Friday, June 20

ISAAC'S BAPTISM

We were honored to have Isaac Baptized by his very own Godfather, Msgr. Hart.  We were so humbled to have Msgr Hart and Mrs Hart so graciously agree to be the Godparents of Isaac, playing such a special role in his life.....in the most important part of his life, indeed!

(I absolutely LOVE this picture! Look at how Sweet Little Isaac and Msgr Hart are holding hands)

"Heavenly Father, “from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name,” (Eph 3:15) we ask you to bless our family and each child You have given us in Your immense mercy. We entrust and consecrate them to You for Your greater glory and ask that You enkindle in them the fire of Your Holy Spirit so that they may fully embrace the call to salvation that you have made to each one of us."

 We wholeheartedly offered this little soul up to our Lord the minute that we found out that we were blessed with another baby

"Above all, bestow upon our children, the Spirit’s gifts of wisdom and understanding, so that they may be able to discern their proper calling in life and their particular pathway for dedicating themselves to the work of Your Kingdom. Grant them also a spirit of deep generosity and faith as they consider how best to serve You with the gift of their lives."
 Through fervent prayer, without having one single discussion with each other, Jeremy and I both knew almost instantly that Msgr Hart and Mrs Hart would be the perfect Godparents to guide our precious little Isaac down the narrow path towards heaven.  I love when God is so forthright in what His Holy Will is for us (as He knows that I struggle to hear Him speaking so sweetly to me sometimes)   That was a true blessing
 What an joyous day for Isaac, and our entire family along the Communion of Saints
 Dear little Isaac, we promise to offer you up to our Lord, praying for true holiness each and every day of your life
 We are so grateful that such faith-filled Godparents so graciously agreed to lead our little lamb home
They really do mean the world to Jeremy and I...what special people they are to us.

Lots of family were there to celebrate this most important of Sacraments....Isaac's first Sacrament of many to come.  We promise, as your mommy and daddy, to do our best to protect your soul, as we prepare you to face the world all on your own someday, answering your unique calling, to serve our Lord

We love you little baby boy

Thursday, June 12

I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE'S ALL MINE

WE COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT WE GOT TO TAKE HIM HOME AND KEEP HIM!!!
(Nicholas picked out this t-shirt for Isaac)

Jeremy and I NEVER thought that we would be blessed again, with another baby.  A baby that recognizes his mommy and daddy's voice....and he is calmed when he hears it....a baby that falls asleep on our shoulder, that resembles us, as we gaze into his sweet little eyes....a baby that we know so well, as to know when he is hungry, hurting, joyful, or just fussy....we know these things about him because he is OURS....Our Dear Sweet Lord created him just for us and us just for him!!
(Can you spot all 4 kids in this pic....Isaac is in this pic, but tucked away inside of my belly)

We always wanted that big Catholic family of 6+ kids, but after 9 years of praying, we decided that it just wasn't our Lord's Will for us.  We were truly grateful for our 3 beautiful children and knew that our Lord wanted us to be content with a smaller Catholic family : )

THEN CAME ISAAC

He was only 19 inches long, but changed EVERYTHING in an enormous way!!

We are so thankful for him and cannot believe that he is all ours!! 
He has brought our family SO MANY smiles, giggles, and just pure joy!! He has slowed us down greatly, which is one of the biggest blessings of all.  We are home more, just playing, just visiting, just being together!!  He is blessing us as we must practice true patience and charity.

WHEN I AM A MOMMY, I AM TRULY THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF
(Little babies require so much self-giving, while seemingly giving nothing in return....we know better though....Isaac blesses us a million times over in return, by teaching us the true and pure virtue of patience and charity!!)

We would not trade this time for the world!!
Jeremy and I just love our kids so much!!

(This is a pic of ALL 4 kids on Easter Morning.....Can you see all 4 kids? )
(If you had trouble spotting the 4th kid.....here he is close up)

WE PRAISE OUR LORD IN EVERYTHING.....THE VICTORIES WHICH ARE A SHOWER OF HEAVENLY GIFTS, AS WELL AS THE TRAGEDIES, WHICH CALL US TO RUN AND SEEK SHELTER IN THE ARMS OF OUR STRONG FATHER

Thank you for our family