I know what is best for you." I have an amazing husband and daughter to prove that. I love your blog Kelly! It's such an inspiration.
I'm from Tupelo, MS and I am so thankful to have an AMAZING God that loves me no matter what. I'm so glad that He had shown me so much about myself by using people like you! Thanks for sharing your life with the rest of us. I keep praying for the 3 of you.
Love reading your blog! Today, and every day, I am thankful for my precious son. He is my world!
I live in australia and have 4 great ( and very loud) kids! ages 12,10,8,&6. I'm the blogger who emailed you about living near the Duggars!!! LOL
Leah
Hi Kelly,
I have never commented on any blog before, so you are my first ever. I have been reading your blog ever since Harper was born. She is precious.
I am thankful for my family. My husband and two children.
Kelly I'm posting from Perth, Western Australia. Your blog is my happy dose each day. Thank you so much! xxx
I've commented before but not often. I came across your blog when Harper was in the NICU and everyone was praying for her, and I've been reading ever since.
I'm thankful for God answering my prayers. When I was 22 and my husband was 20, we decided we were ready to have a baby. A very difficult year later, we were diagnosed with unexplained infertility. It was hard to understand why we couldn't conceive at the prime of our lives, but God taught us so much through it. We began fertility treatments and I got pregnant the very first cycle. I now type this one-handed while I hold and feed my precious 3 week old baby boy in my arms.
Hi Kelly! Congrats on post #1000. Harper is SO adorable. And mobile now, too!
Your vacation looked wonderful!
One thing I'm thankful for today: my neighbor who let me use his oven when I was baking cookies and realized that mine was not working. What was I going to do with sheets of cookie dough and a gas company that wasn't coming to fix it until Friday? It was great bonding time... and he benefitted as I left him 6 chocolate dipped pecan shortbreads to enjoy :-)
Have a wonderful week. Glad your dad is home safe!
I am a daily follower Kelly! Your blog brings me smiles everyday! Harper is a doll and you are such a breath of fresh air and your love for the Lord is so inspiring to many!
I am so thankful for my family...my amazing, dedicated husband and father, and my 2 precious kiddos, and our parents who are a blessing to us! And for my Lord and Savior, for the love and grace he has shown me and for my children.... "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." 3 John 1:4
I am also thankful for COLLEGE FOOTBALL!! Hook em' Horns! LOL....had to do it!
Hey Kelly,
I'm checking in from British Columbia, Canada today & first of all wanted to say thanks for sharing with us on your blog! I so enjoy reading it!
Today I'm feeling thankful for God's Grace over my life. My name means Grace (& my middle name is grace too) and in being a mother & wife I constantly am reminded of how its HIS grace that works through me to be able to do this job well! We are SO blessed to have hope in Christ & have His Holy Spirit to comfort & guide us along the way.
Hi Kelly- Love your faith and blog! I am ever thankful for my husband and 2 retired greyhounds who all bring me joy everyday! Julie in Colorado.
I have posted a few times. I sent Harper's hot pink tutu a few months ago.
Tonight I am so thankful for my 2 beautiful daughters. It took us 10 years to have our first. We endured 3 losses before her. We had all but given up. After a stressful pregnancy and life-threatening complication topped off by an emergency c-section at 35 weeks, by beautiful miracle daughter was born. She's 3 1/2 now and the size of a 1st grader! Her sweet baby sister joined us in November of 08. 5 years ago if anyone had told me I would have 2 beautiful, healthy daughter someday, I might have laughed then cried. But here they are. Definitive proof one should never give up.
And to top it off, I have a wonderful husband of 13 years. He is amazing and I am blessed to be his wife.
Sweet Kelly, I'm a faithful lurker ha!, sorry. Happy 1000th post! Thanks for being so kind & real, love ya! I'm thankful that after my husband & I had two children God blessed us w/ three more! Only GOD could talk a man into a vasectomy REVERSAL, ha! This was not my idea/prayer & I about fell out of bed when he told me what God had been speaking to him.
I am thankful for my family and most of all for my daughter, Wren, who was born January 5th. She is the light of every one of my days. I can't imagine my life without the joy she brings me.
Love reading your blog! I am thankful today for my beautiful daughter and loving husband.
I'm am so thankful for my family and for her wonderful grandparents. Also grateful for people like you who are such an inspiration to me.
How lucky for Harper to have both of her grandparents in her life. This morning my last grandparent passed away. How ironic that my grandpa passed away on grandparents day and he was my last surviving grandparent. I was very lucky to have all of my grandparents in my life for a very long time.
Congrats on your 1000th post. I am one of your lurkers. I am thankful for the wonderful life I have been blessed with.
Aren't they so cute when they crawl?!
I think once they hit 8-9 months things start to move REALLY fast.
In Ava's 9th month she learned to crawl, pull herself up, eat solid food, drink from a sippy cup, wave, clap, and she has started to repeat words back to me every once in a while. She is particularly fond of the work "cake" which comes out sounding like "ck".
This has been one of my FAVORITE months!
