BE FAITHFUL WHERE YOU ARE
August 9, 2023
We got back on Monday from an amazing vacation up in Michigan. We
stayed a couple of nights in Manistee, explored Ludington and Arcadia and Sable
Point, found beaches that were completely empty except for us, listened to live
music, played in the sand, went swimming in the pool, ate ice cream, hiked in
Ludington S.P., visited our friends in Houghton Lake for a few days, rode the
Kubota all over their farm, picked blackberries, did a zipline, and had lunch
on the beach in South Haven on the way home…just a really, really good and much
needed trip away! Truly a road trip with unplanned stops (we even saw a Sequoia
Tree) and it was great. Thank you Lord for such a beautiful trip.
Stacey, Brighton’s photographer, sent me a screenshot of Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep’s Facebook page….they had used Brighton’s picture in a post! He is and was so, so beautiful and perfect. I shared it with all of my friends and family. But then the rest of the day I was so sad just missing him. I am so incredibly happy his photo was used but also just wish he was here with me.
Two years since I found out I had you forever with me little Bright! Miss you love.
Last night, I had the
opportunity to share my story at church for their small group kick off. I definitely
wasn’t the best speaker, but I had prayed that people would see God’s goodness
and kindness in our story. Always thankful for the chance to share about Brighton!
Today was really special because
I took Lassen on Trail 3 at Turkey Run…the most difficult trail there but my
favorite and I knew that he could handle it. We climbed up all the ladders and
went down the canyon and he did amazing. We explored and played in the water
and he learned so much probably without realizing he was learning. Being with
him really made my heart happy. So proud of his bravery!
45 people were baptized at church today! Our pastor had a fantastic message about perseverance and the story of Jericho….the walls in the city were so big that was all the people could see….they didn’t know an easy victory awaited them because the people on the inside were scared of them….but by patience, perseverance, and trust, the walls came down! Then tonight, Lassen’s Bible reading was the same story! It seems like we have walls in front of us but I just keep trusting God will provide what we need if we are patient and persevere.
“If you don’t know what to do,
just be faithful where you are.”
September 26, 2023
Life has been so full in the best of ways. Kyle has been traveling
every week and we are praying for God to provide a change with his work
schedule. Lassen and I have been exploring and hiking and learning. Making
milkshakes and watching movies on the deck at night. It has been a sweet time.
We are going to start a homeschool preschool and we are both so excited. This
is an answer to prayer as I was stressing about not giving Lassen enough “schooling”
and then I found this curriculum.
My aunt sent us a tree "necklace" and we put it around the tree they gifted us!
Life has been full of good lately and I haven’t written much. We went to Illinois to meet our new niece, Grace, and celebrate our nephew’s birthday. We went hiking at Shades with Wild and Free. We went down to Knoxville to spend time with our new nephew Julian. Kyle surprised me with a new treadmill since I burned up the motor on the old one! Lassen go to drive Mr. Ron’s combine today and did a 360 haha!
1 Kings 18…I have thought of
this all day. Elijah poured all of his water on the wood during a drought
KNOWING God would provide! I want to live with that expectancy.
October 15, 2023
Today, at 7p, all across the world, candles were lit to remember all
of the babies lost too soon. I had let many of my friends know and seeing their
pictures of their candles was so beautiful and special. Today overall has been
hard for me. We watched my nephew Noah, who was born 3 months after Brighton. Carrying
him around in my hiking pack and feeling the weight of him reminds me so vividly
of who is not in my arms. The four of us were sitting on the couch watching a
movie and I honestly had a hard time even looking over at Kyle and Noah. I hate
that I’m still triggered by this. I just miss you Bright!
Perfect light
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Mom and Dad's candle
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