In some ways it feels as though life is flying by and times couldn’t be moving any faster. When I look at Henry I see a small boy who is not a baby anymore. It really does feel like he was just a newborn not that long ago. Other times, when I think about all...
Henry has been saying some hilarious things lately and I always forget them so I am going to try to start just adding them here as I can. Today he wanted me to pull his stocking down. This was after he was looking up the fireplace for Santa. He looked all the way to the...
From: Jasien Swords Date: Sat, Oct 8, 2011 6:18 pm Subject: Emmett I’m so sad to say that Emmett is being delivered tonight as a still birth. We don’t know why it happened or why it ever happens but we’ve been quoting scripture to each other, mourning, and praying. We thank God for His will and believe Emmett is running...
My Dearest Henry,You are such a sweetie but lately we have been calling you a “toot” as your independence and strong personality have really started to appear. You never really threw your food but lately you have been taking pieces one by one an throwing them on the floor when you are tired of eating....
Just a little under 9 months ago I wrote about our baby, Little bean. We lost the baby in a miscarriage right before Christmas and it was devastating. I found myself pouring into Psalms 139 and searching for some peace about what had happened. It’s worth noting that if we had not had a miscarriage...
When we found out we were having a second baby boy my brain took a little while to process what that meant. For whatever reason I assumed that we would be having a girl because that was a dynamic that I would be accustomed to. My parents had a boy, then a girl. I watched...
Hello My Sweet Henry, So, I wrote a long blog post when you were almost 26 months old and spent considerable time on it and when I went to post it, it somehow all got deleted. I was not very happy. I’ve been a little nervous ever since to write again, but am going to...
Dear Henry James, Wow. You are two. 1-2. 24 months old. It is amazing to me that you are so old, it seem like just yesterday we brought you home from the hospital. You are such an incredible child in so many ways and I still cannot believe some days that you are my son....
Sweet Henry Boy of Mine, You are doing so many things right now it is hard for me to remember them all! You are so active and opinionated and sweet all at the same time. I think at least once each day how blessed I am to get to be your Mommy. You were very...
Dear Henry, A lot has happened since I last wrote on this blog! You celebrated your second Christmas at home, in Lindale, and in Topeka. You welcomed in 2011. You had surgery on your strawberry and it is now gone. You have enjoyed the cold weather and snow that we have had in Texas, and...
So right now we’re about to head to Children’s Medical Center to get Henry’s strawberry hemangioma removed from his forearm. We’re believing that all the doctors and nurses who come in contact with him and work on him will be anointed by God to work on Henry, his child. God give me a stronger mind...
We had a very tough day today – the toughest day. We lost our little baby in a miscarriage. The timing between finding out that we were pregnant and then learning we weren’t anymore was so quick; not even 3 weeks. We named the baby “Little Bean” as a placeholder until we found out the...
Dear Sweet Henry James, I cannot believe how big you are getting. You are turning into such a little boy; it is going way too fast! Your personality has really started to show and we are finding that you are an incredibly sweet and gentle child. We are so thankful. You play so well with...
My Dear, Sweet Henry James, I cannot believe how fast the time is going! You are so big now. Daddy and I talk about all the time how you are turning into a little boy and are not so much a baby anymore. This makes me so joyful but a little sad. I pray that...
Dear Henry, You are getting to be such a handsome young man and you have such an amazing personality! You are very happy most of the time. We often get comments when we are out and about that you are such a “happy baby”. I tell them that you can change in a second. You...
Dear Sweet Henry, You are such an amazing boy and your Daddy and I love you so much! You are growing every day and your smile and personality lights up the room. I love taking care of you and spending time with you, you are so much fun. You are doing some amazing things! You...
So this is what it’s come to? Finding a time to post a blog has been on my to do list, but 3 AM? Seems like I could have found a better time to write. In just a blink… Henry’s first birthday came and went. I traveled to Los Angeles for Danny’s 30th Birthday roast....
Oops! I missed the 12 month blog, mostly because we have been so busy! We had an awesome time celebrating Henry’s 1st birthday with family and friends. He did great with all the people here, but it was a little overwhelming at times. We are looking forward to the summer! Check out our Flickr link...
Dear Henry, I can not believe you are 11 months old. Where has the time gone? I recently looked over the pictures of you when we brought you home and I cried seeing how small you once were. It seems like just yesterday I had to hold your head so it would not flop over,...
I love my Father. It’s on dreary days such as this that I feel like talking with him most. On sunny days it’s so easy to forget what I’ve been through. Sunny days run together. It’s the days like today, when I’m forced to slow down, that I look outside at the rainy cold and I...
I haven’t posted a blog in so long! I am going to try something new starting at the first of the month when Henry is 10 months. I am going to write a letter to Henry, highlighting all the things he is doing. I sometimes want to post and then don’t even know where to...
1. We’ve been very busy. 2. Henry has cut 3 teeth and is working on #4. 3. My dad is going to be in a play this week. It’s called our Our Town. 4. I won President’s Cabinet for 2009. It’s a big honor and I’m very grateful for God’s provision and to the awesome...
Yesterday was my last day with Verizon Wireless, in the role I was hired for in October of 2005. It was a bittersweet day that I’m still trying to fully comprehend. When I started with the company I was not anything like I’ve grown to become today. I was single, alone. I had just moved...
Bekah, Henry, and I made the drive to Topeka, KS this year to spend Christmas and New Years Eve with friends and family from the “Free State.” We just made it here before a blizzard hit. We’ve already received 2 ft. of snow in the last 24 hours, and it sounds like more may be...
Having attended the Village Church since 2003, and my spiritual walk strengthening in parallel from that time to now, I’ve felt humbled and grateful to Matt for being a pastor who teaches from the word of God. He’s very much asked me as a member of the church to seek not his words, but the...
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Since it’s grown increasingly difficult to post as often as Bekah and I would like to, I have decided to divide this post into a few sections. Each section will contain it’s own update, fact, or story line involving one or more of us Swords. We start with San Antonio. We decided that we had...
I can feel the anxiety swelling up just a bit. I know I have a history with this feeling and I don’t want to go through it again. I’m overworked at work. I just took on an additional workload because my company let some people go. I just feel tired. I know it won’t last...
It’s been a little while since I updated. I’m not exactly sure if it’s because I don’t know much, or just because I am always tired, but whatever the case is today is a good day to say some things. I fear the unknown, so much so that I dread going into my office for...
So I have been just awful at posting blogs on our site. It seems that I do not have enough minutes in the day to ever do what I want to do! Things are great at the Swords’ household! Henry is thriving and is so adorable. He loves to laugh and smile and is quite...
