The strongest person you will *ever* meet! Marta was diagnosed with breast cancer just over a month ago. She’s undergone a double mastectomy, then when she found out a week later the skin on one side died, she needed to have that side redone. She has been amazing … a shining star really. She laughs about being lopsided and how their toilet paper bill has…
it’s time to pot-Tay
Um, yeah … that’s Hunter … and it’s that time! Not time to comb her crazy morning hair. Not time to take away the multitude of nukies. Time to pot-Tay on a big girl potty! I seriously, seriously {I can’t stress enough how serious I am about this} wanted to wait until we got back from our trip to Europe this summer. Who wants to drag a…
prayer
This is my dear, sweet friend Lori Dykstra. Lori is struggling right now and I don’t know what I can do for her. I am feeling so helpless. All I can think to do is pray, and ask for prayer. For any of you that are reading this note, I desperately ask you to get on your knees and pray … like you never have…
a rolls royce saturday
Curt’s been having a blast driving his dad’s old 1922 Rolls around town! He’s picked the girls up from school the last couple of days, and this morning we took it over to Armstrong park to meet up with Marta and her family. The girls love driving it around, and I think some of the people in Racine get a kick out of it too! …
a boy grows up
This image brings tears to my eyes. This is a mom who spent the last 19 years devoted to this boy, this man. This is a mom who’s spent the last three or four years completely torn up over who this boy would become. This is a mom who spent the last six weeks, sleepless, lonely and full of wondering. This is a mom who…