our magpie

our magpie

Friday, October 1, 2010

new reason to love

i have always LOVED fall for alot of reasons....the cool breeze that is a pleasant break from our 100 degree days of summer in tennesee... the leaves turning from grassy green to that brilliant orange... the girls being so excited about deciding what costume they will wear this year...the smell of the cinnamon candles i started burning last week... getting out ALL of the fallish decor and watching the girls smile as they say 'there's the mummy that says " i want my mummy!" .. replacing the dry flowers of summer with the mums of fall with buds just waiting to bloom...







maggie rae is not sure about our new friend on the steps just yet!







but now i have a new reason to love fall..october is national down syndrome awareness month. a month to educate and advocate for our sweet maggie rae and the many other sweet souls out there like her. to spread the word how individuals with down syndrome are a blessing, not a burden. how this is something to be celebrated, not saddened by. how much joy and love they have for everyone who is lucky enough to be a part of their sweet life. there really are no words to describe the love i feel when i look into my baby girls eyes...



i think that she knows something that we do not. i think she will teach us far more than we will ever teach her. i know she has already changed the way i look at many things. because of her we have met many wonderful people we may have never met. she has stretched our hearts bigger than i knew possible. she is teaching her big sisters to see a world through eyes that do not discriminate. she just oozes happiness and love and has a smile that lights up the room.





our sweet magpie has changed our world and we feel so blessed for her to be a part of our family. so please join us this month in celebrating her and all of the sweet individuals blessed with that magic chromosome :)

8 comments:

  1. she is so beautiful!!!! I just got goosebumps from the photo with the witch hat on. OMGoodness!!!!

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  2. O.k. now that I have finished sobbing as I always do after reading Maggie's blog... wow! I love, love, love the pictures! Your house is beautiful as always, but even more beautiful is Miss Maggie Rae's sweet smile! She truly does lighten up a room when she is in it. How blessed I am to be part of her life! And Patsy and Jeff - what wonderful parents you are - so giving, unselfish, and loving! I hope you have a wonderful time in Florida. Looking forward to the pictures! I love you all.
    Tina

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  3. How sweet! A reason to celebrate!!!! Love you :)

    Susie

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  4. oh, you have a beautiful family!!! your little maggie is precious. i wish i could give her a great big hug and kiss. what a love they all are.

    fall decor has wanting to do more.

    thanks for your sweet words!

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  5. I stopped by here after reading your sweet words on Heidi's blog...What a beautiful home and family you have. I love maggie's big ole smile and the TRICK OR TREAT decor on the door. My 4 yr old and I decorated for Fall today and she was wondering why I don't decorate and it is because I don't like the bright Haloweeny colors, but you do it perfectly!!!

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  6. Ok, just read through some more of your posts and am crying. What a sweet spirit you have and love for your precious girls!!! Where in TN do you live? I'm from middle Tn, and just wrote about it in a post last week...

    http://thequeensofthekingfamily.blogspot.com/2010/09/where-you-are-from.html

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  7. I stumbled upon your blog from another blogger and just had to leave a comment. Your pictures are fabulous!! I just love all of them. And your little girl is just precious. Love the one of her in her hat. So adorable! Thanks for sharing. I will have to become a follower!!

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  8. Oh my goodness, she is SOOOOOO cute. Love the picture with the hat, too precious!! I love October too, a month with so much meaning. My Ella has changed everything about my life, taught me how to love deeper and to cherish everything.

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