The past few weeks have become progressively more difficult on me physically and yesterday evening as I was helping Merek put on her cubbies vest to go to church I almost could not keep my eyes open. We said goodbye to Ryan, who was also not feeling one hundred percent, and loaded up in the car. I took the princess to her class happily reciting her verse as we walked and then slowly marched up the stairs to my bible study.
Our family has been through a lot of stresses the past few months and I was so blessed by the study. I am certainly learning that when you actually need it God will provide it if you are diligent to ask for it and rely upon Him! The power of prayer in a stressful situation is Astounding! Then to really put what we learned into practice, I have been dreading going to the grocery store for a week now and have actually shed tears over the matter. I cant push the buggy with Merek and groceries in it and I cannot load the car by myself so I have been putting it off. However when we came home from church I found Ryan putting the groceries away in a freshly cleaned kitchen.
I felt so silly but I couldn't help but cry. Many of you know my personal story and if we went back in time three years you would see a very different life. I am so incredibly blessed to have such a wonderful and adoring husband that thinks about his family above himself! God has truly given me so much more than I could even have known to asked for. Ryan is my best friend and I cannot imagine where I would be right now without him. So much of who I am today can be attributed to the wonderful love and influence he has been in my life. I only wish that every girl could be so lucky!
On a lighter note we took Merek to the pumpkin patch this past weekend and then carved pumpkins. She has grown so much right before our eyes and I cannot believe how beautiful she has become. She is SO excited to meet her little brother and if he would quit being stubborn and just come see us I know she will be a wonderful big sister.
We have also been blessed with a new niece as Kim and Phillip are finally home with Leeza. We are so excited to be a part of this exciting time in their lives (even if we are a few states away) and are so happy to see them all together finally!
And to celebrate just a little bit further my sweet Mimi has her last chemotherapy treatment tomorrow. After four months of being sick she is finally done with yet another round! Praise the LORD!
