Sweet Gracie

August 2009

{Written by Joanna Rogers} Jaime was singing a duet with her friend, Courtney, in the Sunday evening service at Pine Terrace Baptist Church. One of Jaime's dreams growing up was to sing for the Lord, so Mom, Dad, and Gigi were happy to among those in attendance to hear her sing. Upon entering the church, it occurred to Mimi that Sydney and Gracie may need to be present at the service as well. I thought it would be a blessing to them to see and hear their mommy sing. When retrieving the girls from children's church, I notice that they were quite disheveled and not real coordinated in their attire, (see explanation for this), so for a moment, I reconsidered whether or not they should come into "big church". Swallowing my pride, it seemed only right to bring them in. The service was lovely and we were all enjoying Jaime ministering through song, when I cast a glance at Sydney and Gracie and noticed that tears were streaming down Gracie's face. After Jaime's song concluded, I walked them over to children's church. During that time, I asked Gracie why she had been crying in church. She said, "Because it was so beautiful, Mimi!" Wow!!!

Explanation: Mommy did not dress the girls for church that evening, as she had to be there early to rehearse her song :)

Sydney and Gracie in Gymnastics

Three days ago, I got to see my girls in their gymnastics class. Sydney takes it very seriously. She stays engaged the entire time doing roll-overs, cart-wheels, head and hand stands, etc. She is actually pretty good. She is an active child, so this is right up her alley.

Gracie, on the other hand, likes to play and she is not yet as strong as Sydney. So, Gracie kind of flops her way through her moves. The teacher worked with Gracie a bit on her cart-wheels and head stands. So, Gracie is up against this soft wall thing and is desperately trying to do a head stand when the instructor comes to her and helps her lift her body. She falls and before trying again she says, "This thing is heavy!". Her instructor can't help but laugh. The "thing" she is talking about is her hind side and legs. She finally achieves a nice head stand with the giggling instructor's help :)

A Snow Day In the Florida Panhandle!

On Friday, February 12, 2010 it snowed in North Florida! Schools closed and we all had the chance to spend the day together. It was me and the three girls (Sydney, Gracie, and Alliana). The snow didn't stick, but it sure looked beautiful falling from the sky!

"Kitty Bou"

When I was in high school I had a cat named "Bou". Her name meant Blessed Of Us, therefore her name was Bou. She was a sweet cat. She was multi-colored cat who just liked to hang out. When my mom and step-dad married I had to get rid of Bou. I was devistated. Fast forward 7 years and I adopted a brand new Bou or Bou 2 as I called her. She was also a multi-colored cat. I loved her too, but she went crazy after having kittens so back to the shelter she went.

3 years later, in 2010, my kids still talk about "Kitty Bou". They loved her so much and she was extremely patient with them, until she had the kittens. They have asked me over and over to get another Kitty Bou. Should I grant them this wish?

I will try to pull up a picture of Kitty Bou and post it soon :)