catching up

wow... it's been 2 months since the last time i posted to this! craziness! but today has been an incredible day of catching up on all sorts of things. i got 9 people signed up for the heart walk team, abbie had her eyes checked and glasses ordered, we set up a fundraising night for the heart walk at mcalister's, we got our grocery shopping done, we bought the paper and envelopes for emma's birthday invitations, we got treats from andy's, we picked up emma's birth certificate (only a year later!), we stopped by the bank and put all our important stuff in the safe deposit box, we rented a movie and watched it with the kiddos, and we put 2 loads of laundry away... not to mention i'm updating my blog! whew! so here i am at the end of the day thinking back on all the little successes of the day and it made me wonder why is it that i measure my success by a checklist? what it is about checking things off a list that makes me feel that sense of accomplishment? it made me realize how thankful i am that isn't how God measures us. he doesn't check things off a list of what we do and don't do... he just loves us. i'm so thankful for that! and yet, it challenges me to keep his priorities as my priority. am i really focused on what matters? hmmm.

we caught you kissin'

abagail and jay have a very strong relationship... a love/hate relationship!! one minute they can't live with one another and the very next minute they can't live without one another. so we go between 'kickfighting' (a horrible, torture-filled, game they've made up that momma absolutly hates) and playing 'wedding' (they even alternate who plays the bride too... a secret we don't widely share! lol)

anyway, tonight we were in the car just going for a drive to give everyone a change of scenery. we were at a stop light and i leaned over to kiss jimmie. we heard giggles from the back seat, so he kept kissing me. then a sweet little sing-songy voice says 'oooo, we caught you kissin!!!'. we turned around and they were both grinning from ear to ear with a twinkle in their eyes. jay turned, grabbed abbie by the neck, and pulled her to him. with one hand on the back of her head and the other so softly on her cheek he kissed her right by the ear and whispered, 'i love you, ab!' oh, how sweet it is to see them love each other!