All 10 Popes

Girls with the last name Pope, usually come by it because they married a Pope boy. And so for 9 months I tell people I think I'm having a boy b/c "we have that recipe down really well." We were so convinced that we call the baby a he for 9 months also. So convinced, so surprised that even when little Miss Naomi arrives, my Love, calls her a he for the first few days. And we smile big. And he asks, "are you just as excited with this one and you were for the others?' Because when you have 4 already, maybe life coming into the world isn't as exciting. But you know what? It is. It really, truly is. And that, friends, is a little surprising to us both too. A name for her she did not have for awhile. Girl names are a little harder for us to agree on. But when he looks up and excitedly says, after reading through the book of Ruth, "Naomi. How about Naomi?" I knew that was the one, though he couldn't remember what it meant. I check later. Naomi mea...

Just a few favorites over the past few months....in no particular order. 40 weeks 1 day I love pictures. But they only tell part of the story don't they? Remember that whilst on social media outlets. They don't usually show the fit, the yelling momma, all the hard parts of life. Our lives were never meant to look perfect though we strive. Perfection is found alone in Christ. IN Him perfection is attained. Not in photos... houses... cars... lawns... relationships... kids... what we do or don't do... We are only perfectly complete IN Him. The God-Man who bore the bloody cross of our sin and shame. Our utter lostness. That we may be found in HIM.