Weekends are for Ducks + Fries

Weekends are for....
feeding ducks french fries and giggling with your children!

What are you up to this weekend??

Happy Friday!

Did you have a fantastic week?
Mine was spent digging through the past few weeks of neglect.  It looked like someone picked up our house, shook it and then set it back down!  Vacation and Fair are nothing but beautiful memories now.  xo

On Monday morning, I really took some quiet time to reflect over the past month.  It was just (once again) too busy and I don't know how we can avoid seasons of that.  But there were things I was neglecting that effected everything else.

Alone time with God.

Closet time Prayer

Time spent in His Word.

So though I am slowly getting back on track with family, housework and dolls....more than anything else I praise God for my quiet morning moments with Him.  To be filled up once again before the busy day sets in.

Fair Week!

Fair is so rewarding for our children and for our family in many ways!  We are blessed to be a part of our local 4-H program!  Here's to Fair 2014!!  YAY!

Too Cute Tuesday!!

We are WAY over due for a Too Cute Tuesday!!

Isn't Claire the sweetest thing you ever laid your eyes on?!

Much love precious girl!!

XO

hello Monday!

Some Mondays feel a little broken...especially one that leads into a week without half of your children.   Church camp, here they come!  Draw them unto yourself Lord!

Too Cute Tuesday!

To the lovely women of Baby Be Blessed--

Months ago I ordered a doll from you in faith as we waited to be matched with our little girl in China. We set the doll in our living room on the sofa table when it arrived and prayed for our future daughter, not knowing who she was. When our adoption agency finally matched us with our daughter the doll found its home sitting next to a framed picture of our baby girl in her orphanage.

On February 10, 2014 in Zhengzhou China, An Ping became a daughter- no longer an orphan. She is now the Hannah Elizabeth you made a doll for months ago. We have been home in Texas for just three weeks with our new daughter and she is blossoming. I've included a before and after picture of her- a true picture of new life when adoption takes place just like our spiritual adoption.

Hannah loves her new family, brothers and toys but has especially loved her Baby Be Blessed doll. Today at nap time she cradled her, rocked her and talked with her before falling asleep cuddling her doll. We believe it is her first time to ever have a baby doll.

I just wanted you to know this doll was a sign of hope and faith for us and is now a treasured item for our treasured daughter. I have a feeling I will be ordering a back up doll soon in case this one gets lost!!

Thank you for your wonderful baby dolls that bless the lives of others!

In Christ,
Betsy Pickett

Yay Free Friday!

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Have a FANTASTIC weekend everyone!!!!  xo