Our Maddox Boys

Today it is official...we are the parents of two Maddox boys. We went to court today to finalize the adoption of Caleb. What an amazing experience. It will forever be burned in our brains as another step in this awesome journey we are on. We were blessed to be surrounded by our family and friends on this exciting day. To add to the day, a Tulsa World reporter and photographer were there for the event. They interviewed us and photographed the whole thing. There will be an article in the paper some time next week telling our story and telling about open adoption and Crisis Pregnancy Center. I will be distributing autographed copies when the story is published. Have your people call my people if you would like a copy :)
Anyway, thanks for letting me share the good news.
Blessings and Happy New Year!!!!
Becca


Foster had a great day with some of his girl friends. I had to share these cute pictures. And of course I had to share the picture of Caleb snuggling with Kelly, his favorite girlfriend.

Christmas

I have been wanting to blog for quite some time now but if your Christmas season was anything like our Christmas season, you understand that having time to sit and write is few and far between. We had a wonderful Christmas this year spending time with friends and family, but if I had to be completely honest, I am glad it has come and gone. I already packed up the Christmas tree and most of the decorations and have them stored until next year. Do you remember the days when Christmas was so magical…it just happened around you and you got caught up in the mystery and excitement. Now as an adult and especially as a mother, Christmas is a lot of work. You are no longer the one experiencing the magic. You are creating it. I think that is one thing that makes Christmas so different than it used to be. I still love it and look forward to it nearly all year long.

As I have gotten a bit older and hopefully a bit wiser, I have come to grips with the fact that there really are 2 different celebrations that occur on December 25th. Secular Christmas is all about stress, an over-filled schedule, packed parking lots and malls, parties, and spending money you don’t really have on relatives and workmates you hardly know just cause you are supposed to. Christmas, the celebration of Christ’s birth couldn’t be more opposite. It triggers a different emotion and response – one of peace, praise, and salvation. Perhaps there really should be a distinction between these celebrations; maybe both shouldn’t fall under the same blanket. Either way, I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating both. We sure did. Santa came and ate his cookies. He left a few carrots but drank all his milk. We had a blast ripping through the paper to get to presents hidden underneath. Foster opened his presents quickly and then made sure that Caleb, Maggie, and I had help getting our presents open too. It was a wonderful day filled with food, laughter, and family. How could we ask for more!







I think I am enjoying the kid's toys just as much as they are this year. My only wish is that Caleb's new toy vacuum had suction on it. He covers quite a bit of ground each day. Maybe a real vacuum will be under the tree next year for him :)

Blessings to each of you.
With love....until next time,
Becca

Thanksgiving

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We did. It always amazes me how quickly it comes and passes. Now we are in full swing of Christmas including a day of decoration today and talking to Foster tonight about all the exciting things about Christmas - both the Santa and the spiritual parts. It is going to be so much fun this year. Foster is at the age where he "gets it" and having a bigger family this year with the addition of Caleb to our family and Maggie to my sister and Scott makes it all the more exciting. There will be more and more gifts wrapped with kid themed wrapping paper. That is always so fun. We talked to Foster tonight about cleaning out his toy box and wrapping up some of his old toys to give away to make room for new toys that Santa is going to bring. He is not quite thrilled about the giving away part...but it has to be done. He is going to be a hard sell but I think he will eventually get it. It is hard for him to imagine that every kid doesn't have toys to play with. All his friends have toys pouring out of their toy boxes. We forget how blessed we really are.
Tulsa had nearly a foot of snow over the past couple of days. Thank the Lord for SUVs. Last night we were able to get out of the house and knock out a huge portion of our Christmas shopping. I have never been to a more empty mall and Walmart was even pretty empty. It was awesome...especially because I married a man who gets grumpy when he has to fight crowds. It was nice to just take our time and after filling our carts, not have to wait in a line at all. Thank God for snow :) Today we did some sledding with Foster and also built a couple of snowmen. Jason's was way better than mine...what's new. We had such a great time. It was one of those days that you wish you could literally burn into your memory and never ever forget. Foster and Caleb are already growing up so fast. I don't want to forget these fun times we have together as a family.

