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Merry Christmas!

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Hope you all enjoyed your Christmas. My favorite part was laying in bed last night with my husband and discussing John 3:16-17. We often just focus on verse 16 but really, 16 is not complete without 17. 16  “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.   17  God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. What incredible words. I hope you are moved this christmas season by what your loving God and Savior has done for you. To be honest it is all that has got me through this crazy season of my life. I wanted to share a few of our family photos with you. and the collection wouldnt be complete without some lovely bloopers. happy Axel face.. apparently the flash was bright. Caleb is pretty excited.  trying to get Axel to look at the camera. and Caleb revealing the...

Change

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It's hard to believe that Christmas is only 7 days away.  December is flying by. Where has 2013 gone? It's hard to believe I spent majority of this year pregnant with the little guy who is ready 4 months. He is growing so fast.  Tonight I rocked him to sleep for the first time in awhile. He hasn't wanted to be rocked for about a month now. I held and rocked him a little while longer after he fell asleep , just because I can.  It's crazy 2014 is almost here. Every year I try and ask God for one word to help guide me through the year. A word that in my difficult moments I can remember to look to him.   So, for 2014 I feel like God told me that my word would be TRUST. As a family we are expecting a lot of change in the year to come, so trust is rather fitting. To be honest it is bittersweet. I am excited for the challenges of change but nervous as well. Thankfully my God is already reminding me to trust.   As for my Monday confession:  I am ...

Axel is 4 months old!

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Its crazy my big boy is 4 months old already! I took some fun christmas themed pictures to celebrate. Things going on in Axels world: much more expressive grabbing his toys laughs hysterically  loves to be talk to and be apart of conversations Rolled over for the first time TODAY! 12/6/13 Finally can grab his toes! He makes this curious face and turns his head back and forth when watching something! I dont know what you call this look but i think its hilarious. Love his smiles.. Axel is about 20lbs 25 1/2 inches long.  happy & healthy.  We are BLESSED. Looking forward to seeing many of you for christmas! Briana

It's that time of year ❤️

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 The craziness has begun. The holiday season is upon us. We were blessed to spend time with both family and friends.  So good to catch up with this girl! Love her!  Grandma Joyce and Cousin Dylan  Snuggling with grandma!  Extra hands.. Means extra love ❤️ Sleepy boy catching some z's  Daddy and axel hanging out.  Axels new thing is pulling his blanket over his head. We literally have to uncover his face every 30 seconds.  Out family table ❤️love when it's full.  We also got all the Parker boys together for a photo! Precious. Malachi is almost 2 Axel is almost 4 months and little Silas is 6 weeks. There is one more little boy in the photo but he's still in Jackies belly. ❤️ Snazzy boy all dressed up for his first thanksgiving.  Our past couple days have been full and we have been blessed! Hopefully you enjoyed your holiday and were able to enjoy this beautiful time of year.   For my Monday confession:  When Axel is super cr...

Monday Confessions & Axel Update!

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Lets see how fast I can type and how many grammatical errors I can avoid while doing so. Axel is napping and so I thought I would do a quick Blog. Axel is 3 and 1/2 months old already! He is SO big! For the most part.. he is a pretty happy baby these days. His favorites: Talking Blowing bubbles screeching laying on the floor and wiggling Baths  Itsy Bitsy Spider If you're happy and you know it. Looking at himself in the mirror. His faces are the best. :) He's quite entertaining actually. Makes me laugh often. He LOVES when dad comes home for lunch and from work. He's actually some how coordinates his naps (if he takes them) so that he is awake when Dad comes home. I love it.  Aren't they adorable together in their flannel? I LOVE it.  Time is just flying. I can hardly believe it is November already. It seems this month has been full of challenges but yet full of blessing. We've been blessed to spend time with family and friends wh...

National Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

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I am going to sum up my last 3 days of gratittude with something thats well worth taking up all three days. I am grateful that I am able to freely worship Christ. here are two incredible stories my pastor shared on sunday that I'd like to share with you. Please take the time to listen. be blessed- Briana

21 Days of gratitude (15-18)

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I am not so good at writing on a daily basis! So here are days 15- 18.. Day 15 is somewhat cheesy, but its my heart. <3 to truly get the full experience you must listen to the hopeless romantic song that reminds me of Caleb & I While looking at the pictures. I am grateful for my Incredible husband.  Some of these pictures may seem a little random but they are some of my favorite memories with Caleb. He's been an amazing husband and is such a good man. I am blessed. Day 16: I am grateful for the joy Axel brings me. We have gone through so much craziness in a year and a half. He has been quite a fun guy to have around. Day 17: I am grateful for music. Pandora has been great to listen to during the day. Axel loves oldies. Its our new way to prevent screaming in the car. :) We're making progress! Someday he'll love that car seat! Day 18: I am thankful for Pumpkin spice lattes and friends named Sheri! ;) both these things have made this transition into m...

21 Days of Gratitude (Week Recap) Days 10-14

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I wasnt able to blog for the past five days. We've been working on getting Axel on a better napping schedule (which is going great actually) so I dont find much down time between getting him to sleep & upkeep on the house. I also try and find time to rest myself. I have thought through out the week of so many things I'm grateful for so I'm going to try and summarize my week in thoughts. i'll do my best to keep it brief. DAY 10: I am grateful for My heart for missions. I was talking to Caleb over dinner one night and I told him that I had come to the conclusion that I am grateful for the fact that God gave me a heart for the nations and for missions. Had he not, I dont think I'd ever leave. I looked over my life and realized.. just how blessed I am. I have a great husband, sweet baby, a cute cozy house, running vehicles, a cute pet, an amazing family, helpful parents, tons of siblings to love and my extended family is constantly growing.  Why on e...

21 days of gratitude. (DAY 9)

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I am thankful for Axels new favorite video to listen to for napping.. lulls him right to sleep today. I have been thinking about getting one of those lambs that mimic the mothers heartbeat for him to sleep with. havent decided yet. I've learned that motherhood is a lot of trial and error. Today this works. Tomorrow it might not. what a precious face. I'm thanking God for it today. Im grateful for the peace it brings to my baby and to our household. Lots of Love- Briana