Blessed with Six

I know the title is a little dramatic, but I couldn't think of a better one. Today as a nation we come together to remember the tragic events 10 years ago. Anyone over the age of 5 ( yes I am stretching it, my middle son was two and he doesn't remember) remembers how our time as Americans stood still. Everyone that remembers, remembers what they were doing at the exact moment that we found out our country was under attack. For me, I was at home with my youngest two children at the time. Devyn and Daulton were in school and I was in my living room feeding my baby ( Gracie was three weeks old) and Brady was watching Blues Clues. My mother in law called me and told me to turn it to the news, a plane had just flown into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. I sat there in shock as I watched the towers collapse, the eerie feeling of not knowing what else was to come. I remember thinking, " Wait, what about all of those people that are still inside?" My heart was hea...

This week has been very challenging, and it is not even over yet! My middle four started back to school on Monday, today Devyn starts college and Friday Addie starts pre-k. I have done good so far to keep my emotions in check. Today and Friday will be the hardest, I am getting old. Today, at 2:00 college official begins for Devyn, I am so excited for her! I did not experience the college life, I am thrilled that she is, and guess what , the whole semester is paid for! She got HOPE and the Pell grant, all she has to pay is about $200 in books, not to shabby :) Last night in my quiet time I could not stop thinking about my oldest. I grew up with her, she has helped shape who I am. This is my tribute to her: What I See    When I look at you,    I see a fragile infant that made a dramatic debut, a fighter, who beat the odds.   I see a sassy toddler who had a question and answer for everything. Who loved   to learn and experience the world....

Yeah , my 60th post! What ever, I am still a slacker. School is about to start and this summer just flew by.  Colby played allstars for the first time this year. His team won the State B. Championship. Brady and Daulton both played travel, which led to an exhausting trip to Myrtle Beach.  Addison and Gracie just tagged along. We got to sleep in everyday and we watched a lot of movies this summer! Devyn will start college in two weeks. She has now decided to go into nursing. The growth in her in the past two months has been amazing. The Lord has really worked in her life. We have become closer. She has always been a daddy's girl, but we have developed an even closer relationship this past year. Have I said before that she is my hero? Yes she is. She just experienced one of the hardest trials in her life. She cried for the night, but come the next day she chose to let the Lord heal her broken heart and move on. Watching her the past three days has been amazing. I know the Lo...

I have finally taken the time to reflect, at least I am staying active. The past five months have gone by so fast. School is out and tomorrow is my last day to work for seven weeks. The past month has been extremely hard. Bittersweet. Devyn, my oldest graduated from high school. Devyn graduated with Honors! I am so proud of what she has accomplished, but also of my Lord being Glorified through her life.  I have so many mixed emotions. I shed tears of praise, because who would of ever thought that I would be the mother of such an awesome kid? People didn't think Mike and I would make it. Look at us now. My Lord is a God of impossibilities, and He beats the odds, and allows us to experience, grace and victory at the same time.  This is Devyn's story:  http://blesdw6.blogspot.com/2009/02/blues.html I have written about it before. As I sat through graduation, my tears choked me up, for I know how awesome my God is, and I am overwhelmed with HIS blessings. I pray tha...

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...

It took me twenty two times to get a Christmas Picture. Getting this crew together to get a picture is a nightmare. I can never get them to smile at the same time. Some one is always making a face or moving.  I finally got this one, which turned out pretty good. We took this one if front of the Christmas Tree at church. At least Addison is not crying! These will be the memories that I cherish and the Christmas picture with all six is a tradition. I love my kids. They drive me crazy, but they are mine. Here are a couple of honorablel mentions to the Christmas card this year... This one Daulton decided to "break wind" and they all thought it was funny, actually there us one in here where they all look like they are holding their breath. All Daulton needs is some encouragement, so from then on he kept on doing what most 8 year olds know how to do , the old hand under the arm pit trick to make the farting noises, so this is what I got... and this one and this one, I ha...