It's the New Year!

It feels so good to be back home! Boys are out playing and finally getting to play on their swing set for the first time (thanks to all of the rain we have had!) Christmas is down and things are semi-organized. Dinner is in the crock-pot, so I am taking a few minutes to catch up on things. Good day? I'd say so! We all had a wonderful time in Louisiana last week. I can't say we did too much besides celebrate Christmas a few times, but it was great. The boys got to spend quality time with all of the grandparents and a few aunts. They played hard and I worked hard keeping the mess cleaned up after them! :) Guess that's the way it goes when you have lots of new toys to play with. I, personally, had a great Christmas. I didn't really ask for anything this year because I seem to have all I need right now, but got everything I would have asked for!! Worked out just perfectly. So with that, I say "thank-you!" Thank you to all that love us for who we are and give unconditionally. We love you and thank you so very much.

Now that it's all over, I can't help but think how fast March will be here. It seems that January and February is filled already with a conference in Atlanta, interview dinner, Success School, registering for Pre-K3 ;(, and so the list goes on. But March brings a vacation for Mark and a new nephew, so we are all pretty excited about that!

While our life seems to be going great except for the normal life that gets in the way, there are several others that could really use some extra prayer right now. I guess I would call them my friends even though we really aren't, but Rebekah and Garrett Thompson had to say good-bye to a sweet little 22 week old girl last week. All were praying for a miracle that she'd be born healthy, but God had other plans for her and them. This hit me so hard last week when I saw the news on facebook. I had no words and don't even know what I would do if I were in those shoes. So praying is what I am doing and I ask that you will too as they grief during this time. There are several other couples that have mis-carried recently (I'm choosing not to share their names) so remember these unspoken as well. I love the song that God will let us bend, but not break! Sometimes it's hard to see that, but oh so true.

Love to all and I hope that this new year brings you joy, peace, health, and so much more than you ever dreamed!