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 1401 – 1600 of 1746 Newer› Newest»Hi Kelly,
I don't think I have commented before, but I am following your blog faithfully!!! You are going a great job with Harper... What a cutie! Keep up the good work!!!
Vicky...
I love reading your blog each day! I'm thankful for being able to stay at home each day with my precious 16 month old and see all of his "firsts".
I am thankful that the Lord gave me another birthday to celebrate today. I turned 25 today. I'm single and have no children. Sometimes I do question what God really has in store for me, but I trust him completely and know he has his own plan for me....for that alone I am thankful:)
Your blog is one of my favorites to read! Thanks for always showing God's beauty & grace in "the big things" and "the everyday things". It is a good reminder! I praise God today for my family, they are so precious to me!
I just wanted to say how thankful I am for my two boys. Carter(the oldest) was born by emergency c-section because his heartrate kept dropping. What a miracle that ended up being because if he wasn't born when he was he could've died. He ended up having his cord tied in a true knot and a vaginal birth could have killed him. Also, Maddox (my youngest) had to be in the NICU for 2 days after he was born because of fluid in his lungs. I'm so thankful for the medical staff at the hospital they were born at for their intuition and medical expertise. I believe God helped guide them.
One more thing...I'm thankful for my husband for putting up with me!
I am thankful for so many things in my life, but most of all for my twin baby girls (just a couple of months younger than Harper) and my amazing husband who is an even better father than I had imagined. I am also thankful that we are blessed with a wonderful extended family who love and support us!
Hi Kelly! I think I've commented once or twice before. Harper is precious and growing so fast! I'm thankful for my family and friends.
I always check your blog! I am a fellow HOGS fan, and a fellow Mommy! I started reading your blog when I heard that there was a baby being transferred into the NICU where one of my best friends works from Arkansas (where I am from too). I called her and told her that if she came across a baby Harper from Arkansas, to take special care of her, 'cause her Mama has an amazing story! I live in Tulsa and called up to St. Francis to check on you guys alot while you were here! Been following you ever since! Today I am thankful for my two sweet and HEALTHY boys!
Lovin' your blog! Check it daily...
WHAT am I thankful for?!?!?!
My THREE sons :)
I am thankful that I got to volunteer at church today. Afterwards I went to Sam's Club and purchased some food for our food pantry at church. I am blessed.
I am thankful that Jesus died on that cross for MY sins! I am thankful for my husband, friends, and family.
I am so thankful for my husband...we have some issues with both of our families being angry with us, and we are a rock together. We are both also very thankful to be adopting a little girl form China!! Please pray for us as we embark on the Home Study process, just one more step to bring her home.
Diane
Hi Kelly,
I am so thankful for a happy healthy family and that God is the center of my life :)
You have a beautiful family. Way to go Harper!!! You're crawling!!!
YAY for 1000!
I am thankful for the much needed rain that we have received this past week! Our families farm and ranch and this is such a blessing!
Wow, I totally admire you as a mother & christian, I read your blog daily and am always astounded at what you say! But 1,411 comments and you will read them all...how impressive is that!? That is such an awesome story about that precious miracle dress you just shared, I love to hear things like that. But my one thing that I would say I'm thankful for is my precious job..I'm a full time nanny to 3 sweet little girls who 3, 2, & almost 3 weeks old. I can't explain how much I love the family I work for and how much it is a blessing to be so close and involved with them! I used to pray so hard for a job like this about 2 or 3 years ago and one day I just found it online easy as that and have been working for them for 2 years now and I love every single minute of it!
Conrats on 1000th post!
I enjoy reading your blog so much!
I am thankful first of all for my Lord and Saviour that He would choose to save me. I am thankful for a wonderful hubby and his service to our country. I am thankful for 2 fun, energetic children =)
I have read your blong since around the time Harper was born. I found your "praying for harper" icon on one of my old friends web pages. I have never commented, I guess because i didnt think that I had anything important enough to say. Since you want to hear from everyone today...here I am!
I am thankful for so many things mostly today I am thankful for a great husband and an amazing family. Oh and a gorgeous weekend. We were able to make a trip down to the Outer Banks in North Carolina and we had absolutely amazing weather!!
I've been reading since just before you had Harper (maybe a couple of weeks before). I'm not sure how I stumbled on your blog, but I love it :)
Lurker from Georgia! I have really enjoyed following Harper's growth and development and think you are a wonderful example of a Christian woman.
I'm thankful for my loving husband and my sweet baby girl (she'll be one on Sunday!).
Oh yeah...Go Dawgs! ;)
Kelly,
I too have read your blog for awhile & never commented, but I sure did PRAY for Harper when I heard about your stay in the NICU with her. We spent a little over 3 weeks in the NICU w/our daughter (she came 2 months early), so in a way I felt like I could relate to what you were going through a little.
I'm thankful for my husband & for 2 healthy daughters.
I enjoy your blog & I'm sure you would be just as much of a joy to meet in person!
Congrats on your 1000th post & to your sweet family!
Long time reader and lurker :)
I am thankful for my three healthy girls and for their happy smiles every day!
Beth
Hey Kelly, I'm one of those lurkers you talked about!! Been reading your blog since just before Precious Harper was born!!! I love your blog!! Your family is soo precious and I enjoy reading everyday!! I have three little boys, ages 1, 3, and 5!!! Stepping stones!! They are the light of my life and they are the ones keeping me going throught this difficult time in my life!! Again, Love your blog!!!
Hi Kelly! So you asked for the lurkers to come out of hiding, and here I am! I've followed your site since Harper's birth and have continued to read because your positive spirit is so infectious! What's crazy is that we have so many friends in common...I'm not sure how we haven't met yet! What you share is so real and feels like words I would write myself in the same situation, so it's a joy to check in day-to-day and feel so understood.
To answer your question, I am thankful for God's grace...grace to love me and save me even though I don't deserve it, grace to give me the opportunities and experiences in life that bring me so much joy, and grace to sustain me through my failures and life's dissapointments that come along the way. I'm overwhelmed lately by just how much that grace means to be extended from such a big, BIG God to little ol' me!
Congrats on the 1000th post!
Hello from Texas!
Kelly, I love your sweet spirit! Today I am thankful for my 2 boys...a dream come true and for getting to do all the fun boy things with them!
Happy Monday!
