Spring is near! What, is that snow?!?

March 1st-It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon. My mom, Elijah and I headed to the store to purchase some sand for the sandbox. We spent a couple hours outside playing in the sand and blowing bubbles. Elijah and Eko had a blast!
March 7th-Fast forward six days...SNOW! Weather in Arkansas is so unpredictable. I left work early and Elijah and I headed home before the roads got bad. To my surprise, Elijah wasn't up for going out. We took a late nap and headed outside around dark. I was on a mission to build a snowman. Elijah could have cared less.

My pathetic-looking two foot tall snowman!

SHE Retreat

Our women's group at Crossroads Church had our annual SHE Retreat at Cedar Glades. It was an amazing weekend. We have a great group of women who love the Lord. The focus of this years retreat was cooking, cleaning, and organizing. Definitely topics that I could benefit from! I was honored to be asked to share my story about a typical day of my life. Of course, I lost the questions that were provided for me in advance, all the more reason I need some tips on organization! I was extremely emotional while sharing me story. Actually, I was emotional all morning long. There were four other women who shared and each of their stories touched me. By the time I spoke I was like a leaky faucet. I realized a great deal about myself at the retreat and I am thankful to Christine, Dana and Misty for all the work they do.

I finally caved...

Isn't she the sweetest thing you ever saw! This is the newest addition to our family. Eko was born January 3, 2008, and we brought her home today! Elijah has been begging for a black dog for about 10 months now. There are a million reasons why I didn't want another living creature to take care of, but in the end Elijah won.

Go Hogs!

Super Bowl Sunday. Whoopie. I am not a big sports fan so days such as this are not a big deal to me. However, our church has a tradition for everyone to wear their favorite sports team apparel to church on Super Bowl Sunday. Elijah and I wore our Hogs sweatshirts. Abby just happened to wear her Razorbacks cheerleading outfit. Priceless.