emotional.

so I tend to be a woman who keeps "her world" to herself. if you know me (which you probably do if you are reading this) you know I am pretty much labeled "hard to get to know." I wish this wasn't the case but I've always had a hard time letting people into my life. I'm sure there are many reasons for this and I should probably seek therapy for those. ha! oh well. anyway, my point for writing this is my new "journey" in this life. this journey is one of opening a window to "my world." technically, i'm probably just opening it a crack but hey, you gotta start somewhere.
this all started several months ago when I was asked to do the announcements for our church. I felt God had been placing a burden on my heart to help in some area with the launch of this new campus, but being a mom of 16 month old twins, I was finding it difficult to find my place. to tell you the truth, when I was asked to do this I reallllllllly wanted to say "uhhhh I'll pass" but I felt this was Gods way of letting me help so i said ok. pretty sure this was God's big kick to get me out of my comfort zone of hiding in the crowd. hard to hide when your head is on a ginormous screen in front of the church. still makes me uncomfortable. ok, so back to my point. tomorrow morning we are continuing our series ONE WORD where they will be playing a video of my family sharing our story of how God is our PROVIDER. for me...I'm terrified. people don't know me know me. not many have heard me cry. not many know what makes my heart hurt. so here I am...telling you...the world that listens so well and doesn't answer back. ironic I suppose. I really feel like this, this period in time, is where the walls fall. this is where God wants me. he is pushing me in front of others to share..to be me..to show He is in me and he wants me to let more people in to see him.
so yes, I am emotional. maybe it's the moving, maybe because my girls are growing too fast, maybe because I've seen a young family lose a father and husband this week. I just feel like God is moving.. not just in my life but all of us. this series at church is encouraging so many to share their story! I pray God is breaking walls in all of us. I pray he makes us bold! I pray God speaks directly through our story tomorrow as many will hear it. I pray people hear truth. I pray God launches all of us into a world where we share more and have less walls in the way.
thank you God for using all of these things to show me that you need me to open "my world" so others can see how much I need you and how much I love you.

warmish.

it's finally warm!!!! ish. these pics were taken on the first warmish day this year. well, probably not the first, but the first where we had the energy (and help) to get out for this adventure! I took the girls to the park with my sister-in-law, my sister, my nieces, and nephew. this was the girls first park experience since we pretty much didn't leave the house their first year of life (doctors orders) but holy cow they loved it! berk is not yet a fan of grass and all things that can get her dirty...but she'll learn. londyn, on the other hand, wanted to do everything! pretty sure we'll be going back lots this summer. have I mentioned I love these kids!

lonners

berk kate

a year in review. part 3

to finish catching you up on our last year, I have to show you how BIG the girls are getting. not just growing in size, but in everything they can do. since they are so grown up now, I figured they could handle a few chores around the house. here are a few pics to explain.

cleaning out the refrigerator.

(this is probably their favorite. it's amazing how fast they travel across the room when they hear that door open)

practicing their instruments.

(they do this several times a day, usually ending up in a somewhat concert. thinking the church band is in our near future.)

reading to each other.

(usually works best when they each have a book reading them at the same time, sharing is going to be a long process.)

doing the dishes.

(another favorite. I swear they can be talking and playing so loud and the second I open the door to the dishwasher, they drop everything to help. love it!)

filing the taxes.

(who knew!)

fixing the cozy coupe.

(holy cow these kiddos wreck this poor car at least 10 times a day. good thing they are so responsible though. no need for shop class in high school)

brushing their teeth.

(I'm pretty sure they would do this all day if I let them. hopefully they will be cavity free for life!)

packing.

(since we sold our house, we have been in cleaning out/packing mode. holy cow these kids love to pack. its truly crazy how fast they can clear off a shelf of books. wow. much better than hiring professionals.)

well..that's all for now. hopefully over the last 3 post you can get a glimpse of life here at the baker house. so nice to be back in the blogging world. I have so much free time now that the girls do everything around here. haha! it may be a crazy life, but I wouldn't trade a day for anything!