Kelly, I just love your Blog...I have been reading since Harper was born. I love seeing pictures of Harper, she is so precious. Treasure every moment...they grow way too fast. I love that your blog is so real. You share your life just as it goes...the peaks and the valleys which we can all relate to. Hope you have an awesome week :) Cricket in SC
Kelly! I have been a reader for over a year now and have loved it from day one! I have left a few comments as well as sent you a few e-mails because we do have a few connections. My husband, Trey Speight went to OBU with you back in the fall of 1993. He was on the golf team. He is still good friends with Damon McDonald who also went to OBU and I think you are friends with him. Also, I have recently became great friends with Amanda Vestal. I did my student teacher with her Mom and live in her hometown.
So enough rambling about all that! Today I am thankful for my sweet and healthly 2 1/2 year old daughter, Emerson Jane. I am also thankful for my wonderful husband, family, friends, health, job, etc.
I also blog http://speightfamilyhapengings.blogspot.com.I do not have the wise and inspriational posts you have but do post daily pictures of Emerson to keep the grandparents happy!
Hi Kelly, I read your blog daily from Mexico, I'm one of your praises in the praying blog and that is what I'm thankful for, I'm 31 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby boy. Also for my loving and caring hubby.
Harper is such a beautifull baby.
Prayers to you and your family.
Katya Gonzalez
Happy 1000 from MS! Our fam missed you in Gulf Shores by a few days! ha! (Glad you went when you did b/c it rained the whole time we were there.)
Hi There, No idea how I came across your blog but I love love love it. Your pictures are great.
Today I am thankful for my healthy children. My baby is just 2 weeks old!
God Bless from Minnesota!
Not sure how I came across your blog, but I've been reading for about a month now. I'm so thankful for my two little girls, one who is also named Harper. Your daugher is precious and I just love seeing all the adorable pics of her. Oh, and reading the story about the dress just gave me chills. God is AWESOME!
I am thankful for my sweet and sassy baby girl, Mallory, and her wonderful and loving daddy.
p.s. an "H" name to consider... Hadley
I have been reading your blog for a few months now. Thanks for sharing all that the Lord puts on your heart. I am so thankful for my beautiful baby girl. She is almost 3 months and after being told I would never have a child I feel so blessed.
Girl you know me!!! I have been blogging since September of 2005 and only have 471 posts...I need to get on it, haha!
I cried when I read about Harper's dress...and secretly I imagine myself with a little girl :) We should have a play date! :) haha
I started reading your blog when Harper was first born. I believe I found it though Angie Smith. I enjoy reading your blog posts. ;-)
I am thankful for my AMAZING new fiance that just proposed last week! He is amazing and I am so thankful and blessed that God put him in my life!
Hi Kelly, I am Amanda, been reading your blog since you were pregnant (a link from my friends blog) I live in London England (we moved from Houston TX 18 months ago for my husbands work! I love reading your blog seeing you and your darling little girl. I have three children, 6, 3 and 7 monhts (liam was born just a few weeks after Harper here in England) I am so thankful for my three healthy children and my husband! Thanks for your blog I enjoy reading it, seeing what harper is up to and seeing if my Liam is doing the same!! I feel like I know you. I don't comment much but today you talked right to me so I"m commenting!! have a great night (day) with you Amanda
I love reading your blog!! Harper is such a cutie!!! I love that you are an SEC girl...me too!!!! It is the best conference!!! :)
Long time reader, first time commenter .... I am thankful for my new husband and our dreams of starting a family as sweet as yours. Thanks for sharing your life and faith!
Today I am thankful for the Quilts of Prayer ladies that I am blessed to have met with this morning! Incredible group of caring women.
We struggled with infertility and miscarriages and am thankful every day for our 16 year old son that sits across from me doing his schoolwork!
He has had chronic medical issues and I feel now that God was preparing us for what lay ahead and knew that we would be blessed by our son, in HIS timing not ours!
Blessings to you and sweet Harper from Cali!
Hi Kelly,
It's Aja from Florida. I don' think I can list only one thing I'm thankful for, but today I am especially thankful for my precious baby boy, Holder, who I am more in love with each day, my MOPS group, which had a great first meeting this morning, my friends, who make me laugh and are great support, and my family. Most of all, God, for being Him and knowing what I need even when I don't. Thanks for your blog- love reading it!
Leah here from Indiana. From your request, it appears your comments are exploding! How neat to read through many of these.
I honestly don't know how I stumbled across your blog. It has been months now and I have been so encouraged by your posts! Your testimony (even just to another Christian girl) is uplifting. I enjoy your stories and the pictures you share of your beautiful Harper :) I also love to see your clothing. You have a simple/stylish approach and it is right down my alley.
Keep on bloggin'! I check in daily and enjoy everything I read :)
Oh Kelly, you are blessing people beyond measure! I got goosebumps when I saw the number of comments you had. God is using you in a mighty way. I'm so glad I found your blog!! Keep up the great work!
Sincerely,
Ronda
I really enjoy reading your blog and am amazed by your faith! :)
I am a Christian, but have a hard time trusting. I know God is wonderful and amazing, but sometimes I feel like prayers of mine have gone answered, and I guess lsoe faith. Thank you for sharing your life and faith! :)
your daughter is definitely very precious!
and I have two thankful's :)
I am thankful for a great hubby and a great God who understand me and STILL love me :)
Another Georgia girl here! (GO SEC!) Love you and your blog!! Reading it is one of the highlight's of my day! I "found" your blog right before Harper was born, and seeing what you went through with her at the beginning just broke my heart. But some good did come out of it- you rekindled my love of Jesus and my faith in Our Heavenly Father, and for that I will be forever grateful. I continue to pray that your family will be blessed with whatever God has in store for you.
Love,
Sarah
Hi Kelly,
I'm Lisa from Australia. I'm so thankful for my wonderful husband and gorgeous baby girl.
I've been following your blog for a long time. I'm so thankful there are many christian bloggers that love God!
I am thankful that my kids are healthy and happy.
I read your blog everytime you post. I love how uplifting it is.
Today, I am thankful for a loving husband and our little baby that is growing inside my belly. We are actually finding out the gender tomorrow and we are VERY excited! We don't care either way, we just pray everyday that it's healthy.
I love reading about all the things Harper is up to these days. She is so adorable! She makes me want a little girl.
I hope you have a happy rest of the day! Happy 1000th post day!!
Kelly, I check your blog just about everyday and don't write ususally! What a delight it is to see your little girl grow up right before my eyes. I am thankful for my husband and our 2 children. They are all 3 gifts from the Lord and I am humbled to call them mine!
I'm a reader from Texas. My sister-in-law, Kelly, has a daughter named Harper. :-)
I am thankful for complete strangers that pray for others.
reading from mississippi. i LOVE your blog and keeping up with you guys and harper. she is just precious. today i'm thankful for my little girl that should be born any day now. God is awesome!! blessings!
