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Happy Birthday Mom and Eric!!! We love you both very much! Reagan is 7 mo old now....I can't believe it! Hooray!

The Hunt

Church hunting can be/is exhausting. In almost three years of marriage to each other (and the Corps), we have lived in six different homes, and four different states. (I get tired just typing about it!) Now, in each different place we have lived, we did eventually find a church, it just took longer in some places than others. It's EASY to feel burnt out on looking for the right congregation to join....further prompting doubts of fear that we will never feel at home in yet another "random" church. But then I remember that life isn't random. It's not random that I married this man, this Marine. It's not by chance we met at ages 18 and 19 and didn't get married until we were 22 and 23. It's not random we have a wonderful daughter who brings out the best in us as parents and as friends. It's not random that our dog was pronounced dead for ten minutes, but miraculously regained breath after her doctor prayed for her. It's not random that my husband felt called to the Marine Corps, and also to the protection of innocent people long before we ever met. It's not a coincidence that when things started looking down for us, we looked up and found answers. As always, we're not giving up. As always, God is faithful. We aren't here by accident, and you're not either. Praise be to God, the Everlasting King.

Happy Birthday!

Also, Happy Birthday to my sister Mandy!!!!!! She's turning 40!!!!

Garden

I am going to start growing things in the backyard....so wish me luck people. More to come!!!!!

Spring

I love the Spring. I love spending days and days outside in the sunshine...forgetting all about the list of things I have yet to accomplish. It's peaceful.

Man, I can't wait for more days like this one to come.

Thanks so much to Kristen Dalton for taking so many sweet pictures of our little family.

Kristen. as I have said again and again, you have a special gift! Thank you so much for sharing it with us! We love you very much!

My heart hurts for those in Japan.

update

My thoughts....

Slowly getting unpacked but such is life when a little one lives with you!

My sister had her second baby on March 2! Her name is Emma Frances Cox and she is a doll and a half! She looks so much like big brother and daddy, but I have a feeling she will start to look more like mommy when she gets bigger. I can't wait to meet you baby Emma!

Reagan tried carrots this week. She doesnt hate them totally, but she makes funny faces like she is thinking "What the....hey...this isn't rice cereal!". It's fun to watch her try new things. She can also sit up now! She is such a big girl and wants to be sitting up all day or jumping in her jumper! She is very active and grabs everything within her reach. You really have to watch her old butterfingers. It's so cute to watch her get excited about different toys, food, and faces. She even has a sippy cup now that I let her play with and she already knows how to use it! The very first time I gave it to her she used it the right way....she is so smart! She also likes to hold her own bottles...she is very independent (as long as you are in earshot). Also, if you can believe it, she is trying to crawl! She flops on her tummy and pushes up on her arms and then tries to pull her body along the ground! She kicks her legs, but hasn't figured out how to get them underneath her yet....but I have a feeling when she does figure it out she will be going and going and going and I am going to do a lot of chasing! My little girl is growing fast!