Kendrick started a new program this month that meets M-W in the afternoons through Family Services.
It helps him identify emotions and social etiquette to better prepare him for Kindergarten. It's a WONDERFUL program, and he just absolutely LOVES it! When I ask him what his favorite part is, however, he always says it's the climber ;)
This big kid is so ready to join his big brothers in going to school! He won't start until next year, but he likes to put on his backpack and walk around with it. We tell him that he's going to "baby school" at daycare, and he loves it lol
I've been really trying to focus on eating healthier, more nutrient-rich foods. So...instead of grabbing McDonald's or doughnuts, I'm eating this kind of stuff most mornings for breakfast. It totals right around 450-500 calories, depending on what I throw in there (sometimes it's a couple eggs). The hemp hearts are something new, but I LOVE them! They add hardly any calories, but man do they ever keep me full throughout the morning!
Sometimes I think I would've made a great editor lol I like to cut through the fluff and pick out the biggest impact stuff. It's very seldom that I actually underline an entire paragraph.
Another successful Owners' Day in the books!
At the beginning of this month, we were still able to all go out together, but sadly, by the end, we were not :(
The difficult part about bringing Mark with us places is that I've got two very slow children who move at a snail's pace, and then I've got Mark along with two slightly older kids who move way too fast. Except the fast ones never stay together, so I find myself scrambling. I just can't do it anymore, and that is such a harsh realization.
This is about as good as it gets usually.
I love this man so, so, so much! It's horrific to see the disease continue to eat away at his brain :( After I finished taking this picture, he apologized for being so overweight. It just broke me :(
Even his smile has changed :(
Fall arrived!
I finally got around to installing my new closet organizer! I LOVE it!!
I jokingly took this picture one morning, trying to denote the messy mirror and messy me as my "normal". I feel like it would represent my entire life right now if the mirror was cracked as well. I feel like I'm in this fog, can't see clearly most of the time, and just don't have the time for myself to even get dressed on the weekends. Nor do I have the energy to simply clean off the mirror so I can see better. I know this isn't every day, but it feels like it a lot.
This is also a good picture of my reality. It's sweet, really, but it's exhausting. I love this baby boy, but it hurts my heart for him to see me so broken. He's a really, really, really good hugger :)
It's not often that I have time to bake anymore, but one particular weekend, that's just what we did. I made a pretty darn delicious apple pie from scratch and had the kiddos learn more about making pie crust. The problem was that the only interested helpers were the babies, so I'm not sure how much learning was absorbed lol
Miss Kinsley Jo was also very clingy, so I had to hold her through much of the process, which also was not super helpful.
Ryan took to scooping the seeds out of the squash very well. So.Cute.
Gosh I love these guys :)
I was in a pretty low spot when we had this day, honestly. I don't know that anyone would even believe me, but I didn't even have a single slice of this pie. The big kids each had small slices with some ice cream shortly after it came out of the oven, and then I gave about a third of it to Mark's brother and Mom, and the other half of it ended up in the garbage a couple weeks later. I was *trying* to be all healthy, but seriously - who throws half a homemade apple pie in the garbage? An emotionally wrecked wife of a dementia patient - that's who :(
These two didn't mind the pie or the later bedtime on the weekend ;)
I feel like it took a really long time for this to come, but he's slowly writing his name better!
This kid just melts my heart :) I love him so!
I got to accompany this guy to the local emergency services building
He LOVED it!! ♥
This guy especially loved having Uncle Daniel in town for a few weeks. His big request was to have Uncle Daniel come over and do Mario coloring and sticker books with him before bed.
Trust me - I'm not always all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
I love watching her "ride" this "bike". She doesn't even sit down - just walks with it between her legs and her little boots hit the wheels. It makes me giggle every time.
It feels really good to serve others in the midst of our chaos. These ladies and I got together to do some freezer meal prep for our dear friend Diane who is battling cancer. It was a short, but blessed evening!
Does anyone else completely freak out when you get this look from your kids? It's that look that says, "Man - I've gotta get this under control within the next 10 years or I am SO SCREWED when the teenage years come!"
This particular night was one of those ones where I was feeling completely at my wits' end. I was ready to just give up on everyone, BUT...I had 4 little kiddos who needed to find something to do for fear of the house coming unhinged at the seams. So...I found the little pizza crusts I had bought a couple weeks prior and decided pizza and UNO Attack were in order. It lasted all of two rounds before Ryan repeatedly hit the button until all the cards came out and screamed like a banshee when I took them away. Kids. It was a fun night overall, though!
