Two Months

It's hard to believe Micah's due date is exactly two months from today. Maddie has gone from singing him a song -- "la, la, la, la..." -- and being excited about being a big sister to extending her hand -- as if she's saying "talk to the hand" -- and saying "No!" whenever her brother is mentioned to saying "buh-duh" whenever she sees this ultrasound picture.

We can't wait for him to join us!

Treasure Studios

Some good friends of ours from our Buckhead Church days have launched a new venture: Treasure Studios. Treasure Studios emerged from a passion for the abandoned children of the world and a vision to make a difference in their lives. A portion of every sale of their handcrafted jewelry goes towards helping a child in need. I encourage you to check it out.

Easter Pictures (Finally)

I've been trying to round up the cameras to make sure I have all the pictures. Here are some pictures from our neighborhood Easter egg hunt and Easter itself.

Our Nation's Motto

Andy started a 2-part series this weekend titled God & Country.

Did you know on July 30, 1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a law officially declaring "In God We Trust" to be the nation's motto?

According to Wikipedia, it was placed on all currency in the previous year as a reminder of the self-evident truth that as long as this country trusts in God, it will prevail!

What a week!

Not only did Maddie sleep in her big-girl bed for the first time this week, she went on her big-girl potty! Thanks to Madame Blueberry (VeggieTales), she's one step closer to losing the diaper.

Em and Maddie were at Mi-mi's (Em's mom) house. Maddie wanted to watch Madame Blueberry. Mi-mi doesn't have Madame Blueberry. While Maddie was carrying on, they happened to be discussing potty training. Em mentioned to Maddie, "If you use your big-girl potty, you can watch Madame Blueberry." Maddie immediately went to Mi-mi's door to leave. Once home, she went straight upstairs, took off her pants, sat on her big-girl potty and -- after some pretzels and water -- went!

She likes Madame Blueberry SO much, she went twice more. Thank you, Madame Blueberry, for your everlasting contribution to potty training. Who knew?

Preparing the way...

We officially began preparing the way for Micah last night. Maddie slept in her big-girl bed for the first time. According to Emily -- and I say "According to Emily" because I slept through it -- Maddie fell out of the bed twice: once THROUGH the railings and once off the end of the bed. We were so proud of her we let her eat carrot cake for breakfast. Hopefully she'll get the hang of it!

A Contemplation & Celebration

To be in the same venue that will host the likes of Dave Matthews Band and Kenny Chesney for the purpose of amplifying -- and I mean AMPLIFYING -- the name of Jesus Christ was amazing. Louie also took time to reflect on the cross, sharing that because of the cross, we can be Alive. Clean. Embraced. Healed. Free.

For "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

Happy Easter!