hello again :)

i haven't blogged since we moved. yikes!

i've got lots to say. it's all jumbling around in my mind. i want to tell all about how berkeley is growing (over six months old now!), our new home, some spring things, just life!

i'll start with berkeley. he wears little polos just like his daddy and papa.

he waits patiently when mommy gets a flat tire and is waiting for help.
he drinks his starbucks every morning....wait, no....that's just me :)
he grins non-stop.


and he SITS UP ALL BY HIMSELF like a big boy!

if you're a worrier (and i tend to be), being a momma is hard work. i need jesus a lot these days. i've been praying (thanks to the book "power of a praying parent") "god, whenever i have a fear about anything, i pray you'll remind me to take it as a sign to pray until i feel peace. daily, i want to release berkeley to you. be in charge of his life, then the pressure is off me, and life as a mom can be much more enjoyable."
ahhhhh. rest. peace. assurance.

oh, and speaking of peace:
“There is no way to peace along the way of safety. For peace must be dared. Peace is the great venture. It can never be safe. Peace is the opposite of security.”
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer

so there you have it. a little of what i've been pondering lately.

I LOVE BEING A MOM! THANK YOU, LORD, FOR SURPRISING US WITH THIS PERFECT GIFT!

continued thankful list:

40. apples and nutella
41. that my friend's fiance works at starbucks and sometimes i get a free cup of coffee
42. that peace doesn't mean that everything is going great, but you can have it anyway
43. walks with berkeley in the stroller
44. walks with berkeley in his ergo carrier
45. a friend that got to spend the night for a few nights before she moved
46. i get to be in that friend's wedding in june
47. decorating our new home
48. polishing my nails coral pink
49. crockpot suppers
50. dreaming of ordering new rainbow flip flops
51. dreaming of wearing shorts and skirts
52. dreaming of laying out this summer
53. just plain dreaming of summer!
54. a friend reunion on march 22nd!!!
55. the bird's nest on our front porch
56. swinging on the front porch swing with berkeley
57. friday night dates, just the hubby and me
58. faby's, our favorite restaurant for date night
59. cozy quilts