tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24973994885693655162024-03-04T22:30:59.007-06:00Two Shepherds + Three Little LambsCheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-62223264825091901162016-12-23T21:00:00.000-06:002016-12-23T21:00:49.730-06:00Dearest Lexi, on your 13th Birthday...Dearest Lexi,<br />
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Today you turn 13. You are officially a teenager! It has gone by so fast!<br />
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You were the first to call me mommy. You were the first to show me the unconditional love and bond between a mother and her child. You were the first to show me how to keep my cool when you cut your own hair at 5 years old. You were the first to sass me when I wouldn't let you scratch your chicken pox. You were the first to bring me to tears when you started to cry because your easy bake oven burnt the cookies. You were and are and will always be the first to teach us how to dive into each new stage of life with our children. <br />
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You are so independent and strong! You are mature for your age and wise beyond your years. You're an "old soul" and I love that about you! You love your vinyl records and vintage clothes and you're easily the coolest 13 year old I have ever met! I love that you don't like to be like everyone else. I love that you stand up for yourself and you aren't afraid to speak your mind, even when your opinion is not the "popular" one. I love that you haven't decided you are too old to snuggle with your momma. I love that you laugh at yourself. I love your heart and how you genuinely care about others. I love that you take the time and have the patience to teach your siblings how to do something new. I LOVE YOU AND EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU. <br />
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My advice to you as you continue to grow into the amazing woman I know you will be is to keep being YOU. Love The Lord. Accept & Love others. Use your talents to please the Lord and to bring Glory to His name. Always take the high road. Believe in yourself. Know that you are beautiful. Continue to be a good example for these little people who call you their big sister. Love unconditionally, forgive easily, & pray often, baby girl. <br />
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There will be so many more memories for us to make with you and so many more first experiences. Soon enough, you will learn to drive, maybe get your first job, go to high school, college, and maybe even fall in love. We will be here, every step of the way. For every heartache, every victory, every concert, every school play, every scraped knee...just trust and know that we are here. There is never a secret too big that would make our love less for you.<br />
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Above all, Hold on tight to your faith and don't let anyone come between you and your relationship with The Lord.<br />
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Happy Birthday my sweet, intelligent, strong, independent, beautiful first born. I love you most =.<br />
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<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-42879883229195871232015-10-31T01:34:00.000-05:002015-11-26T20:37:28.974-06:004 Little Lambs.They say life can change in an instant. It's true. October 2008 was a dark time in my life. I felt like everything was falling apart. One phone call, one test result...changed everything. I blamed God. I blamed myself. I blamed anyone who loved me enough to let me blame them. Six letters changed my world forever. C-A-N-C-E-R. <br />
The night I got the news, I got my first tattoo (rebellious, right?). It's not as cool as it sounds. I got a cancer ribbon tattooed on my foot. I was in so much pain inside that I guess I wanted to FEEL the pain on the outside too. It didn't work. It didn't change anything. Not only did I still have cancer, but now I had a constant reminder every time I looked down.<br />
It didn't stop with cancer either. The doctor recommended a full hysterectomy STAT. I was devastated. I was only 25. I wanted more children. I wasn't done. I needed to be able to plan my own future. I wanted the choice! How could God put me in this position? What had I done that was so awful? This had to be a punishment, right? I was so wrong.<br />
You see, I was so concerned with what I wanted in life that I was ignoring that still small voice. That voice that had called me time and time again to do something unimaginable. That voice that, despite my doubts, told me over and over again that I could love another woman's child as my own. Since I was a young adult, I had felt compelled to pray about adoption. But things had changed. I was older now. I had a family. Surely, God's plans for my life had changed. <br />
Really, I just couldn't imagine it. I had two children. I knew what it was like to absolutely fall in love with this tiny little thing you had helped to create. How could I love someone else's child the same way I loved my own? How could I even compare my love for someone else's child to the love for my own flesh and blood? I was wrong.<br />
I put off my surgery. Heck, I wouldn't even answer the phone when my doctor's office would call me. I was bound and determined to "fight" cancer without even trying. I was going to do nothing and cancer was just going to go away. I was wrong.<br />
I started some recommended medications and I was SICK! I was happier with the thought of dying than the miserable life I was living, laying on the bathroom floor. I began to realize that the same thing the hysterectomy was going to do (take away my ability to have more babies), those drugs I was prescribed were going to do the same thing. They were going to make it impossible to get pregnant or even worse, impossible to carry a HEALTHY baby. I relented. Several months after my original diagnosis, I scheduled my surgery. I was scheduled to have my hysterectomy in late July 2009. There were several pre-op visits required and even still, more medication. I was sick constantly. I remember so vividly (if you know me, you know that remembering things is rare for me) that I was playing the role of maid of honor in my best friend's wedding (Hi Angela-I love you!) and I was so sick, I could hardly walk down the aisle. But when the big day came around, I rallied like a rock star because I wasn't letting my girl down! <br />
Two weeks later, I had my very last pre-op appointment. I was nervous and sick, so very sick. By this time, I just wanted the surgery to be over so the meds could be over and I could put all of this behind me. I was tired of my children missing out on time with their momma. I was tired of missing work. I was just...tired.<br />
The nurse came back into the room, as she always did. But this time, she looked concerned. She looked concerned enough to make me concerned. I thought something awful must have come back on my blood work. Maybe my white blood cell count was high or my red blood cell count was dangerously low. I had no idea. (Tell me nurse, just tell me!!) "You're pregnant. We will have to postpone your procedure." Wow. That is NOT what I was expecting at all! After a devastating conversation with my doctor about whether my life or my unborn child's life was more important, I knew what I had to do. I knew what I couldn't do, despite his medical opinion.<br />
There were discussions about how dangerous my decision was. I was told I may be inoperable by the end of my pregnancy. I was told the baby could have disabilities because of the meds I was taking when he was conceived. I was terrified.<br />
Thirty three weeks later, we named him Elijah David. He was (and still is) absolutely perfect. There was no sign of any harm from the medications and guess what? I was NOT inoperable. In fact, the pregnancy and hormones that come along with pregnancy had helped to keep the cancer at bay. <br />
My hysterectomy was planned to happen when I was induced with Eli, but because of blood loss and low blood pressure, it was postponed. I was more scared during that waiting period than I was during my pregnancy. I had made it to the finish line. I had carried the baby 38 weeks and I was still unable to have the operation, so why? Why would circumstances make it impossible to have the operation I so desperately needed? <br />
I couldn't have the surgery until I got the all clear at my six week check up, so I waited. I fell into a deep (postpartum) depression. I would stare at the wall and cry for hours. I was terrified that my children (now three) would have to grow up without their mommy all because I had selfishly waited to have the surgery in the first place. I was terrified that the love of my life would have to raise our children without me and even more terrified that none of them would even remember me. I started seeing a psychologist. I know at least one person probably read that line and thought, "I knew she was crazy!". ;) But I would highly recommend that EVERYONE (mentally ill or not) see a therapist of some kind because having that objective perspective from someone is honestly, priceless. He helped me so much. The medication probably didn't hurt either. ;) So, maybe I was/am a little crazy. lol <br />
INTERMISSION (just in case anyone needs a potty break...)<br />
