Sunday, January 30, 2011

So, What Have You Been Up To?

"So, what have you been up to lately?" I get that question a lot. So much so, that I feel it necessary to show what I have "been up to".
Brian finished make our side tables, so we painted, sanded and stained those. They turned out great!


I have been working on a primitive stitching for my family room, and with the help of Tina, I finished it last week. It turned out SUPER cute!

Josh also received his Bear this week in Scouts. He too turned out to be a SUPER CUTE kid!

So, that, my friends, is what we have been up to. We are forever learning to be content with our new normal. This week it has been a struggle for our whole family. Mike and Josh have been talking about Luke a lot this week. It brings back all the wonderful times we had together, and the pain of "losing" him. I put losing in quotes because we know he is not lost. He is missed, but he is not lost.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Break My Stride

Oh man, I have fond memories of this song. . . it is my Mom's favorite. She would sing it in the car anytime it came on, and it truly exemplifies her! I was in a kickboxing class last week and the instructor had this song on her playlist. I instantly thought of my Mom and what she and this song had taught me. Many people have asked me, through this experience, how we do it-- how we get up every morning; how we still have faith; how we still laugh, and love, and breath. I believe it is because what I learned as a kid. . . .nothing gonna break my stride; nobody gonna slow me down. . . Oh NO, I got to keep on movin'!

The holidays were difficult. It is hard not to get to see Luke open presents on his birthday or Christmas. I often think about the funny things he would be saying or doing right now. BUT, we keep on movin':

Decorating Luke's tree on Christmas Eve.


Annual decorating of the gingerbread house. YUM!


Josh enjoying his new scooter from Christmas.


Mike loving his present from Santa!


Someone is always missing.

And so, THANKS Mom and Matthew Wilder for helping me keep moving, when sometimes is seems impossible!