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A Purposeful Prayer

On this ordinary Tuesday night, I learned an extraordinary lesson through my toddler's bedtime prayer. After all the lights were out, and she crawled into her "big girl" bed, as usual I asked if she wanted to say the bedtime prayer (see below to learn more about a simple method we've used to teach our toddler about prayer.) Some nights, she asks me to pray, but tonight she took the lead. It went something like this: Dear Jesus, thank you for today. Because this is the day that the Lord has made!!! [said enthusiastically, to the tune of a song she learned at church] Thank you for loving us. And for the splash pad with my friend Amy today. And my school today. And the pond with momma. And Grandma's house today. And for all the newwww books at the library today.  God thank you for helping us be kind and obey. And listen. And to don't hit people.  In Jesus name. Ameeeeennnnnn.  That sounds like quite a day, right?! The splash pad, the pond, Grandma

Introducing a Purposeful Peek

Over the years this blog has been many things. Heads Carolina, Tails Oklahoma. It started as a place to update friends and family in Oklahoma of our adventures while we were living across the country in North Carolina. It was a place where I documented our travels, gave a glimpse into our everyday newlywed life, and shared snapshots of the ways God was growing us through different seasons. We envisioned staying in NC for many more years; however the title of the blog was somehow foretelling... we were faced with a decision of whether to remain in NC or move back to OK. Heads Carolina, Tails Oklahoma. Back in Oklahoma, we had requests from friends in North Carolina (and abroad!) to continue writing and especially sharing photos of our firstborn! Suddenly, this blog was more for me than a snapshot of our lives to share with others, but rather an opportunity to capture memories of our growing family. It became an electronic scrapbook of sorts, with letters to our babies through mont

Age of Adeline: 6 Months

Adeline Grace, Happy 6 Months to you! This past month has been filled with so much joy as we've watched you really blossom, and your sweet personality continues to unfold.  You've now experienced your first night away from Momma, as I attended a 2 day conference in Dallas. I missed you like crazy, but you had a great time bonding with your Daddy and sister while I was away; our reunion when I returned was so precious!  You also experienced your first overnight trip, as we took a long weekend mini-vacation with our whole family. As always, you slept in the car nearly the whole way to Dallas, and you win the award for Best Road-tripping Baby!  You loved getting to see grandparents, great-grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins from both sides of your family during our weekend getaway, and you won them all over with your big blue eyes and your new floor-rolling moves.  On our mini-vacation, you and your big sister  (and your cousin Liberty!) wore