Jossalyn is 1!

I cannot believe that baby girl is 1! This past year has been a wonderful whirlwind! On this day last year, we had no idea we would be getting a phone call telling us our daughter had been born and we could come and get her. How blessed we have been! Joss is (and has been) strictly walking for a while. She loves to smile when you tell her to say "cheeeeese" (she knows how we roll). She says quite a few words and attempts to repeat most anything we say! She signs milk, more, and all done fluently. I am amazed each day at how smart she is!

Her party was a "Winter One-derland". When I had a second....ok, a millisecond to stop at the party and look around, I was in complete awe at the people who came to celebrate her. Our family and friends have been brought so much joy over the past year! We are so grateful to all of you for your continuous love and prayers!

Here is Joss with her awesome cake! She really enjoyed the snowflakes as you can see!

Here's a little bit of our "one-derland"!

The cake was almost as tall as she was! It was delish!

See, I told ya!

We had a great time opening all her presents! She loved the paper and bags while I admired the goodies!

She got a lot of fun toys and some super cute clothes!

We got her this sweet baby doll and a mini bottle. As you can see, she likes the bottle better than the baby!

We went to Longhorn for lunch after church today to celebrate her again! Of course the birthday dessert of choice is a chocolate stampede! Joss had some icecream! She was REALLY happy about it! Here she is saying "cheeeeeese" with an adorable icecream face!

Our sweet, pooped, birthday girl!

2012

It seems that at the turn of every new year, there are so many resolutions, so many decisions, so many convictions. Often people have a word or a verse for the year. As 2011 came to an end and 2012 began, I didn't think I was going to have either. No reason, I just didn't want to fish for one and didn't feel like the Lord had given me one. I guess that's where patience pays off. No one said you had to have your word ready as the ball dropped on New Years Eve! God began pricking my heart over the past 2 days and my word came to me loud and clear.....

INVEST: to contribute effort to something: to contribute time, energy, or effort to an activity, project, or undertaking in the expectation of a benefit

I often struggle with this. I want so badly to be in God's will with my time that I often end up biting off more than I can chew. A friend said it wonderfully yesterday. She said " God will grace you with the wisdom to get it all done and be productive at the same time. That's His job. Our job is to make time for Him and the rest will fall into place...."

So, this year my conviction turned decision turned resolution is to invest. Invest me....where HE wants me!