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We are a family brought together by God. I truly believe that. My dh Dewayne and I have been married for 3 and a half years. I had a beautiful 4 year old boy at the time we married. You see, God brings wonderful, undeserving things to us before we even know we need them. God knew that I needed this little boy and knew that he would teach me things I had not learned in all my 22 years. It was my love for this child that helped me to understand better the love that the Father has for me. If I, in all my sinfulness, disobedience, and pride, could love a child more than life itself and do whatever I needed to protect him from harm, how much more does my heavenly Father, who is perfect, who is love itself, love me? It is a love I cannot even wrap my brain around. Today, Caleb is a wonderful 8 year old and gives me a new reason to love him everyday. Here is his school picture from earlier this year...
God also brought another light into my life at the time of my marriage. I became a stepmom. Dewayne also had a four year old son (they are two months apart) and we determined to make our new little family as cohesive as possible. Being a stepmom at first was tricky. I was not sure how I was supposed to relate to Garth's mom and her family and they were not sure about me. Today, I am so thankful to say that we have a lot of admiration and respect for one another. Garth's mom allowed him to live here with us so he could be homeschooled with his brother and sister because she and Garth's dad agreed that it would be best for him. That took a lot of courage and selflessness on her part. She lives 800 miles away! And Garth's extended family, who also lives near his mother, loves him so much and keeps in constant touch with him, so that he feels safe and secure in the love of his ENTIRE family. He is a blessed litlle boy. I love him dearly and couldn't imagine our family without him here. Introducing Garth...
And that brings me to Hannah. Dewayne and I found out we were pregnant almost as soon as we said, "Let's try to have another baby...we know it may take a while..." Well, it didn't. Our daughter will be two this week and is definately the firecracker of the bunch. This sweet one will steal your heart one minute and make your blood pressure rise the next. After six years without a baby in either mine or Dewayne's life, it was almost as if we began all over again. But changing diapers is like riding a bike...you never forget how. We love our sweet, sassy little girl and are praying daily for her future husband already...
I am proud of the family God has blessed me with and I pray that I can inspire them to be Godly adults.
Thanks for allowing me to brag for a minute or two...they are my life.
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...Here is Hannah...
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