Happy Valentine's Day

Yes, I realize I've been a bit out of touch lately, and I do realize that it is the end of April....

Kevin and I celebrated Valentine's Day last night by attending "The United Tour" concert with Michael W. Smith and Steven Curtis Chapman. My sweet husband, back in February, offered for me to have a spa day for Valentine's Day. It was Februrary 13 and as I looked at the offerings at different spas in the area I remembered that tickets went on sale that day for what I considered the concert of a lifetime. So I asked him if he would mind spending the same amount of money on tickets to a concert we could attend together. And, of course, he agreed. So we've had those tickets hanging on our fridge for two and a half months now. And let me just say that it was WELL worth the wait. PHENOMENAL doesn't begin to describe how wonderful the concert/worship experience was. Those of you who know me know that just about all I listen to is Christian music, and have since I was about 12, when I first saw Michael W. Smith performing with Amy Grant when they were fledgling Christian artists. I started listening to Steven Curtis Chapman in 1989 and he and Twila Paris are my two favorite singers ever. Anyway, all that to say that it was a dream come true to get to be there and hear these men, whose music helped shape my faith and keep my eyes heavenward when they would have looked elsewhere. The first Steven Curtis Chapman record I ever heard had the song, "I will be here" on it. I was a junior at Texas A&M then and I remember longing for a love so faithful. He sang that last night and I got to sit there and hold Kevin's hand through the song. How blessed I am among women! I chose to follow the request of the artists and not take digital pictures of the performance (unlike the man in front of me who just about recorded the entire concert!) to post on the blog, so all you get is a "prom" picture of Kevin and me before we left. Steven talked a lot about how his life and the life of his family has changed since their little girl, Maria Sue, went to be with Jesus last May due to a horrible accident. He talked about how he has questioned God and wondered how in the world he could ever sing his songs with sincerity and integrity again. But that he realized that God is faithful and mighty to save and that they will see Maria again on the other side. And that our Father absolutely is carrying them on this difficult journey. Hearing the songs I have loved for so long filtered through the lens of someone who has lost a child challenges me to really trust in God's grace and providence. If God can carry them through that He can take care of me and my family through anything because He is mighty and eternal.

God is God and I am not. To Him, and through Him, and from Him are all things, and I am grateful. Happy Valentine's Day!

Do Not Adjust Your Computer.....

Yes, this really is a post on Kara's blog! We've been running at the speed of life since January, just like everyone else. While I'm not going to bore you by chronicling three months' Capps life, I am posting lots of pictures. Since the last post Laura turned five, Lindy is almost one, and we've gotten to travel back to Texas. I'm typing from Houston right now, actually. We got to come down as a result of Southwest's bargain prices. Since Laura starts kindergarten in the fall I figured this was about our last opportunity to just take off at a random time. Lindy is just on the cusp of walking, and she babbles all the time. She said her first real word Sunday at church. My grandfather, whom many of you know I call "Dadada", teaches a Bible class. Lindy looked up at the beginning of class Sunday and saw him and called his name! Her first word was Dadada. What fun that is! These pictures span from Laura's birthday in March to this week.
Laura's birthday weekend it was really cold! We were all bundled up, except the birthday girl, who is hot natured.

Easter Sunday in their finest. Lindy's hair was quite the rage that day.

At the zoo with Daddy.

Showing off two of her birthday presents. The Jasmine outfit was one of her favorites! (Not so much mine with the bare tummy but she is only five right now....)

We did a Tinkerbell party and Kroger made this beautiful cake. It tasted as good as it looked!

Happy Lindy.....she is always smiling. Today she has two more teeth on the bottom.

In the Texas bluebonnets this week. They are still beautiful and I'm so very thankful we got to be here to take pictures!

Lindy enjoyed playing with the bluebonnets. More specifically, she really liked picking them and eating them. She got one down before I could get to her!

Sweet sisters.....

Our beautiful five year old girl.

Being from Texas I just couldn't resist putting this one in! We did our pictures at Washington on the Brazos, where Texas declared independence from Mexico and we became our own country before being annexed into the US in 1845.

These were taken in the Harding swing in the front yard. Laura and Lindy absolutely love my grandparents, and you can see the feeling is mutual!

Beautiful Mamama. I hope at 88 I'll be this pretty!

Mimi and her girls waiting for services to begin.

At the Bammel Road Church, where I grew up and my family still attends, they have a play room with playground equipment. It is right next door to Dadada's Bible class. Didn't take Laura long to discover it!