Trying to catch up

Just a few pics to let you know what I've been up too....

Soccer time

My boys are on different teams and love, love, love soccer. It is amazing to see them interact. They are growing so darn fast. Jonas is the team kicker. He is really good! ZZ is team clown. He is best friends with a boy on the team (also in preschool together) and to watch them together is a riot! ZZ is totally atheletic but not as serious as Mr. J!

Wheelchair

Full story to come, but dear hubby has been sporting the 4 wheels for 10 days now with probably many more to endure. Friends have sure been life rafts during this time of stress and feeling overwhelmed. Thank you guys~

Lilacs

Thats right folks, I have 6 mature lilac bushes (really tree's) in my new yard. I couldn't be more thrilled and my home is already filled to the brim with them!

Its ALMOST swimmin' time! 'Nuff said....

Nature walks with my boys

I am raising OUTSIDE boys. We love to go on walks with a bucket and pick up all the treasures we find. Even with all the stress I'm feeling lately, they make me smile and are ever forgiving for my short fuse. They tell me to stop being crabby and it puts me back on my "nice mommy" highway. They are my rock and my oak tree. Strong and tall for me right now (even when they make funny faces and are jumping off our rock wall-hehe).

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Bend in the road

Sometimes we come to life's crossroads
And we view what we think is the end.
But God has a much wider vision
And he knows that it's only a bend-
The road will go on and get smoother
And after we've stopped for a rest,
The path that lies hidden beyond us
Is often the path that is best.
So rest and relax and grow stronger,
Let go and let God share your load
And have faith in a brighter tomorrow-
You've just come to a bend in the road.
(Helen Steiner Rice)

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers and concern during this time. There has been a huge bend in our road this weekend and it will be pretty bumpy for the next few months. Your friendship is invaluable to me and I can't express in words how full my heart is with gratitude.

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