The Desire of Our Hearts: The Introduction

I can't say as though I woke up one morning as said "Ah ha! I have found my desire." I can't even say that I knew my desire was even beginning to dawn on me or settle in my heart. I do, however, remember crying out to God. Show me my destiny! What is my purpose? I know I was created for something more than I am doing, created to be someone more than I am. What is it, Lord? Who am I to be? This was about two years ago.

Just a picture of my two favorite boys for some visual enjoyment!

As Ben and I continued to do life, there came a point where we both realized that these things we valued, these things we discussed on our walks with the dog, these things that really got us excited, gave us hope--these were the desires of our hearts! And that was so exciting. Once we finally came to this realization, we realized that this desire was also our destiny. And that still gives me chills. Each day we excitedly thank God for our destinies and trust that we are one day closer to their realization. A visiting speaker at our church once said that "if God gave you a promise, and things don't look like that promise--then hold on tight, because change is about to happen!" Change is coming our way. Big change. Exciting change. SUPERNATURAL change. And I can't wait.

A Day in Our Life (During the Summer)

Our sweet boy likes to sleep in.

The boys at breakfast. Sometimes Burke is dressed...

Sometimes still in his pj's...

Always happy...

Sometimes just in his diaper thanks to drool and spit-up...

Ready for our morning walk with Daddy and Rutherford!

Sometimes Burke falls asleep on our walk...because 13 hours of sleep just isn't enough for a growing boy!

We have playtime.

Lots of playtime!

And lots of naptime too!

We like to watch the Phillies play!

And Burke loves his bathtime before bed.

After bathtime comes naked hiney time. Our little boy loves to let it all hang out--and it buys Mama and Daddy a good 15-20 minutes when trying to stall before bedtime.

And then...usually by 8pm, our sweet boy is ready to hit the sack and do it all over again!

We had a great summer together--meeting our baby boy and watching him grow so fast! Now it's back to work, but we'll always treasure this time we spent together!