birthday blessings

i apologize in advance for another lengthy post, but this one is very important.
the month of november was a whirlwind. between our vacation, the holiday and multiple birthdays, it flew by very quickly!

three very special women in my life were born in the month of november.

november 2nd is melissa's birthday

awesome scanned photo from freshman acu sing song haha

melle turned 27 this year. i'm a bad friend and totally missed it because we were leaving for our trip. sorry, love. happy (belated) birthday and thank you for being you!



next, my little sis turned 25 on nov. 25! happy birthday, k. so glad we were there to spend it with you!

kaleigh is the little monkey on the left

happy birthday sis! i'm thankful for

your honesty,

your sweet heart,

that you follow my blog :),

your cooking (i know kevin is too!),

your ability to keep me focused (and help me remember things),

your love and dedication to your family,

your relationship with kevin,

the fact that we don't have to share clothes anymore (haha)

your love for Jesus

i love you and i'm so proud of you.

happy birthday, kk.

finally, we celebrated my mom's birthday. it was on sunday, november 28th.

 my mom is such an amazing woman. she has a great faith that i learn from daily; she's strong, honest (thats where kaleigh gets it from!), supportive, and possesses an unconditional love for each of her children. i am beyond thankful to have been raised by her and my father; she continued to be the best mom, even after he passed away.

she has become more like a close friend as i've gotten older, but i still rely on her for all of her expert, motherly advice. often, mr. b and i talk about how God 'chose' our parents for us, and how lucky we are that they were the ones we were blessed with. i hope and pray that someday i can be the fabulous, Godly mother that i was given.

happy birthday, mom! i love you!