Seriously lol
This kid is such a little powerhouse!
So is this one, if I can keep him away from the electronics...
It wouldn't be autumn if the boys didn't get to bury me in leaves!
The thing I struggle with most of all lately is really being able to enjoy the short moments of bliss when they come. I had an unexpected 20 minutes of no kids, as the babies were sleeping and the big kids were at their friends' house, and I was able to sit down with a piece of caramel apple pie with streusel, a cup of decaf and an awesome Hallmark movie. 20 Minutes just seems like a really, really long time these days to be indulgent. It isn't really in my nature to sit still that long.
The boys got these for Christmas a couple years ago from Mark's Dad and step-Mom. They promptly lost the battery compartment flaps and we couldn't keep the batteries in, so we put them up. Well...I finally found all the cases, so I got them back in business. Kendrick and his neighborhood buddy were playing with them and having a jolly good time!
As the weather gets cooler, we're seeing more and more of this at home. I'm not sure why it didn't occur to me sooner to just...lock the computer.
Sideways selfie with my guy!
One of my favorite activities of the year for sure! My, how the time flies! Kendrick on the left is from 2014, and the right is from 2018.
I felt kinda bad that Kinsley didn't get her own this year, but we all had a great time anyway!
I LOVE the pumpkin carving at Ryan's age in particular. It's their first time really participating, and their first time really getting a feel for the "pumpkin guts", and it's so darn cute!
It does feel a little weird setting up a timer just to capture pictures of me with my kids, but ya know what? It's the way MY kids will remember the day, so why not?
Cashel's first year actually carving (under close supervision). My tiny little baby is growing up!
My kids are so weird lol
I love watching his little face so intent.
The end of the month brought some pretty intense emotional stuff :( In an effort to curb Mark's eating and swiping food from other residents, we tried a new med that turned out HORRIBLE. Withdrawal from it was even worse. We thankfully started November on a better note, but we were on the verge of him being kicked out :(
Cashel had Grandma Diane and Uncle Daniel join him for Grandparents Day!
My life feels so weird right now, if I'm being honest. Half the time, this is me: Happy, smiling, bubbly, not a care in the world. The other half the time, I'm a weepy, sobbing mess: Emotional, feeling like I've got the wind knocked out of me, overwhelmed and unable to calm. I think it's probably a good thing that my kids balance me out that way, really, but truthfully, aside from how "great" things look, I think that what FTD has stolen from me is my perpetual joy. I certainly HAVE joy at all times, but I also have deep grief and sorrow that I doubt will ever go away, so that's hard.
Exploring our favorite spot! I LOVE taking my kids here, and hope to be able to make it out as the weather allows throughout the winter even. It's so nice to be able to go somewhere that no one is watching us, either out of pity or annoyance or sheer awe that I am on my own with 4 kids. They can just run and explore, and it's so beautiful and peaceful.
A first for us! We found a salamander out there, which was, of course, the highlight of the day for the kids!
I think Kendrick is going to be a budding photographer, even if it's just a hobby of his. He's always wanting to grab my camera ♥
Those leggings and boots with the fur just undo me! She's such a joyful little lady!
You never know who you might encounter when you go out there! Eeeeek!
One of the cutest and yet most frustrating stages with my kids is the one where they insist on pushing the stroller. Walks take ten times as long as they should, and you're constantly trying to correct and then being yelled at like crazy for touching the dang stroller. ::sigh:: Patience.
It was a good 60 degrees out, so those puffy winter coats were getting hot. Kinsley had been in and out of the stroller (big brothers had run way ahead, and I couldn't wait for her to catch up), so I feel like this photo should be entitled "freedom" haha I am going to be in so much trouble with this one. She's got that stink eye down.
I feel like Ryan is a little more anxious than usual lately, although I can't quite pinpoint why. He is always all over me and plays with my hair all the time, but now it has advanced to that when he can't be on ME, he will now play with his own hair. It's sweet, but really sad :(
Cashel has this thing about taking all his papers out of his backpack before I even get a chance to see them. I totally missed the flier about his school fall festival, but caught a little announcement out of the corner of my eye about it going on about an hour after we got home from our walk, and since Kendrick was already dressed up, we got ready and headed off to it. It went fine, but was a reminder that it's HARD to be a single Mom and keep up with everyone without helpers. I desperately WANT to be that attentive Mom whose kids don't run off like all the other parents I see at these things. The ones who are side by side with their 1st grader and focusing on what game they're playing and giving them high-fives and all that jazz. It's hard to realize I just can't be that Mom to all of my kids all the time.
