1,001 blog entries. That blows my mind. I can't believe that I've had enough to say to fill up 1,001 separate blog entires over the past 6 years. When I saw that I was approaching this milestone number I started thinking about how I wanted to commemorate and celebrate this special event. I decided that I wanted to look back and see just how much life I've been able to witness, experience, and document through this blog. When I started my blogging journey back in March 2008, I saw this media outlet as a way to keep out of town family and friends updated on our lives. This blog, however, has become so much more. It's a personal diary, memory keeper, anecdotal treasure, and so much more. I can't tell you how many times I've gone back and re-read posts I wrote in years past or how many times I've woken up to Josh doing the same thing. I love that the past 6 years are recorded forever. This blog has documented a lot over the years and I thought it would be fun to tally up all the fun memories we've had and gotten to experience. Time for a little blog rewind :)
Since starting this blog, our circle of family and friends have welcomed lots of babies into this world. I love these sweet, precious babies and watching them grow up together has been such a joy. I'm so excited to see how God is going to use them to impact this world.
Hannah-September 2008
Eli-November 2008
Grant-May 2010
Addison-May 2010
Brett-March 2012
Tinsley-August 2012
GraceAnn-June 2013
Harley Clare-August 2013
Finley-October 2013
Jameson-July 2014
There have been weddings...
Jessie and Will-November 2009
Josh and Andrea-July 2010
Allison and Spencer-October 2011
Jordan and Jim-August 2012
We've watched our baby go from staying with sitters at home to going to real school. It's been fun watching Eli grow and learn! He's so smart and I hope he continues to enjoy learning as much as he has so far! It's hard to believe that he's in KINDERGARTEN this year. OH.MY.WORD! How did that happen??
Loving on Mammy (Spring 2009)
Staying with Hayden and Ms. Ashley ( Fall 2009)
Staying with Molly and Mrs. Dara (Winter/Spring 2010)
1st year of "school" (Fall 2010)
Mrs. Cathy always took him
First year of PreK-3 with Mrs. Paige (2011)
2nd year of PreK-3 (2012)
PreK-4 with Mrs. Rosemary (2013)
Kindergarten with Mrs. Baroni (2014)
Since the blog started, we've lived in three different houses where we've made and shared lots of memories. First was the house where we became a family of three, then the rent house we lived in while we were building our dream house, and then finally our dream house. I have loved each one of those houses in their own special way, but watching the entire process of our dream house being built was my favorite for sure!
Just as we've welcomed so many babies into our little circle of family and friends, we've also had to say good-bye to some amazing people. The memories we shared and made with Tommy, Cliff, and Papaw will always bring a smile to my face. I'm thankful for the hope we have in Jesus because it means we'll see them again one day. That's a reunion I can't wait for :)
We've made so many wonderful memories together as a family and with our extended family and friends. All the birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and get-togethers we've hosted in our home have been so much fun. I pray for many more years in this house where our family and friends can gather together and celebrate all the many blessings God has given us. This is just a small snippet of the past 1,000 posts. I'm thankful that I have so many memories and fun times written down so I can always look back and remember them. The blog is a lot of work and I do sometimes neglect updating it because life just gets in the way, but it's something I really enjoy doing. I can't wait to see what happens and what memories we make in the next 1,001 posts!
1 comment:
Love this!! I only wish I lived close enough to experience those events rather than read about them! STUPID FLORIDA!
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