Merry & Bright

Christmas 2009

"Be near me, Lord Jesus,

I ask Thee to stay

Close by me forever

And love me I pray

Bless all the dear children

In Thy tender care

And take us to heaven

To live with Thee there."

so blessed

d

Stewart

Stewart! What do I say? He is joy in our home. This little guy has the same personality he had the day he was born. It is hilarious. He is hilarious. He still makes the funniest faces. He still can be smiling one minute and screaming the next. Oh but when he smiles, he melts our hearts...it is huge! And we love him to pieces.

Things he is doing...

• rolling from back to front
• holding his hands at midline
• reaches for toys
• puts everything in his mouth
• smiling at mommy, daddy and sister
• cooing and laughing out loud
• sitting in the bumbo seat for about 10 minutes at a time
• trying to roll from front to back (he makes it to the side but just can't get all the way yet)
• recognizes his bottle and holds it (sometimes)
• sleeps through the night

we are so blessed.

d

Prayer

I was reminded this morning just how much I love this song. To listen, go here.

*Breath of *Heaven

I have traveled
Many moonless night
Cold and Weary
With a babe inside
And I wonder What I've done
Holy FatherYou have come
Chosen me now
To carry your son

I am waiting
in a silent prayer
I am frightened
by the load i bear
In a world as cold as stone
Must I walk this path alone
Be with me now
Be with me now

chorus:
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Breath of Heaven
Hold me together
Be forever near me
Breath of Heaven
Breath of Heaven
Lighten my darkness
Pour over me, your holyness
For your holy Breath of Heaven
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Do you wonder
As you watch my face
If a wiser one, should of had my place
But I offer-all I am
For the mercy-of your plan
Help me be strong
Help me be
Help me

chorus

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I have always loved this song but this morning it overwhelmed me and blessed me. Why? Since having Stewart and Silas and finding out that Silas has Ds, many people have told me how blessed we are; how Jeff and I are the perfect parents to have a child with Ds; how blessed our family is and will be by having Silas. With all this, the past few weeks I have been humbled by being given such a huge blessing. Why us? Overwhelmed by the love of our God that He loves us so much to bless us in such a huge way. We sing Jesus Loves You to our children every night and I believe it. But I guess I never realized just how much He loves me. That realization has overtaken me this Christmas season. I'm so thankful He loves me, that Jesus was born and that he gave himself for me...for grace.

So this morning I found myself praying the words above because I feel so inadequate in my calling.

I am waiting
in a silent prayer
I am frightened
by the load i bear
In a world as cold as stone
Must I walk this path alone
Be with me now
Be with me now

Do you wonder
As you watch my face
If a wiser one, should of had my place
But I offer-all I am
For the mercy-of your plan
Help me be strong
Help me be
Help me

Should a wiser one have my place? And His answer is...NO!

My God is perfect.

He makes no mistakes!

d

Silas

Silas and Stewart are 5 months old! CRAZY!!!!! We love these little guys so much.

This is all about Silas. I hope to get pictures of Stewart later today.

Silas is amazing. He is a true source of peace in our house. Just look at his sweet face! He has the cutest dimple on the left side just under the corner of his lip. Too cute!

Things he is doing...

• rolling from back to front
• holding his hands at midline (bottom picture)
• smiling at mommy, daddy and sister
• cooing and laughing
• sitting in the bumbo seat for about 5 minutes at a time
• has great head control when being held upright
• trying to roll from front to back (he makes it to the side but just can't get all the way yet)
• recognizes his bottle (opens his mouth as soon as he sees it) and holds it or my finger while eating
• sleeps through the night
• is an automatic sprinkler...he gets me at least twice a day. :)

We are so blessed to have this little guy in our family!

d