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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Well, I almost missed it, but we were able to sneak in a few photos of Asher while he was still 4 months old!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The big kids got a little jealous of all the attention that the wee one was getting and insisted on getting in a few pics too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> "Wait, what? I thought this was my photoshoot?!" :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This year for Halloween, our Life Group decided to get everyone together, eat chili and trick-or-treat on a huge trailer with all of our families. It was a blast!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During that time Eli decided that he was going to learn how to ride his bike without training wheels! </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It has almost been a month since we brought home this little piece of heaven. Crazy how the weeks fly by. He is a wonderfully predictable baby...at the moment. For that we are very thankful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's all the photos for now- we are taking it easy, getting our feet wet slowly to this whole three kid thing. Thus far Asher, Ileigh and Eli have all been very gracious to us...and we are very thankful for that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One little beauty has started ballet! She is loving it and we are so excited that she is a part of the DOXA ministry at our church. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I just can't even wrap my brain around how we could have a Kindergartener.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There was no way this momma was going to miss dropping off her big (baby) boy for his first day of Kinder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So with a 4-day-old baby, and a momma that been home one full day from the hospital, we all made the trip to drop Eli off for his first day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only is he too cool for school, he is also too cool for pictures. We only could talk him into this one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are so excited to watch you grow over this school year, buddy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Favorite food: Tacos</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After figuring out that she was okay, daddy mentioned that Baby Asher brought them a gift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A new Lego set for Eli and lipgloss for Ileigh; how did you know exactly what they would want, Asher?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asher Knox Pirtle made his appearance August 21st at 2:43p.m. Coming in at a whopping 8 pounds, 2 ounces and 18.5 inches. </span> </div>
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a half of trying to entertain a 5 year old and 3 year old in the international
wing of DFW. Before our arrival there, it had been 12 days of trying to
entertain them at home. This week since he has been home I have been clinging
to the “normal routine” that I so flippantly took for granted.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I will be the first to admit to you that I pushed Chris hard
to go on this trip. Actually, I wanted us both to go; shortly after the trip to
South Africa
was announced, we found out we were expecting our third little ‘love goblin’.
After doing the math and realizing that I did not want to birth a baby while in
a foreign country, I turned my attention to why my husband should go. After
compiling the list of reasons in my head, praying for direction or
interference, I made some pretty bold statements to my husband. Bold as in,
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Those bold statements were of no comfort to me as I cried my
eyes out in the days leading up to my husband getting on that plane. It was so
bad that the night before they left Chris asked if I wanted him to stay home.
Of course I wanted him to stay home. The reality of it all was hard-hitting. I
was very pregnant, very tired, very scared, and had two very precious kiddos
that require a lot of time and attention. But, I also knew that he and I
would’ve regretted that decision for the rest of our lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had tried to make the most of every moment we had as a
family before he left…maybe too much. I planned something special for us to do
as a family starting the week before he left. Chris finally had to call me out
and say, “I know what you are doing, why you are taking all these pictures, if
something happens to me on this trip”. Yes. Yes, okay. I was scared. Terrified
of having to explain their father’s death; I wanted to have markers to remember
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I only lost it in
front of my kids once; hours before he left, as Chris was praying with our kids
before bed, our sweet Eli said, “Mommy! Go get the camera and take one more
picture of daddy and us before he leaves”. It was just too much to process in
the moment and I started sobbing. By 2:30a.m. I had cried all I could, taken a
deep breath and let him walk out the door, knowing that really, God was in
control of everything that happened from that moment on. Being the control
freak that I am, those moments of complete helplessness are hard, but serve as
a reminder that I am insignificant and any sense of control I do feel is an
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The next morning I awoke early to a string of texts that my
husband and their team had made it to Dallas.
They were parking vans and going through security, boarding the plane. My kids
were playing together as I hung on every word Chris was saying on the phone-
when he would be in Dubai, how many hours ahead they were there, the flight
numbers, he would text as soon as he was allowed- I swallowed hard and
whispered “I love you” knowing that if I tried to speak normally, my voice
would catch and Chris would know for certain I was crying. I hung up fast
because I knew he wouldn’t. In that moment I sobbed and just told God that I
needed something. Something to know that this was what He wanted. How He wanted
us to spend our time, our resources…our lives. I turned the corner and there
were my beautiful kids, playing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Mommy, look! We are playing missionaries. We are going to Kansas to tell all the
people there about Jesus”! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I wept. In that moment I knew that by their daddy actually
walking out the door and ‘doing missions’ we left a much bigger mark on our
children’s lives than just ‘talking missions’. And I was thankful that Chris
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The days were long, the nights were longer. Much of my sense
of security was gone without Chris there. We filled the days with trips to the
pool, library, Zoo…whatever involved taking my mind and the kiddos mind off of
daddy. It was hard to be motivated to cook a good dinner for just me and two
kiddos- we ate a lot of sandwiches. I tracked flights, never went to another
room without my phone and tried to fill our days with fun special things. I
wrote long, sappy love messages to Chris through facebook, even though he
wouldn’t have the internet to read them. Thankfully, I had two friends whose
husbands were also on the trip and they were at home with their kiddos too. We
ate dinner one night together, went to watch a baseball game together the next.