At my six week appointment, all was not well. I had to have a DNC because, well this is probably TMI, so just know that I had to have a DNC and schedule my surgery for at least six more weeks out. August 5th was the day. I will never forget that date. That date means a lot of things to me. That date means my husband has his wife. That date means my children have their mother. That date means my parents have their daughter, my sisters have their (favorite) sister, my nieces and nephews...the list goes on. Two months ago, that date began being something I was grateful for, instead of something I mourned over. August 5th is a day of celebration. It is no longer a day to feel sorry for myself or cry, at least not tears of sadness. August 5th is the day I realized a lifelong calling on my life, but didn't even know it yet. August 5th is the day the Lord gave me to look back on and realize that "everything really does happen for a reason" and "He will never give you more than you can handle". Thank you August 5th.<br />
Almost immediately after my surgery, well...after the weeks of recovery were over, David and I started discussing babies. We knew we wanted more. I knew I wanted more. lol David is ten years older than I am, so new fatherhood was looking great on him, but he wasn't thrilled at the idea of starting over again with an infant. SO...we started looking into adopting an older child. We would look through countless heart galleries and attach ourselves to so many children, we couldn't even remember which heart galleries they were on. We would fall in love every day with the face of a new child, but it never really felt right. <br />
I was confused. I was hurt. I knew that God was calling me to adopt, but it wasn't something I wanted to decide for David and it certainly wasn't something I wanted to do without being absolutely sure. Why had the Lord placed these children and adoption on my heart so heavily when he wasn't going to provide a child for us? Again, I wanted things done in my timing, instead of His. Aren't we all too often like that? Don't we just want things our way and in our time, no matter what? We are humans and humans are selfish. The Lord is not. I began to think I was hearing God all wrong. I began to think it was ME who wanted adoption and not the Lord who wanted me to adopt. I was wrong.<br />
We discussed surrogacy. We even went and saw a doctor and had a close friend ready to see the doctor to discuss carrying for us. We never made it to that doctor's appointment.<br />
The next four years came and went and I had stopped looking at heart galleries, even though my heart was aching every day. In 2013, we were told we would be moving to Atlanta, Ga. Again...devastation. Neither one of us had ever lived outside of the state of Arkansas as adults and had no plans to. Our friends and family were there. Our church was there. But the opportunity was a great one. God was providing for our family in a way we had never even imagined. David got a huge promotion and he could only fulfill that position if he was in Georgia. We moved in December of 2013. It was hard. It was probably the hardest thing I've ever done. I was heartbroken to leave my friends and family, our church, my Bible study (GO BLOOM!), our play group (Hello Small Fries!). I felt horrible for uprooting the children and the guilt would just eat me up some days. But you know what happened? Children are very resilient, much more than us adults are. The kids were happy. They loved our new kid friendly neighborhood and they loved their new school. They were making friends quickly and I felt less guilty every day and more proud of the life we had started to build here in Georgia. <br />
I was still sad. Don't get me wrong. I'm still sad today to think of all we left behind. There are friends that I literally ache to hug some days, but we are where the Lord wants us to be, at least for now. :)<br />
Earlier this year, David and I were praying one night and after we prayed, we had a discussion...again about adoption. But this time something had changed. The Lord was moving in my husband's life and looking back, that is such an incredible thing to have been a part of. After months of praying for confirmation, we had our answer! The next night we were on Facebook and happened to come across a video about a couple's struggle with infertility and adoption and it touched us both so much! It really lit a fire under us to begin our search!! To see the beautiful story of our new friends, Annie and Walt, please go here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/125737644">https://vimeo.com/125737644</a><br />
The next day, We were scanning heart galleries, as we had come accustomed to doing at night after the kids were in bed, when a little girl named Elizabeth stole my heart. I started crying the moment I saw her picture. I had never reacted this way to the heart gallery pictures. We had seen thousands by this time and this one was different. She was beautiful with big brown eyes and cute little braids and she was about Lexi's age (a little younger). It was ironic, but she looked a lot like Eli and I wanted to know everything I could about her as quickly as possible. David was watching TV beside me and I turned my screen to face him and tears started rolling down his face. We were in love. Something about her innocence, her sweet little crooked smile, THOSE. EYES. I immediately called my bff, Tracie Ward. I knew she would know just what to do. She knew everything there was to know about adoption so I needed her to teach me in 2.5 seconds so that first thing in the morning I could call and claim this little girl. It was an incredibly emotional conversation. Tracie could hardly understand me through my UGLY CRYING! I remember her giggling a lot! lol She wasn't giggling to make fun of me, but giggling because she always said..."you will know when you see him/her".<br />
Now I know what you're thinking. Where is our 10 year old with the big brown eyes and cute little braids? <br />
I called at 8am. No one answered. I left a voicemail...or two...or maybe four before actually reaching someone. "She has been matched already, but there are lots of other children still listed as available". They went on to tell me that if her current match fell through, they could call us, but only if we had a home study already completed. WHA?! Yea...we totally forgot that part.<br />
*Ring Ring* I called Tracie and cried and cried and she was there 100%. She knew the pain, she knew the heartache and she knew just what I needed to hear. God used her to heal a wound. I know it sounds silly to some to think we could be that attached to a picture of a little girl we had never met, but the pain was no less real, silly or not. I told Tracie I had, had enough. I wanted to get our home study started and completed and be READY next time. She helped me find some paperwork online and sign up for some courses, etc... That day was August 27th.<br />
August 28th, I woke up READY! I wanted to call a home study company and get this ball rolling. No more waiting. I opened Safari and took a deep breathe and typed in "adoption agency Atlanta Georgia" into google. There were pages and pages of agencies listed, but I called the VERY FIRST ONE. I spoke to a woman named Michelle (changed her name for privacy reasons until the adoption is finalized next month). Michelle was kind and she took the time to really listen. I'm sure there were tears as I explained how badly we wanted this and how lost we felt trying to make it happen. She spent far too much time soothing me and told me to go on their website and fill out the pre-application and send it over to her so that we could get started on the home study asap. I went on the website and printed the paperwork and she explained exactly what to do and where to send it and then suddenly, she had to go. She was getting another call and she said these words to me, "I can't wait to talk to you again, but right now I have to go because I have to give this woman directions to the hospital. We are meeting her and her husband tomorrow at the hospital to meet a baby we have available for adoption". I immediately replied playfully, "If they fall through, call us! We will take the baby!" We laughed and hung up.<br />
As I started to fill out the paperwork I had printed off, I started to cry. It was all so overwhelming to finally be starting the process and I couldn't even fill out the paperwork because I couldn't see through my tears. I had this feeling that WE should be meeting this baby the next morning. At first, I thought it may be jealousy. Someone else was meeting their baby and we weren't and maybe that was just hard to hear? I became inconsolable. I cried for over an hour before breaking down and calling my daddy. I asked him to pray with me. I told him about the baby and how attached I felt and how this had just happened with the little brown eyed girl and I was just heart sick. I asked him to pray with me that one of two things happen: A. If this was God's Will, we meet this baby instead of the other couple. or B. If this was not God's Will, that He take this WANT from me. I just wanted the overwhelming desire to meet this baby to be taken from me if it wasn't His Will. My dad prayed with me and my mom, of course, cried with me. ;) I remember I was standing in my office and I just fell to my knees and I used my chair to lay my head on and I cried for what seemed like forever. I prayed and I cried and when David got home, we prayed and I cried some more. I had cried myself to sleep and it was late, when my phone rang.<br />
It was 11:30pm. Who would be calling me at that hour and why didn't I have their number saved in my phone? I almost didn't answer...<br />
Michelle recognized the shakiness in my voice immediately and asked me if I was okay. I wasn't, but of course I said I was. I asked why in the world she was calling so late. Was there something wrong with the pre app? Had I filled it out incorrectly because I was so upset when I filled it out? I will never forget what she said next. "Cheryll, I know this is unorthodox, with your home study not being completed and all and this isn't our normal procedure, but my husband John and I were praying before getting in bed just now and we feel very strongly that you and your husband should meet the baby I spoke about before. Are you available tomorrow?" She went on to say they would have to call the other couple, but they couldn't ignore the voice of the Lord. I was in shock!<br />
