And this crazy kiddo turned 3 this month and I let him lick the spoon of something I made (can't remember what). 
He absolutely loves his new preschool where he spends more time outside than inside (very different than his last school). This was a classic moment...on his first day of school. I asked him if he wanted to take a picture with his buddy Jack. After I took the photo of the two of them, slowly ONE by ONE kids kept walking up, lingering to be in the photo. It was hilarious...so I have 5 pictures each with an additional kid. :) 
September has been such a busy month. We started a new service at our church on Saturday nights, Brady and I had birthdays, my parents were here and then I went away for 4 days to Nashville Tennessee, leaving Maddie for the first time. When I got home from my trip, I went in and held each of them...smelled their skin, kissed their lips and felt their love and spirit anew. And it was sweet. She has grown up quite a bit though, even in just the 4 days I was gone. She can go from sweet to funny, then to spicy in the matter of seconds.
I was in Tennessee for a conference that was (hate to say) possibly life changing. I got to go with one of my best friends and it was a sweet sweet time of renewal, rest, fun and adventure. We attended the MOPS convention (mothers of preschoolers) and to be honest I didn't know quite what to expect. But after worshipping with Matt Redman and Christy Nockels and attending a Matt Redman and Plumb concert, I have to say it was a phenomenal experience. The vulnerability they shared from their own lives and the struggles that they have walked through spoke loudly of persverence in their faith ...and it spoke to me like nothing else has since Matt died. And to be affirmed that being a mother of preschoolers is one of the hardest seasons of life to go through was so good to hear. So good to hear.
