"I love her"

Happy as larks... once again

It's amazing to lay in my bed at night and know once again, all three of my children are under our roof. Deep,deep breath in... No more worrying about things that could go wrong. No more worrying about the simple things, most of us take for granted when it comes to our own kids. Like, are they having to take on the parenting role tonight. Who's fixing dinner or worst yet, is HE hungry. The list of what could go wrong- what was probably going wrong- plagued my mind, for the past two months. I hope I never take one minute I have with my children for granted, again... but yet I'm sure I already have. I hope I never forget the feeling of having one taken from us, it was a mixture of someone sitting on my chest and being held under water. If I can always remember that feeling, I can appreciate more moments with them. What should have taken months on end, possibly years in the court system was done in two months. It's amazing what the Lord can do. I still don't have understanding why someone, so young, that clearly wanted to live for the Lord was made to go through something so horrible. No one could believe the deteriorating living conditions we pulled him out of ... the thought of sending him back in was beyond awful. I'm sure one day I will have understanding. I'm willing to endure whatever I have to for the greater good ***and those can be TALL words, as I have found out. This quote really help me during all of this: "Everything will be okay in the end. If its not okay, its not the end." Also, a song called; Didn't I Walk On The Water and some words a good brother told Kevin (that I held on to for dear life) and they came to pass. I know so many of my followers prayed. I know it took every prayer and I'm so thankful. I hope that if (or I should say when) the shoe is on the other foot that Kevin and I can repay you all for the love you've shown to us.

Christmas Party 2012

Is that Kara picking her nose?? :))))

Beautiful, Whitney and me!

Live

Ezekiel 16:6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live.

Mt Fuji & Darkwoods with the clan!

All the young girls :) (I know Kara will like that)

Happy Halloween 2012

It's always darkest before the dawn

Hey! Our lives have changed drastically since my last post. Our home has a new full time member, Blake. This will be the year Kevin and I will look back on when we are old and say; "do your remember what the Lord did for us in 2012" This truly has been the year of our lives, in a good way but with much reward, comes many trails. I known the saying is suppose to be; with great reward, comes great sacrifice and I say; yeah- to that too! It all feels overwhelming at times and sometimes I'm just overwhelmed at how blessed our family has been. Blake has fount his place in our home as a permanent member relativity fast. Blake loves having breakfast cooked for him and his clothes ironed for him before school every morning. However, I did catch Kevin getting his bath towel and washrag out of the linen closet for him and said "Kevin the kids is fifteen years old he can get his own towel"! Think the line between taken care of and right out spoiling could be a little blurred -not just with Blake but all three of our kids. I love watching Trent grow this year. He is one of those kids that you have to set back and watch to from a far to really enjoy all of him. Goodhearted as they come but at times a little MUCH in the personalty department. The screeching sound of brakes... Obviously, this was one of those unfinished blogs. Some things are still true in this blog like "Our lives have changed drastically",and "This truly has been the year of our lives, in a good way" and most defiantly "with much reward, comes many trials" but unfortunately some things have changed like,"Our home has a new full time member, Blake." Here is the number one benefit to living a good clean life, when your trial comes, you know your good clean living will pay off. You know you have the Lords ear. This is not going to be easy. This may not end quick but I (make that) we know it WILL end and when it does I believe with all my heart that "Our home has a new full time member, Blake." will once again be a true statement. The love that has been shown to us is unreal.