Hey Kelly- I have been reading your blog for a long time, but never commented. First of all, THANK YOU for sharing your life with us. I love how you use your blog as a ministry! Everytime I hear the song "praise you in this storm" I think about your faith when Harper was born. Thank you for blogging through that.
I have a wonderful husband and 2 precious boys that I am thankful for, along with being so thankful that you choose everyday to continue this blog. Thanks Kelly!
I'm Laura from North Carolina and also have never commented...I am a guilty lurker!
I am so thankful for my sweet husband, precious little baby (1 year old...I guess not so much of a baby anymore) and what God is doing in our lives as my husband is looking for a new job. HE has something marvelous in store for us and having faith in that is so exciting!!!
Its hard to choose just one thing to be thankful for today... however I would have to say I am very thankful for my 2 beautiful nieces whom Im extremely close to, as well as all the little children I babysit for... because I'm only 21 and still in college but have had 2 'female' surgeries already, and I also have abnormal cells, as well as polycstic ovarian syndrome; I'm not sure if I'll be able to have kids; so having all these kids in my life brings me so much joy for the time being while I wait patiently to become a mom :O)
love your blog, kelly, and harper is just the cutest thing ever!!! congrats on post #1000!
*Megan from WI*
Kelly, Your blog is SUCH a blessing to me! I started reading it when Hillary Bazyk told me about your complications with getting pregnant and I was going through the same thing! I shortly got pregnant and continued to pray that you would too, and you did! I am now pregnant with my 2nd child with ZERO help from the doctors! She is a FULL blessing from God! When my husband and I found out we were expecting a girl I CRIED b/c I was afraid I could not raise a girl as well as I have been my 16 month son, but then I read your blog and see how WONDERFUL your life is with Miss Harper and I KNOW that I can do it! Thanks SO much oh and my praise for the day is that this precious little girl has made it to 28 weeks gestation and we had a scare this morning and went to the ER but everything came back NEGATIVE...God is GOOD...ALL the time!!!
Hi from Mississippi!! I am SO VERY thankful for: a beautiful, healthy, teething, crying, smiling, running, climbing, curious, hungry, and currently napping 18 month old son! And a healthy, hardworking, patient, loving, laid back, christian husband. And a forgiving, merciful, loving, giving, sovereign, all knowing, wise, living God!!!!
Hello Kelly,
I haven't posted before but I have enjoyed reading your blog these last few months. Your are truly blessed to have such a beautiful family and I enjoy seeing your darling Harper dressed up in all her bows, as I was as a child.
Congrats on your 1000 post! It's quite an accomplishment. Please feel free to stop by my blog to meet me; since I already feel as though I know you.
www.erinandjoshua.blogspot.com
I have been reading your blog since you were pregnant with Harper! I have left a few comments here and there. Your daughter is absolutely precious! Today, I am thankful to be home with my sweet little boy (28 months) and my brand new baby girl (2wks).
Greetings from New Zealand.
I'm thankful for having a good job in these times. I'm also thankful for spring and warmer days!
I love reading your posts every day. Harper is gorgeous and you and Scott are great parents!
Kelly I am thankful for your encouragement to live life only with the Love of Jesus.
I am also so thankful for my church, love the and support is unstopable. I pray for those who don't have that.
Caroline
I missed seeing you over Labor Day, I was vising my parents in Bville.
I'm thankful for friends who pray for others with out even being asked. Love that!
I love your blog! I'm thankful to be expecting my first child! My doctor told me it was possible that I wouldn't be able to have childen, but God had other plans!! :)
You've never heard from me....but I've been reading your blog for a couple of months now. My big praise...On August 6th of this year my husband was in a serious ATV accident. He broke his neck and his back. He fell off an 80 foot cliff. He defied the odds. He should be dead, or at the very least paralyzed...but he is neither. God saved him that day and we both know it. Even though about 5 weeks post accident we are still having a rough time, we are never anything but incredibly thankful that he is here, not paralyzed, and not brain damaged. God is so good. He is in a neck brace after having a 3 inch screw inserted into his neck, and we are still praying like crazy that his T7 vertebrae won't compress anymore and require further surgery. We celebrated our first son's 1st birthday last week, and we have never felt more blessed than we do now. Go check out my blog at www.thesimsfamilyblog@blogspot.com
Sheaffer :)
Started following your blog when Harper was in the hospital. I found a link on somenoe else's blog and haven't stopped reading since. Sometimes I feel like a stalker reading about your life every day! I know my husband thinks it's strange how we all read about each other! ha!
Today, I'm so thankful for the chance to run in the rain with my 17 month old. He said "uh oh" the whole time, smiling and laughing and holding his mouth open like he catching the rain. I didn't care a bit that I was getting soaked!
Happy 1000th! Been reading your blog since I first heard about it on Angie Smith's blog when prayers were needed for Harper. I knew how important those prayers were--having had 3 very stressful pregnancies that resulted in 2 miracle babies who'd been well-covered in prayer. Needless to say, they are who I am thankful for today. Keep up the fun and faith-filled writing; little did you know there was a Jersey girl who feels like she's been living in a parallel universe--same big-haired school pics and all! :->
Hi I've been following your blog for about a year and i love it and your honesty, keep it up. I am also a stay at home mom, but i have four children, ages 10 to 2, and most days i love it. My husband and i live in Ill. in amish country. I would love to sit and vist with you over coffee or tea so if your ever in the area stop in and i'll show you around. I am thankful for Jesus and His unfailing love for me.
I'm one of the "lurkers" who rarely (if ever) leaves comments. I've been following your blog since the prayer request for little Harper went out and I've been hooked ever since. You have the most adorable family.
Today, I'm thankful to be pregnant with my 2nd child after having some infertility issues.
Kelly,
I am a lurker! I read your blog everyday at work. You and Miss Harper are how I start my day! Congrats on your 1000th post! I thought of Harper on my 4:30 am run this morning and thanked God for his wonderful miracles! I am here in Tulsa and began reading your blog when Harper was just across the street from me at St. Francis. Thank you for sharing your life. Thank you for being a woman of God. You are an inspiration and God has given you a wonderful gift and such a loving heart. I grew up going to NLR in Colcord and we would always go to Siloam for a shake from Barnett's!, I love Barnett's and if your close sometime, stop in for me! Thank you!
What a beautiful family! Our Heavenly Father has certainly blessed you, with love, faith and charity. I came to your blog from Rhoda's Southern Hospitality, when Harper was born. It is so much fun to peek in every now and again!
