I’ve had these exact words on a giant chalk board in my room for the past five years. TRUST HIM. You can do this. p.s. You ARE doing this. I needed to read them every morning and I needed to read them every night. Half the time I was bawling when I read them, …
New Year. I’ve been looking back over 2013 and realizing a few things. 2013 was a big year for our little family. We had lots of changes. {most of which I was dreading} I remember at this time last year being overwhelmed even thinking about everything that would happen this year. Ty would graduate and …
“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage —pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically, to say “no” to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside. Stephen R. Covey About 4 years ago I went to a Time Out for women. I remember listening to a …
Today marks five years since Brad’s death. That is crazy to me. Five years sounds like a long time. And it’s weird because it seems like a lifetime ago and also just yesterday all at the same time. I remember very vividly walking in my bed room to get Addie who was six months old …
Brad – Do you remember when Ty was trying out for soccer at Burkburnett Middle School? And, you must have been flying lates that day because you were home and I was telling you how nervous I was for her and how much I hoped she would make it… on and on. etc etc. And …
10 yrs ago this last weekend I met my soul mate. And he changed everything. I’ve been thinking about that magical little weekend 10 years ago a lot over this past month. Thinking about the totally random miraculous way we even met. (blind date, set up by someone I had met, I think once, about …
I told Sophie the other day that her dance class was having a daddy daughter party. I told her I could go with her, or Grandpa would love to go. That she had lots of people who loved her and many people who would love to go. “So who do you think you want to …
I read this in some little quote book (my favorite kind of book) Our best work is done with the heart breaking, or overflowing. Now, I’m not sure that I’m really doing any official “work”; but since Brad’s death it seems like I go back and forth between those two extremes. Sometimes many times a …
I Just got home from the St. George Triathlon. I am tired, so this will be short – but I just have to say that we have the greatest family ever. This is our third year doing the Tri in honor of Brad. The first year I was scared to death – I had …
It was your birthday on Saturday. It is always bittersweet, But we had a good day. We celebrated and tried to make it about you. The girls loved it. They scribbled on balloons and blew out candles. We watched home movies and Ty even loved that part. Your last birthday that we spent together was …