Twins at Sunset and Sisters

The twins running through the covered bridge on our road. 

My two adorable nieces.

When...

your younger siblings decide to use your dresser as a jumping platform. :)

"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

Revelation 1:8

Mercy Hope

On Monday, Mercy got up about 7:30 and asked Mom if she could put on a pretty dress and have "Hannah take pictures of me like she did to Esther."

So how could I refuse? : )

She picked out the dress, I fixed her hair, I picked the flowers she wanted, and she chose the place.

Here are a few favorites...

 Some of her faces are so cute/silly!

 In this picture I was asking her where Star (the horse) was, and she was saying "I don't know."

Such a cutie!

*Something I have been thinking about lately*

Some people might pity me because I have 12 siblings.

I don't have what many people have.

I don't even remember having my own room!

But I am so rich in many ways!

I wouldn't trade any of my siblings for anything this world can offer!

I can't even begin to imagine what life would be like without them.

When I go somewhere, they give me hugs, when I return, they run to meet me.

I am far from being a perfect big sister (or younger sister), but they still love me, and that makes me love them even more!

I thank God that He has placed each of them in my life.

I am also thankful for my parents.

They have been together through thick and thin, through sickness and health.

They aren't perfect, none of us are, but they have strived to raise us to be godly men and women.

They have given advice, corrected, encouraged, pushed us further then we thought we could go, held us back when we needed to be held back, but most of all, they have tried to lead us in the path of righteousness.

I just want to take a minute to publicly say "Thank You" to my Daddy and Mommy, to my siblings, but most of all to my God!

"But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."

Hebrews 11:6

Mercy Hope (Love these girls)

Mercy is the older of the two (if one can be older), and is usually the "Mom" when they play house.

"The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him."

Proverbs 23:24

Mercy & Grace

I took these pictures of these beautiful girls last November after church.

Grace and Mercy are my favorite three-year-old twin sisters (my only three-year-old twin sisters : ) )

Last month, they asked, "Why is God a Spirit?" and "Why can't we see God?"

We love them!

Grace Eliana

Mercy Hope

"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate."

Psalm 127:3-5

Mercy...

When I took this picture, she didn't want to smile, so she isn't smiling! ;)

I love the leaf frame, and how her eyes are the part that grabs my attention.

How I love my sisters (and brothers)!

Sisters

Riding Star!

Here are two pictures of Mercy riding Star a while ago (April 23 to be exact).

She LOVES to ride!