Workin' at the Carwash

Oh yeah, with help like this, who would ever need to pay good money at a car wash?!?!?

I'm just saying!

So So Sick

I spent yesterday cleaning house and organizing my new recipe box.  It was a slow and peaceful day until........

I had been emailing back and forth with my case worker, filling out our I800 financial info and whatnot.  She said everything looks good and was about to submit it.  I was so thrilled.  It has only been two days since our LOA and we were already movin' on!

Then she emailed me back, which was odd.  We had missed one signature line.  She had to have an original signature on the document, so emailing or faxing just wouldn't work.  OK we can handle this.  I was ready to just head out to our "local" UP$ store, 60 miles away.  We decided we had better call first, just to check when final drop off was.

Get ready for it....

We would miss it by 25 minutes.

Oh yeah, I was not happy.

It cannot go out until today, which means it can't get to the ageny 'til Friday.

1 missed signature.

25 minutes.

Cost us 2 days.

After all this, all I wanted was to get to bed.

About 1:00 am I awoke not feeling well at all.  I have apparently caught the stomach virus that is going around school.  Funny thing is none of the girls have had it yet.  I am the first!

Well ain't that just special!

Needless to say, it was a loooooong night with my head in the toilet.

And yes I am a bit grumpy.

Still here...

Hello all. Thank you for your prayers and patience as we walk through this difficult time. It still at times feels a bit unreal. My Savior, however, has been right beside me thru it all. I cannot tell you how much he has carried me these last few weeks. And the lessons learned are too numerous and too complex to ever articulate. It feels at times that he has completely dumped all of myself out and is replacing it with a new me. He has such a patient and loving and personal way about him. I will forever be grateful and full of praise to him for all of this. I do not understand why this had to happen to our family. To be perfectly honest, I do not even like that it happened. But I want his way more than my way, and therefore I will continue to seek him with every fiber of my being.



A few months ago, Gwen recommended the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan. I bought it right before Derrick's accident, but I did not read it until this past week. This is a book written directly from and to my heart. I just kept reading passages to Wayne and he would say, "That's what I've been trying to say." Suffice it to say, God is definately beginning another journey for us. More details later. And if you haven't read this book, read it now! If defines the core of our purpose. It explains the purpose of our being. If you have ever looked at God and said, "Is this really all there is to it?", read this book to hear HIM answer you. Seriously.



Please continue to pray for our family as we situate ourselves into this new normal. We will not fall, but the walking is tough some days. We love you all!

I've been....

...loving life.
...enjoying getting to know my sweet Savior a little more each day.
...chasing my Ashlyn playing volleyball, then basketball.
...chasing my Sarah learning about Jr. High life.
...chasing my Sydney everywhere.
...learning to simplify.
...learning what is important to my sweet Savior.
...learning that those same things are all that's is important.
...sewing clothes for Sydney.
...sewing quilts.
...making soap.
...trying to make candles.
...loving visiting my bloggy friends almost daily.
...loving my sweet husband.
...loving my coffee.
...happy.