You are a beautiful example of Christian love.
today was our big ultrasound...and it came out "perfect"!! those were the doc's words, and i couldn't have asked for anything better!! woohoo, praise be!! :)
I love your blog!!! I have started to read it when Harper entered the world! You are so talent with everything! I have left you a comment before in the past... I think... LOL. I have read everytime you post something new... Tiffany from Tennnessee!! Go Vols :)
hi kelly!
i've been reading your blog for the past few months. it actually inspired me to start my own. i read your eeeennnnttttiiirrreee blog archive. it took me quite a while but i loved your story, i was hooked.
harper is a little angel baby and i just love her sweet little face.
i still read your blog every day but i never comment anymore ;) commenting today per your request though!
hope you're having a great day pretty lady with your little pumpkin!
This is April Noe from up in Kentucky. I have been reading your blog for about 3 months and find it so interesting and very inspiring. It is wonderful to read about a good christian family. Your daugher is precious. I am a huge diehard UK fan, but I am also an sec girl who loves all the good southern football! By the way Arkansas and Kentucy have had some awesome games over the years. One quick story- The first UK football game I went to was against Arkansas, and I remember asking my dad as a young girl, What are those Arkansas fans doing? He replied there just callin those hogs. That was really neat to me. Anyway, keep up the good work and God Bless you!
I am always thankful for my healthy daughter. There is nothing more amazing that watching your child grow and I feel so blessed to have been given the most wonderful gift. Happy 1000th post! I've enjoyed following you.
I am so thankful to have found and be a part of the blog community!
My husband and I have just started to talk about kids and yesterday he mentioned this " Honey since you don't have a lot of time left maybe we should start trying to have a baby". I am only 32. Thanks husband! Then he said, "Give me about 18 months before we start trying." Honey I thought you were in a hurry since I am so old!
Anyway if we ever have one I hope I have a daughter like Harper!
COngratulations on #1000! I've been reading since Harper was born and do comment occasionally, like when you came to my city, Cincinnati. I've been blessed with a faithful and loving husband and 2 beautiful children. Even though my daughter has been out of work since last December and my hours were just reduced at my job, we are blessed!
Hey Kelly. I'm one of those people who never comment...but I read your blog everyday! :) Thank you for being such a role model for women. I'm only 21, and I look up to you so much. You are such an encourager!!
I am thankful for my sweet family and for the ability to speak. I'm a Special Ed major, and I work with children who are non-verbal...it's the little things in life I'm learning to be thankful for.
Thank you for sharing your life. God is working through your testimony and life story!
Love in Christ,
Ashley from MS :)
kelly ~ i love your blog!! i think i would be lost if i didn't read it everyday! ha!! harper is so stinkin cute! keep blogging!!
http://lynchfamily5.blogspot.com
Hi Kelly,
I am a lurker here. I am an Arkansas girl too. I am from Paragould AR--close to Jonesboro. We live in Ohio now (for 12 years), but always go home to visit. I enjoy reading about you and your family.
Hi Kelly!
I have been reading your blog from about the time you were getting ready to bring Harper home from Tulsa - MY HOME TOWN! I know the "pink" hospital.
I am so thankful for my family. We had twins in April of '06. They were healthy and had to only spend a few weeks in the NICU.
Thank you for praying for so many people Kelly.
-Shannon in Austin
Kelly,
You have so many comments already, you probably wont have time in your day to read mine (I know, I have a six month old!!) Anyways your post gave me hope as my baby has a rough time in the nursery too- and I get so discouraged. Thanks for posting that!
Chaeli
I am thankful for so many things but most importantly my husband and children! What a blessing to have a wonderful marriage and a healthy family. I am also, in these trying time, happy that my husband has a wonderful job and I am able to stay home with my children.
I don't remember how I found your blog, but I check in often to see your sweet girl and to hear about your adventures. Your faith is an inspiration to me and it fills me with hope.
Happy 1000th!
Tricia
Marshfield, MO
I am thankful for my healthy 2 year old son! He fell last weekend and hit right below his eye and left a huge gash. We made a trip to the emergency room and they glued his cut and it's healing nicely. i just thank and pray to god that his little spill wasn't worse. i really do love reading your blog, it's inspiring and fun!
Hi Kelly! Congrats on your 1000th post, I love reading your blog. I always compair Harper with my little one who was born January 6! Today I am thankful for my beautiful girls, amazing husband, and wonderful family. I am also thankful to have a job and a roof over my head, in today's world so many people are without both of those things! Thanks for writing such a great blog, I stalk ( I mean read it) everyday!!!
I'm one of those lurkers...i even stealth my way to your blog, not sure why...it gives me something to look forward to
I'm glad to be reminded that God answers prayers, and I'm thankful for my husband whom I love so much. I'm also incredibly thankful that I understand my Finite math homework. lol
I am thankful for the little things in life- the things that often get overlooked. For example, the amazing learning that takes place in our little ones lives, like when Olivia (my 13 month old) brings me a book after I ask her if she wants me to read her one. I am thankful for in that moment, her WANTING to be with me (cause I know it won't always be that way.. ahem, teenage years), and for her little body sitting on my lap, so warm and cuddly, for her tapping her head when we read the word "hat", for her repeating those few words she knows, for her!
I am thankful that God will never break His promises!!
Praise the Lord my Nana (grandma) is with Jesus today! She is no longer in pain. She no longer has sorrow. It often reminds me of the Chris Tomlin song "I will rise" if you have never heard it you should go listen to it. (I think you have posted it on your blog before Kelly) But that is what I am thankful for today!
Kelly, my name is Carolyne, and I live outside of Washington, DC. I've enjoyed your blog very much. We don't have children, but are thinking of them.
I am grateful for a wonderful husband and dog!
Carolyne
Hi Kelly! I've been reading your blog for a long time now. Checking in with you and your family is what I do over breakfast every morning. :) I live down the road in Springdale and am always on the lookout whenever I'm eating at MiMi's Cafe. lol I'd love to get the chance to meet you someday!
As for what I'm thankful for...I thought I'd go with something silly and that's the fact that I'm about to curl up with my 4 year old and watch Dinosaur Train. I'm thankful to have the best job in the world!
I am thankful for my family and being able to be involved with my 3children and their activities, from church, school and sports. I don't want to miss anything. Also for my husband who is such a great provider and father to our children.
God led me to your blog the day you were to deliver "Miss Harper" and I prayed for you and shared your story with several in KY who still keep up with you. Keep writing and sharing with us:)
I am thankful that I am 8 months pregnant and our hot Texas weather has cooled down into the 80's for the past 4 days! May sound small, but it's a huge blessing in my book right now ha :)
i read your blog and am thankful for a wonderful Godly husband and great family and am still hoping and praying for a miracle baby of my own!
