Welcome 2nd Grade!

That’s Amore!!

Love Coco’s Italian Market on a Friday night with my sweet family. This place is awesome! Amazing authentic food, exceptional service!

I treated myself to nice big ole’ fatty, calorie-loaded pasta dish as opposed to my usual salad in celebration of hitting the 20 pound mark this week!!! . . . I think I gained half of it back this evening! 

Penne al Fresco . . . delish! Lots of olives and artichokes! Oh, I’m so glad I have leftovers!! Tomorrow’s lunch is going to be splendid too!

 

And then they brought a free cannoli!! Just to get me hooked! I go by this place once a week, I just know my car is going to have to stop! HEAVEN!!

Glad I ran 3 miles when we got home, or else I’d be feeling really guilty right about now. It’s all good! A lovely way to kick-off the weekend.

Happy Weekend!

The Name Game

C-H-A-R-I-T-Y

Homework’s done!

Charity – Fun Facts!

Charity’s homework tonight consisted of a sheet she had to complete with information about her name. Neither Dave or I had any idea it’s origin. So I had to look it up. Guess that’s my homework. Found all sorts of interesting facts about “Charity”. Wow!

Charity - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Charity \ ch(a)-ri- ty\ is pronounced CHARE-ih-tee. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Charity is "dear". One of the virtue names. Originally denoted the Christian's love for his fellow man. See also Faith and Hope.

Charity has 18 variant forms: Carissa, Carita, Chareese, Charis, Charissa, Charisse, Charita, Charitee, Charitey, Charitye, Chariza, Charty, Cherri, Cherry, Sharitee, Sharitey, Sharity and Sharitye.

For more information, see also related names Clemence and Esperanza.

Baby names that sound like Charity are Cherita and Sharita.

Charity is a very common first name for women (#643 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#12252 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Charity. Compare Charity with its variant forms and related girl names.

From: Charity - meaning of Charity name

Packing Lunch

I made the first heart-shaped cinnamon-bread-jelly-only sandwich this morning. Before I know it I’ll be counting down the days to packing the last lunch of this school year. My little lunch-muncher might be a little picky, but I don’t mind the challenge of putting together a lunch she’ll each each day. And in a few months, it will be a challenge!

Call me a crazy mom, but I love packing lunch!

 

Charity’s Baptism!

We’ll never forget this day, August 15, 2010, a truly amazing day!

Today Charity decided she wanted to get baptized! We are so happy and proud of her!

Daddy was bringing people home from service when she made her decision, after seeing her friend, Emma, get baptized. So we had a little wait for him to return to the church. Charity could not stand still! She was so excited!! You can see the joy all over her! I know she was ready, because the other times we have mentioned this she had such fear and uncertainty. Today she was truly ready and had the confidence that only Jesus could have given her. I am so glad she heeded to the tug at her little heart and do this important step.

 

I am very thankful for my friend, Allison, who was able to capture some pictures for us. Another blessing! Thank you, Allison!! *Send me the invoice!! :) No amount is too large for these pictures! I’m blessed every time I look at them and I know that will continue as long as my eyes can see them.

 

Prayer from Pastor Becton and Mommy & Daddy praying too!

  

All clean!

Baptized Buddies!
So thankful Emma set the example for Charity today!

Church Friends: Charity, Sophie and Emma

 

What a great way to start 2nd grade!

 Nothing brings me greater happiness than to hear that my children are obeying the truth.

3 John 1:4 (CEV)

The tooth fairy’s going to go broke . . .

This is the second tooth she’s lost this week!

I love that toothless grin!!

From Mrs. Medders

Charity received a note today from her new 2nd grade teacher. I think it’s going to be a good year . . . I pray it is! I told Dave I can tell by her writing. She writes like a good 2nd grade teacher, I just know! :)

 

Of course, Charity had to put her “glasses” on to read it! Her and her specs!!

Just 4 more days! Whoooooo!