A weekend to remember...

This past week my husband needed to travel for a business trip. We decided to tag along and visit some family and friends in the area, while he was working. My Aunt lives there in the city, so me and my boys spent her day off from work going to lunch, seeing a movie and doing some shopping. The next day she had to work, so we decided to make a trip down to a nearby town to visit some friends. A year before Jason and I were married, he was transferred with his job. After we were married, that is where we lived for 4 years. Moving to a town where you know NO ONE was very hard for me. I prayed that I would easily make friends and find a church that I loved. Boy, did God answer that prayer! We made some of the most amazing lifelong friendships you could possibly imagine. Going back to visit many of them was so unbelievably theraputic. We had a chance to visit even more of them on our drive home the next day. These are the kind of friends that you hug the biggest, you laugh the hardest with, and you miss the most when you leave again. We all go through seasons in our life, seasons of too many friends and seasons of none at all. I was reminded this past weekend how these friends have painted my life with so many happy memories and how blessed I am to have them in my life. My question to all of you... "Who are the friends in your life that if you moved and no longer lived near, would you travel hours just to see?" "Who are the ones that you have moved away from, and you need to go see?" Those people likely have made huge imprints on your life, and if at all possible those relationships should never be allowed to die. They are too precious!

My mom is headed to Haiti...

My mom was a stay at home mom all my life. After I, the youngest of three kids, got married and moved away, she decided to go back to school. She graduated with her RN and a burden to help others. She went straight into critical care and working in an ER. She loved it!! She worked there a few years, and then decided to slow down the pace and work for a Family Doctor's practice. She has always dreamed of taking her education into the mission field, going aboard Mercy Ships, to help a Samaritain's Purse outreach, etc... Well, two months ago her opportunity came knocking. Our church, along with Sharing International, is sending a team into Haiti on a medical mission. My mom is on that team. They will be traveling up into the areas less visited by relief workers. Reaching out to those who have not been able to come down out of the mountain villages to get the medical help they need. I could not be more proud and yet more nervous all at the same time. Where is my faith, you ask? Don't judge me, this is my mommy we're talking about... LOL! They leave first thing in the morning for an eight day journey. My request is to ask all who read this to pray for their safety and security. Will you join me??

A long weeked...

This past weekend was such a great weekend. I hope you all enjoyed some family time, I sure did. My family has a tradition of always spending the fourth of July at a nearby hotel. It is on a waterway in a very nice area, we walk to eat, go see a movie, go back to the room to celebrate my mom's birthday, and then watch fireworks. As my husband and I sat there watching the fireworks he said, "This is what matters." I asked what he meant and he answered, "Your dad has worked so hard all of your life so we can have times like these. Your dad is the happiest when we are all together looking up at fireworks, making memories." It's true... My home life was complicated. That is something maybe one day I will share, but not yet. Moments of peace, when we are all enjoying each other's time, smiling and happy are so precious. We have had a number of deaths among family and friends in the past year and a half, but we had our faith and our family's support to get through it. My husband was right... "Family" is what matters. I am so grateful for mine.

So here we go...

Why a blog? Why now? Well, I have wanted to start one for a long time... it just seemed like something I would enjoy. I hope some people will benefit from some of my sharings. I pray that my life will in some way add to others, if nothing else it will teach you that I do not see life too seriously. I am very laid back, I am very positive, and I love to encourage people. So, if this brings a smile, at some point, to your face... I'd love to hear about it. Join me on this journey... I think we will have fun together!

Who am I? I am a stay at home mom of two precious boys. I have been married for 13 years (in two weeks) to my best friend. It is quite the story... if you are a romantic, it will leave you blissfully thrilled. Don't worry, I will share sooner than later. My kids are not perfect, but they are incredible, they are like me and my husband, and not at all like us... that is what makes them uniquely them. Over time you will get to know them and discover that they are polar opposites of each other and HILARIOUS. I am unashamed to call my self a Daughter of The One True God, my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I am blessed beyond my understanding to have been given a gifting and calling to lead people in worship, and it is my utmost honor to serve in that manner. I love all things music! I sing it, I write it, I listen to it, it is a huge part of who I am. So, enough about me for now... we will get better acquainted as we go. Welcome to my world!!