We threw a milk and cookies baby shower for my sweet friend, Chelsea. Remember the gender party Chelsea had? If not, you can read about it here. Still one of the best ideas for announcing the gender of your baby.
For the milk and cookie shower Kirby did most of the work. She's super creative that way.
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the shower. For all the details about throwing a milk and cookie shower, head over to Chelsea's blog.
Milk in antique milk jugs. The cutest.
We drank our milk and dipped our cookies in these little mason jars.
Party favors...cookies in little bags.
It was such a sweet shower with lots of laughter and prayer for baby Chandler.
At the shower I said good-bye to several people who I probably won't see again for a long time. The move to Haiti is becoming real to me. It's sinking in.
Sitting at the shower I was looking around realizing how baby showers, complete with adorable themes and decor have been the normal I have always known. Life will be so different in Haiti. There are moments when my soul seems to collapse under the weight of those realizations, and then it seems like God gently reminds me that what is sacred is always sacred. What matters always matters. Life will look different in Haiti, but there will be rejoicing. There will be celebrations. There will be babies born. There will be pregnant mothers to love and lift up in prayer. There will be community. Long dinners with friends. I will miss this life I'm leaving behind a great deal. I will grieve some of these relationships. Deeply grieve them. Like people better be patient with me as I cry my eyes out for awhile when we say good-bye. But in His weird way He does just about everything, God is filling my heart with hope for what our life will be like in Haiti.
3 comments:
i have been meaning to email you and tell you we think of you guys often...and pray for you.
i know it must be so hard, all the good-byes. but so excited for your journey ahead!
and this makes me want cookies and milk SO BAD. thanks a lot.
i'm off to bake. you helped decide my afternoon plans:)
Darn you! Who knew I'd be sobbing on a Friday Photos post?!
Following your journey to Haiti has become something I really enjoy... though sadly I often tend to find myself reading blogs when I'm procrastinating instead of studying Czech.
This post made me smile because I so identified with the last paragraph. I have felt those emotions. I've been on vacation at the beach with my family and looked around at the beautiful chaos and said good-bye in my heart. Good-bye to familiar, good-bye to normal, good-bye to what I want... and in the midst of the good-byes I knew I was saying hello to new adventures. It's such an interesting mix of emotions. And for some reason when I read about your experience today it reminded me that I'm not alone in the mourning/rejoicing, good-bye/hello dance. Thanks for the reminder! :)
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