Wow. Was I available tomorrow? lol I was available right then if she had wanted me to be! lol I told her that I had been crying for five hours over this baby that I knew nothing about and we both cried. I think we both felt validated in that moment. After giving us directions to the hospital and a time to meet the next day, we hung up and I slept SO soundly that night.<br />
August 29th was a very emotional day. It was the day we met our daughter. At 1:00pm, we walked into the NICU and there were tears before we even reached her isolate. She was precious and so tiny. <br />
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The day we met her, she was 29 days old, born on August 1st. She was born at only 25 weeks and 4 days gestation and weighed only 1 pound 10.6 ounces at birth. She was now 29 days old and a whopping 2 pounds 3.1 ounces. She was so small that David could slide his wedding band over her little hand and all the way down her arm!<br />
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We signed the paperwork that day and never looked back. She was ours and we knew it! LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT!<br />
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We immediately named her. We had narrowed it down to three names and Emerson fit her best and Nana got right to work, making her a personalized diaper bag! Isn't it adorable!? (Let me know if YOU want to order a diaper bag-she can do pretty much any fabric and personalization).<br />
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Over the next several weeks, I visited the hospital almost every day! I just wanted to be near her. I didn't want to lose time with the other kiddos though, so I would leave when they left for school and come back in time to get them from the bus stop. It was exhausting and worth every minute. We used our date nights to visit her in the hospital and David even spent some evenings at the hospital since he had to be at work during the day.<br />
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I made a lifelong friend out of one of our amazing nurses in the NICU! :) I love you Trisha!<br />
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Over the weeks, we showed pictures to the kids and they wanted to see her in person so bad! They wanted to touch her, to hold her. It was really hard to explain why they couldn't go into the NICU, but one special day they got to see her through the glass window, thanks to a sweet nurse hooking her up to a portable oxygen tank. Sweetest thing ever! Eli realized for the first time that the baby in the pictures was actually REAL! lol<br />
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When I was driving all those hours to see her in the NICU, it felt like time went by so slowly and some days, we felt like she would never come home. Then, all of a sudden, they were asking for our car seat so that they could do the car seat test that she had to pass before going home! We were so excited! She passed!<br />
We were supposed to take her home Friday, the 9th, but the agency was out of town and had to be present at the discharge, so we planned for Monday, the 12th. Sunday, in the middle of the night, she had what's called a bradycardia. When preemies have a bradycardia in the NICU, they have to stay 48 hours from that time, sooooooo we planned and hoped for Tuesday, the 13th.<br />
We called really early in the morning and they said she was good to go! We were so excited! We couldn't get there fast enough!<br />
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Since getting home, no one can keep their hands off of her! We love her to pieces!! :)<br />
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This is what you look like when you are sleeping on daddy and you are feeling really snuggly:<br />
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This is what you look like when you hear mommy shaking the bottle you've been "grunting" for:</div>
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We have had a few special visitors already: Aunt NeeNee and Uncle Chris, Aunt Jodi and a couple of others, but we didn't get pictures with them, unfortunately....<br />
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We have had a lot of firsts, but this is one we captured. It may not have been her first bath, but it was her first bath at home! :)<br />
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She isn't crazy about the bath sling, but if you lay her in the water, she loves it! :) So cute to watch her little legs do froggy moves.<br />
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If you made it all the way to here, you have almost finished reading this blog! Are you excited!? lol Sorry it turned into a bit of a novel, but I didn't want to leave any parts out, although I'm sure I did somewhere. ;) <br />
Thank you all so much for your love and support during this exciting time in our lives. We have so many of you to thank for our endurance through this race and we love each and every one of you.<br />
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For those of you wondering, December 8th is our court date! :)Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-62197270553514103262013-09-18T16:15:00.000-05:002013-09-18T16:15:21.632-05:00Man's Best FriendAs if life isn't exciting enough with three children, over the years we have accrued three fur babies as well. People think we are crazy, I'm sure. Some days I would agree. But most days, I realize how complete they make our family and how much we would be missing out on without them around.<br />
As most of you know, I have been really sick lately. I don't mean I haven't felt well so I have been eating saltines and chicken noodle soup and catching up on DVR. I mean, sick SICK! I have been unable to keep crackers and soup down and the movement on the TV just makes me feel like I am on a fair ride that will never end. :( Through all of this, I have seen friends and family cover me in love and prayers and I promise, I have felt that love and those prayers and I love you all for it. :) <br />
I have also noticed something kind of strange. Our dogs are super needy for MY attention. They want to be laying near me or sitting next to me. At first, I'm sad to admit, that it was bothersome. I spent most of the day pushing them off my legs (or my face...Osa) and some days their attention only made me feel worse. But the last few days, it has been a constant comfort to me that they are paying so much attention to me. It has made me feel loved and frankly, taken care of. I've wondered if maybe they KNOW that I don't feel well and they want to be there for me, even though "being there" isn't anything more than simply being near me. <br />
I don't know how long they will be with us. I hope it's a very long time from now. But I have found a new appreciation, a new gratitude, and a deeper connection with these three fur babies. They litter the yard, raid the trash, jump on visitors and bark incessantly, but I can't imagine life without them.<br />
Because with all the challenges they bring, there are few more genuine greetings at the front door or more excited awakenings in the morning than the ones these four-legged monsters give our family every single day.<br />
Animals of all kinds can bring us so much joy, not only when things are going well, but also when we feel pain and are suffering.<br />
Dogs don't solve our problems or offer advice. All they do is sit there with us when we're emotional basket cases or maybe even when we are just not feeling well, and that's enough. For me, that is enough. :)<br />
So go find your dog. Roll it over and scratch it's tummy. Let it lick your face and go get it a treat because they deserve love and will often make you feel more loved than any one person in your life.<br />
<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-27951941139640949112013-09-17T21:05:00.002-05:002013-09-17T21:05:47.268-05:00Count Your Many Blessings.<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the most difficult things for me to stay mindful of, as a Christian, is to be thankful in ALL things. It is so hard to trust the Lord and be thankful when you feel like you are facing a mountain alone. But isn't that exactly what we have been called to do? Aren't we called to come to Him with a thankful heart? Essentially, we are called to "Let Go and Let God". That concept is hard for me. I struggle with letting go and trusting Him to take care of me. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let's be honest; Haven't we all tried to take matters into our own hands and "fix" something before we even gave God the chance to intervene? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I recently read a quote that really touched my heart and gave me reason to pause: "What if you only had tomorrow, what you gave thanks for today?" Wow.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you woke up tomorrow and all that was left were the things you'd thanked God for the day before, what would be left? Family and Friends? A roof over your head? A bed to sleep in? Food to eat? Most importantly, would you have forgiveness of your sins? We don't deserve these things and we certainly haven't earned them, but yet we take them for granted and even feel entitled to them. These are all gifts of God's grace and we ought to give thanks for them every day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We must learn to be content with what we have and where God has placed us, not just in the good times, but ALWAYS and in ALL things.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My goal is to recognize and be thankful for the many blessings in my life. I hope you will make this a personal goal of yours too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His steadfast love endures forever." - Psalm 136:1</span>Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-5336730112153578572013-02-28T07:47:00.002-06:002013-02-28T07:47:31.554-06:00Paris is near.I think it is something like 17 days, 13 hours, 54 minutes, & 13 seconds before we leave for Paris and I could not be more excited, unless... I was David, that is. ;)<br />
