Proud Moments

I was so proud of Lily today! About 2 weeks ago she swam her first swim meet for her new swim team YMCA. She had a really good meet!

She came in 2nd place overall for Girls 11-12 100 M Freestyle and she won the Princess Patch for her character.

The email from the coach said this:

This meets Princess is awarded to Lily Gjerde for believing in herself. Lily tried her first 200 IM. Lily listened to her coach and did a legal back turn which they had been working on the day before the Virtual Meet. Even though she DQ’d we are proud of how hard she tried.


While I was ecstatic about her achievements, she was most proud of her classmates commenting that she was the best singer in their group! I don't know why she doesn't sign up to do chorus at school!

Trick or Treat and A heart for the homeless

This girl never ever takes a bad photograph.  Here are just a few snap shots from Halloween 2017.  She was a kitty cat.

In other news, Lily has really developed a heart for the homeless she sees on the local street corners in Frederick.  She has kept asking me what we can do.  So she has inspired us to make some Blessing bags that include some basics to hand out.  Gosh, I love this girl's heart!