Dare to Be

I borrowed this quote from the Dare to Be website:
"Do you remember when you were younger and you would use the expression "I dare you" . All across the world children dare one another to take on new challenges, they put on a superhero costume and dream of saving the world. You had no awareness of your limitations then, you 'Dared to Be'.
So now we are older the language of 'dare' seems less familiar. Now we have become the ones that warn our children not to take the dare as we urge caution. But dares grow you, they challenge and test you, isn't God's word a constant call to dare, daring us to trust him, to help others and to go beyond?
'Dare to Be' is an event for women to come together and once more 'Dare to Be' all God has equipped each one to be. We want to dare you to aim higher, to stretch further, to trust. You can do more than you realize.
Together we will dare you to be all He made us to be, to fight injustice, to be a voice of hope and change and to dream. We know this is going to be one of those don't miss moments. So we Dare you to Be!"
Mom gifted Beth and I tickets to the Dare to Be event at her church, Crosspoint Church for Mother's Day. Natalie Grant is my favorite Christian singer. So, I was thrilled to say the least. Aunt Lynn and Abby joined us and it was an inspriring evening.

Papa's boy

My dad was an amzing father, but nothing prepared me to see him as a Papa. He loves Nick, Emmy and Camden and plays such an active role in their lives. He is NEVER too busy for them. His first words when Papa got home from work today were, "Papa, we go for ride on go-cart?" And sure enough, Dad didn't even change clothes-just fired the go-cart and off they went! Camden, you are so blessed to have such a wonderful Papa-he is truly a blessing.

Old Friends

You and Macy are old friends. Jenny watched both of you while Mommy and Macy's mommy were at work. Your Nana Barb and Macy's Mawmaw were best friends and Mommy's also teaches with Sherry, Macy's mommy. So, it is neat that you are growing up together. Mommy had brought you back by school to pick something up and Macy spotted you. I got this cute picture of the two of you.

Camden's First Stitches

Oh buddy, what a night! Todd and Camden decided to go with me to my 3rd grader's music program at the Dunklin R-V Theater. Here Little Man is flirting with the girls before the concert:

Camden had gotten a little restless, so Todd took him out in the foyer. I was standing in the back of the auditorium with the other teachers watching our kids perform. A woman walked up to me and said, "Are you Mrs. Medley?" I replied yes and her next words were "Your son is going to need to go to the emergency room." I immediately went out to the foyer and sure enough Todd was holding Camden with a bloody towel on his forehead. He told me Camden had tripped and fell and another litttle girl had fallen on top of him. He had split his head open right on the eyebrow. It was pretty bad. So we got in the car and headed to St. Anthony's Pediatric Emergency Room. Cmamden was so brave. The only thing he kept saying was, "It dripping, Mommy." The blood kept getting in his eye. He was a trooper on the way up there. Here is the picture we sent to Gamma:

We said Dr. Lui again, the same doctor we have seen both other times at the ER. They decided Camden needed to be put under anesthsia due to how close the wound was to his eye. That was the scariest part-seeing him unconscious. But we knew God would take care of our sweet boy! It was pitiful watching him try to wake up after anesthesia.

Once we got your jammies on and they cleaned you up, you were all smiles and ready to go home!

I have to compliment the staff at St. Anthony's-they were awesome! Papa and Gamma both came up to keep us company and for moral support. We are so thankful God kept His hand on you and that the injury was not life-threatening! He is good!
Here you are the next morning-You and Mommy had an "at home day". You also had a bone bruise on your thumb-they took an x-ray to check, but it was just badly bruised.

Transportation Museum

Thank you Grandma for another Groupon outing. It was a beautiful day and Beth asked if Camden and I wanted to join them for a trip to the Transportation Meseum. Since Daddy was at a track meet and that alwasy makes you a little sad, we were happy to go! The three of you explored and it was funny watching Nick lead the way, Emmy try to keep up with Nick and Camden try to keep up with them both. Emmy is so sweet and such a little mother to Camden(although he doesn't like it very much). I am so thankful that you are growing up with your cousins and that we live close enough to do fun things together.

 

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 8th wedding anniversary. Sometimes, it is hard to remember my life without Todd in it. He is such an incredible husband and I love him more with each year we are together. Everything we go through together, good and bad, makes us a stronger couple. God truly blessed us when he gave us each other. He is my best friend!



This is one of my favorite pictures of us lately. It was taken at Mickie and Adrians' wedding last August.

Little Hockey Player