The fourth of my kiddos in this adorable costume! It'll be retired now, I suppose, but how sweet!
Little lady couldn't hang during the hayride ;)
My little pumpkins weren't exactly the most cooperative for pictures at this point :)
We sure enjoyed having Uncle Daniel around for a number of weeks this fall! We didn't see him as often as the boys would have preferred (they sure do miss having a man around the house), but loved it when we did! I enjoyed having a man in the house too, and someone to read to the boys and do Mario coloring books with Kendrick when I was busy doing other things. I forget how drastically much easier it was to do life when Mark was well.
It is extremely hard to catch this guy smiling or laughing without also shaking his head all over the place these days, so a clear Cashel smiling picture is a gift!
As the tree in the front yard gets bigger, so does the leaf pile! It makes me smile, of course, thinking of how it started as just a tiny little stick out of the ground when Mark and I planted it the first year of our marriage.
Miss Sassypants here is a flight risk in the wagon. I know it's toddlerdom and all, but dang - I'm ready for kids who aren't ready to faceplant when we go for a walk lol
It's really hard for me to believe that there was ever a time I thought this house wasn't all we ever wanted or needed. Sure, it needs some basic upkeep (siding this coming spring, a little work on some walls inside, new flooring downstairs, etc.), but it is where all our happiest memories lie. I'd have a really hard time ever moving on from here, I think. It's crazy to think of the years when it wasn't "good enough" for me. Man, what a spoiled little brat I must have sounded like. I feel so, so very blessed.
This is what I NORMALLY get when I ask Cashel to "smile normal" for a picture.
I've been pleasantly surprised at how helpful Kinsley can be! If she spills something, she typically will pick it up. If she sees someone else has spilled something, she will walk over and pick it up too.
She was ALLLL about helping put leaves into bags with us this year, and it was ADORABLE.
Cashel has become SUCH a helpful big brother this year! His attitude isn't always the best (I mean, living with 2 toddlers and a preschooler isn't the easiest, so I "get" that), but most of the time, I can ask him simple things like getting Kinsley a sippy cup or milk or water, and he's on it!
I am so grateful for my neighbor friends and their kiddos! Brooklyn is my friend Jill's daughter, and she is so great with little Kinsley! I've had her watch the little ones a few times, and they love her!
I LOVE when my kiddos are this age! The BEST pictures are when you sit on the ground and specifically tell them, "Don't you dare get Mommy!" lol
A tinge blurry, but this kid is innovative lol He figured that he could put the big wagon hooked onto the arm rest of his tractor and take it for a spin. It was super helpful when carting the bags of leaves around lol
I guess it's a good thing I cleared out the garage and put the jet ski in it this year! That's where Mark used to store it out at the farm!
Time for a little Halloween Trail!
The day had been a little too big, and this little "fire doggy" was super tired in the legs.
I just can't get enough of these four! I wish their Daddy could feel the elation I do when I look at them all four just like this. I know the Lord's plans are good and he wants the best for us, but man - it's just so hard sometimes to understand how Mark missing out on this is the best. So hard.
Kent, Pam and Jess were so sweet and had us over for dinner and cake to celebrate my 37th birthday!
My boys were so excited to decorate my birthday cake this year! I told them when I was a little girl, my Mom used to always decorate my cake with mallow pumpkins, so we continued the tradition :)
Happy Birthday to Me!
These sweet ladies serenaded me for my big day and brought THE most delicious brownies I've ever had in my entire life.
These two sweet friends of mine took me to lunch the day after ;) They have been invaluable this past year, and I feel so humbled to have them in my life!
Ten years at my job, and here is what I opted to go with for my 10 year gift! A neck massaging wrap. Heck yes!
I never fail to find INCREDIBLE words of wisdom. I can only hope that this is how I continue to press ahead living my life. There is truly no other way to find abundant joy - ESPECIALLY in the midst of trials - than through Christ.
What it's REALLY like trying to get one stinkin' photo of the four of them together.
