Two Little Hearts

Four little eyes that never saw the light;
Two little hearts are in glory bright.

Four little ears that never heard our voice;
Two little hearts that caused our hearts to rejoice.

Four little feet that never walked the earth;
Two little hearts never to be at our hearth.

Four little cheeks we never got to kiss;
Two little hearts we will forever miss!

Two little hearts who in peace sleep;
Those two little hearts the Lord bless & keep!

In Loving Memory~

Southerland Baby #8
5/09
Southerland Baby#9
7/09

Love Always,
~Your Big Sister


Southerland Babies #10 and 11..this is for you too~

An Evening Reflection

Our 2009 Family Picture....

Special thanks to the Ahlgrens for showing us the bridge and taking the picture~

Paton's 5!!

April 7, 2004 my little brother Paton Valor was born. He is a very special boy, and I'm so glad to have him! He was the first of my younger brothers and sisters I really got to take care of. A couple of weeks before his birthday, he and Daddy finished the book we use for learning how to read. He was Daddy's youngest student. He now takes a turn reading in Family Worship.

His birthday theme was Knights of Valor party. Brianna, Mama, and I made a castle cake. Daddy said he had never seen the family cake recipe look like that!





We love you Paton!!

Sarah's 3!

March 24, Sarah Grace turned three! The theme of her party was Dolphins and under the sea. Our grandmother (MamaLilly) surprised us by coming. We had a great time! Happy Birthday Sarah Grace!!

We Have a Dog!!

Almost two weeks ago, my dad said "Lets go to the pound and get a dog." We were all surprised and very excited. We had been needing a dog to chase birds out of our garden, but we hadn't seriously looked for one yet. We were hoping to find a beagle, but we didn't know if the place we were going had one. We ran up to the place 30 minutes before it closed just to see what they had. And there, sitting in the lobby area, was this beautiful beagle! It was if he was waiting for us to come and take him home. We all started petting him and playing with him. We were all glad to see that he was very good with the little ones. We found out that somebody had just adopted him, kept him for less than 24 hours, and brought him back that morning. Wasn't the timing amazing?

Well, a few minutes later he was ours and we took him to the Pet Store to buy him some stuff that he would need. While we were there, we met his original owners sister! She recognized him and asked if we had just adopted him. She was able to tell us some things about him, and she was so happy to be able to see him again.

We are so happy with Squire! He is proving himself to be a valuable part of our family and a great way to keep birds out of the garden. We are so glad God gave him to us and that He worked out every little detail!

Growing a Garden

This year we are trying to grow a garden. It's great to be able to work on it as a family. It's funny though, because whenever we are planting the seeds, it's dark. We call it Moonlight Gardening :-)
We have some good friends who have been doing it for 15 years, and they have been a huge help! They even let us scoop some of their goat poop to use as compost. That may not sound like fun, but it was! We have planted lettuce, spinach, potatoes, and onions. The lettuce and the spinach are up, but they are still pretty small. It is important to remember that while we plan and work, God is the One who blesses us with the food.

Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. Psalm 127:1