Oh, Hey There

Hey Friends! It has been a while since I've said hello from here & I've missed it. Life has been a little crazy and I decided to take a break from blogging until the time was right to come back again. I can never stay gone too long because the community here is so precious & genuine. Also, I enjoy sharing pieces from life with everyone & growing with others. 

Over the last two months my hubby has done quite a bit of traveling, Nashville for a mission trip, then Haiti, and last week Noah & him went to Nebraska to visit with family. Sadly, this lady had to stay home from all of these fun adventures because I've been on a sweet adventure of my own. Keeping our baby girl safe & sound. This pregnancy has presented many challenges preventing me from being allowed to travel. So I've stayed put with our little guy & his sweet sister. Perhaps I'll share more about my pregnancy later but for now with the help of Instagram here is a little update from the last two months.

this summer has been full of snuggles & bedrest. 

enjoying this beautiful Texas summer we are having

I've been growing a bit ;)

my hubby in Haiti. So sad I didn't get to go with him on this trip but we plan to go back next year! We definitely have a heart for Haiti & love seeing all the beautiful things the Lord is doing within the people of this country. It is impossible to visit Haiti & not be filled - over flowing - with a deeper love & understanding of our savior & heavenly father.

I'm loving making sweet little things for our daughter.

I've been loving these two boys so very much!

Now I'm off to get caught up on reading some of my favorite blogs that I've missed out on over the last few months. Happy Monday!

~Brit

Fun in the Sun

This weekend was spent primarily outside enjoying the sun. My hubby was in charge of a Golf Tournament on Saturday benefiting Mission of Hope in Haiti. So while he was out on the course Noah & I spent the day together. Although humidity is the heats best friend, somehow we managed to enjoy being outside for three hours. Like most little ones, Noah loves the water. So he enjoyed playing in the sprinkler & eating some popsicles. While he did that I dreamed and planned some for the next few months. Also worked on a project for Noahs room. 

Noah telling me, "Mommy you see that birdie over there, no take pictures of me take pictures of the birdie, ok?" Oh my word this kid cracks me up. Love the things he says.

Love this man of mine. Its been a very busy month for him & we've missed spending quality time together. Any chance we get I just want to be next to him. So Noah and I went out to the benefit at the end to enjoy dinner & to see who won prizes. The fun stuff. (I couldn't have handled a 3 year old for 10 hours out there.) 

Naturally, like his daddy, Noah loves any sport & enjoyed playing a little golf.

This little boy of mine truly brings me so much joy. I'm so very thankful for all the quality time we have together. Just being honest, some days are longer than others but even then - I still enjoy him so much. Feeling blessed this weekend. Thankful that the golf tournament was a success & proud of my my handsome man.

Happy Sunday.

~Brit

Reflecting on Haiti

Today I am thinking of Haiti. To be honest, since we got back from Haiti, most of the time I am thinking about Haiti. I haven't really shared too much about our trip on my blog just because I've been processing everything the Lord is doing in my heart & life as a result of the trip. I have been on several mission trips & only two times have I truly wished I could just scoop up my entire life & family and move to live there. Again, to be honest, I can not believe that I fell so in love with Haiti because it is so hot, there is extreme poverty everywhere, and there are plenty of bugs (& some rats) to go around for everyone. However, there are so many beautiful children who long to be loved on,  many precious people who need to know how much Jesus loves them, villages that need encouragement, and so much work that needs to be done.  I think our country shares a lot of these same needs, so as much as we fell in love with the country we know that God has not called us (at this time in our lives) to be missionaries in another country. We strongly feel that at some point in our life we will serve as missionaries. This is perhaps why our hearts are so heavy right now.

We arrived in Port Au Prince with a small group from our church & traveled about 45 minutes out. We have many friends & family who keep asking us to share from our trip. I think this is going to be the easiest way for us to do that. Today I'll share what we did the first two days while we were there... we stayed & worked for an incredible organization, Mission of Hope, that is truly making a difference in the lives of the Haitian people & the country. There are endless amounts of testimonies of the ways God has blessed & is blessing the country of Haiti through Mission of Hope. It is incredible. We were honored to be a small part of their summer VBS program & minister in several villages in the area. 

at the Mission. Just beautiful views!

we painted & did work projects the Saturday we arrived at Mission of Hope 

we got to play with the sweet children living in the orphanage. There home was  right outside our door. 

we had the chance to see them in the morning & evenings before we went to sleep

we toured the property & caught the vision of Mission of Hope. Click here!

Ambulance that was donated to MOH just before the earthquake. Incredible testimony of how God spoke to a man to get an ambulance to MOH, just before the earthquake. Mission of Hope was one of the few who were able to get to areas that were devastated by the earthquake. 

The Clinic at MOH that serves the community.

one of the schools on the MOH campus.
Incredible testimony of how God is provided education.

the beautiful church at MOH

we loved worshiping with so many believers

we were a little toasty but loving it!

waiting for church to start!

taking a tour of Bercy in the King of the Roads (our transportation).
 It actually got a flat tire & these 3 men fixed it!

part of tent city

the new homes in Leveque.
So many families still need homes.
They were displaced here after the earthquake.

Pastor Edgar & Johnny.
New homes on right, old on the left.

this hill doesn't look like much. but it was scary!! there was no room for error when the bus took this turn.
 We had to get off for the bus to make it up & turn.

There is just so much to share from our trip. This is what we did the first two days we were there. The ministry aspect of our trip didn't really start until the 3rd day. Can't wait to share about our time in VBS & in village ministry. It was such an incredible time. The Lord truly did a work in my heart while I was there. I'm thankful that I obeyed & got out of my comfort zone to be a small part of what the Lord is doing through Mission of Hope. I'm thankful that the Lord has broken my heart in a new way & has shown me how to carry that brokenness out in our everyday lives. Can't wait to share more about that soon!
Happy Friday!
~Brit

Linking up with

Sharing My Heart, Now Share Yours.

Love making silly faces in the mirror with my little boy.  

I adore snuggling up with Noah during his nap time. 

I loved family time while washing the cars. 

I love sharing Jesus with him through coloring. 

I loved dancing around the house to Frank Sinatra all morning yesterday.

I am one blessed momma. 

Noah is one blessed child. 

But if we were sitting across the table from each other this morning enjoying a cup of coffee I would share with you that my heart is broken. I would share that last week while in Haiti my heart grew in so many ways through the love of the Lord. 

One of those ways is for the children who are missing out. Missing out on parents who adore them, get to spend time with them, share with them how much Jesus loves them, affirm them that they are wonderful & precious, and to simply make silly faces in the mirror together. My heart is broken for all children, not just those in Haiti, but those within the states & locally as well. My heart does break for the sweet children in Haiti that I personally was blessed to spend time with them last week. My heart today is heavy for the moms who do not invest joy, happiness, love, kindness, gentleness, fun, and the LOVE of the Lord with their children every single day. My heart is heavy for the errors I've made as a mom with Noah. Not showing him how to be patient sometimes when the silly stresses of every day get in my way or when I make the choice to get frustrated instead of show grace when I've said "no" 5 times in a row. 

Today I would share with you that I'm thankful to have a broken heart. To be broken hearted is good, because brokenness brings change. My heart more than anything has grown for the moms who are not loving their children the way the Lord calls mothers to love. My heart has grown for the mom who just need to be encouraged here & there that she is doing a wonderful job as a mother.

Moms enjoy your babies today. Encourage other moms to love their babies the way the Lord calls us to. 

~Brit

Today I've enjoyed linking up with 

Rags to Stitches Blog & The Wiegands