Hi Kelly,
I have been reading since Harper was born (she is SO adorable). I am thankful for my amazing husband and three equally amazing boys. I am especially thankful for God's faithfulness in providing for us.
Thank you for being so open and honest with your faith!
Kim
Yes, I'm a lurker who reads everyday! Harper is precious. Thanks for your bold testimony and witness.
Blessings,
Angie-
a fellow OBU grad!
Checking in from Hong Kong. I have been following your blog and praying for precious Harper since her birth. I am thankful for answered prayers and bloggers like you who remind me daily to give Him all the glory!
Love & Blessings,
Kim
I am thankful for my hubby and children....somedays they drive me crazy but I love them no matter what!
Congrats on 1000 posts!
I am thankful for blogging and the privilege to be able to pray for so many. I am also thankful for the opportunity to stay home with my three boys and to home school them, too! It's a great life!
I am praising today for my son who has just got married to the most wonderful girl. I am so grateful to have her in my family and so pleased that they have found each other. x
I am thankful for my parents who work so hard so my brother and I can go to college and get a good education. I am also thankful for my friends who are always there for me when I need them!
Have a blessed week
I love your blog. You always make me smile. And Harper is so cute! I am thankful for my son, Zander. I am also extremely thankful that my husband got a job last week. He laid off and had not been working for 10 months. But God is so good and he provided for our family. The last month I have been picking up overtime because at that time I didn't know when he would get a job. I am so thankful that I have 3 more days left of my 10 days straight of work. Yeah. No more overtime for this mommy. I have missed spending time with my son and I am so thankful that I get to spend more time with him. Thank you sharing with us part of your life.
I keep up with your blog all the way from Germany! :) Actually, we're originally from Arkansas and found you through a fellow blogger, can't remember who. LOVE your story! Keep 'em coming!
Kelly! I have never left a comment, but I have been reading you blog since January when Harper was first born and sick. I am an NICU nurse, so her story was close to home. I prayed for her, and I was so thankful when she got well and didn't need ECMO (We have ECMO in our unit, and I know it's hard for parents and has lots of ups and downs. I was also super jealous of the pink and blue cribs! We don't have that.) Anyway, I kept reading after she got well and was home with you and your husband. I have enjoyed reading ever since then (I even went back and read most of your old posts from before Harper!). Your blog has been such a blessing to me. I read several blogs a day, but I always make sure yours is the last one I read because I know it's going to be positive and uplifting. So, I am thankful for your blog and babies who get well and go home from the NICU :)
Just popping in from Stellenbosch, South Africa (originally from Boston, go to school in Charleston, SC and currently studying abroad). Love your blog! :)
Your request for something thankful is so hard for me right now. My mom passed away Thursday. She was the kindest woman you could ever meet. She was the director of a day care center and loved children so much. She raised half of our community! Although I miss her I am thankful that she is watching all the babies and chilren in heaven. My sister is 6 months pregnant with her first baby. We all know babies are from heaven and we know in our hearts that my mom has already met this precious little girl and is her angel. Thank you Kelly for reminding us of what we need to be thankful for, even in the hardest of times.
Hi !
I've been reading your blong ever since Harper's hospitalisation. But I've been hooked ever since, simply because its fun to see how a baby girl just a little older than yours is raised on the other side of the globe!!
I am one of your silent followers and really just can't THANK-YOU enough for sharing so much of yourself!
Your heart and faith are truly contagious and something to ENVY!
You have been blessed with a gift and everyone you have touched and will touch in the time ahead is truly fortunate!
Your blog and your Precious Harper are such a ray of sunshine each and everyday!
Blessings & Smiles M
Congratulations on 1000 posts! Does it really feel like that many? I have been reading your Blog for so long, yet I rarely leave comments!
Here's to 1000 more!!
Saying Hello from Heidelberg, Germany--been lurking since January 09 and thought I would now say hello! Love your blog and little Harper is so sweet. My husband and I were blessed with our first son 6 weeks ago today, so while I really enjoy each daily post, I go back to your older posts when Harper was my son's age so I can compare for fun. Keep up the blogging, it's a daily treat for this American living overseas!
Oops, I think I may have just e-mailed you, too. I've been a lurker since Harper was ill; my homeschool e-list prayed for her. I KNOW the power of prayer, yet I always seem amazed by it! I'm thankful for my family (the best husband ever and 5 delightful children) and for God's grace.
Hey Kelly,
I'm SO thankful for the blessing of my marrigage and our wonderful daughter, but most of all, I'm so thankful that God chose me, even though He doesn't need me.
Blessings from down under.
x
KE
i thought you would like this one... I am thankful for living in wonderful Maui with my husband and very thankful that we just booked a holiday to Kauai!
Even though i am miles away from home, South Carolina, and i miss everyone there i am thankful for having the opportunity to see the world and to live in Italy! I have made some amazing friends here and i feel so blessed! OH and of course my baby boy who is 12 weeks today!
Love your blog! Thanks for sharing your life Kelly!
reading for a while now, from london UK. Thankful for God answering my prayers by bringing a wonderful man into my life!
