namesake
Please meet Julia Liesbeth "Rebecca" Smith...or at least meet her mother. I just found out a few days ago that my dear friends Sean & Sarah are naming their first child after me. Unreal. I can't even put into words what an honor it is. In fact, words seem to trivialize it. (Probably because I don't have a "gift" with words.) I've only cried about it three times so far. I think that's pretty good. Of course, when I meet her for the first time I'll probably have one big, long cry. I can't wait.Sean & Sarah, thank you! I can't wait to see how God uses her for his Kingdom! xoxo

In other news, I hung out with my family and some longtime, family friends last night. We (or I should say "Erik") grilled, swam in their fabulous pool...

...and played with my brother & sister-in-law's new pup, Lucy. So friends, meet Lucy. She's three months old and a sweetheart.