The boy cannot stop talking about Paris and my precious husband, who needs every second of travel to be planned out, is doing very well to fight the urge of charting our course. We talked about it and we have decided that for once, we won't have a plan. If you know us, then you know this is scary stuff! LOL Of course, there are several things we HAVE to do, but we wont have a day to day schedule and that is new for us. :)<br />
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Our house is STILL on the market and I HATE it. I now feel sorry for anyone who has ever tried to sell a house, especially if you already had your heart set on a specific new home. It is so hard to try to be out of the house, at the last second, every time someone wants to see it. It is even harder to get out of the house at the last second and then get absolutely no feedback, or even worse, negative feedback! I have said all of this before, but it still applies and it is still miserable! LOL<br />
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Osa got her first professional "cut and curl" yesterday and she looks so cute! She was beginning to look pretty unkempt, but she looks so precious! Don't you agree??<br />
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She didn't like the bows, but I think she loves her new do! :)<br />
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We are going on a double date with some of our best friends tonight and I am so excited! :) Robert and Kathy, are you ready for this? :)<br />
We are going to try a restaurant that none of us have ever been to: Ciao! Does anyone have a review or recommendation for this place??<br />
<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-41321459091145460122013-02-22T09:58:00.000-06:002013-02-22T09:58:02.835-06:00Rough StartThis day started out a little bumpy.<br />
Maybe it will help to know our morning routine a little before I divulge the bump...<br />
In the mornings, while I am making/serving breakfast to the kids, David will often take his two HUGE cups of coffee upstairs and start getting ready for work. This morning, he stopped to help me with a few things before going upstairs. He was in the laundry room with the fur babies (keeping them away from the kids and their food) doing a load of laundry. I went into the laundry room to get something and as I was leaving, I pulled the door HARD behind me (if you live in Hillcrest, then you understand why you must pull hard on doors when closing them) and the next thing I heard was a scream! For what I firmly believe was a solid minute (at least), there was yelping and screaming. :'( When I pulled the door closed behind me, I had apparently slammed the door on Osa! :'( This isn't any ordinary inside door. It's an outside storm door and its metal. :( <br />
I laid her down and did a thorough check. I pushed and squeezed over her entire body, but still worried, I called the vet. She assured me that she was probably more scared than hurt and the yelping was probably hurt feelings (which I must admit, did not make me feel better). I don't want to hurt her body or her feelings. :( <br />
I am completely stalking her today, as I am supposed to make sure she eats/drinks/potties normally, but more than anything I am feeling so guilty and sad about this morning. Am I overreacting? Probably. Does that make me feel better? Not a bit. :( <br />
Keep Osa (and mommy) in your thoughts and prayers today. I am trusting and believing that there is nothing wrong internally, but my "internals" ;) aren't feeling so hot. :( She is scared of doorways and jumping back every time I try to pet her, so mommy is feeling a bit heartbroken. :(<br />
<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-77199541000442854862013-02-21T18:42:00.000-06:002013-02-21T18:42:57.072-06:00A touch of whiny.Before signing on, I felt like I had so much to say. Now, I am speechless. Maybe I need to go stare at a wall. lol I am exhausted. :/<br />
There are very few people that follow my blog that are not mothers of toddlers or at least have been mothers of toddlers at one time, so you know what I mean when I say I am exhausted.<br />
I love this little man. I really do. I adore him, in fact. He is cuddly, affectionate, smart, creative, kind, loving, playful...the list could go on and on. He is also down right exhausting! lol He is going through a touch of a whiny stage and some days I feel like I am going to break down and cry right along with him. Have you ever felt that way?<br />
It is hard living so far from family because there are very few people we feel comfortable leaving our children with and that leaves us at a disadvantage when it comes to a break. I can't relay enough how important I think this adult time is for parents. We are finally on a bit of schedule with date nights, but they cant come soon enough some days. ;) <br />
I think I will arrange a girls night out very soon. Who wants to come?! :)<br />
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<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-69752072428723666022012-12-14T11:34:00.000-06:002012-12-14T11:34:32.398-06:00Prayers Welcome.I went to Wal Mart and bought ten pairs of gloves, I attached a piece of card stock to each pair of gloves with a ribbon and wrote the words, "Jesus loves you and I do too". I handed the gloves out to anyone holding a sign asking for help.<br />
When I picked up my two older children from school yesterday, my (almost) 9 year old daughter saw the gloves sitting in my front seat. She said, "There are some kids at my school who don't have gloves or even a coat." Her little face looked so sad. It broke my heart. :'( I love her tender heart.<br />
This weekend we are going to purchase some coats, hats, and gloves and we are going to attach the same note and hand them out at school.<br />
Please pray with us that this gesture is well received and doesn't offend anyone. Most importantly, please pray with us that these children, and even parents, read the words on our note and feel the love of Jesus.<br />
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Thanks in advance.<br />
<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-46932221226582230242012-11-04T19:47:00.001-06:002012-11-04T19:47:26.232-06:00Halloween and Cupcakes! :)Halloween was so much fun this year! We went to a super fun church Fall Fest with our friends, the Sproles, and then we went trick or treating on Wednesday night! :)<br />
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Eli was old enough to actually enjoy himself this year, so it made it a lot more fun for everyone. When baby brother isn't happy, ain't nobody happy! ;)<br />
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Friday night we made some cupcakes (and decorated them, which if the funnest part!) and delivered some to our precious neighbors! It was a lot of fun and the coolest part: When there were only 3 cupcakes left (one for each of my babies), they wanted to take them to the neighbors instead of eating them and that made momma's heart smile. :) My babies are so sweet. I love their little servant hearts.<br />
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Don't have much to say tonight, but wanted to share some sweet pictures! :) God Bless and Goodnight.Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-30391996869121801692012-10-24T13:36:00.002-05:002012-10-24T13:36:48.681-05:00My Sweet Little Bubble BoyThe kids were out of school this last Friday and Monday. We spent both of those days with Andrew's allergy doctor. UGH! I made an appointment for Friday and we went in to have allergy testing done, but weren't able to do the testing because no one had told me that Andrew had to go without his allergy medicine for 72 hours prior to the appointment. Another UGH!<br />
Andrew didn't mind. He is the most chill kid I know, seriously.<br />
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We made a second appointment for Monday and I must say, I was unprepared. I knew that Andrew had struggled with allergies for some time and the tests would show that, but I had no idea just how many things he would be allergic to or how that would affect our lives from here forward.<br />
The first set of tests were done on his back. 40 tiny pricks were made on his back and tiny amounts of allergens were inserted into his back to show us exactly what he is allergic to.<br />
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It was miserable to watch, but to my surprise, Andrew said it didn't even hurt. This is great news for a mommy. :) A few minutes later, the tiny prick spots started to flare up! He started crying and wiggling and it was so hard to watch. :( He said he felt like his back was on fire and it broke mommy's heart. He had to lay still for 25 minutes, while his poor back was itching and burning. :'( Whew! It's so hard to see your children suffer.<br />
The doctor came back in and checked to see what exactly Andrew is allergic to and there were SO many things that he felt it was necessary to do a second round of tests to verify the most pronounced allergies. This test was even harder! <br />
The next test was done with six needles (REAL needles this time). They had to give him six separate shots down his scrawny little arm. :( This test hurt!<br />
