Sometimes . . .

Your heart just hurts. Hurts so badly that you don't think it will ever stop hurting. But then God's grace allows the hurt to ease up a little bit. Then a little bit more & with time, the hurt is almost gone. Almost. Lately my heart has been hurting a lot. We have so much going on in our family. My Uncle Ken had a heart attack & is recouping. My Uncle Jim has serious issues with the blood flow in his legs. My Uncle Tom had a Total Laryngectomy yesterday so that after 9 years of not being able to eat he will hopefully be able to do so once again. My cousin Cindy has breast cancer.

And last, but certainly not least, Ken's Aunt Doris died on Tuesday. She was such a special, special lady. Her warm smile, loving heart & her keen sense of humor will be greatly missed by many. She had a way of making everyone she came in contact with feel loved. Instantly. We will miss her so very, very much.

So, my heart is hurting right now. Because so many people I love are hurting right now. Please keep our families in your thoughts & prayers. We need them.

Take good care of YOU & as always . . . peace & love! HUGS!!!

WOW! Long time no update . . .

I really don't know how things get so CRAZY around here, but they sure do! We have been VERY busy helping the kids prepare & paint the outside of their home for the last couple weeks. As Jilli stated when they pulled up after church on Sunday, "My home looks BEAUTIFUL!!!" It really does look beautiful!! I can't believe I didn't take photos yet, but I haven't. Hanging head in shame. I need to try & get over there tonight & take some so I can share them here with everyone.

I haven't scrapped in weeks & I really do miss it! I'm going to be working on a very special project in the coming weeks, so I'll be very busy with that! We haven't been out to the beach lately either & I really miss doing that also! Hopefully, things will calm down a bit now & we can get back into our routine! But, I'm not complaining! We LOVE helping the kids!

Here's the last layout I completed weeks ago. It was for a challenge to create a layout about things around your home.



I hope everyone is doing well, & I'll try to update more often! As always . . . peace & love!