Top Ten Things I Love About Snow:
1) Sledding
2) Hot Chocolate with Marshmellows melted on top
3) The sound of a fire crackling
4) Getting creative in how to spend time. Lots of games and cleaning.
5) My boys with red noses and big smiles on their faces as they play in the snow.
6) Having Foster come in and ask for a box of raisins and carrots. I knew this wasn't for him...that is not on his list of things that he will eat (a very very picky eater). It was for the huge snowman in our frontyard. I love snowmen!
7) Getting out to shop when everyone else is too smart to get out on the slick roads.
8) The smell and warmth that comes from a fireplace in use.
9) There is something about snow that makes even the ugliest of landscapes seem beautiful. Speaking of, now that there is snow on the ground, you can't see the enourmous tarp in our front yard that is supposedly keeping a gigantic pile of leaves dry to be picked up and hauled off soon. The snow has been a great excuse to not mess with that headache (for now).
10) Snow kept Jason home from work Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It was awesome having hime around.

Love to you all.
Until next time,
Becca

Long time, No blog

It has been awhile since I have blogged. I know this is going to come as a shock, but I have not had much to say in the past couple of weeks. Life is busy but wonderful. I have had the opportunity to play a lot of tennis and have lots of fun with the boys. I have actually knocked out some of our Christmas shopping too...I had always made fun of people who started Christmas shopping so early. I guess this is just proof that I am getting older. Fighting the crowds Christmas shopping with 2 kids gives me a headache and makes me a little queazy just thinking about it.
I am so glad the elections are over. This past week as I listened to the radio or watched the news, I made a realization about human nature. I realized that we would rather look for ways that we are different from each other than look at ways we are the same. Is it all about competition? Does it have to be about whether you are male or female, Democrat or Republican, or whether you think OU or OSU is better? It is just crazy. Why do we do that? Now, don't get me wrong, I think a little competition is good and healthy. I will forever be a Jayhawk Basketball fan and I would rather see the Sooners spank the Cowboys any day. I am a pretty conservative woman who prefers Coke products to Pepsi. I don't apologize for it. It is just who I am. I think you need to be 100% who God made you to be, but why do we have to think badly about someone else because they think differently. Every single person I have in my life is different from me in some way or another. The question is, am I going to focus on that difference, or am I going to see all the ways that we are the same? It is a choice!

I have no Top Ten tonight. I do have some new pictures of the boys. Here is a couple of Foster. Both these pictures capture his personality. He is such a sweet and fun boy! Liliana came over the other day and took pictures of Caleb. We were going to enter him into the Gap Baby Contest but we missed the deadline. Anyway, here are some of his "modeling pictures". No, I am not going to travel the world like those crazy people on Dr. Phil who enter their kids in baby pageants...it was just a fun contest and he could have won lots of Gap clothes...I am pretty sure he would have won :) I am a bit biased!

Foster (AKA Jack Sparrow)

Here are some new pictures of my niece, Maggie and my sister. I couldn't help sharing them with you. I can't wait to get my hands on her again at Christmas time. I love when babies smile. This is going to be a great Christmas!!!

Love to all.

Until next time, Becca

Busted!

Last week I was cleaning out Foster and Caleb's toy box. It blows me away how quickly it gets full. I thought I had a great idea. I gathered up some of the small toys from the bottom of the box that Foster has not played with in months. I put them in a baggie and hid them in my car. I figured when we go out to eat, instead of buying a Happy Meal, I could order off the bargain menu and then pull out one of those toys so he doesn't feel like he is missing out on the prize in the Happy Meal.
Well, this past Sunday was my first chance to "pull one over" on my son. We went to Burger King after church. We ordered a regular meal for he and Caleb to split. I snuck a little dinosaur out of my hidden bag and handed it to Foster. He said, "Oh look, it is just like the one I have at home". I said, "yes" - I was kinda bummed that he even remembered the one that he had from home considering it had been months since he last saw it. Then he piped from the backseat, "look this dinosaur has playdough on it, just like the one I have at home". I was busted!


