Mr. Aiden at Sunday School yesterday...he made sure his Sunday School teacher sent me this picture. My little Aiden is so proud of everything he builds, and its so special to me that he loves to share his creations.
Well, here we are in the middle of summer, and it is hot...I have mosquito bites all over my feet and legs! Miss Natalie has the same, but, I do not think she would trade her little bites for her gardening time :-) I guess that's our thing...gardening...each day that I am outside working I drift back to thoughts of my Mom....sun up to sun down she would often be found outside...working in the dirt, building a garden...just something...
My writing just is not up to par, I realize...but, at this point I think that's ok. With each day that passes the waking up and going gets slightly better, and I do realize there will be good and bad days. I feel there is still so much for us to accomplish in finishing things up for my Mom....packing, moving her things, getting her headstone...I cannot tell you how hard it is to go through her things...I wish I could hire a company to just come in and pack it all up, I've thought about it...but, I cannot handle the thought of someone else going through her things...
God is using this however, He is teaching me to lean on Him...and be strong. My little kids need me to demonstrate to them that even in times of such sorrow and despair we can keep going, we can rest our questions in our faith and know that God really does have it all under control. He does...
Well, here we are in the middle of summer, and it is hot...I have mosquito bites all over my feet and legs! Miss Natalie has the same, but, I do not think she would trade her little bites for her gardening time :-) I guess that's our thing...gardening...each day that I am outside working I drift back to thoughts of my Mom....sun up to sun down she would often be found outside...working in the dirt, building a garden...just something...
My writing just is not up to par, I realize...but, at this point I think that's ok. With each day that passes the waking up and going gets slightly better, and I do realize there will be good and bad days. I feel there is still so much for us to accomplish in finishing things up for my Mom....packing, moving her things, getting her headstone...I cannot tell you how hard it is to go through her things...I wish I could hire a company to just come in and pack it all up, I've thought about it...but, I cannot handle the thought of someone else going through her things...
God is using this however, He is teaching me to lean on Him...and be strong. My little kids need me to demonstrate to them that even in times of such sorrow and despair we can keep going, we can rest our questions in our faith and know that God really does have it all under control. He does...