Outfits

My mom gave me a bag of outfits for our baby the other day. A couple of them were outfits I wore as a baby, the majority were new outfits – she needed short sleeved onesies, because the hand-me-downs came from summer-born babies, and their 0-3-month outfits are for cooler weather! – and one was an adorable cowgirl skirt. We tried to put the cowgirl skirt on her the day we picked up the bag from my grandma’s place. It wouldn’t even fit over the baby’s thighs; there was no way it would fit over her hips or head. It had me wondering, What was Mom thinking with this one?!

Turns out, she was giving it to us on the off-chance it might fit the baby. But she knew it wasn’t too likely, as this skirt was the matching skirt to one I had worn as a child, except that this was the one my doll had worn. So, no, no baby ever wore this skirt. Haha. No wonder(!).

However, when I went through the bag today to take off tags and get everything washed, I went ahead and just set the skirt on our sleeping baby, so we could get a sweet photo of her ‘in’ it. 😛 Notice how small that waist band is compared to her waist. Haha

Thank you, God, for the blessings that pour forth from my mom. She gives so openly and freely, it almost hurts, knowing how easily she sacrifices for our gain. Thank you for her love. Please, help us to be worthy of her blessings. Help us to love her as she deserves. Grant us your love in all parts of life, please, and help us to be truly loving with and to one another. Make us well, please, and keep us safe. Thank you for this life. Help us to grow well and to see clearly through our challenges. Thank you for our daughter. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2025