Tonight I was able to enjoy spending 'girl time' with my Lacie Grace. Chris and Isaac decided to spend the evening together at the movies - so we girls decided to have a little fun, as well. The evening was filled with such things as 'peek-a-boo', rolling the ball, and singing - oh, my was there singing. I even went out on a limb and we painted our nails. Thankfully it is a light color so the fact that it went all over her (because not surprisingly a 10 month old won't sit still!) is barely noticeable. We even cuddled together in the rocking chair just before bedtime. It was an incredibly sweet night. The highlight of the evening, without question, had to be during bathtime. Bravely, we dove into a 'bubble bath' together. And there I had more fun watching her in the water. She was mesmerized by it. As it fell out of the faucet, she sat there carefully examining it as it landed at the base of the tub. Slowly she would reach out to touch it and then wrinkle her forhead when she was unable to grab it in her hand. Relentlessly she repeated this process - diligently trying to grasp this strange new thing. Once the faucet was off - her attention then turned to what she realized she was sitting in. She'd slap the water - tickling herself when she got splashed in the face. She'd barely touch the water - trying to understand why she could see her leg just underneath. She tried to put her nose up to it, but as this is generally not a good idea (water and babies don't mix) - I foiled that for her. But her investigaton continued throughout the entire bath. Don't misunderstand me - this was not the first bath she has taken in her 10+ months of life - but because I was in there with her - it was the deepest amount of water she had ever bathed in and it was terribly intriguing to her.

When we moved here to SC, we came for the sole purpose of living our lives completely for the Lord. Living our lives in such a way where through chance meetings at the grocery store, work related events, extracurricular activities - we would live out our love for and relationship with Christ. Sometimes this is easy and sometimes it is not. Those moments of selfishness enter in, those moments of stress become distracting or those moments of laziness overwhelm. Watching my Lacie play in the water tonight - gave me such a wake up call. I need Christ to be such a part of my life that as He 'pours out of me' it mesmerizes others. Where there is something about Who they see in me that they find themselves drawing closer to it, wanting to know more about it, seeking to grab hold to it. I know that I fall short so often. I give into those selfish moments. I fill my day with routine and lists - attempting to squeeze time in with Him, if possible. I become far too easily distracted with the 'stuff' of this world. Through the curious wonderings of a precious baby girl and a season surrounding the birth an amazing baby boy - I find myself humbled, challenged, and ready to jump in that much deeper.

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