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Three years ago, I heard these words, "Well, Mrs. Fuller, you are in labor, but it's not very impressive. Being that you live an hour away from the hospital and this will be your third child, I don't want to send you home." Even though it was two and a half weeks before my due date, I was happy. My house was somewhat ready for the baby to arrive. So, we settled in to the wonderful REX Family Birth Center for the night. These are the oldest photos I have of my baby girl on my computer. She is a ball of energy. A spontaneous girl. She likes to have a good time. She likes to dress up. She always has a purse on her arm. She is quite prissy. Sarah Belle loves her little brother. It is quite amazing the bond they share. She 'mothers' him a lot. She doesn't like for him to be unhappy in any way. She also loves her big sister immensely. They love to play baby dolls or kitchen together. They also love to dress alike. And, Sarah Belle loves to know tha...

I am a southern girl down to my bones. And every southern girl has both azaleas and day lillies planted in her yard. Last year I stopped here and bought 10 daylillies for $25. (I'm only telling you how much I spent because I don't want you to think I paid $150 for one flower!) These people will dig the flowers for you and they have a special which is 10 flowers for $25. The surprise is that you don't know which flowers you are getting. So, I planted my flowers. And, they are blooming. June is a beautiful month in my opinion simply because of the daylillies. Have a Happy Summer.

Good Morning, Honey Dear. Here are a few things I an thankful for on our anniversary: I'm thankful that you paid attention to me instead of all the other girls that were enamored with you. I'm thankful that you insisted on taking the slower pace concerning our relationship. It was hard, but so worth it. I'm thankful for a short engagement. I'm glad that when the doors flew open at the back of the church I could see that you were there at the altar waiting for me. I'm thankful for six ice cream freezers and four toasters and buying our first groceries with the money we got for returning them. I'm thankful for three years of just you and me. I'm thankful for Junior sized basketball goals and baby dolls. I'm thankful that our boys have your blue eyes. I'm thankful for slip-n-slides and swimming pools. I'm thankful for the yellow house with stacked stone and cedar shakes that I share with the World's Greatest Husband. I'm thankful that you li...

I did have a catchy title a couple days ago, but it has left me. We travel every year to the Southern Baptist Convention. This year the meeting was held in Louisville, KY. There was a little talk about we are declining as a denomination. I know it is probably true. On Monday night which is actually called The Pastor's conference, this guy preached his heart out. For the first several minutes, he simply quoted scripture which was powerful in itself. I just have one thing to say: If there are about 2 dozen others just like him, our future is bright!

Today is Father's Day. A Day meant to honor all fathers. My Daddy is very special to me. I always thought he was the greatest Daddy on earth. He worked very hard to provide a nice life for my sisters and me. And Mama, of course. Now, the work has paid off. In the form of 6 beautiful, handsome grandchildren that call him, "Granddaddy!!" I love you, Daddy. Happy Father's Day! I haven't mailed a card or gift. I know you are not surprised. But please know that I would buy you a whole bunch of cows and set you up real nice to be the hobby farmer you always wanted to be - if I could. Patrick's Dad, "Papa" is special too. I remember vividly the first time I met him in Dothan, Alabama. They drove down to pick up Patrick and then have a mini-vacation during our Fall Break. I didn't know until later that the real reason they drove out of their way to come to our college was to meet me. And, to see the college of course. We went to the Outbac...

A photo gallery from Vacation Bible School: Notice how Luke is standing on his tip-toes? I think he realizes that Anna Brooke is fast approaching him in the height department. He thinks he should be taller because he is older. He is always trying to make sure he is taller than her. I realize now that my hair didn't look so great twisted up. Thank you. My firstborn loved the Boomerang Express. For some reason, Anna Brooke wanted her picture made below the kangaroo. This picture looks so much like me when I was three. And, who could possibly resist this face?