I mean do you really trust God. Not do you sing songs about trusting God. Not do you read books with titles like, “101 Ways Why You Can Trust God.” Not do you have a tee-shirt that says something along the lines of “In God We I Trust.” I mean do you really trust God?
Without a doubt the last three months have been the best months of my life.
I could never stop writing about all of the ways God has shown amazing grace toward me.
The last few years I have been overwhelmed with that reality.
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Since the weather this weekend was PERFECT my mom and brother came up and treated us to a day at the Dallas Arboretum.
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I ran across this video on Kelle Hampton’s blog. It was put together by Erica Hill Studio and I think they did a great job showing how “disability” doesn’t mean the same as “disabled.”
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It’s hard to believe that Noah is going to be 11 weeks old this week…! God is doing some great things in his (and in our) life, and we are so thankful!
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Noah had his appointment with the cardiologist today, and we got some great news…! One of the “holes” (the PDA) in Noah’s heart was all closed up!
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(A nice little picture of Noah’s heart that the cardiologist drew for us when he was born.)
It’s been an amazing 9 1/2 weeks getting to know our son Noah. Without a doubt, it’s been the “funniest” weeks of our life! Words can’t describe how fun it is being a husband to Abbie, and a father to Noah. I love it!
If you have been following our story, then you know that one of the “surprises” we learned about Noah upon meeting him for the first time is that he was born with two small “holes” in his heart.
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Abbie and I had a great time going on a walk with Noah to see the ducks tonight!
I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it a million times….being a dad is seriously awesome!
I pray that God gives us many, many more Friday nights just like tonight!
If you are reading this, I hope you take some time this weekend to simply enjoy your family!
-Rick
I am seriously amazed daily at the awesomeness and creativity of my friends, and Jared and Eryn Erickson are certainly at the top of my awesome list….for several reasons.
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It’s hard to believe our little Noah turned 2 months old yesterday.
There are no words to explain how much I love this guy.
I’ll be very honest, I have good days, and I have bad ones. Today for some reason has been a bad one.
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8 weeks ago, at almost the same time it is as I type this now, our life was forever changed. Words can not begin to describe the deep, intense love I have for our son, Noah David Smith. The last 8 weeks have been a roller coaster of emotions for our family, but the number one emotion is love. True, Christ like, selfless, no words can explain, love. Being a husband is awesome, but being a dad and a husband is beyond anything that I could have ever imagined. I fall more in love with my son and my wife everyday. I’m so thankful that God is allowing me this great privilege of being a part of HIs story!
“Thank you Father for these last 8 weeks, and for blessing our family with this little boy. May you give us wisdom on how best to parent, love, and guide him. Help us to teach him how great you are, and how much you love him, and desire a relationship with him. I can’t wait for the day that I can worship you with both my son, and wife. WOW! What a day that will be. Please watch over him, protect him, and help him to grow and develop, and become the person you created him to be. Please help his little heart to heal without any surgery, and most of all that his life would be a testimony to Your love, and grace. May many people come to know You through the life of our son. I love You and pray these things by the power of The Holy Spirit, and through Your Son, Jesus Christ.”
-Rick
Today was day number four of the Dallas SnowCation of 2011. We’ve had a great time this week hanging out, and cuddling (a lot) with our 7-1/2 week old son, Noah!
Dallas (where we live) has gotten an amazing amount of snow in the last 24 hours, so we took a little walk today and snapped a few pics.
By the way, I may be a bit biased, but God sure did hook us up with a cute little guy, don’t ya think…! 