Top Ten Things I Loved About Being In High School
1. Summer Break. Don't you wish there was still a summer break from your job. I remember actually feeling like I forgot how to write during my summer break because I hadn't picked up a pen in nearly 3 months. Those were the days.
2. Playing Sports. If only we still had people cheering for us in life. Not much beats the feeling of having a crowd screaming your name while you dribble up the court. It wasn't only fun playing sports. It was fun watching sports too and actually knowing everyone on the team.
3. I know this is going to be a shocker....but I kinda miss wearing a uniform. I know that sounds retarded but at least I didn't have to worry about clothes back then. I am not a "normal" girl. I hate to shop. I really don't like spending money on clothes. Maybe that is one of the things that pulled me toward nursing as a profession. I get to wear scrubs. You can't beat working in clothes that are more comfy than PJs.
4. Where did all that energy go? I had so much energy back then. I would go to school all day, leave school and go to basketball or softball practice, then I would go to work until 9:30. After work, I would go home and do homework, go to bed late and then wake up and do it all again. I feel like taking a nap just thinking about that.
5. Friends. I got to spend day after day with my best friends.
6. School Dances. Yes, they were cheesy but you can hardly beat dancing to "I'm Too Sexy"or "Pour Some Sugar On Me" or anything from Aerosmith with all your friends. Although we love to dance, Jason and I have not been dancing in probably 7 or 8 years...probably because now that we are out of high school we realize how dumb we really do look trying to dance.
7. I could eat anything in high school...especially during basketball season. I remember going home with Christy Utter and eating an entire box of Mac-n-Cheese as an after-school SNACK. Gone are those days. Don't get me wrong, I could still eat an entire box as a snack but if I did, I would have to go shopping for a whole new wardrobe and as mentioned above - I hate shopping. You see the dilemma :)
8. Remember when weekends were all about fun, friends and sleep. Not so much these days. Now weekends are full of work. We still try to squeeze in some fun, but life is full of responsibilities now.
9. In high school, I was able to live on the $7.50 per hour that I made at Lot-A-Burger. I actually felt rich on payday. I make quite a bit more than that now and I don't even come close to feeling rich on payday. (I am so thankful for my parents and how they took care of me by giving me a great home to live in, sending me to a great school and taking care of all my needs.)
10. Dating Jason. I am so lucky to have found the love of my life at 15 years old. I got to date Jason for 7 years before we got married. We had a whole lot of fun in those 7 years and have had a lot of fun during the past 11 years of marriage too. I have been with Jason longer than I lived without him. Pretty cool, huh.


Here is a laugh for the road. If you ever do something embarassing or overreact about something, just think about this guy. You will feel much better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-g7_cmFDig

Blessings. Love you all.
Becca

Rain

Caleb is finally walking. It is not all that coordinated but it is fun to see him explore new territory and face new challenges. He and Foster are become more like friends. The other day they were rolling around the floor almost like they were wrestling. Both boys were laughing and having so much fun. I know this is only the beginning, but I am so enjoying seeing them love each other. It is so great to have Jason home and be a complete family again. There really isn't much greater of a sound than hearing your boys laugh uncontrollably as their Dad throws them on the bed. I love it!!!
I have still been overwhelmed by some of the things my friends have been going through lately. I have been wrestling with this over the past couple of weeks. It is so hard to understand why so many bad things happen to people. It is hard for me to handle the feeling of not knowing what to do to help. Several months ago, Jason and I watched a video that shed a lot of light on pain. I found it on-line and wanted to share it with you. It is about 10 minutes. Watch it when you have time...I hope the message grips you the way that it gripped me.
http://www.nooma.com/Shopping/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=270&Mode=WMV&PMID=122

Top Ten Things I Really Really Dislike:
1. Cottage Cheese
2. When people judge other people just because they are different.
3. Dead Batteries in Portable Phones.
4. Speed Traps - especially on Sheridan between 71st and 81st and also on 61st between Sheridan and Memorial. Surely there are more important things than to sit and bust people going a few tiny miles per hour over the speed limit. I only have personal experience at one of these locations :)
5. When people are just plain rude.
6. Short shirts and low cut jeans. Some look too good in it. Others look like a "busted biscuit can" in it. Either way, seriously, cover up!
7. Kids getting picked on. You all just may as well start praying now for my boys. I don't know if I will be able to handle it if they get picked on in school or worse...if I find out they are the ones picking on others.
8. Rules that are unfair or when people bend the rules to win.
9. Having to work every weekend when I would rather just play and be with my family. I really do have a great job but that is a bummer about it.
10 The third octave of Caleb's scream. The first octave is fine...it just means that he is upset because he is hungry or tired. The second octave is when he is hurt and needs some love. The third and dreaded octave is when he wants his @$#@# way, right $@#@ now. This is when he needs a time out.

