Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of our faith produces
perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you make be mature and complete, not
lacking anything. If any of you lacks
wisdom, you should ask God, who give generously to all without finding
fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts it like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
PS: Jeff texted this verse to me today and it was EXACTLY what I needed to hear.
Today is Samantha's 2nd Birthday. I could go on and on about how I cannot believe she is 2 years old but I will spare you.
Last night my mom came over and we made this Elmo cake and all the cupcakes to match.
And Aunt Mandy loaned me some Sesame Street decorations!
Our front door.
And we even put out some balloons on the mailbox.
The party started at 4 PM and we just went to the shelter in our neighborhood. Here was Samantha blowing out her candle.
The kids loved playing at the park. Here is Matt and Jill on the teeter totter.
Miss Sylvie, who is only 2 weeks younger than Samantha and has a baby sister due in October!
Grady on the swing!
Aunt Lisa got Samantha a kitchen and some play food to go with it. Samantha LOVES it!
And what little kid doesn't love bubbles? Samantha is a fan of blowing bubbles and eating them!
After everyone left we started opening up her presents. This is the train track that my Dad got for Samantha. She loves saying Choo Choo!
And my Dad got her some Lincoln Logs too... I think Jeff likes building as much as Samantha does.
And Mawmaw and Pawpaw got Samantha a new bike! We put it together after she went to bed so I am sure she will be thrilled when she gets up in the morning!