I am so thankful for our home, tonite. At a time when rents are sky-high in Australia, we feel very blessed as permanent renters for our Christian Landlord who charges us very low rent, and our current home of 3 years in the hills with ocean views. It's old, but it's home, and we're staying put.
Claire
I'm thankful that I didn't get called in for work over the weekend. lol
And I love Harper's dress. It's just sooo cute!! And the story behind it is amazing.
I am oh so thankful for my grandgirl!!!
I've been through the hardest two weeks of my life as I have walked beside my best friend whose husband was KIA (her husband was my husband's best friend). Through lots of questions, doubts, negative thoughts, etc., my friend said that she IS still reading her Bible (she has been wanting/trying to seek God for a year or so but still not in a relationship with Him). She said, "I have to believe in God right now because otherwise this just sucks too bad." I am thankful for the time to be in Florida this past weekend, walking on the beach as she shared these thoughts with me. Thank you Lord!
Great post Kelly! So neat to hear about Harper's dress maker...beautiful!
I am thankful today for so many things...most importantly I'm thankful for our God...although I am desperately waiting for His blessing of a baby, He continues to hold me strong and close to Him. I am thankful for my husband...husbands seem to be forgotten in the infertility journey and I although he is hurting too, he supports me 100%, I am also thankful for the wonderful blogger friends that I have made through this journey---you guys are like my support group and I could not be MORE grateful.
Blessings!
Lianna
I am thankful for my baby boy, Brandon. He is 14 months old now and was born last July at 26 weeks, 1 day. He has come such a long way in the last 14 months. He really is my miracle baby.
I love reading about Harper. She is so cute! I have been reading your blog since she was born.
Thankful for the love of my family and a God who gives me strength.
I am thankful for God's faithfulness in answering our prayers in ways that blow our socks off! I am in awe of the ways He moves things and cares for us at the precisely perfect time.
I'm reading! And I'm thankful for my 2 children and my husband--and at the moment, I'm also thankful for coffee. :-)
Today I'm happy for my sons,my husband and for love.
Sara from Italy.
I started reading when Harper was born. I prayed constantly for her and I am so thankful she is healthy and loved. Today I am thankful for the precious little girl growing inside me right now. She is due to be born November 14 and I just can't wait!
I am thankful for my 3 beautiful and amazing kids, including my daughter, who has Down syndrome. Many people in our world don't feel people like her are deserving of life (over 90% of prenatal diagnoses are aborted), but we feel she is a complete blessing. The world would be a much better place with more people like her in it and I am thankful she is part of our family. I am also thankful for my husband for working so hard to afford me to stay home with the kids
I read your blog every day. I am thankful for my little girl who is 5 months old today.
Congratulations on your 1000th post! Thank you for inviting us all into your life - to read about your beautiful baby, see family photos and realize that life is messy and imperfect, but with God and faith, things go up everyday.
Thanks and have a great week :)
Katie
www.taleofagrits.blogspot.com
I am thankful for my family. I have two amazing kids and a wonderful husband.
hi! so thankful that the Lord has blessed us with another week. a week to make changes, be faithful and count our blessings big and small. praying everyone has a blessed day and lifts theirs blessings up to the Lord! congrats on the 1000th post! wow!!!
Hello from Romania. I have been a secret reader since Harper's birth and since then I've been hooked. I am so blessed by you and your honesty and your faith. Your posts all transmit such JOY! Thank you for sharing your life with us.
Jenni
I am thankful for a Saviour who died on the cross for MY sins and forgives us daily!!! I am also thankful for a WONDERFUL family who I adore and am so blessed to be a part of!! Thank you Kelly for starting off my week being thankful!!!!
I've been reading your blog since the day that Big Mama had your pregnancy announcement listed as one of her "favorite things". I've laughed, cried and prayed with you! Congratulations!
I am so thankful for my family! I enjoy your blog so much!!! Thanks!
Hi Kelly! I'm a lurker of sorts. I usually don't comment, but I enjoy it. God bless you, and I pray He gives you that baby boy!
I am thankful that today is Monday, because mondays are my fridays! :)
I'm living in Georgia, and I am so thankful for the people and for the love that God has chosen to surround me with!
Hey Kelly! I have been reading since before you were pregnant with Ms. H and cried with you when you made the announcement. I am a military wife from Texas, but I currently live in Germany. I look forward to watching as Harper grows up, and I am very excited about your trip with Compassion!
I am sooo thankful for my miracle daughter who is almost 3!!!! I am also sooo thankful for my amazing husband and my supportive friends and family during our battle with my auto-immune disease (DM/Lupus/RA)! God has really blessed us...
Summer
Well, I'm thankful for my amazing daughter. She's almost 2 and I can see her changing and learning new things everyday. I love it! She starts dance class tonight and I cannot wait. She's a rough and tumble kind of girl so it will be nice to channel all the energy!
Harper's dress story gave me chills too!
I'm thankful today for my husband who just returned yesterday from a deployment... so happy to have our little family all together again!
Congrats on Post 1000! :)
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