By the time you make it to my comment I bet you have some tired eyes :)
Today I am thankful that I am not in control but He is, we are earnestly trying to raise money for our adoption, we can't do it without our mighty God. I am so thankful that He has His hands all over our adoption and He knows exactly how everything will fall into place even thought I don't. He is faithful even when I am faithless. Oh the beauty of His grace and love.
A big HI from Texas!!!!! I have been reading your blog for a few months!!! Harper and Hailey are about the same age and at the same stages ususally!!!!
You got me! I am always one to read and want to comment but have yet to do it...thanks for the encouragement! WOW, 1000 posts...that's awesome!! I really have enjoyed your blog and I look forward to reading it everyday. I think we are the same age...can sooo relate to the big hair days and now fighting the gray in a way to early stage of life! :) I have been so amazingly blessed with an little boy who is now 13 months old after 5 years of trying and many miscarriages. We are blessed to have our little boy though embryo adoption (and hoping to do it again soon). Thank you for being real and sharing your life...you are being used by God! Can't wait to read 1000 more...:)
Kelly, I love your blog!! You often make me realize how blessed I am in my life! My husband and I will welcome our first baby - due April 1st - and we couldn't be more excited or feel more blessed!
Congrats on your 1000th!
I am thankful for my 3 children (Wyatt 11, Emma 5 and Cort 15 months)here with me and my 2 babies (baby J-he would be 7 now and Maverick who would be 4 now) who are in Heaven (I can't wait to see them). I am also thankful for my 21 month old stepdaughter (even out of a bad situation something good can happen).
I am thankful for my health, family, and friends...the list could go on but I am truely blessed :) Praise God! You have such a beautiful little girl!
Blessings!!
Kelly
I just recently started reading your blog and even more recently realized that you are from Arkansas too. I am thankful to have my children. I knew I was always blessed but then tragedy happened and 2 kids from my children's daycare passed away. That feeling is so awful. I always give my kids a ton of hugs and kisses before I drop them off. You never realized how short life is so I'm thankful for the time I have with them.
www.wahooabargain.blogspot.com
I'm Cara from Missouri and I've commented once or twice, but I read your blog all the time. Today I am thankful for starting back to work part-time. God truly provided this job for me!
Congratulations on your 1000th post!I love reading your blog!
I am thankful everyday for my wonderful family and for this precious little baby boy who has been growing in my tummy for the last 31 weeks. I pray that he will be healthy and strong when he arrives in November :)
Hi Kelly,
I am thankful that my little boy had a good day today. I am on a business trip for 5 weeks and he is staying with my parents. I will get to see him on weekends, but today was only the 3rd time in his 15 month life that I didn't get him up from sleeping. I miss him so, but my momma said he had a great day. I am so thankful.
We read your blog over here in England and are always encouraged by your post. We think you parents are some of the greatest people in the world. :)And Harper is such a cutie! Love the Mudds
I think no one will read my comment because I am #1509, but I am thankful for my sweet babies and wonderful husband!
I'm sure you won't make it all the way to my 1507th comment but I'm a day behind! :) I have been reading your blog for a couple of years now and comment often. I am thankful for my family..including our sweet baby girl, Lilly! I feel so lucky!
Kelly,
I am thankful for a LOT of things - but the one thing that really encompasses my heart is my family and CYLER! ;) I am so thankful God has called me to be his mommy!
Love your blog!
I love reading your blog and find it very uplifting. I am thankful for a fabulous husband, two of the sweetest children, and one on the way. Sometimes I feel like I need to pinch myself to make sure it is all real. Thank the Lord it is!
I've been reading for a couple years and I feel like I know you!
I'm thankful for the ways that God answers prayers, but how He also goes way beyond that and does things we never even thought of praying for! :)
hi! i read your blog from the DFW area in Texas.
i'm thankful for my wonderful church family--they're surrogate parents to me and J and surrogate grandparents to our children!
I'm a little late, but I wanted to check in from Alabama!! I love your blog! I started reading before you found out you were pregnant. Thank you for being so positive and such an inspiration to so many! I am thankful for my sweet husband!!
Hi, Im Candy and Im from Alabama and somehome I stumbled across your blog right before Harper was born and me and my dauther have followed your blog ever since. I have been so blessed by your blog and your faithfulness to God and your servants heart. It has been so encouraging to me your stories you share. Thank you Candy
candygirl3451@yahoo.com
I just found your blog last week...I'm always blessed by those who seek the Lord and see His faithfulness through the journey.
so I'm a lurker :)
but really enjoy reading about you and harper - she's a little honey!
Hi Kelly. I live in South Carolina, and like you, went from a career woman to a stay at home (work at home) mom when my son was 6 months old. He's now two and I have another on the way. Though I have been blessed with exceptional fertility, I feel for those who can't have children easily or at all, since my child brings me so much joy. I love reading your blog!
Hi Kelly--
Frequent lurker Jenn here. I think your blog is great and you are such a blessing to those who have been down the infertility road like me. That said I am so thankful for my husband and the son I waited 16 months before getting pregnant with (he's 21 months now). I am also thankful that I passed a very important licensing exam for work today!God is good!
Jenn in Maine
Been following since Harper's birth! I used to have a site years ago called Kelli's Korner so you caught my attention! :) I love your blog and all of those sweet photos! Maybe we can have coffee next time you fly into Mobile. My treat.
Kelli from ugottafriend.com
I am a lurker, I read this blog daily. I'm addicted to it like I was to All My Children in college! I lived vicariously through your pregnancy and your child rearing. While I always wanted children, it just wasn't in God's plan for me. I am thankful to be able to read your words and view your pictures and videos. I feel as if you just another member of my family. I am thankful for a loving God and the fact that I'm employed and not stressing financially when so many families are.
I am thankful for my husband, family, friends, my job, and my creative eye. I love taking pictures and I am so thankful that I have eyes so that I can see all of the beautiful things this world has to offer.
I am also thankful for your blog! I love it.
Bernie
I love reading your blog, you are always so happy and uplifting it's refreshing. I have a 20 month old daughter, and wonderful husband who puts his life on the line every day he goes to work and I am able to be a sahm. God has really blessed me.
Keep up the awsome blog!
God Bless,
Grace and Ava in California
Hi from Texas! I'm a lurker, and have to confess that I love reading your blog and hearing about all about your family! Harper is too precious! I've been reading your blog since before Harper was born.
I'm very thankful for my loving family, especially my son and nephew.