And that's finally...October! I'm exhausted thinking about it!
It helps him identify emotions and social etiquette to better prepare him for Kindergarten. It's a WONDERFUL program, and he just absolutely LOVES it! When I ask him what his favorite part is, however, he always says it's the climber ;)
This big kid is so ready to join his big brothers in going to school! He won't start until next year, but he likes to put on his backpack and walk around with it. We tell him that he's going to "baby school" at daycare, and he loves it lol
I've been really trying to focus on eating healthier, more nutrient-rich foods. So...instead of grabbing McDonald's or doughnuts, I'm eating this kind of stuff most mornings for breakfast. It totals right around 450-500 calories, depending on what I throw in there (sometimes it's a couple eggs). The hemp hearts are something new, but I LOVE them! They add hardly any calories, but man do they ever keep me full throughout the morning!
Sometimes I think I would've made a great editor lol I like to cut through the fluff and pick out the biggest impact stuff. It's very seldom that I actually underline an entire paragraph.
Another successful Owners' Day in the books!
At the beginning of this month, we were still able to all go out together, but sadly, by the end, we were not :(
The difficult part about bringing Mark with us places is that I've got two very slow children who move at a snail's pace, and then I've got Mark along with two slightly older kids who move way too fast. Except the fast ones never stay together, so I find myself scrambling. I just can't do it anymore, and that is such a harsh realization.
This is about as good as it gets usually.
I love this man so, so, so much! It's horrific to see the disease continue to eat away at his brain :( After I finished taking this picture, he apologized for being so overweight. It just broke me :(
Even his smile has changed :(
Fall arrived!
I finally got around to installing my new closet organizer! I LOVE it!!
I jokingly took this picture one morning, trying to denote the messy mirror and messy me as my "normal". I feel like it would represent my entire life right now if the mirror was cracked as well. I feel like I'm in this fog, can't see clearly most of the time, and just don't have the time for myself to even get dressed on the weekends. Nor do I have the energy to simply clean off the mirror so I can see better. I know this isn't every day, but it feels like it a lot.
This is also a good picture of my reality. It's sweet, really, but it's exhausting. I love this baby boy, but it hurts my heart for him to see me so broken. He's a really, really, really good hugger :)
It's not often that I have time to bake anymore, but one particular weekend, that's just what we did. I made a pretty darn delicious apple pie from scratch and had the kiddos learn more about making pie crust. The problem was that the only interested helpers were the babies, so I'm not sure how much learning was absorbed lol
Miss Kinsley Jo was also very clingy, so I had to hold her through much of the process, which also was not super helpful.
Ryan took to scooping the seeds out of the squash very well. So.Cute.
Gosh I love these guys :)
I was in a pretty low spot when we had this day, honestly. I don't know that anyone would even believe me, but I didn't even have a single slice of this pie. The big kids each had small slices with some ice cream shortly after it came out of the oven, and then I gave about a third of it to Mark's brother and Mom, and the other half of it ended up in the garbage a couple weeks later. I was *trying* to be all healthy, but seriously - who throws half a homemade apple pie in the garbage? An emotionally wrecked wife of a dementia patient - that's who :(
These two didn't mind the pie or the later bedtime on the weekend ;)
I feel like it took a really long time for this to come, but he's slowly writing his name better!
This kid just melts my heart :) I love him so!
I got to accompany this guy to the local emergency services building
He LOVED it!! ♥
This guy especially loved having Uncle Daniel in town for a few weeks. His big request was to have Uncle Daniel come over and do Mario coloring and sticker books with him before bed.
Trust me - I'm not always all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
I love watching her "ride" this "bike". She doesn't even sit down - just walks with it between her legs and her little boots hit the wheels. It makes me giggle every time.
It feels really good to serve others in the midst of our chaos. These ladies and I got together to do some freezer meal prep for our dear friend Diane who is battling cancer. It was a short, but blessed evening!
Does anyone else completely freak out when you get this look from your kids? It's that look that says, "Man - I've gotta get this under control within the next 10 years or I am SO SCREWED when the teenage years come!"
This particular night was one of those ones where I was feeling completely at my wits' end. I was ready to just give up on everyone, BUT...I had 4 little kiddos who needed to find something to do for fear of the house coming unhinged at the seams. So...I found the little pizza crusts I had bought a couple weeks prior and decided pizza and UNO Attack were in order. It lasted all of two rounds before Ryan repeatedly hit the button until all the cards came out and screamed like a banshee when I took them away. Kids. It was a fun night overall, though!
