Happy Birthday Abigail!

me and Abigail about a month after she was born, photo taken by my mom

Gosh, has it really been two years already? It seems like ages since I held this little girl for the first time. Life certainly has been a wild and crazy ride with my Abigail. I remember thinking it would be impossible to love her with the same fervor I had for my oldest child (and before Abigail, my only child). In an instant Abigail stole my heart, and now I totally understand how a mother can love each of her children with such an intense love.

Abigail, my sweet and silly little girl ... you have brought more laughter and joy to this family than words can describe. Even on your crankiest of days you manage to have us smiling. There are times I feel so inadequate to be your mom, but at the same time feel so privileged that God chose ME to be your mom and raise you to love Him. You are a wonderful masterpiece my sweet child, and I look forward to making future memories with you. I love you precious little Stinkerbell. Happy 2nd Birthday! Live it up!

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The Joys of Girls

I snapped these photos one beautiful fall afternoon. I just love my girls.

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Green Goodie #20: Practical How-To's

• 90 Tips for 90 Days :: a downloadable guide of how you can implement 90 easy practices into your lifestyle
• Guide To A Toxin-Free Home :: this 50-page booklet is divided into 6 parts and gives you a thorough understand of why it's is important to have a toxin-free home. This guide also shares where we can find toxins in our home and how we can adopt a less toxic lifestyle. You are also equipped with tools on how to contact your representatives and get them to put laws in place that will protect your community from toxic chemicals
• Chemical Profiles :: this database of chemicals provides a wealth of information. For each chemical listed you will find a description (including what products in which that chemical can be found), health effects from exposure to the chemical, how exposure to the chemical can happen, statistics and research findings on that chemical, as well as solutions on how to minimize or eliminate your exposure to a given chemical. This profile list will have you reading all the labels of cleaning products, etc in your home.

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