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment from the Tulsa State Fair this year. We went with our friends Heather and Ashton. It was exhausting, but we had a blast.

Love to all.

Until next time, Becca

Don't Walk Alone

I am so often overwhelmed by how much pain is around me. With my job as a Hospice Nurse, I see pain every day that I work...but it is not just that. Some of my closest friends are going through some really really tough times. One is going through a separation with her husband, another lost her husband of nearly 20 years at the age of 42 - she is left with 11 children as a single parent, another friend's dad's new wife just found out that she has cancer, another is facing infertility. It doesn't take long to see pain. I found myself this week praying for my friends and it hit me that no matter how badly I want to help take away their pain; there is nothing I can do. I don't want my friends to hurt. I don't want them to feel lonely or inadequate. I don't want them to lose hope and have fear...but there are no words I can say or actions I can do to take this all away from them. The only thing other than be there for them as a shoulder to cry on or someone to lean on, is to pray. Over a year ago, I traveled to Guatemala on a medical mission trip. Through the help of a translator we had the opportunity to tell so many precious hurting people that the God who set this World in motion loved them. He not only loved them, he cared about their pain and their heartache. He knew them and wanted to be there for them if only they would let Him. I guess I don't need a translator this time to say the same thing to all who read this blog. Don't walk through the pain alone and for heaven's sake, when you are walking through a pile of crap, don't stop - keep walking. It will get better.

Top Five Things I Learned When My Husband Was Out of Town for Two Weeks:
1) Single Moms must have superpower strength to not pull every last hair out of their heads by the end of the day.
2) I have great friends. So many people offered to help and were there for me when I was either overwhelmed or lonely. A special thank you to Deanna and Evan for having us over, Heather and Ashton helping keep the boys entertained, my parents for letting us stay with them on the weekends while I worked (Foster actually slept between them in their bed at night) and of course Kelly for keeping me company and saving me from losing my mind :)
3) My husband is what holds me together. He is my best friend. He makes me laugh and listens to me and he gives me the alone time that I need in order to maintain.
4) I feel that you could work a 16 hour day just trying to keep the house clean and the kids happy and still have a week's worth of work to do at the end of each day.
5) Foster and Caleb really really really love their Daddy...not that I doubted it, but it was so fun to see them reunite. Caleb wouldn't let go of Jason. He just laid on his chest. I knew that he missed Jason because every man that would come within a few feet of him, he lunged toward. He just missed being tossed around and snuggled by his Dad. Foster couldn't wait to be thrown on the bed by Jason; that was the first thing he asked Jason to do.

I know I pooted out by only doing a Top 5 instead of a Top 10. I am ready for some sleep. Sorry no pictures this week. I don't have any new ones downloaded yet.
Have a great week.
Love you all.
Becca

Caleb's 1st Birthday at Disney

Liliana and the boys

Here are a few more pictures from our day at Disney. For those of you that did not know, Liliana, Caleb's birthmom came to Orlando to celebrate Caleb's first birthday with us. For his birthday, we spent the entire day at Disney World. She had never been to Disney before...she had not been on an airplane either, so this was an exciting trip for her and we had so much fun. Jason just returned today from doing business in Orlando. I can't even put into words how grateful I am to have him home. I just don't know how single moms do it. I just about pulled my hair out trying to juggle the boys and get things done that I needed to get done. I already need another vacation. Foster was on hyperspeed from the vacation. He has talked so much about the rides he rode and about Uncle Scott and Aunt Amy that my ears are tired. I truly was an awesome vacation! Thanks for letting me share our pictures.

As promised here are the Top 5 Rides at The Magic Kingdom - according to Foster.

1. Thunder Mountain

2. Splash Mountain

3. Buzz Lightyear

4. Pirates of the Caribbean

5. Peter Pan

With Love, Becca

Our Day at the Parks

Yesterday we spent the entire day at the Disney Parks. We started at the Animal Kingdom then went to MGM and finished the day at Epcot. It was a great day. Foster had such a wonderful time. There is a height limit for several of the rides of 40 inches. Foster is barely 40 inches including his shoes and spiked hair. They let him ride anyway. He experience some speed and a very scary Dinosaur ride. Foster loves things that scare him. He has not stopped talking about the dinosaurs since getting off the ride.
After much discussion among the family we have rated the Top Five Rides from yesterday.
1) The Tower of Terror (MGM)
2) Everest (The Animal Kingdom)
3) Rockin' Rollercoaster (MGM)
4) Test Track (Epcot)
5) Dinosaur (The Animal Kingdom)
Each of us would rate these rides in a different order....but either way, we recommend all these rides for your next visit to the Parks. Tomorrow we are spending the entire day at The Magic Kingdom. We will have a new list for you tomorrow.