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In the end, we were told that Andrew was allergic to a LONG list of things. The most heartbreaking was dogs. Andrew is allergic to our two fur babies, Sadie and Libby. With our doctor's help, we have come up with a tentative plan for helping his allergies, while at the same time keeping our puppies. Please be in prayer with us that we are able to help Andrew AND keep our babies. Our hearts would absolutely be broken if we had to choose between our son and our dogs because we would lose two family members. For those of you with animals, you know that they quickly become a part of your family and to see them go is absolutely heartbreaking. :( </div>
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Andrew is also allergic to GRASS and trees! How is someone allergic to GRASS!? It is kind of unavoidable, but we are going to do our best. :/ Wish us luck! </div>
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Andrew will start allergy shots within the next couple of weeks (once his serum is ready) and we are hoping this will help to keep his allergies at bay. My poor bubble boy...</div>
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<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-19388416067876210092012-10-15T10:37:00.002-05:002012-10-15T10:37:41.569-05:00The list goes on.Last week was insanely busy! Eli went with Mam for the week and I thought it would give me some time to get things done/caught up and maybe even relax a little, but I was wrong! LOL I ended up overbooking myself and running around like crazy! I didn't get many things from my list done, but I did get a lot of things done that I didn't even know needed to be done. ;) <div>
I had doctors appointments, Bloom, a visit to the kids school, a parent/teacher conference, a visit from my momma, and even a date night worked in somehow. :) </div>
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On Tuesday, I started a new "diet" plan. You can read more about that at:</div>
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My favorite day last week? Wednesday! Wednesday, my mom and I had lunch with Ali and Drew at school. We had so much fun playing with the kids and taking lots of pics. :)</div>
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Wednesday was also the night we had our date night! :) Thanks to our wonderful neighbor, we have been able to take advantage of quite a few date nights lately. We love Priscilla and the kids get so excited when they hear she is coming over. :) LOVE THAT! </div>
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This weekend, we went to see our families in Berryville/Green Forest. We were only there briefly to spend a little time with them and bring Eli home, but we had a lot of fun laughing with them and can't wait to see everyone again...very soon! :)</div>
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In the meantime, I need to get busy on that never ending "to do" list. ;)</div>
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*HUGS*</div>
Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-5019484074543118002012-10-03T19:46:00.000-05:002012-10-03T19:46:22.673-05:00Hump Day ReviewThus far, we have had a pretty uneventful week and in my opinion, those are the best! :)<br />
On Tuesday, we went to Bloom and Eli sang all the way there! He loves his class there and mommy loves her class too. ;) It has been such a great experience and I am so thankful to Kathy for telling me about it.<br />
This Tuesday happened to be the week when my group (along with another group) supplied the food for all 260+ women! It was hectic around here on Tuesday morning. Not only did I decide to make something that takes a little prep time, but it also happened to fall on picture day for the kiddos! LOL We were running around crazy!<br />
I made sausage stars (aka: sausage wraps) and they were super yummy. I got to eat one on the way because it had fallen apart, coming out of the oven. ;) Good thing I DID eat that one because by the time Kathy and I made our way over to the tables, there was only ONE left (out of 48!). I snatched it quickly before any one else could because I desperately wanted Kathy to try them! LOL She loved them! YAY-Success! :)<br />
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Today Eli and I got some important errands ran and then after school, all of us went for some ice cream with Sarahjane!<br />
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We love us some Sarahjane! She is absolutely precious and to know her is to love her. Anyone who doesn't know her is really missing out! ;) We love you SJ! :)<br />
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Well, there is my quick hump day review. Have a great rest of the week! :)Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-58838191903722565542012-09-29T20:47:00.001-05:002012-09-29T20:47:25.010-05:00T-shirt and Bracelet Palooza!! :)<a href="http://wardfamilycircus.blogspot.com/2012/09/tshirt-and-bracelet-palooza.html?showComment=1348969188256#c6845545761904722466">WardFamilyCircus-Tshirt and Bracelet Palooza</a><br />
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Follow this link and be a part of something GREAT! This precious family is waiting on their babies to come home from Haiti and you can be a part of reuniting this family by buying homemade bracelets (made in Haiti from recycled paper) and these great shirts showing your support for this wonderful cause. :) Let's bring these babies home! :)Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-75387236492333881542012-09-29T20:04:00.000-05:002012-09-29T20:06:02.935-05:00Yard Sale and InspirationToday we had a yard sale. For anyone who has ever had a yard sale, you know how much work this truly is. It is A LOT of work! We didn't even price anything and we were still hot, sweaty, and overworked by 7am! LOL<br />
Last weekend, we got ourselves way in over our heads when we decided it would be a good idea to clean out our attic. The attic was FULL of stuff! There were countless storage bins, tons of cardboard boxes, and lots and lots of trash bags full of...stuff! <br />
When we started the project, we were totally motivated and excited about the end result. After two hours of carrying stuff down in an effort to empty the attic completely, we realized how much work was actually in store for us. Poor David had to carry everything down (and later, back up) all by himself, while I waited at the bottom to pilfer through the past 5 years of our lives.<br />
I am totally cool with climbing up the ladder, in fact, I love the attic space. There is charming exposed brick, a great pitched roof and lots of floor space. However, I am deathly afraid of coming back down the ladder! It reminds me of when I was younger and I went up into a tree house at a birthday party and I spent three hours crying about how to come down...I was 12. Don't judge.<br />
When the attic was finally empty (4 LONG hours later!), we had literally filled 2 1/2 rooms of our home with the unused items that called our attic home.<br />
It was then that we took a break. We looked around the room with complete surprise and disgust! We felt like hoarders! Even worse, 7 tubs were crafts and drawings and notes from our three children. Again, don't judge. ;) I love my kids and everything they make, er touch, is a keepsake. After bringing to light my obsession with saving EVERYTHING they have ANYTHING to do with, I am determined to make wiser decisions about what to save and what not to save. :)<br />
We pushed forward and somehow, by Sunday night (the FOLLOWING night), we had repacked the attic with ONLY 6 tubs (only two are keepsake, one for pictures, a couple are holiday tubs and one for hand me down clothes from Andrew to Eli). Impressive, right?! We were so proud of ourselves...we still are! ;)<br />
Initially we had planned to donate EVERYTHING! We were determined to reclaim our home and get rid of the junk, but after closer examination and the realization that we still had TWO rooms of stuff to get rid of, we decided to have a yard sale and we set the date for one week away.<br />
I realize now that this meant spending TWO weekends on our junk, but it seemed like a good idea until my alarm went off at 6am this morning. UGH! <br />
We woke up completely unprepared. We hadn't organized or priced ANYTHING! The only thing we had done in fact, was place a free ad in the newspaper and on Craigslist, letting every one know that our junk was officially for sale from 7am-12pm. <br />
We got up at 6am and started to prepare for our five hour commitment. There was no turning back. We had signs posted on Markham already...you can't flake after you post the signs! ;) At 6am, while we were carrying everything from the sun room to the front yard (in the dark), people started driving by very slowly...eeeeek! Those faithful yard sale seekers...they don't play. They were ready to shop and we were NOT ready to sell. :/ They didn't pity us either. <br />
If you know me at all, you know that I am totally TYPE A. I had lined up shoes, clothes, books, etc., just the way I wanted them and these people didn't care AT ALL! In fact, one man said, " WOW! That's the most organized sell I've ever been to. What a waste of time." Needless to say, the organization didn't last long and I was soon following patrons around straightening up after them, much like I do with my children. LOL <br />
Anyhow...we had no idea that the majority of our shoppers were going to be those very shoppers who bombarded us while we were still trying to put things out. These people didn't even stick around long enough to see everything...they were in a hurry to get to the rest of the sales, I guess.<br />
