What is happiness?!

It's long walks in the most beautiful woods with friends, 

especially having CanCan home to go with us!

It's playing on the trampoline with Boo, Bean, Madison, Hallie, and Lucy!

It's seeing this darling face so full of joy!!

It's having a HOUSEFUL of people for a singing night-- 

praising GOD for hours on end!

It's watching this little girl-- who is wayyyy too big-- 

get ready for Halloween!

It's waking up to see these faces every morning!! :D

It's finishing "Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons." 

She did a fantastic job!!

It's going to Aunt Debbie with friends and family and 

having pumpkin carving day!!

It's seeing allllll the cute and funny expressions Lucy makes!! 

(And is Hallie not beautiful!?)

It's having incredible Christian women in my life who I can go to for help, support, love, and just to be together and have a grand ol' time!

It's the goofiness and goodness of kiddos!!

It's sunshine, a pretty aunt, sweet kiddos, and yummy food, 

and a softball field to watch our #12!!

It's being on the Sydney Team! 

It's having a day with Lyssa Lou and matching in outfit styles and 

getting to worship God!

It's all the little things... 

That mean EVERYTHING!!!

"Every GOOD and PERFECT gift is from ABOVE!"

Fall Fun!

Every time of year has its own blessings... But, ohhhh how I do love the FALL! 

I LOVE the changing trees. Colors everywhere. The leaves on the ground, the crisp mornings... somehow it gets me even more excited and happy to be alive... but then, the snow, flowers, and camp all do, too! :) ha ha

Nothing like having a beautiful Saturday, though... one where we got to play outside all day, taking pictures, laughing, and thanking God for all of His bountiful blessings!!!

McKenna Anne Heck

Here are 1 and 2 blessings I thank HIM for every day, 100s of times a week...

Carter Boyd Heck

I DARE you not to LOVE THEM!!

On Thanksgiving morning, when I got to Grandma's and walked into the room where Ken and Carter were drawing, they looked up with big smiles on their faces. "This is the moment I've been waiting for!" KenKen says and hugs me! CarterMan promptly picks up his pretend gun, aims it right at me, shoots me, and kisses my lips. ... He kinda likes me, too. :) The whole day was just fantastic. Those moments will be locked away in my memory forever. So blessed to be so loved... and to love them so much!

I got to hang out with them tonight. We don't have as much time just the three of us anymore... though we do still have lots of family time all together as a big group, and it is all just as it should be, though oh, do I miss them! It was nice to hang out tonight. Laugh, talk, play, cuddle, do Bible time, and play games. 

Just seeing them makes me happy.

I daily pray for them, and for my future kiddos, that they will grown and increase as it says that Jesus did in Luke 2:52:

"And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man."

August Awesomeness... just found!

This post didn't post the right way last time... here's hoping it does now... 

I love all the darlings in this shot. We had a perfect day. It was awesome. 

Because these are friends and family who are Christians. 

We share the same goals. Hopes. Love.

It makes my life better just knowing they're around. 

Just to think of them makes me smile. 

They're like sunshine itself. 

4 of the sweetest sweethearts in all the word. 

Madison. Carter. Hallie. McKenna. 

Cousins. Family. Can't imagine life without each other.

These kiddos are each a year apart. They know one another so well. 

They are each others best friends. They play together beautifully.

Beautiful girls. Inside and out. 

Girls who reach out to others to help them when they see that they're not happy. 

Girls who are smart, silly, helpful, active, and good. 

Girls who I love to be around. 

What a blessing "little ones" are... 

they really are the ones who make life worth living-- 

to show them where we can go one day... 

where we'll never grow old! 

Live by example!