Seriously lol
This kid is such a little powerhouse!
So is this one, if I can keep him away from the electronics...
It wouldn't be autumn if the boys didn't get to bury me in leaves!
The thing I struggle with most of all lately is really being able to enjoy the short moments of bliss when they come. I had an unexpected 20 minutes of no kids, as the babies were sleeping and the big kids were at their friends' house, and I was able to sit down with a piece of caramel apple pie with streusel, a cup of decaf and an awesome Hallmark movie. 20 Minutes just seems like a really, really long time these days to be indulgent. It isn't really in my nature to sit still that long.
The boys got these for Christmas a couple years ago from Mark's Dad and step-Mom. They promptly lost the battery compartment flaps and we couldn't keep the batteries in, so we put them up. Well...I finally found all the cases, so I got them back in business. Kendrick and his neighborhood buddy were playing with them and having a jolly good time!
As the weather gets cooler, we're seeing more and more of this at home. I'm not sure why it didn't occur to me sooner to just...lock the computer.
Sideways selfie with my guy!
One of my favorite activities of the year for sure! My, how the time flies! Kendrick on the left is from 2014, and the right is from 2018.
I felt kinda bad that Kinsley didn't get her own this year, but we all had a great time anyway!
I LOVE the pumpkin carving at Ryan's age in particular. It's their first time really participating, and their first time really getting a feel for the "pumpkin guts", and it's so darn cute!
It does feel a little weird setting up a timer just to capture pictures of me with my kids, but ya know what? It's the way MY kids will remember the day, so why not?
Cashel's first year actually carving (under close supervision). My tiny little baby is growing up!
My kids are so weird lol
I love watching his little face so intent.
The end of the month brought some pretty intense emotional stuff :( In an effort to curb Mark's eating and swiping food from other residents, we tried a new med that turned out HORRIBLE. Withdrawal from it was even worse. We thankfully started November on a better note, but we were on the verge of him being kicked out :(
Cashel had Grandma Diane and Uncle Daniel join him for Grandparents Day!
My life feels so weird right now, if I'm being honest. Half the time, this is me: Happy, smiling, bubbly, not a care in the world. The other half the time, I'm a weepy, sobbing mess: Emotional, feeling like I've got the wind knocked out of me, overwhelmed and unable to calm. I think it's probably a good thing that my kids balance me out that way, really, but truthfully, aside from how "great" things look, I think that what FTD has stolen from me is my perpetual joy. I certainly HAVE joy at all times, but I also have deep grief and sorrow that I doubt will ever go away, so that's hard.
Exploring our favorite spot! I LOVE taking my kids here, and hope to be able to make it out as the weather allows throughout the winter even. It's so nice to be able to go somewhere that no one is watching us, either out of pity or annoyance or sheer awe that I am on my own with 4 kids. They can just run and explore, and it's so beautiful and peaceful.
A first for us! We found a salamander out there, which was, of course, the highlight of the day for the kids!
I think Kendrick is going to be a budding photographer, even if it's just a hobby of his. He's always wanting to grab my camera ♥
Those leggings and boots with the fur just undo me! She's such a joyful little lady!
You never know who you might encounter when you go out there! Eeeeek!
One of the cutest and yet most frustrating stages with my kids is the one where they insist on pushing the stroller. Walks take ten times as long as they should, and you're constantly trying to correct and then being yelled at like crazy for touching the dang stroller. ::sigh:: Patience.
It was a good 60 degrees out, so those puffy winter coats were getting hot. Kinsley had been in and out of the stroller (big brothers had run way ahead, and I couldn't wait for her to catch up), so I feel like this photo should be entitled "freedom" haha I am going to be in so much trouble with this one. She's got that stink eye down.
I feel like Ryan is a little more anxious than usual lately, although I can't quite pinpoint why. He is always all over me and plays with my hair all the time, but now it has advanced to that when he can't be on ME, he will now play with his own hair. It's sweet, but really sad :(
Cashel has this thing about taking all his papers out of his backpack before I even get a chance to see them. I totally missed the flier about his school fall festival, but caught a little announcement out of the corner of my eye about it going on about an hour after we got home from our walk, and since Kendrick was already dressed up, we got ready and headed off to it. It went fine, but was a reminder that it's HARD to be a single Mom and keep up with everyone without helpers. I desperately WANT to be that attentive Mom whose kids don't run off like all the other parents I see at these things. The ones who are side by side with their 1st grader and focusing on what game they're playing and giving them high-fives and all that jazz. It's hard to realize I just can't be that Mom to all of my kids all the time.
