Life These Days

Somedays I just can't believe my life.

I love being married & having three kids.

Sometimes I wonder what my life would

be like had Travis not been in his accident.

That aspect of my life takes SO much

out of me (and my family).

I know this isn't true, but I often

think my life would be perfect

had the accident not happened.

In reality, though, I know nothing in this

world is perfect and that there would be

other things occupying my mind and heart.

It actually shows me how much

I must have taken for granted before.

All of that is a mute point now anyways,

and fortunately I really don't take much

for granted these days.  Like sweet new

friends who have us over...AND have kids

that get along so well with ours!!!  ;)

 AND hubbies who hit it off!

 Seems like we've been friends

with them forever.....

 Supporting a little brother to a kid

we've played on teams with who is

fighting cancer...ABSOLUTELY!!!

And praying for him every single day...

 The best part of all of that:

He is winning his fight!!!!!!!!

My boy loves to read!!!!!!!!

But studying his spelling words?

Not.So.Much!

(I was calling out the words to him

and when he handed them back to me to

check, he had made sentences out of

the words WITH "beeeeeping" in them! ~

something he thinks is quite funny!).

Little does he know it's actually,

BLEEPING!  ha ha!

I love me a treasure...and I love me some

plates to put in my glass cabinet in the

corner of my kitchen.  Hadlee painted this at

school and then we were able to order

it on different things.  Of course I chose

the plate:  made by my angel, a cupcake,

AND a plate!!!  PRICeLEsS!:)

Dance Pictures with my Darling...

Daddy doesn't allow even an ounce

of make-up for our Diva!!!

Even for dance pictures ;)

She doesn't need it anyways!!!

I.Love.Her.

I have worn contacts since 9th grade.

I deteste glasses!!!  They drive me

crazy.  My contact people have been

begging me to get glasses forever...

and one day, I busted out and did!!!

They were so happy with me that they

threw in a free pair of sunglasses!

Couldn't WAIT to send this to Troy because

he thinks I have an obsession with sunglasses;)

I love my son's devotion & dedication!!!

Out practicing his pitching with Dad........

I love THIS little girl's spunk...

absolutely no desire to sign up for a sport,

but can't get enough of playing

one with her Bubba & Daddy!

The perfect car wash ;)

48 bags of a snack mix for two days

of STARR testing in Walker's class?!?

Why not??? 

(Per teacher's request of room mom...

not my bright idea!)

 First Period English II

on our last day with our student teacher :(

 Cake!!!

 Sweet Miss Rose...with Bodi!

He's a mess!!!  Clayton back there, too!

 Second Period....

 Teaching with Mrs. DeFord & Miss Rose...

one of my best years yet!

 ADORE these two SO much!!!

 SO thankful that Marissa has a job with us now!

 My poor, poor Walker D :(

God bless his heart...he keeps getting

staph, too:( It.kills.me.

Having these spots lanced HURTS sooooo

terribly bad.  I never, ever see him

cry like this.  It's just AWFUL.

 And then it hurts SO MUCH afterwards :(

Hate.that.Stuff.

I truly can sympathize with my baby. 

Park play with precious dance friends....

Kenley, Ella Kate, Hadlee

My Little Love!!!

 Only boys would think to create

a "crime scene"!!!!!!!!

 Jonah & Walker

 Love 'em!!!!!!

Cade won the auction to be

Principal of the Day in 3rd grade

and he chose Walker to join him

in his "office" for a Sonic lunch that day!

Ms. Swafford sent us this pic....

 Teacher Appreciation Day?!?

We are told to bring flowers to the

teachers (so I sent each

one a pretty rose), but I also got

creative...upon the urging of my

friend Amanda;)  Mrs. Decker collects

crosses so she got one with a

flower on it.  Ms. Swafford collects

Willow Trees so she got one that

is holding a bouquet of flowers!  :)

 Our wonderful 'specials' teachers got

a card & lotion (with flowers on it!)

delivered by Hadlee....

 While Walker delivered a pretty

rose to each of them, too!!!

So thankful for friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Especially fun friends like these

on beautiful spring days......

My life?!?

 

Fun, Sweet, Busy & Tiring .............

...and even with something so huge

affecting me and breaking my heart

every single day ~

 My life is still absolutely as close to

perfect as you can get!!!

"Thanksgiving -- giving thanks in everything --

prepares the way that God might show us

His fullest salvation in Christ. 

The act of sacrificing thank offerings to God -

even for the bread and cup of cost,

for cancer and crucifiction -

this prepares the way for God to show us

His fullest salvation from

bitter, angry, resentful lives and

from all sin that estranges us from Him."

Ann Voskamp