The past few days we’ve soaked up every bit of togetherness before Sam leaves. Last night, he made banana bread and since I can’t bake to save my life I made coffee 😉 – then we sat outside with Bella for a while. Yes. That mug is my absolute, most inappropriate favorite ever. It’s all…
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Gone Fishing
ContinueToday we took the girls to a lake. Sam and Bella have their own poles, a few months ago we bought some camping/outdoor gear and until it warms up, our practice runs for setting up a camp are short and in town. We did one night in a tent in our old backyard and were…
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The (It Really Happened) House
ContinueWe finally moved into our home. There was a point at the end I thought it might never happen. I can’t tell you the number of times I sent the same documents to everyone over and over. One evening I put my head on the table after reading our lender’s list of things they needed…
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The Accidental Garden
ContinueIt’s nearly 7pm here. Sam is putting a bonfire together in our fire pit. Bella is playing on the grass with all her stuffed dragons around her. I finished a paper on how to interpret Bible verses for one of my two classes that ended today – and this past Monday I started my final…
{About Me}
Sam and I have been married since I was 19. He was 20. He's an OIF, medically retired veteran of the Army and Marines. We have 5 children - Bella was born in 2009 after a rather bumpy pregnancy and her first year was mostly crazy reflux. Preston and Julian, my identical twins, were born at 20 weeks in 2012 and lived only a few hours. Kaden was born full term in 2013 seemingly perfect, and at 4 days old he was found to have cardiomyopathy due to ciHHV-6. He passed away at 3 weeks old. Charlotte was born in 2015, and was a complete surprise to us. Each of them have changed our lives completely.
Currently I'm in school to become a counselor who focuses on trauma and grief.
I love Jesus - even though sometimes I get really angry and upset at the way our life has gone. I hope through my faults, insecurities, snarkiness, selfish nature, and general mess - my love for Christ and His work in my life shines through in my story.
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