I've been lurking for a while now...probably since right after I found out I was pregnant, which was right around the time that Harper was born. My little man will be 2 weeks old on Friday! I struggled with infertility too. Right now, we just can't believe how blessed we are!
I have been reading for a while and comment every now and then. I am so thankful for God's grace, mercy, and forgiveness and that they are new each day:)
Ok, I know this is a day late.
Congrats on the 1,000 post!! That is a pretty big blog achievment!!
I love the pictures of Harper at the beach and I can't believe she is starting to pull her self up! She will be walking with you in Target in no time.
As you know this has been the worst year of my life, however, I'm thankful for the many great and wonderful people I have met through my blog that tell that they pray for me every single day. When I started my blog I never thought it would be such a blessing in my life.
Hey Kelly! I've been reading your blog since Harper was born...y'all are so cute! I'm from MS, but now living in AL. I'm thankful for my beautiful 15-month-old daughter!
I am a lurker! I check in on your blog EVERY single day. I think I started reading in January...we adopted our baby girl in February and I remember when we were sitting in the hospital in FL (she was there for 8 days) I would check your blog from the nursery each morning :)
I'm not sure if I have ever posted one here or not so here goes.
November 11th 2008 I delivered conjoined twins girls who lived for an hour. I love my daughters and I'm so thankful for the time God gave us with them. But today I am really thankful to be 19 weeks pregnant with a healthy baby!
I never know hoe much I took for granted that our three year old daughter is healthy until we lost the girls. God has really used that experience to instill in my a joy for living and a love for my children like I have never had before.
SO I guess I'm thankful for a lot of things.
I love your blog you are such a sweet family and I love that you keep glorifying God on here!
Vanessa
I'm thankful for my wonderful husband and how supportive he is. And I'm thankful for people like you, who blog and show the rest of us your heart. Reading about your infertility struggle has helped comfort me in my infertility struggle. Thanks.
I'm a little late posting! Today I am thankful that God has allowed me to experience pregnancy again. I am 8 weeks, 1 day today and so very thankful.
I don't think I have ever posted on your blog, but I read it all the time!! I absolutely love, love, love it!!!
Your story today gave me chills!
I am thankful for my little girl who was born 6 weeks early. She was only 4 pounds but was a little fighter! She ended up being fine and came home within 11 days! We were so blessed with her. God is good!
i'd have to say i'm more of a lurker, than a poster, but i've been reading since harper was born. i work in a NICU, and it's a joy to watch the progress of precious harper! what am i most thankful for? God's grace...that despite my many imperfections, He chases after me and loves me just the same!
I was talking about my little niece one day and my 9 year old asked me if I was talking about Harper. I said no honey I do not even know Harper and he looked at me like I was a loon.
Just a gal from Tennessee who loves her family!
Hi Kelly! Today, I am sooo tremendously thankful for a job with a 4 day work week. (I love that I have Mondays off to laze about the house on my own.)
I am also SO thankful to have a husband who is always supportive of whatever I decide to do, whether it's pursuing my masters degree or getting in shape. He's always behind me 100%.
I've been reading since Harper was born and now I check in daily. I've actually commented a couple of times but usually just lurk. :)
I am oh so thankful for my two precious kiddos. They are happy and healty and I couldn't ask for more than that.
Kelly, I've been reading your blog since January and your faith and positivity bless me so much every day. I am so thankful for a wonderful husband who longs for a child as much as I do, and a God who has good plans for us.
Much love from some Bulldawgs in Athens, Ga!!
I am so thankful that my husband and I have such a grounded and strong marriage. With both of us unemployed right now, we get by on our love for each other.
Kelly, your blog is such an inspiration to read. It always makes me thankful for the little things.
Happy 1,000th post! I've been reading your blog for well over a year now. I love the Lord, live in TX, and can never have too much Beth Moore!
I started reading your blog when Harper was in the hospital. It's been fun to watch her grow and to see answers to prayer.
I'm thankful for my 3 little grandchildren. The twins were 35 week preemies - 2 weeks old now. They are in great health and are gaining weight. One was in the NICU - for only 9 hours!
Hi Kelly,
I can never resist when bloggers ask the lurkers to comment (I'm really not a commenter) :)
I am thankful for the fact that God has led me to where I am now, and given me the courage to stand up to those who said I shouldn't or I couldn't. I'm thankful for the courage He has given me to go back to school and finish my degree, and at the same time paved the way for me to be with the special man in my life.
Thank you so much for the blessing you are to all those women out there!
I started reading your blog a couple of months ago. I have had so much fun looking at Harper grow. It warms my heart to see how proud you are of her. She is really beautiful and precious. I am thankful for my family and my job. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Mica
Lawrenceville, GA
hello my friend! so i know by the time you wade thru the comments and get to this onet it will be 2010, but know that i love you dearly!!! i am soooo thankful that 1000 posts ago you decided to start a blog. you are THE WOMAN and i just heart you. happy 1000th - and how sweet of big girl harper to crawl in honor of your 1000th post. she is THE GIRL and i heart her!
:-)
I am a little late to the party. But I am a lurker. And I am SO thankful for my two beautiful daughters who I was told I had a less than 1% chance of having. Praise!
I didn't get to read this until today, but wanted to introduce myself! I love your blog and read it everyday. I'm Kristin from Alabama and have a sweet 3 year old daughter, named Ella. I am thankful to be nine weeks pregnant with my second child after two heartbreaking miscarriages. I've seen lots of pictures, heard a VERY loud, very fast heartbeat and feel a peace about this pregnancy that I haven't felt in a long time. Thanks for your constant encouragement to those of us experiencing infertility! I am SO thankful for a loving God today :).
I'm thankful for a hubby who loves me!
I am so thankful for a wonderful husband and a beautiful baby girl. Our first child was born 4 years ago and lived for only 17 hours. We then suffered a miscarriage last year and then this past July we were blessed with a beautiful baby girl....
I have read your blog since Harper was born. I have a 5 month old so it is great to see what she will be up to soon. :)
Today I am thankful for my sweet girl, Ellie. Even her cry made me smile today. I just can't get enough of her sometimes. I know you understand.
Wow! Just one thing? I guess today I would have to say I am so thankful for my Husband. He is just so amazing, God certainly made him just for me :)
But there is just so much to be thankful for, I could go on for days :)
And the story of the dress gave me chills. God is AMAZING. I have been feeling his amazing peace this very night about some things.
Hey Kelly...I'm a teacher from Texas and I love reading your blog. I am thankful that God always answers our prayers even though it might not be the answer we thought...He always is faithful and His ways and timing are the best.
