We haven't gotten a professional family picture since Jocee was about a year old. Umm, yes I do realize that she is now FIVE and we have added another babe to the family. I guess it has been a crazy four years, or maybe I'm just lazy! So anytime we are dressed nice and all have our hair mostly brushed I'm trying to get a family pic. Clearly being dressed with hair brushed doesn't happen much in this fam:) Here is our latest attempt from Uncle Jason and Aunt Bethany's wedding this past weekend! Jake wasn't happy for this one second. He was happy before and after, go figure.

Love the weekend!!!

Weekends used to drive me C.R.A.Z.Y! Everyone would be home from work and school the house, that I had worked all week on, would be a mess. I would be soooo annoyed and then feel guilty on Monday morning that I was happy when everyone went back to their schedule. Well times are changin'. These days I have been feeling like there is no routine in my life, whatsoever. Like.none.at.all. It's been like this for about a year. Scary huh?! I've been trying for a while to recreate a routine and it hasn't been working really. Recently though in the last couple weeks I have been trying to shift my focus from these earthly things to those from above. And well it is sorta paying off! I'm not near perfect or even remotely close but things are changing. For the better. God is teaching me great things by me working nights, and I'm a pretty slow learner:) I started working for reasons that were totally not Christ focused and were focused on me worrying about things like money and benefits and he it using things that I never imagined to turn my heart towards HIM.
I do however now LOVE my weekends. Partly now because Friday night is the only night I consistently can have 10 hours of sleep. I'm also enjoying my family more than I have in a while. I'm trying to remember that these are the only years I get with my kids. Caleb will be graduating in 7 years. That seems like a long time, until I remember that the last 11 went by in the blink of an eye.
I just can't even begin to wrap my mind around all the things that God is doing in my life. The way he is showing me his hand in the most random (in my mind) ways, the people from afar that he is bringing into my life to show me loving kindness and encouragement. I can't even begin to fathom what he has planned. I'm slowly learning that I don't need to know every detail and have it all figured out for the next 72 years. I am however very excited to be along for the ride.
Sorry for my complete randomness. He hasn't cured the ADD that I seem to have sometimes. More prayer for that:)

No more fever!!!! Caleb had strep and Andy just must of had a cold. He is feeling much better!

Please pray...

Please pray for Andy. He came home last night from work and went right to bed. He has a fever, which is no big deal, except last time my sweet husband had a fever we ended up in the hospital with a mystery, deathly ill, illness for 13 days. So I'm trying hard not to overreact and freak out, which is what I do best, and just trust in the Lord and uphold my sweet one in prayer. I would totally appreciate if you would too!

And the running begins....

Weeks until the half marathon-12

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Miles run so far-8.5

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I'm behind so lots of running for me!

Today kicks off my training start.....again!

Just fyi for any of you who want to join (and I know you ALL do) it's not too late:)

My sweet littlest boy

This morning I come downstairs in an effort to convice Jake we should probably eat breakfast before we watched Lightning McQueen. AGAIN. And this was our conversation....

Jake-Can I have a bowl?

Mom-Yes, here...

Jake struggling to rip open a bag of cereal.

Jake-I waaaannnnnaaaa spill it!

Mom(still making my coffee)-What?

Jake-I waaaannnnnaaaa SPILL IT!

Mom-Spill what?

Jake-My cereal...I wanna spill it in my bowl!

Yeah some mornings I don't quite have my brain on by the time Jake needs my help. Good thing he's so patient! I need to document these sweet things in blog world or befor I know it he will be all grown up and I won't remember them anymore.

THANK YOU!!!!

I can't even express the extent of my thanks to all of you that have kept me and my family in your prayers. And to my family... I love you all so much and I am so proud of you!!!

I stole this from my sisters facebook status, but I don't know if I could have said it any better....so thank you all who have kept us in your prayers, we needed it, we felt it and I'm not sure I could have got through it with out them.

THANK YOU!