We made most of our money that first hour. After that, there was a lot of waiting around. At about 10, I was ready to be done and call it a day, but David convinced me to wait until 11. I'm glad we did because some sweet ladies came and took A LOT of stuff! She had grand babies and bought lots of kids clothes and what she didn't buy, I gave to her. ;) She was so precious and so grateful and it made my heart smile. :)<br />
At 11, we packed up my Land Rover (which surprisingly, holds A LOT) and donated everything that was left.<br />
It was freeing and SO nice to be rid of everything. As David drove off with my LR4 packed to the roof with memories, I couldn't help but feel lighter, but sad at the same time.<br />
It's hard sometimes to let go, huh? As he drove away, I thought about all of the junk that we had held on to for so long and how good it felt to let it go. It made me think of my relationship with Christ and how so often, too often, I allow my heart and mind to be filled with JUNK. As we fill our hearts and minds with sin, we leave less and less room for the Lord. <br />
It breaks my heart to think of the sins I have committed in my life, but brings me such joy to know that my Savior, who died for my sins, will forgive me time and time again. He accepts me, JUNK and all. How freeing to know that just like I reclaimed my home and emptied the junk, I can come before him and allow him to reclaim me and empty me of my junk. <br />
What a wonderful promise to know that He will accept you completely. He knows our every sin, but He still loves us. He died for us, knowing we would break his heart over and over again.<br />
Tonight I want to be reclaimed. I want his blood to wash me clean and rid me of my junk. <br />
As I was writing that last sentence, I grabbed my phone to look up a verse to share and how appropriate that my "daily verse" (on my Bible app) is this:<br />
Deuteronomy 7:9<br />
"Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments."<br />
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Goodnight and God Bless.<br />
<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-85261227595338242412012-09-28T09:34:00.001-05:002012-09-28T09:34:12.905-05:00Total SlackerI have been a total slacker at blogging. I actually love blogging and find it therapeutic, much like writing in the journal I don't have time to write in. I just can't seem to find the time, EVER. If I do get a few moments to myself, I end up staring at a wall or something because frankly, that seems like a lot of fun lately! LOL I have been completely exhausted and I don't even know why...UGH!<br />
Now that Ali and Drew are back in school, Eli and I spend most of our days trying to work around his nap schedule and hoping he wakes up in time to go get his sister and brother so I don't have to wake the little bear. ;) We haven't been able to have many play dates at all lately because of his crazy nap schedule, but Eli can't function without a nap. This leaves us with some very LONG days. :/ If it weren't for having to pick up the kids from school, nap time wouldn't be so hard, but alas...<br />
Yesterday, we were able to go to the zoo with some friends and then we went to the park after we picked up the kiddos from school. We had a lot of fun (SEE FACEBOOK FOR PICS) and because it is no longer 105 degrees outside, we will be spending a lot more time outdoors now! :) YAY FOR FALL!<br />
I don't have any pics uploaded and I don't have much time, but I wanted to check in and let everyone know that we are still kicking (sometimes literally) over here and if you are reading this, chances are, we miss you! ;) We vow to work on our nap schedule so that we can join the human race again on day. :)<br />
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Lot of Love.Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-12253412467076612582012-07-13T10:07:00.000-05:002012-07-13T10:07:07.480-05:00Totally BOOKED!We have had a crazy, busy week! To be honest, I prefer to stay busy though. I have really enjoyed watching the kids have so much fun and the week has gone by SO fast, and now...TGIF! :)<br />
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Monday started off kind of moody for me. After gaining 12 pounds in Florida, it was time to get back on track. The first day is always the hardest! UGH!<br />
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In the morning, we were all pretty relaxed. We sat around and did crafts and colored for nearly 2 hours! We stayed in our jammies until nearly NOON, which is pretty rare around here. The kids had dental appointments at 3:30pm, so I made sure Eli was plenty rested and we were on our way. We had great check ups and even though I was worried about being overwhelmed with all three at the dentist (even though I do it every six months), it actually went pretty well. :)<br />
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Tuesday is usually called, "Leyla Days". We have a play date with our friends Jessica and Leyla every Tuesday morning at 9:30. This Tuesday was a little different. Our playgroup had a play date at our friend Ashley's house, so we decided to ALL (Jessica, Myself, and our 4 children) ride together and go see the play group instead of the usual camp out at our house. :) <br />
We had LOTS of fun and it was so good to see everyone! There was a HUGE turnout and it was pretty LOUD, but the kids had a blast and I got to catch up with some friends that I don't see often enough. ;)<br />
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That afternoon, we had our special friends, the Sproles over for a Popsicle! ;)<br />
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On Wednesday, we had a HUGE list of errands to run and we were out from 8:30am-2:30pm, getting everything checked off of the list. The boys got some much needed haircuts and we got A LOT of other stuff accomplished as well! :) It was a good day. <br />
It was an EVEN BETTER night! I got to go out for a few hours with my friend Kathy to celebrate her....ummmmm....29th (again) birthday! ;) I have a great picture of her from dinner, wearing her tiara, but I am sad to report that it is on my phone and not yet loaded on my Mac. :( BOOOO! <br />
Anyway, we had lots of fun. We ate dinner and went shopping for a bit and it was so good to not have any littles clinging to our shirt tails. ;) <br />
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Thursday, we started our day off with a visit to the library. That kids had a great time and they each got their own book, which they LOVED! :)<br />
Thursday afternoon, we got to spend some more time with the Sproles! :) While their mommy got some work done (she works for Rhea Lana from home, which I'm sure is a challenge with two kids), Sam and Amelia came and played at our house for a few hours. The house has never been so LOUD, er FUN! ;) The kids played and played and surprisingly, no one got hurt, with all the running and jumping. :) We took lots of pictures:<br />
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Girls will be girls and boys WILL be boys! ;) While the girls were content with some babies and barbie dolls, the boys pushed around dump trucks and pretended the barbies were "rocks they needed to clear out"! LOL I had to temporarily separate the boys and the girls, but otherwise, everyone got along great and we enjoyed their company. :)<br />
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<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-28188222781136042492012-07-05T14:57:00.003-05:002012-07-05T14:57:50.556-05:00Memphis for the 4th!Yesterday morning, we woke up and decided we wanted to go somewhere. David was off work (for the 4th) and the last thing we wanted to do was spend our day sitting around the house, bored. We came up with several options and landed on Memphis. <br />
You must understand that we are both very much PLANNERS! We both love to have a plan that has been set for weeks and execute that plan as set. Being spontaneous is not something we are known for AT ALL! ;) <br />
I must say, I was very proud of us for doing something on a whim like that and what do you know? It paid off! We had a lot of fun and even though, I missed Ali and Drew like crazy, we were still able to enjoy ourselves. :)<br />
First, we took Eli to the Children's Museum, which I must say was kind of disappointing...:( I guess when you have all this cool stuff for kids around here (The Wonder Place, Splash Pad, Museum of Discovery, etc), you just expect more. There were lots of exhibits, but only a few were in good working order. Eli didn't know the difference. ;) He most liked "grocery shopping" in the pint sized grocery store. It was adorable to watch him put things in the cart. :) <br />
We drove around a few historic neighborhoods for fun and we even toured a couple of really cool neighborhoods that reminded me of Brodie Creek. :)<br />
We, OF COURSE, went to Joe's Crab Shack before heading home and it was delicious!!! That alone would have been worth the two hour drive. haha I guess everyone knows the way to my heart, hence my "fat" blog. ;)<br />
We stopped at TJ Maxx and had some Starbucks and we were back on the road again.<br />
On our way out of town, we got to watch lots of fireworks over the river. Eli loved it!! :) <br />
We didn't get home until after midnight and we were SLEEPY, but it was a great day! Here are a few pictures of our day in Memphis.<br />
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Happy 4th! (even if it IS a day late!)Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-76277011095571727272012-05-30T20:24:00.002-05:002012-05-30T20:24:55.261-05:00Friends are FUN!Today was a day filled with friends! These kinds of days are my favorite! :)<br />
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The day started with a little drive to Sherwood to pick up Leyla, so that she could spend the day with us while her mommy got things at home in order. They just moved and aside from not having much time to play lately, her mommy was busy trying to get things arranged in the new house and everything done at the old house, so we landed a hand. ;)<br />
