This week has been incredible!! And my weekend isn't even over yet. God has truly blessed me. I have never felt it as much as I do right now. It's almost overwhelming. The week started out with 2 days of Pierce. Precious, to say the least. He was so good!! And he's almost to the point of sitting up on his own. He still falls over, but he can sit up for a LOONG time! I am so proud of him! He will be 6 months old on November 4th, I believe. He's getting so big!!
See?? So big. Yet, oh, so precious!
I am currently on vacation. Starting on Wednesday, I flew to see the Tucker's, who I used to babysit. I went to visit them in April, if you remember. Had a blast, and so far, this trip is FAR surpassing that one, for 3 reasons!
Reasons #1:
Tori's Birthday was October 28th. 15 years old. (I know your jaw just dropped, Sadie!) It boggles my mind that that 9 year old little girl is now a freshman in high school. She is so mature and loving AND she's taller than me (not cool). She is so incredibly beautiful and I cannot believe she is already 15. I was 16 when I started babysitting them!! Crazy!
**Background (before Reason #2): Tori was 9 when I first came to them. Kaleb was 2(almost 3). Trinity was 1(almost 2). And Cameron was a brand new-came home from the hospital-baby. And now, Tori is 15. Kaleb will be 10 in March. Trinity will be 8 is January. And Cameron will be 6 on Friday the 5th. Insane, I say. I cannot believe how time has flown and how fast they're growing up, which is guess is the same thing, if you think about it.
Reason #2:
Tori was baptized on Halloween!! I am so beyond proud of her. She has wanted a relationship with God for as long as I've known them, really. But something was always still getting in the way. She was and still is to a certain extent, really shy and quiet. Sometimes you have to pull her thoughts out of her, happy or upset. She's complicated, as are all women. So a while back, (not sure how long) her mom, Holly, talked to her about asking Jesus into her heart and having a relationship with Him. They talked for weeks, I think, and after a while she decided that was something she wanted to do. *Beaming with pride here* So Tori asked Jesus to be the Lord and Savior of her life. And now, she is finalizing it with baptism. I couldn't be more proud of her if she were my own.
Which brings us to...
Reason #3!:
This is my favorite one, and I won't beat around the bush or stall in the revealing of this particular reason why this trip has been sooo much better than the April trip! I mean, how could I do that to y'all? You have busy days with work and studying or both, and who knows if you really even have time to read this. It is a little long. And there's pictures to look at. They're good, right?? I love photography. Oh, wait, I'm getting sidetracked! And reason #3 is....
Holly asked me to be the children's Godmother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am beyond elated, if you couldn't tell. And I'll never forget the moment she asked me--where else, but in a Walgreen's parking lot. And I wouldn't have changed it for the world. I thank God for this opportunity. I still can't believe it. Again with the beaming with pride. It means so much to me that Holly and David would think that much of me to hold me responsible for their children if something happened to them. *BEAM* Wow. I know it's a huge undertaking, not that it's going to happen anytime soon. My question is "When do I get my fairy wand and wings?"
God has truly blessed the socks off of me, clearly because I'm not wearing any. Small joke. Sorry. But seriously, I cannot thank Him enough for this weekend and what it means to me. There's no way.
I praise my Father for this weekend. I give Him all the glory. I can't even fathom my life without him! I hope that you see something amazing from God today.
I will post baptism pictures later, I don't have them loaded yet!
Love to all,
-katie
