She started out as my only little one. My first girl, my first baby. I look back at when it was just her and I can’t help but laugh at how “easy” it was. Shopping was easy, the grocery store was effortless, and keeping the house clean was totally bearable. But...
Welcome to the crazy! You will love it:)
I met you right after I had Lucy and was barely hanging in there with 3 – you probably thought I was nuts (I think I might have been) Now she is 2 and life is so much more manageable again. Your girls are beautiful!
Oh how I love these girls. You are an incredible mother and your girls love you very much. When it all comes down to what is important in life, you are right on in my opinion!!
I love this! So so much! One day… when all one of these stinkin’ fertility treatments works… I need you to shoot my family.
Snuggle those sweet girls for me!
Loved the updated pictures of your darling little girls! These times are so busy, but definitely worth it!!! Your experience with your three surely brings back wonderful memories to me with my three girls.
Ohhhhh! How true your words are! I have two little girls and can relate 
Your three are precious. You are so blessed
Awe, congrats on your new little one! You have such a beautiful family!
Wonderful.
We don’t have children, yet. So thank you for the encouragement. Your children are beautiful!
This is absolutely beautiful Melissa. Made my eyes teary… I LOVE your girls outfits! So beautiful! And the pictures are just so tender and loving and pure.
I totally agree with you! I just had my fifth baby and now I almost laugh at how “easy” 3 was. Though it wasn’t really easy;) If I had a dollar for every time I hear “Looks like you’ve got your hands full”… Well one hand full, to be exact. And my arms full and my lap full and my heart overflowing. I am blessed. Your girls are beautiful! Like their mama:)
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We washed our hands, put on our aprons, received our assignments from the head cook and anxiously waited for the doors to open. The crowd of men, women, and children entered. They seated themselves and quietly waited while the little pre-teenage boys served their food. The other volunteers filled plates for cold,...
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Melissa, I admire you and Philip for doing this!!!! It shows all of us that we need to do things for other people. Thanks Melissa !!!! The pictures are Amazing !!!!!!
Thank you Clair!!!!!!!!!
What an AMAZING way to start off the year! You are an amazing woman, I did not know you played the piano? SO MANY TALENTS you have! Your family is amazing and I am sure you changed the year for those you touched already! Thanks for your inspiration in so many ways!
What a sweet experience; especially to get young kids in the habit of helping others. The best part of service is that you always seem to get more out of doing it then those you are helping. Thanks for the great example you and your family are.
WOW! WOW! WOW! I love these photos and the story that accompanies it Melissa. Thank you for sharing this with all of us and Happy New Year to each of you.
Melissa, I have been completely mesmerized by you and your contagious photos and captioning. I have quietly been enjoying your work via facebook for 6 months now. As I looked over the rescue mission photos I was moved to comment after seeing the photo of everyone with their heads bowed. You are a talent of photography, but more than that you are a woman that reaches right into the human soul and makes me want to be a better woman! Thank you for sharing.
In admiration from Colorado,
Robin Chambon
Thank you so much for inviting us to join in serving here with you this night! What a most rewarding experience to participate in volunteering for such a wonderful organization and serving those needing our help most in our community. I am so blessed and we brought many smiles that evening on the first day of 2011! What a great way to begin the year in serving others!
You really captured all of our feelings for our evening of service. No activity could have been more rewarding than being at the Rescue Mission with these grateful people and hearing their amazing stories. How thankful I am for caring people who set up facilities like the mission to aid people at some point of dependency during their life and then provide a way for others like us to be involved. Thanks to you and Philip for making us aware that we need to do this type of service as often as we can!!
this was a perfect way to start the new year – serving others, being with family and friends, receiving gratitude, filling my heart with joy and hope for 2011. Love it!
You don’t know me but I follow your blog religiously. I admire you and would love to join on the next adventure like this. It looks like you guys had an amazing experience. (ps, I’m a friend of Angelas, not just some crazy stalker!)
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