when i need a smile

 Lately it seems I have been short a few smiles around the house. My oldest little sweetheart has been growing in lots of things, including testing my patience. Needless to say she has been seeing a few more reprimanding looks than is probably healthy for an almost three-year-old.



I think I need to go through my pics more often, for as I sat here tonight looking, I realized how precious these two little human beings are to me, and I must reach deeper for grace and patience and joy to pour over them every day instead of running dry and letting furrowed brow be the most they see.

I often find Eiley's attitude mirrors my own.

I need more joy.

Jesus help me today to reflect your heart towards my girls, even in the 'teaching moments', fill me with more of you Lord.....Amen
 
 

A good Friday indeed

 

Ever since we began this journey with Taliah, David and I have prayed
daily that God would heal her small blind eye. I have imagined in my
head what it would look like to wake up one morning and see Taliah
with two perfect eyes. I know that God is perfectly capable of healing
her and we continue to pray. In the meantime we have been seeing an
ocularist, who just today fitted her with a matching thick contact
lenns eye custom made to match her seeing eye. It was amazing to
watch Kathleen ( the ocularist) work all by hand. There are no
computers here and it is artists stuff. She paints layers and lays
down tiny veins, all to create a real looking eye. What fun! Now we
don't think Taliah looks any worse with her little eye, but what a
blessing to have the appearance of two beautiful green/blue hazel eyes
looking back at you.





 
 
 

my reader

 
Eiley loves to read anything, she makes up stories with pictures and even takes out David's Bible and reads for 20-30 minutes ( with no pictures) The other day the weather was just above zero, so I set her up on a beanbag out side with books in the sun on our porch ( notice the snow drift behind her) She devoured lots of books before I made her come in. Capturing this moment through our window...

caught on film

 
Here is the little hair grabbing ritual caught on film...makes me smile

Nothing lika a sister

 


I am continually amazed at the love my girls have for each other. Eiley has so much patience with Taliah. She always seeks her out and reads to her, hugs her, talks to her, brings her toys. " I yuv you Taweeah," Eiley says in a high pitched 'baby speak' voice.
 

Eiley lets Taliah pull her hair and never gets frustrated or upset, in fact they have turned it into a game. Eiley puts her head in front of Taliah and of course little T-bird grabs a handfull and then Eiley says, " Who has my hair?,... who has my hair?" at which point Taliah squeals with laughter. I don't quite understand what is so funny about it, but the two of them love it.
 



Taliah perks up when she hears Eiley's voice and she breaks into smile when Eiley looks at her.... pure adoration.

They share a room and often at night they "talk" back and forth to each other before going to sleep. It makes me rememebr the comfort of sharing a room with my sweet sister growing up. The sound of her breathing made me feel safe and warm inside.


"We're best friends," Eiley tells me daily as she wraps Taliah in a head lock hug.

"That is right, " I reply, "You are best friends for life"
 


Sisters... What a gift.