Celebration No. 2 was with Mommaw, Poppaw, Aunt Linda, the Clarks’ neighbors Bonnie and Kenny, and their granddaughter Mya. Mya is Avery’s 5-year-old Thursday playmate and dress-up partner. Avery is dressed in a new Cinderella outfit, complete with “glass” slippers.
Now that we’ve somewhat accepted the fact that our little baby is 4 years old, it’s time to recap all of her birthday celebrations. First up, Chris and I gave our presents to her on her birthday morning. We probably
Happy fourth birthday to our sweetheart! Since one of the main goals of our blog is to capture Avery’s life for everyone to see, this picture definitely does that. This is so her right now. If a normal picture says
I’m finally doing something that I saw on Pinterest! Starting this year, I will ask Avery these same 20 questions every year near her birthday. Then I will put all of her answers in an album for her. I don’t
This week, we will review Isaac’s life from his perspective. Then for the next few weeks, we’ll look at some of the same situations but see them from Jacob’s point of view. Isaac was Abraham and Sarah’s promised son. We can
To Chris: “My lover is mine, and I am his.” Song of Solomon 2:16a “There are three things that amaze me — no, four things that I don’t understand: how an eagle glides through the sky, how a snake slithers
God guides His children, and we must yield to that guidance. That’s the powerful lesson we can take from this week’s passage. Sarah has died. Abraham has lived a long, blessed life. But he must have had a sense of
I was a pretty good test-taker in school. I didn’t sweat them too much and usually got pretty good grades. On the other hand, God’s tests are much harder to pass. And I often don’t get advanced warning for when
It’s not very often that Chris gets to ref at Avery’s future high school. So we took advantage of the close location and went to watch him perform. It also was almost our last chance to see him since the
At the end of this study, I think my favorite character from the book of Genesis will be Abraham. Or maybe Jacob. Or Joseph. Well, right now it’s Abraham! I love seeing how he completely obeys God without questions (such