Blessed with Six

We have been "iced in" for four days. I should have been working on my blog. I am finally taking a break from laundry and reality television to do so! I am not a real fan of the month of January. I am usually broke, it is freezing, and I have lost three precious people in the month of January. I really don't want all of my post to be about death, it seems like the last couple have been, but I am paying tribute to three special people that the Lord allowed for me to have in my life and have left lasting impressions. Today is January 13th. One year ago one of my best friends past away due to pancreatic cancer. He died 7 weeks after he found out. Randy was a great father, coach, and friend. I miss hearing him chuckle. He was great. The way we lost him has had an impact on me. Now that I am in my 30's I tend to look at life and the value of it a lot more differently than I did in my 20's and teens. Randy you are in our thoughts daily! This past Sunday was January

Today is the first day of 2011!! I pray that this year the Lord will shine His favor upon us. 2010 was one of the hardest years of my life, besides 2009! With the old year closing and a new one starting I reflect on so many things and "resolutions". Reflections: *God has not failed me, He has provided all of our needs. *I am thankful for the health of my family, the roof over our heads, our jobs and the love we share. *2010 was a year of learning and 2011 will be the year to apply what I have learned. *I really believe that life is not measured by how many breaths you take, but by the moments that take our breath away. *I have been challenged tremendously as a parent this year. Stretched in so many ways. I have experienced so many feelings and emotions that I have no idea where they came from, all because I am a parent. Everything was easier when they were babies and I could change a diaper or fix a bottle and everything would be okay. From about 11 years on it is not