Tangled!

My sweet husband took all of us to the movies as a special treat on Valentine's Day.  We saw Tangled for the second time and I have to say that we loved it even more than the first time!  We went to a matinee showing and were the only ones in the movie theatre!  We pigged out on butter popcorn and had the best time together.  Thank you, Jonathan for our treat and for loving us like you do! 

Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.

1John4:11-12

Dance With Joy

Lily's Dance Studio, Angela Floyd School, always plans a Father/Daughter Dance week each year so that the girls can bring their Fathers to Dance class.  It is a special day that Lily looks forward to because she gets to combine two things she loves, dancing and her Daddy.  She was so excited to bring her Daddy to Ballet and Tap class on February 10th!  I took tons of pictures because it was so very sweet. They both had THE BEST time together!

They were both smiling ear to ear!

Then it was Tutu time!  Everyone had to put on tutus, even the Daddies!  Since they were too small for their waists, they put them on their heads! 

I don't know who had the most fun that day!  

At the very end, it was the Daddies turn to dance for their daughters.  Miss Mary Beth taught the Daddies a short dance to perform for everyone.  Jonathan and J.D. Sullivan really got into the music and put on quite a show...Jazz hands and all!  

Go Jonathan!!!

What a special time for Lily and Jonathan!  I love how Jonathan loves all of his girls unconditionally.  He always makes them feel special and completely focuses on them and what they're doing together! 

Thank you, Angela Floyd for planning this precious Father/Daughter time.  We can't wait to do it again next year! 

And from far away the LORD appeared to his people.  He said, "I love you people with a love that will last forever.  I became your friend because of my love and kindness.  People of Israel, I will build you up again, and you will be rebuilt.  You will pick up your tambourines again.  You will dance with those who are joyful."

Jeremiah 31:3-4

Daughters Are Special...

Especially Mine! 

On Friday, January 21st, Lily, Maddy, and I went on our first outing with our Home school Support Group.  It was a special Mother/Daughter Celebration at the Fountain City church campus.  Lily and Maddy were so excited to dress up and go out with their Mommy!
The girls had fun decorating treasure boxes.

We ate lots of special treats and then listened to all of the stories behind how each girl's name was chosen. 

Here is our precious first born, Lily Marie, and the story behind her name:

Soon after Jonathan and I learned that we were expecting our first daughter, we chose the name Lily. We both thought it was a beautiful, feminine name for our baby girl. When researching the meaning of the name Lily we discovered that it meant Blossoming Flower. The flower lily is a symbol of innocence, purity and beauty. These are words that we can use to describe Jesus. “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2Corinthians5:21) We are praying for Lily and that she will set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. (1Timothy4:12b)

We wanted her name to include a part of me, so we chose her middle name after my middle name, Marie.

Here is our second-born, Madeline Faith, and the story behind her name:

When we found out that we were expecting another daughter, Jonathan and I decided on the name Maddy. We liked how our two girls who would be just 1 year apart would both have names ending in “y.” We named her Madeline and later found out that it meant High Tower.

Jonathan and I wanted her to have a strong middle name, so we chose the name Faith because of our strong faith in Christ alone. We love Hebrews 11:1 that says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” We are praying that Maddy will stand strong and firm like a high tower and boldly defend her faith in the One who created her.

Lily and Maddy have always been close, but they are even more so now that they are at home learning God's Word together.  It makes me so happy that they have each other!

God was so sweet to me when He gave me daughters!  They are so special to me and I thank God every day that I have them to love and love me back! 

Here are all of the precious daughters that came to celebrate:   

I absolutely love our Home school Support Group.  I was so nervous when I went to my first Meeting in October and I prayed that God would wrap His loving arms around me.  Boy, did He ever?  They usually have a special topic or speaker, but that night in October was just a night of sharing, praying, and what I call "just being real."  It was exactly what I needed.  It was obvious that the Home school Support Group is one big family.  Everyone has made me feel so welcome and have opened their arms and hearts to our family.  I am so grateful to be a part of such a wonderful group of godly mothers!

She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.  She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.  She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.  Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

Proverbs 31:25-28