What would/will you do???

Last night after putting a very tired little girl to sleep, Stephen and I watched a Dateline NBC on a case of mistaken identity. We absolutely love these types of shows, i.e. 60 minutes,etc. and they always lead to good dicussions. Last nights program was about a really bad car accident with some students from Davidson University and how two girls identities were mistaken. One set of parents were told their daughter was in critical condition, while the others were told that their daughter had died in the crash. In reality it was the other way around, five weeks went by befoer the discoery was made. Many wondered how the parents of the dead daughter did not realize that it was not actually their daughter in the rehab center. Stephen and I discussed this and could totally understand how after such a tramatic accident and being told that the injuries were severe and she might not look like herself, etc. that all you want is for your child to heal and when the swelling goes down and she looks a little different you just want so badly for recovery and so are so close to the emotional process that you don't see the differences.

Now I must say these two girls did look very similar and in some pictures Stephen and I could not tell them apart. What struck us the most though was how strong both families were in their faith. Throughout a funeral for a daughter who was actually still alive, to caring for a brain injured girl, who in five weeks would turn out not be actually be your daughter both were so strong and now the families are life long friends. These families could all teach us a thing or to about trusting God and the plan he has for all of us.

Whitney was the one who survived and here favorite saying is now that her work on earth was not done yet. God has a purpose for all of us, Here is hoping that we are all being faithful servants and fulfilling the work that he has laid out for each of us here on earth. I know that I turned my television on to watch this show for a reason. God wanted to remind me to love with all I have and remember that everything happens for a reason and that the most important thing is to trust in him and the plan he has for all of us.

Hope everyone has a wonderful evening. We love all of our family and friends so much. God Bless!

I have finally started...

Hi Everyone! After reading everyone else in the world's blog, I decided that it would be a GREAT idea to start my own. I know that for most this is not a big deal, but I usually do not do these things and so this is a big step for me. Our family is 6 hours away and this will be such a great way to keep them updated. My husband Stephen and I are so excited because our daughter Ella Kate is 11 mos and on her way to 1 year. I personally have no idea how this is possible because it definitely does not seem like it has been a year since my ankles were cankles and all my shoes among other things did not fit. Nonetheless, here we are almost a year later and with a little cutie, well sassy monkie, as I like to call her(Stephen corrects me and says she is not a monkey). I like to call her a monkey because she crawls on everything and likes to pick. For instance, Stephen has a mole on his neck and she will push his head to the side just so she can try and pull it off his neck. She is a very determined little girl. Also, she is probably going to be walking in no time and is very ready. So ready, that for the last two nights at around 2 AM she has been sounding off in her crib standing. Now the first time I went in there to see what was going on imagine my shock when my baby, who usually sleeps so sweet sucking her passy, was standing there ready to play in the middle of the night.
Yes, I know this will happen more and more and am not surprised by her sassiness, even in the middle of the night. Those of you who know me are probably not surprised that my child is sassy. This said "sassiness" comes out more and more everyday. For instance, now when she decides that she is done eating not only does she push the spoon back in my face, but she shakes her head back and forth and says something that comes out Nah but I take to mean "no." Also, we are "trying" to teach her what "no" means, which might explain what I just said. When her Daddy says "no m'aam Ella Kate" she whips that little head around and looks at him and extends her right hand and points back at him. Now because I know the importance of her learning some discipline I have learned not to laugh, but let me tell you the first few times I had to bite my tongue to not laugh histerically at her. She is definitely my child.
I hope everyone has enjoyed my first rambling post. We love all of our family and miss you all so much, but hopefully this will make the miles between us not seem so far.