Wordless Wednesday

Ok, not completely wordless since I feel the need to add captions to any picture. Here are some pictures for your viewing enjoyment of all the fun times that we are having with our cousins Andrew and Joshua!

Good little boys and girls always say their prayers. How precious is this???

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Moms Monument

It is hard to believe that it has been just over 10 months since mom went home. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were saying our goodbyes but then other days it seems as if it was ages ago. I was thinking just a few days ago about our final moments together the day that she passed and how they are so vivid and fresh in my mind. I can remember how she looked and smelled and how it felt to give her the hugs and kisses that would be our final here on earth.

Although moms whole funeral was planned out 3 months before she passed away, for whatever reason, we didn’t think to pre-order her headstone. Since mom passed away in the middle of October, we put it off since we knew that it would not get set before the ground hardened and we would have to wait for spring. Plus, we were just to emotionally drained to pick out and make decisions about the one last detail that made it all so final.

So after pinpointing a time that Lindsay would be in Ohio and both of our brothers would be around, we finally went and picked out a headstone together. We were originally told that it would be set by the 2nd week of July but after a few different delays, it is finally here. They set it on Friday afternoon which worked out well with Lindsay flying in on Sunday, we were able to stop by on our way home from the airport. We stopped and picked up some roses from a store down the road but will have to get some nice looking artificial ones later that will last.

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Full House

Poor Joel has just been beside himself over the last week counting down to some very special guests that were coming to visit him.

He’s been waiting….

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Just Like New

Well, I don’t know how the rest of you feel, but this week certainly did fly by for us! I have kept myself pretty busy with some little makeover/DIY projects that I wanted to get crossed off of my list before a few special people fly in on Sunday morning for a two week visit! (More on that later) It all started with some old metal porch chairs that were left with the house when we bought it and ended up turning into this whole makeover extravaganza. I’m telling you, when the creativity starts flowing, it’s so easy to get sucked in!

My mother-in-law bought this little gem a few years ago at a garage sale and I’ve always liked it but it has been in need of some serious lovin’. I finally decided to tackle the task so that I could place it in our front room for a place to drop keys and mail on by the front door. (more…)

Broken. And it’s ok

I really struggled over wether to write this post or not, but I  really feel as if it is important to do so. So here I am in a place of vulnerability.

So often I have found myself resisting and avoiding writing entries that aren’t peppy and upbeat for fear of being judged or pittied, but I started this blog during one of the lowest points of my life and this is my personal journal. When there are days that  I feel like I can’t talk, writing here is therapy for my soul. When I can’t hide the tears and don’t want to shed them in front of my friends and family, I pour them out on the keyboard as I write out my feelings. I felt the need to write this for those that may stumble on this post that are going through a valley of their own and need to know that others have walked the same path and it will be ok if you just trust the Lord.

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