It doesn’t seem like 17 years and I’m not ready for her to be 17. That’s just one year from 18 — and then 19.
She came into our life 17 years ago today — all fair haired and blue-eyed. We had a dark haired, dark eyed princess and she was to be the blonde baby princess. She’s blonde, but princess is not a title she has ever aspired to. She’s the baby of the family who rarely allows us to baby her.
She’s independent and strong-willed. (She must get that from her Dad…)
She has a great sense of humor and a sharp wit. She’s smart and fun to be with. She is a rebel and a peacekeeper all at the same time. She believes in pushing the envelope and challenging ideas that she doesn’t believe are right or fair.
She’s talking about college and life beyond but I’m not sure I’m ready. New situations don’t scare her, they intrigue her. She is fascinated by life beyond these days – and that’s good. But hard on her Mom. She is ready to soar, but we still have her tethered to the ground . . . for just a while longer.
I remember this
And this ….
but these days she looks more like this
17!
I cherish every moment I have with her. She is my FAVORITE blonde daughter. Happy Birthday, Paige!
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I’m constantly amazed that the Lord allows me the blessing of hanging out with women and sharing my heart with them.
This past weekend I was blown away by some zebra clad chicks from Prattville. I hit the road Friday afternoon and landed down on Lake Martin with two large houses filled with women who were ready to laugh and have fun. They were also eager to dive into God’s Word and dive we did – head first into the deep end.
There are so many wonderful moments to share and so many new girlfriends to tell you about. Let me just say that Michelle and Shannon are two AMAZING girls who know how to plan a retreat! They also love to accessorize and Michelle introduced me to Charming Charlie – what’s not to love about these two!
They had these super cute t-shirts made – I LOVE what they did to my website clipart – and check out the girl in the middle. Yep, zebra.
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It was an incredible weekend with incredible women and it was my honor to serve the Lord alongside them
Aren’t the adorable in their hot pink!! So many precious faces. My new friends.
Sometimes you just meet women and your hearts connect. My heart connected with these women.
I plan on seeing them at Charming Charlie in the very near future. You’ll find us in the zebra section.
I DO have the BEST intentions, but the follow through is lacking.
My 52 new things in 2010 was modeled on some of my local Birmingham girls idea — I loved it and ran with it….
for about two weeks and then I dropped it like a cheating boyfriend.
I’m trying to make it back… but I’m struggling.
I did drink Starbucks in the Bahamas a few weeks ago… sweet, but not the point of the 52 NEW things.
I want to SHARE new with you. Here is my goal (and isn’t it great to have goals):
To catch up with a post filled with NEW THINGS. When will that happen? Well, let’s not get all hasty. I like to think of this as an organic process. Okay, in all honesty, I don’t think anyone is interested in my new earrings (zebra and cute), my pink carryon way atop a shelf at Factory Connection, and my new purple scarf.
I want to share something new that is different, unique, and offers something to my readers… all 6 of you.
I’m gathering up my all new stuff –okay, I have ONE thing, but I’ve put it in a …. no I haven’t. It’s in my makeup bag in the bathroom. I’m thinking about gathering up some new things.
Until then check out these chicks who are ROCKING the new things
Trina (who I think of every single time I see a peacock anything)
Brandi (who is my Charming Charlie loving pal with an incredible sense of humor)
Later …. off to find some more new things or really just play on Facebook.
drum roll please….
Winners for the tickets to A Woman Inspired - Get Revived Conference March 15-19 are ….
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
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Cathy Davis (9)
Rhonda Lindley (3)
Angie (2)
Serena Hanson (6)
Patti (13)
And if you didn’t win, there’s plenty of time to register! Just head over to A Woman Inspired and sign up today.
I’m so excited to be speaking at the Get Revived this year!
I was honored to speak at Ministry Online last year and am THRILLED beyond measure that they’ve asked me to speak at Get Revived!
The wonderful Amies of A Woman Inspired have put together the most incredible event … AGAIN! The speakers lineup is mind-boggling. It’s four days of wonderful speakers and, here’s the best part, you can come in your pajamas! Yep, you can and no one will ever know… unless you tell them. So don’t do that or do, it doesn’t matter. It’s an online conference. You can logon and listen to the speakers. You can interact with the others in the chat space. (It’s like talking in class, but you don’t get in trouble.) There’s also a Q&A with the speakers – and that’s always fun.
I have so MANY wonderful friends speaking at this. There’s Lisa Shaw, Lisa McKay, Angela Parsley, Marsha Harwood, Amy Bayliss, Lori MacMath, Leigh Hargis Gray and Tiffany Stuart – and there are SO MANY MORE who I just adore! Y’all this event will BLESS your socks off!!
Also, I have a sweet new friend, Mandy Young speaking – and y’all have to come by and say hello to Mandy. She is funny, sweet and just a ray of sunshine. She’s also incredibly courageous and her story is amazing. She’s also being introduced by the another wonderful young woman, Candace Cameron Bure. You may remember her from the old Full House days, but now she’s on the new series, Make it or Break It, where she plays a Christian and it’s not a ‘faith based’ show, but it’s one of my favorite new shows.
I adore both these women for their courage. Mandy has the courage to face incredible adversity with a smile and Candace is a shining light in Hollywood. She’s standing up among unbelievers and she’s stating she’s a believer in and follower of Jesus Christ. I appreciate both of these women.
Now, to the GIVEAWAY part (thought I would NEVER make it, didn’t you?)
The sweet Amies of A Woman Inspired have given me not one, but FIVE tickets to this conference. All you have to do is comment and you’re in the drawing!
But enter fast – the contest is over on Wednesday at 11pm. Oh, and remember to put your contact email in your comment so we can FIND you if you win!
Oh, and if you don’t win… it’s so reasonable priced you can still make it…. it’s only $12.95 for the whole She-Bang! Can’t beat that …. well, unless you win then it’s free…. but never mind.