Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Little Blessings

There have been so many little blessings in our life lately I just had to share!


We are expecting two more neices or nephews in 2011! One is due in February and one is due in April! (Sister in law's on Ross's side) We are so excited for these babies to come and wish both of the mommies a happy and healthy pregnancy!!!


A few weeks ago Ross received direct contact from his birth sister who he has never met!!! (She was given up for adoption 38 years ago because her parents were too young to take care of her). We are excited to build a relationship with her and learn more about her! We feel God played a huge part in this process of finding her. Sometime maybe I will tell the whole story but will wait for now. It will give you goosebumps though, I'll leave it to that.


Ok..these were more than just little blessings. These are HUGE blessings!!!


As the fall leaves are turning, the weather getting cooler and the football fans getting louder, I realize that yet again another year is coming vastly to a close and I am getting closer to celebrating two years in complete remission. Though two years may not seem very long to some, it is centuries to me. Years that have given me back that spark in life, that drive, and the energy to "Seize the Day."


Yet again, this is the very thing that could possibly be taken away from me if we choose to have another baby biologically. The selfish thing that I don't think I'm ready to give up...my health. This has been so heavy in my heart lately and I feel I need to talk openly about it on my blog to get it off my chest. I wake up some days feeling like my family is not complete and knowing that God has a plan for us to expand it someday. But then, some other days I wake up and feel complete. Our family is what it is, and we are 100% content with it. This is God's plan for us and I have accepted that. I hate being torn. I feel like there should be a strong urge one way or the other, but there's not. Maybe God isn't ready for us to make that decision yet. Maybe I feel the pressure to make that decision so soon because Nolan is turning three in February. Or Ross turning 30 in June. Or me turning 28 next July. Or me being healthy at this point in my life. I don't know....


Either way, I'm asking God to lead me into the right direction. I am asking for the strength and direction and if I am meant to be a mother a second time, I will be one. And if I'm meant to be just a Mother to Nolan and a Step-Mother to Ian, I will be just that and I will be 100% happy with that.

Please pray that this decision that God makes for us is accepted with open arms by not only myself but my husband.

Happy Fall to everyone!

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Lupus Walk 2010

Yesterday was the 2010 Lupus Walk. We had beautiful weather and a great turn out! On my website, it's showing my team raised $340, however I know some people turned in donations that day and those haven't been accounted for yet. I think my team alone did about $400.00 which is awesome! THANK YOU to everyone who came out and walked and who donated online!!! Here are a few pictures from yesterday:

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

" I will never do that when I have kids"

Have you ever heard someone say this before?

I am a poster child for that saying. I remember me saying that a ton before having children. I thought for sure I would be the perfect mom with the perfect kids and the perfect husband in the perfect house! Well, come on, don't we all?

Anyways, one of the most vivid memories of me saying this is regarding buying my children a power wheel. You know, those annoying little mobile cars that go like 3mph? They come in trucks, cars, 4 wheelers, even john Deere tractors and riding lawn mowers now!

I used to always say I would never buy my kids one because once you buy them one, they will never ride their bike. Well, I have once again caved in, and this "toy" was supposed to be Nolan's Christmas present, but once I got it home there was no way I could keep it a secret for 3.5 more months! After seeing his eyes light up when I showed him it, It was all worth it and my "I'll never do that when I have kids" was once again out the window.

Luckily this 2.5 year old still has 13.5 more years until he can drive. He is a crazy driver!!!


Thursday, September 2, 2010

2010 Lupus Walk for Hope!

I can't believe I forgot to post about this weeks ago!

The Lupus Walk for Hope is coming up in one week!!! It will take place next Saturday, September 11th in Plymouth at French Regional Park.

You can either do a walk (Free) or a 5K run ($25.00). Registration is from 9am-10am, 5K starts at 10:30 and the walk starts at 10:40! You can also register the day of.

You can join my team or donate at: https://sna.etapestry.com/fundraiser/LupusFoundation/Walk5K/team.do?participationRef=797.0.427235358

My team has reach 64% of our goal. Please help us get to 100%! I know I have said it a million times, but every dollar counts. 100% of the money raised goes towards research to help find a cure.

Even though I am in remission, every day I am symptom free is truly a blessing. I may seem like I look well, but inside the Lupus could be possibly attacking another organ of mine and I will not know until it is too late. The medication I am on just helps prevent the lupus from attacking my kidneys for now. It does not prevent it from attacking anything else in my body. Some possible targets include my heart, brain, liver, thyroid. We need to find a cure sooner than later and with your help we can!

Thank you so much for praying for me and my family, supporting us, and thinking of us. I am ever so greatful to have such wonderful people in my life! Thank You!