I am having such a wonderful time with my sister. I forgot to mention on my last blog that one of the things I am most thankful for is having the opportunity to see my sister be a mom. She is such a great mom. It is so great hearing her talk to Maggie and seeing her care for her baby girl. It is so cool.

Here are some pictures from our day at the Disney Parks. These may only be fun for family to see but thanks for letting me share.






Love,
Becca

More Pictures

Maggie has such a rough life




Top Ten Things I am Thankful For Today:
1. I am not working this weekend and still getting paid :) Paid time off is a beautiful thing!!!
2. I am with my family and we have no agenda....just relaxing and being together.
3. (In my opinion) we have 2 of the best kids in the whole world. They love each other and are having so much fun together playing and just being brothers. Not to mention, one of the best little nieces ever. She has her Mom and Dad wrapped around her finger, as she should.
4. Jason has had some work issues this week that have blown up on him. Thankfully, things are resolved and Jason is relaxed. Sometimes you just have to let go and let God work out the details.
5. I am getting to work a 1000 piece puzzle while I am here. I love to work puzzles but they are nearly impossible to work with kids around. I am enjoying it.
6. Tonight when we went to the beach to watch the sunset, we were really disappointed because we arrived too late. We decided to walk to the water anyway and noticed movement in the water. It was then that we realized it was dolphins that we were seeing. Soon they started to jump out of the water....just like you see at Sea World. There were probably 5-6 dolphins putting on a show for us no more than 30 yards from the shore. I literally was jumping up and down in excitement. I am thankful for God's surprises in life.
7. I got to play 3 hours of tennis today. Unfortunately I didn't bring my racket, shoes or tennis clothes, but I made it work with a borrow racket and running clothers. It was so fun to meet new people...and it is so great to get to play some tennis. I am a true addict. After tennis I was able to walk right off the court, put on my swimsuit and walk right into the ocean. It was quite an experience.
8. Liliana, Caleb's birthmom is getting to come to Orlando on Tuesday. She is coming so she can be with us for Caleb's birthday! She has never been on a plane and never been to Disney World. I can't wait to experience Disney with her. I also can't wait for her to meet more of my family.
9. I am thankful that in 4 days, our baby boy (our little beach boy) is going to be 1! Maybe he will start walking soon...I kinda doubt it. He really likes to be held :)
10. I am thankful that when we get back home, we will be walking in to a clean house. We were blessed to find Esther who we hired to clean our home. There is no better sound than a vacuum cleaner running and me not pushing it. She started working for us on Tuesday when we left home. I can't wait to go home and see what she did; this excites me.

Love to all.
Blessings, Becca

Longboat Keys

We made it to Longboat Keys today. The drive here was the most peaceful time we have had since we arrived. Caleb and Maggie were asleep while Foster watched Monsters Inc. It was wonderful. The place we are staying is beautiful. As you can see, there is a little piano. Caleb and Foster have blessed us with many beautiful loud songs since have been here. The house is about 4 blocks from the ocean. We are on the West Coast of Florida where the waves are mild and the beach is beautiful. We went to the beach for about 2 hours today. This was a first for Caleb. It was a full time job keeping him from eating the sand. You would think the taste would deter him but you would be wrong. I think Foster was dehydrated from spitting the salt taste out of his mouth. Maggie slept...What a life.

Lake Conway

So far, our vacation has been a blast. OK, almost all of it...the plane ride here was a bit of a challenge. Between keeping Foster from kicking the seat in front of him and keeping Caleb to a quiet roar, it was a full time job for both Jason and me. Caleb slept for the longest flight, but on the flight from Atlanta to Orlando, he was WIDE awake. He was happy, but really loud. Everytime he noticed someone was watching him, he would squeal very loudly! I tried to just keep food in his mouth, but a little guy can only eat so much in an hour. We survived. I dread the trip home though.