Texted every day. I had friends checking up on me, even a meal or two. I am so
grateful for the community that we have created here. I had people to call if I
needed anything, but I still felt very alone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I spent a lot of time at night catching up on photo edits,
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Church” sermons. I didn’t
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through the day. Every day we would mark off a day on the calendar to see how
many days were left until daddy was home. Chris would call every evening when
he was going to bed- around 3 in the afternoon our time. Twice we got to see
his face on facetime. Those were the days the kids would cry the most for their
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One night, while working on photos, listening to David Platt
and perusing Pinterest, I came upon a random quote by Elizabeth Elliot. I decided
that I loved the quote and decided to look her up. Then I realized who she
was…and I cried. I read quote after quote of hers about her life experiences.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Our vision is so limited we can
hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering.
The love of God is of a different nature altogether. It does not hate tragedy.
It never denies reality. It stands in the very teeth of suffering. The love of
God did not protect His own Son. The Cross was the proof of His love- that He
gave that Son, that He let Him go to Calvary’s
cross, though “legions of angels” might have rescued Him. He will not
necessarily protect us- not from anything it takes to make us like His Son. A
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down very close to Chris’ flight path. That evening Platt’s sermon was over
widows. I wanted to laugh at the irony, but instead was terrified that I was
being set up for something. I crossed off project after project, activity after
activity. Did way more than a woman 4 weeks away from having a baby should be.
I stayed up late, and when I did sleep, woke up every hour, paced the house,
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I found my brightest glimmer of hope through bedtime routine
with my kids. Eli had so many questions about Jesus and we had very deep
conversations. It is refreshing to know that your child wants to talk to you
about his faith…and that his baby sister is lying right next to him soaking in
every word too. We talked a lot about death and heaven and why Jesus had to die
and why we have to tell others about Jesus. We prayed every night for God to
protect daddy and his team. And on the nights that Ileigh would cry herself to
sleep because she missed her daddy, it was her big brother that would tell her
why daddy was a missionary and why he had to tell everyone about Jesus. Oh, if
I were more like a child.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On his last fight back to the US, I couldn’t track Chris’ plane.
All the altitude info and radar photos couldn’t be accessed- I’m guessing for
security reasons. I could only find a Google countdown clock of the flight. Of
course I freaked out, but again, it was a time where absolutely nothing I
could’ve done would change anything, so I tried to sleep. I woke up every two
hours, checked the flight timer, turned off the AC in the hotel room and
climbed back into bed beside my two beautiful kiddies. That morning, we got up
early, and waited for any hour and a half in the international terminal of DFW.
I cried when finally saw my husband open up the door. My kiddos ran into his
arms and I whispered “I love you” knowing that if I tried to speak normally, my
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sometimes it is easy to pass up the opportunity of missions.
It is easy to be in a stage of life and pass the ball on going because of
obligations we have at home- young children, limited time-off from work,
limited financial resources. I encourage you, especially if your kids are young
and impressionable, to reconsider the inclination to pass. On the drive back
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He told us about the new bracelet he made and promised to make one for them
too. Eli told him that he believed in Jesus and that He had died on the cross
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for the time apart because of the mark it left on my kids, who got to see their
daddy living out his faith in obedience to God. I pray that this time isn’t
wasted; I pray that my husband has been changed by his experience, yes, but
that also my heart and my children’s hearts have also been changed- because the
sacrifice of going isn’t only on the ones walking out the door, it is in the
spouses, parents, children and friends that stay behind. And the life-changing
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Single mothers are my new found heroes. Military wives who spend months away from their husbands are heavy on my heart. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">People go through this every day. Even if this separation was only 12 days by comparison, it was still hard. My fears were real. It was painful. But, through the uncertainty I was able to grow and have a tiny glimpse into the depth of God's love for me and my family. A glimpse into the knowledge that He really is good, sovereign and holy- even in the fear and uncertainty. </span> </span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chris and I both notice that things are a little rougher this go 'round. More uncomfortable....less sleep...all earlier. At least it seems that way! No throwing-up this go 'round, but I do stay away from heavy, fried foods and the smell of fish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I crave salads. Specifically, Hungry Howe's chef salad (no olives or cheese) with their Italian dressing. Seriously, I force myself to only get one a week....and then I have it for leftovers for a couple of days.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I feel like the baby is a boy- Chris thinks it is a girl. We are excited either way. We love little boys, and at the same time want Ileigh to have a sister! We have our names ready to go, most all the supplies somewhere in the attic...now all we need is the baby! ;)</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Know just how loved you already are. We are so excited to add you to our family and you have a big brother and a big sister that are so ready to meet you. You are a blessing and we can't wait to see what your future holds.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her favorite food is still spaghetti, and she wants to be a pink astronaut and sheriff when she grows up. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This handsome goof-ball finished out an awesome year today. </font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">He wants to be every single community helper there is...and a scuba diver.</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">His favorite "mommy meal" is tacos.</font></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are so thankful for this amazing young woman, Ms. Williams, who chooses to use her talents to pour into little lives every day. Eli had a great year in Pre-K and has learned over and beyond what we could've ever thought he would. Here's to life-long learning!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apparently Jeep rides are very calming....</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Someone perked up when daddy offered a shoulder ride!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the other side of the park was a carnival type feel and the kiddos loved riding all the rides.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We saw the Nemo show right before the park closed (it closed at 6 I think). The show was great and the kids loved it!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the way out this lovely worker made sure our kiddos learned a lot and had a good time.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went back to Tammie's house and got to meet everyone for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory! Yumm-o.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course, our kiddos were so exhausted that they slept right through it...it was nice for some grown-up chatting though!</span> </div>
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