Time kinda stood still...

Eva has to memorize a Bible verse a week for school. This is SUCH a good thing for her to do...but it's also been difficult. Eva has struggled with memorizing her verses. We sing them, make up motions to them, and recite them over and over...and we still struggle.

Lately she has been working on Psalm 100.

She has been practicing a verse a week, and even though we've worked on it she was still somewhat fumbling through it. Her homework for the Holiday weekend was to recite Psalm 100 to 5 people.

Call me a bad parent....but I was kind of dreading it. I knew my heart would hurt as I heard her struggle through it and I was just imagining how many times she would look at me for cues as to her next word. It was going to be painful.

Today was the day....Sunday....we HAD to get to this homework. I am not a procrastinator but I had totally procrastinated on this particular assignment for Eva. I pulled out Psalm 100 and looked at Eva.

"Peanut, we're gonna have to really focus on this and try to recite it to 5 people today"

"OK Mommy."

And then she looked at me, smiled, and said,

"Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of the His pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His loves endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations."

I had tears in my eyes. She did it. Not only did she do it she punctuated certain words...she MEANT it.

I love this little girl....love all that she is and all that she is becoming....and I looooove that with just one little Psalm she brought me to tears and I knew it was a moment I would never ever forget.

Budapest

I loooooved Budapest. I have to be honest, I wasn't exactly sure what to expect there. As I talked to other people on the trip it was fun to find out they didn't either!

Well...let me tell you...IT. WAS. BEAUTIFUL!

On top of that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are in Budapest right now and you BETTER believe I had my eyes open wide lookin' for them!!! Unfortunately, no celebrities sightings...but no worries...the views of the city made up for it!

In all this was an absolutely AMAZING trip and I am forever grateful for the opportunity to experience all of the things I did!!!

Austria

Me and my guy!

The picture below is in Vienna, Austria. It's a picture of Roman ruins....just kinda crazy to actually SEE something like that!

This is the UNDERSIDE of a spiral staircase...the detail is amazing.

Budapest pictures to come soon!

Prague

Did you think I fell off the earth?

Life over in our neck of the woods is slowing down a bit after a whirlwind October. After we got back from Disney with the kiddies, Matt and I turned around, packed back up, and left a week later for Europe!

Let me tell you....SUCH an amazing trip! I learned soooo much, experienced sooo much, and saw sooo much that I never in my life thought I would have a chance to see, experience, or learn first hand. I am forever grateful for that.

Here are some pictures from the first leg of our trip...Czech Republic (mostly Prague)....

The architecture was AMAZING!!!

In Prague, many of the streets and sidewalks looked like this...I thought it was sooo beautiful.

I'm an Italian girl at heart....sitting in Prague eating a little Italian food.

The picture below is of Matt at the same restaurant. I took it through the glass partition.

I became obsessed with doors on this trip....there were soooo many beautiful ones!

The church in the center of Prague...

This was the inside of the cathedral at the Prague Castle...

The church in the center of Prague at night...

The famous Astronomical Clock! We went to the top of the clock to see the views and they were breathtaking!
The views....

Just a few of the special people I am honored to spend time with on these trips...Me and my sis....love her.

Stay tuned...pictures from Vienna and Budapest coming soon!!