Today we spent the day at the lake. Nothing like swimming in a lake where you KNOW there are alligators. We had a great time and no alligator sightings - thank God!!! This was Foster's first time on a innertube. He loved it. He talked non-stop to the waves. He kept waying, "ooooo here comes another one....watch out, theres another one..." It cracked me up. This was also Caleb's first time on a boat. He was a natural. You couldn't peel the smile off my face as I watched my boys be boys. I loved every single second of it!!!

More to come.

Blessings, Becca

SEPTEMBER!!!!!

It is finally September!!! Foster has been counting down the days until September for nearly 4 months now. This is the month he gets to see some of his favorite people in the whole world - Aunt Amy and Uncle Scott. This is the month Jason, Foster and Caleb get to meet Maggie. This is the month we celebrate Caleb's 1st birthday. And FINALLY this is the month we go to Disney World.
I feel like I have been learning some lessons in the past few weeks. Here is one of them - There is such a fine balance between joking with someone and making fun of them. I think the hardest part is when there is truth behind the joking. I also think it is the frame of mind people are in when they are getting poked at with sarcasm. I am one that uses humor a lot in my relationships...I am also one that tends to be the butt of a lot of jokes. (I am probably the most guilty of making fun of myself. A little of that is healthy - it is important not to take yourself too seriously.) Most of the time it is funny to me, but it only takes that one time when the hurt is a bit too deep. It is in those times when all the insecurity I felt when I was young comes rushing back to me - when I stuggled so much with self-esteem and lack of confidence. I feel like I am back in school wearing my school uniform on free dress day. We live in a culture that screams sarcasm. I think joking and humor needs to be used cautiously...I am not saying that it needs to be used infrequently. We just need to be careful not to hurt people with the things we say. I want to be someone who makes people feel better about themselves after spending time with me. I don't think I am necessarily good at that, but I want to be. People get cut down so much in their every day life, why not do the opposite and build them up instead. That was one thing I will never ever ever forget about my Grandma and is the reason I still get tears in my eyes when I think of her - she ALWAYS made me feel good about myself. I was never too fat, not smart enough, not pretty enough. She made me feel perfect, just the way I am.
I guess that is all I have to say about that. Now that I have put this out here in writing for all to read, I am really going to have to be careful with what I say. I know I may still hurt you occasionally but I am really going to try to build you up and not cut you down!!!

Top Ten Things That Inspire Me:
1) People who have children and keep their lives in order. Their house is clean, their car is clean, their kids are clean, dinner is on the table at a decent time..... (This may tick me off more than inspire me, but it is still inspiring)

2) A person who has overcome obstacles in life and who faces their days with joy and thankfulness.

3) People who are real. They don't pretend to be perfect and don't mind that I am not; they are so comfortable to be around.

4) People who are generous with their time, resources, and life. These are the people who are there when you need them and never make you feel bad for their help. For example, my friend Kelly...she is such an example of this. Just yesterday she helped me cook for a friend of mine who recently had surgery. Kelly doesn't even know this friend, but she knew that it would help me out and she did it without thinking twice.

5) People who have a way of making you feel listened to and important when you are in their presence. I too often am thinking about what I am going to say instead of really listening. Sometime I will walk away from a conversation thinking, "wow that person is really great!!!" and then after further thinking about it, I realize that I was the only one talking the whole time. It was that they listened to me that made them seem so great. Great listeners really do inspire me. Scott, my brother-in-law is a great listener...at least I think he is :)

6) The faith, innocence and honesty of children.

7) Someone who can set goals for themselves and follow through. Don't ask about my weight loss success :) In need more inspiration!!!

8) People who are excellent at what they do whether it be a professional athelete or the nurse aid who goes above and beyond in the care they provide. It doesn't matter what you do, I am inspired when you do it with excellence.

9) People who have the art of drawing people toward a relationship with God by being authentic and purposeful versus pushing people away with overspiritualization and legalism.

10) Any parent who has raised great children. I wish my boys came with instruction manuals. I want them to grow to be men who love God and others, are confident but not cocky, fun and funny...among many other things. I wish I knew how to do that. I am inspired when I see the little kids that I used to watch in the nursery at church who are now grown up and are such great young adults.

I guess I will sign off for now. Love to all.
Blessings,
Becca