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Leyla and Eli love each other! They are such a joy to watch together. :)<br />
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We then headed to CARC to have some fun with one of our playgroups. It was SO crowded today (probably because of the rain), but we had fun, despite the overwhelming crowd. Leyla and Eli spent most of their time there eating snacks! LOL<br />
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After we left CARC, it was time to get home and eat some lunch! :) Leyla and Eli LOVE lunchtime. It is where they have all of their "serious" moments. :)<br />
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THEN, we had the opposite of serious, when Sarahjane came over to play! :) I absolutely adore this girl! She is so much fun! The kids loved her too! She was a big hit! ;)<br />
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After the kids played "ring around the rosie" about 50x, it was time for Leyla to go home. :( They were so sad to leave each other. They kept hugging over and over...broke our hearts. :( <br />
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After dinner, David, Sarahjane and I took Eli to the new splash pad at War Memorial Park! It is amazing!!! We had so much fun! :) I wish I had pictures, but I learned the day before not to take your camera/phone because it WILL get wet! LOL Here are some pictures from yesterday, when we went with our best friends, the Elms'. :)<br />
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Not only is there a gigantic splash pad, but there is also a set of swings and some really great underground tunnels and slides! This place rocks! We will definitely be spending a lot of time here, over the summer. :)Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-79674603633913334612012-05-29T13:37:00.001-05:002012-05-29T13:37:13.011-05:00Play Date at the Park!So much has happened since I last blogged! My 5 year old graduated Pre K. My 8 year old graduated 2nd grade. My adventurous 2 year old got a concussion. There is SO much that happened that I feel overwhelmed to even think about recapping, so let's just move forward to today.<br />
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Today was lots of fun! Eli and I headed to the park to play with some friends. It was HOTT, but we pulled it together for over an hour to have some fun with friends and I am so glad we did because we miss these girls, when they aren't around. ;)<br />
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<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-51178496469538517832012-05-18T16:50:00.000-05:002012-05-18T16:50:07.814-05:00The Hurt & The Healer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202020; font-family: LucidaGrande; font-size: 12px;">Why?<br />The question that is never far away<br />But healing doesn't come from the explained<br />Jesus please don't let this go in vain<br />You're all I have<br />All that remains<br /><br />So here I am<br />What's left of me<br />Where glory meets my suffering<br /><br />I'm alive<br />Even though a part of me has died<br />You take my heart and breathe it back to life<br />I fall into Your arms open wide<br />When the hurt and the healer collide<br /><br />Breathe<br />Sometimes I feel it's all that I can do<br />Pain so deep that I can hardly move<br />Just keep my eyes completely fixed on You<br />Lord take hold and pull me through<br /><br />So here I am<br />What's left of me<br />Where glory meets my suffering<br /><br />I'm alive<br />Even though a part of me has died<br />You take my heart and breathe it back to life<br />I fall into Your arms open wide<br />When the hurt and the healer collide<br /><br />It's the moment when humanity<br />Is overcome by majesty<br />When grace is ushered in for good<br />And all the scars are understood<br />When mercy takes its rightful place<br />And all these questions fade away<br />When out of the weakness we must bow<br />And hear You say "It's over now"<br /><br />I'm alive<br />And even though a part of me has died<br />You take this heart and breathe it back to life<br />I fall to your arms open wide<br />When the hurt and the healer collide<br /><br />Jesus come and break my fear<br />Awake my heart and take my tears<br />Find Your glory even here<br />When the hurt and the healer collide<br />[x2]<br /><br />Jesus come and break my fear<br />Awake my heart and take my tears<br />Find Your glory even here</span>Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-28523725639204576222012-05-14T21:39:00.000-05:002012-05-14T21:39:06.836-05:00Small Fries, Sproles, and ServiceToday was a fabulous day! :) We started our morning off with spending a couple of hours with our playgroup! My, Oh my...we have missed these ladies/kiddos. It was so good to see them and catch up. We also got to see baby Brooklyn for the first time! Eli was quite jealous of me spending time with Brooklyn. He kept climbing on my knee, saying, "My momma...". HEHE That must be so confusing for little ones...to see their mommies hug and kiss on other babies.<br />
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We left the play date to meet daddy for lunch at Dixie Cafe and lunch did not sit well! LOL I over did it! WHEW! One should not eat fried pickles when coming off of a recent food poisoning ordeal! ;)<br />
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After lunch, Eli and I sped home to get Eli laid down for a nap (before it was too late) and to get me some nausea meds! I barely made it home! LOL<br />
He only got to sleep a weak 45 minutes before it was time to pick up Ali and Drew from school, but it was all worth it for the big surprise of the afternoon! :) We spent the afternoon with one of our absolute favorite families, the Sproles! We adore this family and we always have so much fun with them!<br />
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I am so excited about that last picture! We had to bribe the two youngest kiddos with candy, but we got everyone to smile and I will cherish this picture. :)<br />
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Tonight, we went to church and we just love our church! :) In honor of Mother's Day, the kids sang on stage, "We are the Children" and it was so special. I loved it! We feel so blessed to have found our church. :)Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-75715357658539184352012-05-13T21:13:00.001-05:002012-05-13T21:13:05.243-05:00Children are such a blessing!Every day I feel blessed to be the mother of our three, beautiful children. Today, on Mother's Day, I was reminded of what a blessing they are. My children do things every day to make me smile. They giggle and it 's contagious. They tell a silly joke that doesn't make sense and I can't help but laugh. :) They dance and I jump up to dance with them. They cry and my heart breaks...<br />
Today, it brought me to tears when my children jumped in bed with me, screaming, "Happy Mother's Day!" <br />
Today was wonderful! David let me sleep in SUPER LATE and refused to let me do ANYTHING productive! LOL I felt terribly lazy, but I can't tell you enough how much I enjoyed it! :)<br />
On top of a new Burberry purse and matching wallet (Burberry is my newest obsession), I got these precious gifts from my kiddos.<br />
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I am a sucker for homemade gifts from my kids. :) They made these at school and have been dying to give them to me since Friday! LOL I had to literally force them to wait until Mother's Day because they were so excited! ;)<br />
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Happy Mother's Day to all of you wonderful mothers out there and Happy Mother's Day to my momma. I love you. :)Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-68287827489928400992012-05-12T09:25:00.000-05:002012-05-12T09:25:06.913-05:00SPAM shook me all night longI hope when you read the title of this blog, you actually sang it to the tune of "You shook me all night long". If you didn't, you are really missing out and you should go back and read, er sing it again. ;)<br />
It is 5:10am and I am finally getting some relief from my night of what I can only consider, overdoing it?<br />
As most of you already know, I have been eating healthy for months now and I have lost 46 pounds! (check out my other blog for details) I have made a conscious effort to stay away from foods, such as SPAM. I know that SPAM can sometimes be considered the unmentionable guilty pleasure, so I was hesitant to even call it by name, when I started writing. Regardless, you know now and whether you love it or hate it, it was still the cause of much discomfort last night/this morning.<br />
Yesterday, feeling very defeated and discouraged, I turned to food. I went pilfering through the cupboards and believe it or not, couldn't find anything more unhealthy than Pringles! Then, I saw it. It was tucked in the back, looking all lonely, and I couldn't resist. It was SPAM.<br />
I actually love SPAM. I prefer to fry it (I could never eat it "raw"). I usually eat it on a sandwich, but yesterday I decided I would just eat it with some salsa. YUM. I even learned, much to David's dismay, that Eli loves it too! :) SSSSHHHHH! Don't tell Mam I gave it to him. ;)<br />
So, Eli and I ate the SPAM and while he made a valiant effort to help, I can't promise that he had more than one "slice". Before I knew it, the can was gone.<br />
I am not proud of what I just admitted, but we can't live in the past, right?<br />
That was around 1pm. <br />
When I picked the kids up at 2:35pm, I felt pretty great! We even went to the park and played for a couple of hours! :) See:<br />
