New Photography Website!

I FINALLY have a website!! I'm so super excited!! Check it out!

http://www.mitzipenickphotography.com

Still working out a few kinks, so you may have to copy and paste the link!

We Have Come A Long Way Baby!!

As some of you know the kiddos and I go to a Women's Bible Study once a week at our church. At the end of each semester they have a big Brunch and the kids get to come in a sing a few songs. Last fall, Macy did this for the first time. Needless to say, it was a train wreck! She was so overwhelmed from all the people, seeing us, not really understanding what she was doing...that she cried the whole time...lip quivering and all and saying over and over that she wanted to come down to see Whit and I. (Dad's come and watch) WELL....knowing that this performing thing was nearing again for the close of our spring semester I decided to talk to Macy about it. We talked about it for a while and for several weeks she told me she wasn't going to sing on stage. Then a few days before the big day she started acting like she was o.k. with it. We prayed about it last night and built it up as this really fun thing! My favorite thing was that she told me she laid her microphone by her clothes that I set out for the big day! Sure enough she did...next to her shoes was her little pink microphone. So precious. Needless to say, she came out shining like a little star. The first two pictures are from last semester and the last few are from today!! I'm so proud of her and so thankful that she is not scarred for life!! (sorry ab/ the red eye...didn't use my good flash)

Our Little Helpers

One of Macy's favorite things to do is "Wash" dishes. The other morning after a pancake breakfast she asked if she could help clean up. So we let her and of course in the first few seconds her shirt was sopping wet...hense the naked girl! Within minutes her little brother wanted to do exactly what she was doing. He was trying to get up on the stool by himself. So we gave him a hand and they both went at it. Here are a few precious shots of our little helpers...doing the dishes! :) They were so serious about their important task.

Early Morning Snuggles

My Favorite Valentines

Loving this Man

Well, February seems like the month to think on love....so bear with me, this post may be a little cheesy.

This week Whit and I celebrated 13 years since our first date!! Crazy!! We were such babies. I look back over the 13 years we have been together and almost 7 years of marriage...and I'm so thankful. Thankful that we are still "in-love" and still committed to making this relationship all that the Lord wants it to be. It really does just keep getting better. I'm so thankful for the awesome man in my life, who leads our home and is the BEST daddy ever. So, Happy Valentine's Day to My Man!

Heavy Heart

I don't normally use the blog for writing, mainly for pictures, but tonight my heart is heavy and I felt like sharing. I feel like in the past two months that I have heard so many sad stories. Stories of unexpected loss, sickness, failing marriages, and neglected children. Things that break my heart. I find myself asking the Lord how He could let these things happen. He is the God of the universe...couldn't He prevent them? Then I'm quickly reminded that these things break His heart way more than I could possibly imagine them breaking mine. Tonight I just had to go to His word and be reminded of His comfort and love. All of these people in these situations are His children. He made them. He loves them. I am just pleading for Him to comfort those in need. I don't understand why these things are happening, but I do trust in my God of peace & comfort & love. It hurts Him, but he does allow these things...I trust for purposes that are bigger than I can imagine.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4