Happy Anniversary

My sweet Mama and Daddy celebrate their anniversary today.  What a beautiful picture of tenacious love and years of keeping on! 

We were looking forward to celebrating with them today but life happens and special events often go by quietly, without fanfair or colorful celebration.  The event isn't any less precious or important - or the people who make it possible. 

We love you so much and are so grateful for your love and care in the quiet, often unseen places of life.  In the ordinary days - life and love grow and encourage me tremendously. 

Thanks for keeping on.  Thanks for loving. 
Thanks for holding on in the storms and continuing to fight and love and laugh. 

We love you so much!  Have a great day continuing to walk in the ordinary of life!

1st day of 4K... AKA "The best day Ever!!!"

Lydia has been looking forward to this day for months, I'm not joking.  And since the big kids started school over a month ago the anticipation has only grown to an even more intense level.

She is our sweet curlie que and her excitement is infectious!  We are all excited for her and do hope that she has "the best day ever".  But of course, with Lydia, EVERY day she gets up she declares it "the best day ever".  I pray she always greets each day with the same enthusiasm and reminder of God's new mercies.

As a sidenote,  Lydia wanted to wear the same dress to her first day of preschool that big Sissy wore in preK.  Aunt Vicki and Aunt Kimmy gave it to Lucy and the hand downs keep going and going!

last weekend of summer

I work tomorrow so today is my farewell to summer and we went all out.  After church and a nap....we went to the pool, heard the ice cream truck and got popscicles, played a board game and then watched a little cupcake wars!   Grateful for this family of mine!

We're back

Ya'll - we're back!  We didn't really go anywhere but I did take a blogging break.  So here we go - back to the wild world of redheads

Two mornings last week

Day 1 - This is how I started my day...spilling my coffee on the way out of the door. Circumstantially things didn't get better throughout the day. A shift in the ER reminds me of the hurt, pain, selfishness and stupidity of people. If I'm honest, I'm one of those stupid people most days, just more polished and able to hide the crazy. Grateful for PEACE in the chaos and Hope of certain Rescue!  Come Lord, Jesus, Come!

Day 2 - I didn't spill my coffee yesterday morning and I got to stay home and be a wife and mom :) Unlike my days in the ER I didn't get cussed out even once BUT people still hurt each other, did stupid things, we're impatient and spoke harshly. I was one of those people. Grateful for Grace, for forgiveness and family to walk with in this life.