Joy
I thank God for you -- and your ability to praise Him in the storms.
~B in NC
I of course am thankful that you are my sister-in-law and that I am a part of such a wonderful family. We love yall so much! xoxo
Hey Kelly,
I am thankful for 4 beautiful healthy children that God has blessed me with. Please pray for a couple at our church who are trying and have been trying to get pregnant. Thanks for all you do and God Bless you. Tammy
I'm SO thankful for my husband. He is my best friend, I love him!
I love reading your blog! I read from St. Louis, MO, and today I am thankful that in 39 days I will be marrying the man of my dreams! It took us almost 7 hard years to get here (God's timing, not ours, which was hard to accept at times), and he's been in my life for 15 years since Jr. High! I spent almost an hour yesterday at my parent's house in my wedding gown just praying for that day. I cannot wait. :)
I didn't have time to comment yesterday so I decide to just do it today instead! :)
I've been reading since before Harper was even born.In fact,yours was the first blog I ever commented on...once I actually got up the courage!ha!
I love reading your relationship with Laurie because reminds me so much of me and my bestest friend Katie. We've been friends since we were two so we don't even remember when we didn't know each other! I'm sooo thankful God gives us the gift of wonderful friends! ♥
ps. isn't the heart so cute?! I always do it after I comment! I'll stop talking now! ;)
Hi Kelly!
A long-time reader here. I thought I'd de-lurk and say thank you for sharing your life with us. I have two (teenage!!) boys and I always wanted a girl like Harper. I love reading about your adventures together and watching her grow.
I'm truly blessed with a wonderful husband, two awesome boys and a wonderful, relaxing and drama-free life. :-)
Thanks again and take care!
Hi there! Today I'm thankful for God's perfect timing. I'm waiting on God for many things including financial freedom and a child. I'm excited because I know when the time is right, it's going to be awesome!
I ran across your blog one day while looking at my friend Lindsey's. Now reading your blog is added to my nightly chores and a daily discussion for my mother and I :)You are such an amazing person with a great story and a deep love for God. Since I have started reading your blog I feel that I have become a better person and have a better understanding of what God has in store for my life. Thank you for sharing all of your wisdom and great stories. Harper is absolutely precious, you are very blessed and bless so many people everyday that you don't even know (like me) Thank you again!
Hi Kelly!
Long time reader...rare commenter here! I'm glad you made us ponder the "thankful thought"...I am thankful for the things others are like family and friends, and also for the opportunity to have been home with my kids for almost 17 years, and now return to school to earn a MSN degree. It's taking the village to make it work, and I so appreciate all who are helping me achieve a dream! :)
Take care...can't wait to enjoy more girly pics of sweet Harper--I have 4 boys, so I have to enjoy those hairbows on everyone else's little ones!
Linda
I just wanted to tell you Thank you! Thank you for sharing your life with us everyday and and your spiritual experiences. You are such an inspiration to everyone who comes across your blog. I look forward to reading your posts everyday.
Love reading your blog! :) I have never commented before, but you asked so I finally am! Today I am thankful for my incredible, loving family.
I am a new reader, but I appreciate your story and your humor as you shine your light to others. I am so blessed by the Christian community every day, who give me courage and strength no matter what comes my way.
Thank you so much for your words of hope! I will be praying for you and your family!
Late to the party, but I read every day from NYC
I love your blog. I love reading about your faith and dedication to God. Keep it up.
I may be a day late and a dollar short, but I just wanted to say I have loved your ramblings! While I know that in this life we may not know each other, I look forward to spending an eternity with such a sweet sister in Christ! Thank you for being the uplifting spirit that you are. I didn't go to OBU, but I am very familiar with it- I went to Harding for a year (my sister still goes there) before I transfered to Abilene Christian University. I agree that there is a unique and amazing experience in going to a small christian school. Here Here to another 1000!
I am thankful for Ashley my foster daughter she will be 2 Oct 6th. I have had Ashley since birth. She is the love of my life and my family loves her to death. She is in a good christian home. I do not know what will happen with her I am praying everday that I will be able to adopt Ashley. I also pray to God that I will be able to handle the outcome with Grace.
I read your blog religiously:) I really appreciate how very up lifting you can be. I love the way your faith in God keeps you going day to day...and it helps me to do the same. YOu inspire me to grow closer to Him. I am so glad Harper is a happy healthy baby. The story of the dress is awesome...Doesnt God work in AMAZING ways?
Hi Kelly!
I found your blog when Harper was born and I've been reading it every day since then. LOVE your strong faith and how you share your life with us. I am so thankful for my three wonderful children and blessed to serve a God that cares about every detail in my life. That just amazes me!!
Love,
Joanne
St. Petersburg, FL
I have been following your posts for a while. You are such an inspiration and true servant of god. I am thankful that you take your time each day to share the promises God has in store for our lives. Some days you have been blessed with just "the perfect words of wisdom" to help make that difference in so many lives.
Hi Kelly, I really enjoy reading your blog. I've said through email how I love your faith and the way you share it with everyone. I'm just thankful for the day and for my family, like I am every day.
YAY for Harper crawling!
Stephanie in VA
I am thankful that my family is happy, healthy and safe! Congrats on 1,000! :)
Hey Kelly from Tulsa! I am so thankful for my wonderful husband and the rest of my family too! I love your blog! I was born and raised in Little Rock, so I am a serious Hog Fan as well!
I've never left a comment before, but I love to keep up with your blog. Harper is so adorable!
We are from Iowa, and I'm thankful for my almost 7 month old son, Orin.
I love reading your blog and am amazed that you have so many readers. I am a friend of a friend of yours (Jamie G.) and I came across your site on hers one day and now I am hooked. I love seeing cute little Harper and all her outfits and smiles and everything. She's adorable.
I am very thankful for my wonderful husband (who was my high school sweetheart) and our 2 daughters, Kathryn (4) and Lindsey (2). They bring me such joy!
Yep, I'm a lurker! And a nearby one, at that. I live down in Fayetteville and work at the U of A. Have been reading your blog since a friend passed it along when Harper was in the hospital. God bless!
oh my word- you have so many comments! I started reading a while back, and I love to "check in!" We just moved to AR this summer, and it has been a tough adjustment, even though I am a southern girl- born and raised, so it helps me to hear how much you love AR! I also have a little girl- 14 months, and a boy who is 3, so my life is wonderfully filled with kiddos too! It is nice to read such an upbeat blog- someone who truly loves life! Thanks so much for sharing!