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Daddy even stopped by, after work:</div>
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(I am finishing this blog at 9:12am because I wasn't feeling well enough to finish it earlier)</div>
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I didn't feel like eating, so Daddy took Ali and Drew to Larry's and I took Eli home with me. </div>
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We stopped at Sonic for drinks (and dinner for Eli) and Eli got to sit up front and eat his dinner (one of his new favorite things to do lately). </div>
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I started feeling sick then, but ate anyway, which I realize was a bad idea.</div>
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This next part is probably TMI, but it must be told because it probably played a big role in the progression of my tummy ache! LOL</div>
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So, Eli and I are sitting in the front seat eating and Eli toots really loud, followed by a "rumble", if you know what I mean...</div>
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He was actually pretty impressed with himself and he cheered, " I toot toot, I toot toot!" HEHE It was super cute, so I had to add that.</div>
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I was stranded! We had no diapers or wipes because we had just headed out to pick up the kids from school and then made an unexpected trip to the park and then to Sonic...etc. I put him back in his car seat and I could tell we were in trouble. There was already leakage and we were miles from home in 5:00 traffic. :( </div>
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By the time we got home, Elijah had "exploded". I carried his entire car seat inside and proceeded to clean up the mess! Needless to say, this did not help my nausea at all! By the time everything was cleaned off, washed, bleached x2, bathed and sanitized, I was feeling pretty green. </div>
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Still, at this point, I figured my belly was just upset from the can of SPAM + potty mess. I took it easy and we went to bed, as usual. We were up watching DVR for a while before actually turning out the lights and I started feeling clammy and sweaty. My face was on fire and I was SICK! It was around 11pm.</div>
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Then David remembered these little miracle pills the kids had left over from when they had the flu! I looked up the adult dosage and took two of the last four pills that were left and hoped for the best.</div>
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It worked! I felt good enough to sleep and did just that, until around 3am. I woke up restless! I wasn't feeling sick, just wasn't able to sleep. :( I did several things to occupy myself and around 5, I settled down to start this blog. I felt fine when I started, but a few minutes into it, I got sick AGAIN! I was miserable, so I quickly went back upstairs and took the last two pills. (By the way, these pills dissolve because they were originally prescribed for kids and that's very hard when you are nauseous!)</div>
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I slept soundly until about 7 when our alarms were set for. We had planned to get up and head to Conway to watch Jacob (our best friends' son) play in his first t-ball game and then spend the day with them. Now...the game has been cancelled because of rain and I am scared to go near anyone, for fear that I am contagious...</div>
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I am also out of medicine now, so at any minute, this could get real bad! :( </div>
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I don't know whether I am sick from eating SPAM or I have a stomach bug, but either way, I'm miserable!</div>
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I was so excited about our plans for today and now they are ruined. :(</div>
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I am waiting on a call back from my Dr. Hopefully he will have pity on me, on a Saturday afternoon, and call in meds without seeing me. Unfortunately, I still won't know what it is that is making me sick, but at least I will be able to function.</div>
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Wish me luck!</div>Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-28483057638255450272012-05-11T10:53:00.000-05:002012-05-11T10:53:19.113-05:00Some things, I will never understand...As you know, I started the search for my paternal family. It has been much more heartbreaking and disappointing than I had anticipated. When I sat out looking for them, specifically my aunt, I wasn't emotionally invested. Things have changed.<br />
Since starting the search, I have learned her new name (since being adopted), I have discovered her birthday, I have emailed back and forth with her adopted father, and I have even seen a picture of her. Seeing her has changed everything. It has changed from wanting to find her, to now, needing to find her.<br />
I am overwhelmed with this NEED to find her. Its frustrating because there have been so many dead ends. Don't get me wrong, I realize I haven't been looking very long, but let me explain:<br />
I found a Facebook profile (actually two) for her. The profiles don't necessarily look "active" though. Regardless, I quickly emailed her! After two days with no response, I was devastated. I got back on her profile (which is difficult because everything is blocked to anyone not on her friend list) and found several people with the same last name. I emailed all of them, in hopes that someone would respond with a light at the end of the tunnel. One person, her adopted father, replied. He had nothing, but bad news. :( He and his EX wife didn't adopt her until she was 14, so she never got close to them and they have no idea where she is now. :(<br />
I have since emailed several other people. A man, I have learned is her ex husband and almost everyone else on her friends list. I have even paid an Internet site to do a search for her. For $9.95, I got A LOT of information. I was super excited! I got several past addresses, phone numbers and even an email address, but unfortunately, nothing has reached her. The addresses are old addresses. The phone numbers are old phone numbers and the email, which may or may not be current, is not responding. :(<br />
I am discouraged. One of two things is happening: She has gotten word that I am trying to find her. She knows about the emails, and she chooses not to be found OR Nothing is reaching her and she still has no idea and I am no closer to finding her. Either way, that doesn't leave me in a very good place.<br />
Sadly, I think she may not want to be found because, while I believe that her profile may be inactive, there is NO WAY that ALL of those people on her friend list are inactive! Which probably means, she doesn't want to know me. :(<br />
Some things I will never understand, but God does. He knows what's best for me and I trust in Him, that He will guide and direct my path. If it is meant to be, it will happen.<br />
<br />Cheryllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611631163868223546noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497399488569365516.post-32207542239024280352012-05-10T08:31:00.001-05:002012-05-10T12:34:50.462-05:00We love the McCon Gang! :)Yesterday was a great day! From start to finish, the day seemed to sail by, without incident. The morning went smoothly. We were up by 6:15 to get the older kiddos ready for school and everyone happily ate breakfast without complaining or throwing anything on the floor. ;)<br />
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Ali is normally not a morning person, but she was super excited about a field trip to the Arkansas Skatium, so even Ali was all smiles at breakfast. :) It makes my heart happy to see my babies excited. </div>
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Eli and I watched Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, while we anxiously awaited the McCon's! :) Eli was so excited to see Lily. He kept looking out the window, saying, "Lily go bye bye?". :) The boy LOVES Lily!</div>
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They had a blast!!</div>
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As usual, Eli felt it was necessary to wear sunglasses the entire day! LOL silly boy!<br />
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Miles has gotten so big! I can't believe how fast he is growing up!<br />
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Mommy thought it would be funny to put a bear on his head...he wasn't amused...until it fell off! Then he giggled! LOL<br />
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Lily took a little "nap" in Ali's bed. :)<br />
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David came home for lunch, just in time to get a quick snuggle with Lily and Miles before they headed off to have lunch with their own daddy. :) <br />
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Goodbye hugs!<br />
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We had so much fun and Eli was worn out! I laid him down for nap (after running a quick errand) and he was OUT for two hours! :)</div>
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Last night we had Tacos for dinner! :) The kids LOVE them, but we don't have them very often. They aren't exactly a poster child for healthy dinners! LOL</div>
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Notice: Eli is STILL wearing the sunglasses he was wearing 9 hours earlier! The kid thinks he needs to wear glasses/hats/jewelry (usually necklaces) ALL day and night! LOL</div>
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