Taylor Gang: January 2011

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.