The fourth of my kiddos in this adorable costume! It'll be retired now, I suppose, but how sweet!
Little lady couldn't hang during the hayride ;)
My little pumpkins weren't exactly the most cooperative for pictures at this point :)
We sure enjoyed having Uncle Daniel around for a number of weeks this fall! We didn't see him as often as the boys would have preferred (they sure do miss having a man around the house), but loved it when we did! I enjoyed having a man in the house too, and someone to read to the boys and do Mario coloring books with Kendrick when I was busy doing other things. I forget how drastically much easier it was to do life when Mark was well.
It is extremely hard to catch this guy smiling or laughing without also shaking his head all over the place these days, so a clear Cashel smiling picture is a gift!
As the tree in the front yard gets bigger, so does the leaf pile! It makes me smile, of course, thinking of how it started as just a tiny little stick out of the ground when Mark and I planted it the first year of our marriage.
Miss Sassypants here is a flight risk in the wagon. I know it's toddlerdom and all, but dang - I'm ready for kids who aren't ready to faceplant when we go for a walk lol
It's really hard for me to believe that there was ever a time I thought this house wasn't all we ever wanted or needed. Sure, it needs some basic upkeep (siding this coming spring, a little work on some walls inside, new flooring downstairs, etc.), but it is where all our happiest memories lie. I'd have a really hard time ever moving on from here, I think. It's crazy to think of the years when it wasn't "good enough" for me. Man, what a spoiled little brat I must have sounded like. I feel so, so very blessed.
This is what I NORMALLY get when I ask Cashel to "smile normal" for a picture.
I've been pleasantly surprised at how helpful Kinsley can be! If she spills something, she typically will pick it up. If she sees someone else has spilled something, she will walk over and pick it up too.
She was ALLLL about helping put leaves into bags with us this year, and it was ADORABLE.
Cashel has become SUCH a helpful big brother this year! His attitude isn't always the best (I mean, living with 2 toddlers and a preschooler isn't the easiest, so I "get" that), but most of the time, I can ask him simple things like getting Kinsley a sippy cup or milk or water, and he's on it!
I am so grateful for my neighbor friends and their kiddos! Brooklyn is my friend Jill's daughter, and she is so great with little Kinsley! I've had her watch the little ones a few times, and they love her!
I LOVE when my kiddos are this age! The BEST pictures are when you sit on the ground and specifically tell them, "Don't you dare get Mommy!" lol
A tinge blurry, but this kid is innovative lol He figured that he could put the big wagon hooked onto the arm rest of his tractor and take it for a spin. It was super helpful when carting the bags of leaves around lol
I guess it's a good thing I cleared out the garage and put the jet ski in it this year! That's where Mark used to store it out at the farm!
Time for a little Halloween Trail!
The day had been a little too big, and this little "fire doggy" was super tired in the legs.
I just can't get enough of these four! I wish their Daddy could feel the elation I do when I look at them all four just like this. I know the Lord's plans are good and he wants the best for us, but man - it's just so hard sometimes to understand how Mark missing out on this is the best. So hard.
Kent, Pam and Jess were so sweet and had us over for dinner and cake to celebrate my 37th birthday!
My boys were so excited to decorate my birthday cake this year! I told them when I was a little girl, my Mom used to always decorate my cake with mallow pumpkins, so we continued the tradition :)
Happy Birthday to Me!
These sweet ladies serenaded me for my big day and brought THE most delicious brownies I've ever had in my entire life.
These two sweet friends of mine took me to lunch the day after ;) They have been invaluable this past year, and I feel so humbled to have them in my life!
Ten years at my job, and here is what I opted to go with for my 10 year gift! A neck massaging wrap. Heck yes!
I never fail to find INCREDIBLE words of wisdom. I can only hope that this is how I continue to press ahead living my life. There is truly no other way to find abundant joy - ESPECIALLY in the midst of trials - than through Christ.
What it's REALLY like trying to get one stinkin' photo of the four of them together.
