Saturday, July 13, 2013

Celebrating Evie and Eli

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These two ladies are kindred spirits, two of my favorite women.  They have mastered the art of friendship, and are always encouraging, always loving, always humble servants, always listening before speaking,  always celebrating and are very, very real. 
Despite my arguments against, they were determined to celebrate Evie and Eli.  Trish invited a small group of friends to her home for a sweet afternoon. 
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My favorite thing about this time was being in a room with some of my favorite women.  Second favorite, was the effort to keep it simple...focused on relationships.  An open house dessert, special yet not fussy.  It has taken my recovering perfectionist self years to learn this. 
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The girls were so excited to be included in a special party for women,  
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complete with girly emotions!
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 But then all was right with the world, and we were back to being us. Ready for a girls' day.   Life is never perfect, right?
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Angela, Trish and her girls spent lots of time making desserts and prayer cards, and I am so grateful for their abundant & continuous encouragement.   
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The women in that room have impacted my life in tremendous ways.  I failed to get pics of so many special friends, but have the memory recorded in my heart. 
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These two had a grand time!  photo shower_zpsa9b1cbb0.jpg
We left with some fun gifts and keepsakes for our two waiting littles. 
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Thank you, friends.  We are blessed. 

5 comments:

Everything Beautiful Shay said...

SO blessed and thankful you are surrounded by such sweetness!!! Love to you all! xoxo

Angela and Jay said...

Loved celebrating with you! It really was a room full of special, inspiring ladies. Thankful for your friendship! Just read the book to Laney last night that you got for her on our Match Day back in '07. We've made some sweet memories celebrating God's gifts haven't we? :-)

Dasher said...

Thanks for sharing this. Love looking at the pictures and reading about your journey.

Trish said...

Just saw this sweet post. What a special day to remember. Loved celebrating Evie and Eli. Loved meeting all your wonderful friends.

Janie said...

I've said it a million times, but will say it again: you have wonderful friends!

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