These beautiful lilies popped up out of nowhere and were a lovely surprise! It was fun to move into the house in the spring and be surprised by what was planted there. I am having great joy growing things here, how did I go so long without?! (I know, I wasn't strong enough to grow people and plants at the same time!) So while I am watering the garden and flower beds and directing the water, I find myself humming the River of Life song and it does my heart good.
You know Ellie, my 110% girlie-girl, enchanted by a pretty dress for as long as I can remember... all the way back to when she was so little it was a 'fwetty wess' and she wouldn't wear it until she twirled to see if it would 'fwing out'. Love her, absulutely adore her.
And my beautiful Phoebe even stepped into my wedding dress for a minute, she is my sentimental one and swears she wants to wear my dress when she gets married... Ellie said she wanted to, and I said sure, but you may change your mind between now and then and that is just fine, it won't hurt my feelings at all. We could even take the dress apart and you could each use pieces of it somehow, but Phoebe cried out, NO! You can't take it apart until I get to wear it!
Makes me ponder the future... and thank God again and again for my children.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
I love these people!:)
Some out-of-town family visited and it was so fun to see them! Ellie is with her cousin, Madi, and my cousin's daughter, Brielle, in the red pigtails. What fun!Look at those 3 lovely girls!
My mom's mom came up from Twin Falls also. It was so good to see her and kiss her dear cheeks, don't grandmas just have the absolute softest cheeks?! My grandma is the last of the older ones in her family, her parents passed many years ago, her husband died, her brother-in-law died and just this year her twin sister has passed... what is it like to say good-bye to those around you again and again? I am learning about the strength of the women in my family. Thank You, LORD, for this heritage.
Joy.
This was also Father's Day morning, the girls entertained daddy because he has to stay in bed and be served his breakfast. :) Ellie and Phoebe had helped with the coffee cake that was baking, and Nate was drug/dragged? out of bed to make eggs for breakfast burritos.
Growing people is even more fun and good for my heart than growing flowers and the garden! :)