I originally found your blog during the Siesta Festival 2008 in San Antonio. I remember you saying that you would love to go, but couldn't because of the pregnancy. I didn't find your blog again until the morning you went into labor. I remember your animal print pillow! I kept checking to see if Harper had been born. When she was born and we found out there were some complications, I prayed right then. I continued to pray for you and Harper and I have enjoyed watching her grow. You and your words have been a blessing for me. God is using you!
Cheryl
Kilgore, TX
Congrats on 1000 posts! That is SUCH an awesome story! And as a Physical Therapist Assistant who works in pediatrics, I love seeing all of Harper's gross motor milestones! :)
I am thankful for a God who loves me and has blessed me with this precious life growing inside of me! He knew the perfect time and the perfect child for me and gave me the patience and trust I needed while I waited for this miracle! He is SO good!!!
Hello from NE Arkansas! I love reading your blog and the Prayer Blog. Today, I am so thankful and blessed to be expecting a little girl after 3 years of infertility. God is amazing when we give up control and let Him be!
I am a lurker!
I am also..
... one of God's girls!
... wife of 7 years to a loving hubby!
... a mother to two (Isaac, 5 yrs. & Maggie Jay, 3 mths).
... a Clemson grad.
... a kindergarten teacher.
... considering Big Bows for my little one because of you. I never thought I would be fond of them but Harper makes them look too cute to resist.
... sure that God sent me to your blog. I started reading about 2 weeks before Harper was born. As we watched things unfold we began to realize that the purpose of reading your blog was NOT to check out the cute too-toos and monogrammed garments. God wanted us to pray for your little one and PRAY we did! So glad you and yours are continuing to experience his bountiful blessings! :) - Katie is SC
HI Kelly,
I have read your blog since Harper was born and posting as anonymous because I can't remember my password.
I have never posted but love reading your blog. It is so real to me. I am thankful for my beautiful 10 year old daughter and my wonderful husband and my family and friends and that it is fall, its my favorite time of year!
Thanks! Ashlee from south Louisiana and sorry but GEAUX TIGERs!!!
I have been reading your posts since about the time you had Harper - you are a great writer and I always enjoy everything you write about. Today I am thankful for so many things - but at the moment the rain - we have been in a pretty long drought and it has been much needed - I got to open my windows and use no AC for the first time since we moved here in May - it was wonderful
Kelly, I have been reading your blog since Harper was born and have been "hooked" ever since. =) Your blog is uplifting, comical at times, informative, etc....
Enjoy so much reading about sweet, adorable, Harper and her loving family!
I am thankful for my family, friends, my job, and the beautiful weather we're having this week!
God bless you always!
Hey Kelly! Love to read your blog daily. Thanks for sharing your life with us!
I am thankful that I am getting married in 18 days! Wow!!
I just love your blog kelly! Thanks for sharing glimpses of your life with us!! Soo uplifting and fun!
Congrats on your 1000th post ... I happen to love your rambling! I'm so thankful for my beautiful daughter. She is nine months old and brings us so much joy. I'm also thankful for all of the rain that Dallas has gotten recently ... I'm still not sick of it even after 4+ days!
Oh forgot to say what I was thankful for....my hubby! He's the best!
Kelly
I love you blog and Harper is so precious. You are so blessed. I have been following for over a year now and love your blog and love to read about your faith and your relationship with God. It is so uplifting. I am thankful for my wonderful family, husband, friends and thankful that I am able to work full time in this economy. I am also thankful that I came across your blog from Angie Smiths blog when you were about 4 months pregnant with Harper. Hope you have a blessed week :)
Karah- East TX
I'm from Vermont, and what i'm thankful for are my fabulous friends who continue to love me no matter how many times i move or change jobs in hopes of finding myself! You and your blog have been such an encouragement to me, especially when you talk about your single years & trusting that God would provide the husband you desired. It's one of the first blogs i read everyday! Know you are prayed for and that Harper is just TOO precious for words! Oh, and i graduated from Union University, but almost transfered to OBU my sophmore year along with one of my roommates. :)
Hi Kelly, I guess I fall into the category of "lurker" altho I have left you a comment or two. I've been reading your blog since Harper was born. I think I heard of y'all from the BabyBangs (Amanda Moore-Jones)blog who was requesting prayer for you. I am a mom of 3 grown children (1 of whom is severely handicapped and lives at home w/ my husband & me) I love the Lord and I love reading your blog daily. You are a blessing!
Jan
Hi Kelly! I found your blog when you had just had Harper and you were asking for prayer for her. I have been reading ever since. I am so thankful for my twin boys (we did invitro twice for them) who just turned 6!!!!
Kelly,
I am from South Carolina and read your blog often. I am so blessed to have a wonderful family, a great fiancé, and wonderful friends.
You are truly an inspiration to people. You can tell by reading your blog that you are a wonderful wife, mother, and child of God.
Thank you for sharing your life with us.
God Bless,
Katie
My daughter and I love reading your blog...we found it when Boomama asked us to pray for you when you were having Harper. You are a light for Jesus in the blog world!
Hi Kelly,
I too am a silent lurker. I have been reading since the middle of your pregnancy days. Not sure if I have commented or not. I have a lot to be thankful for. My son- my daughter and my amazing husband. I love your blog- and your transparency. Keep up the great work. Oh and your little Harper may just be the cutest little thing next to my children of course :)
Heather in Ohio
Hello from Huntsville, Alabama! I have been reading your blog since Harper was born. My sister told me about your blog because my husband and I have been going through fertility problems. I am thankful for my family and friends who have prayed for us and who have been there for us through this time and they still are. Thank you Kelly for your blog-I look forward to readng it throughout each week. Thank you for your prayerblog too. I have laughed and cried.
Congrats on your 1000th post!
God Bless!
Lisa Goodwin
Kelly,
I discovered your blog when you found out you were pregnant. The night Harper was born my husband and I both watched your post and cried and prayed for you and your family. It is SO exciting for us to watch as Harper grows. You are a wonderful blessing to the World from God. He certainly placed you in the world to spread his word and I each night I pray that God will use me as he has you! God Bless you, your family and baby Harper!
Melissa from Raleigh North Carolina
I love your blog. I've been reading since Harper was born. I am thankful that I am surrounded by a wonderful family, and wonderful friends, and have been given the best gift of all: two amazing children that I love with all my heart and soul.
Kelly,
Congratulations on your 1000th post! I have faithfully followed your blog since Harper was in the NICU. And yes, I am one of those that has never left a comment! :) I am thankful God has blessed me with a wonderful husband and 2 beautiful children. Thank you for sharing your life with the blog world, especially Harper. . . she is such a cutie patootie!!
Kris
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