Teaching

This was my second year teaching 1st grade.  I have to say I truly believe that teaching is my calling!  I love my job! I love these kids!  

It is a good thing I love it because I will probably be doing it for the next 10 years or so until Caden graduates!    

Couples Retreat and Snowdays

Last weekend Anthony and I got away with some other couples from our church for a couples retreat in Branson, Missouri.  Now to apply those things we learned while we were there.  I ask that you pray for us and we endeavor to change somethings in our marriage.  We are fine but we know the devil wants to destroy marriages and he is really good at it.  I love this man and I look forward to living the life with him and our children that God wants for us.  

I took my camera hearing that there was a lot of beautiful scenery this way.  I didn't see much because the tree's were dormant and the snow was covering everything.  That and we were at the convention for a big part of the time! Here is the Branson Landing from our last day after lunch.  It reminds me of the Riverwalk in Bossier. 

This is the group we went with from our church.  So many lovely couples we are very blessed to be a part of this church family! 

I am so thankful Anthony's Aunt kept the kids for us.  They were in great hands and had a great time with her! 

We had school today and it seemed like it snowed the whole day we were at school.  When we got home the first thing the girls did was layer clothes on and go outside to play.  I stayed out a few minutes and took a few pictures.

Caden didn't want to go outside today maybe tomorrow ~ we do not have school! Yay! 

Incase I haven't said it in a while I am so blessed! I love my life and my sweet little family! 

My Heart

I am so blessed I really know that I am! God has blessed me with a great family, a great church and I love my job!  God really laid it on my heart to spend more one on one time with my kids.  We have started baking and cooking together more.  Also because of all of the autoimmune things in our family I am working on learning and trying to teach them so they don't end up with those same issues.

Tonight we had a ladies night with church ladies.  It was nice.  I don't talk much in groups but that is just me.  I wish I wasn't like that but that is just who I am. . . anyways I was watching and listening to these two sisters just talk and have fun tonight.  Remembering old memories and just loving life.  They are young and just happy.  It really made me miss Brandy so much more.  I see all that is going on around me.  It's been almost 2 1/2 years I get that people need to move on.  I just never can I do not have my sister anymore.  Her spot will never be replaced in my heart.  I came home and was wide awake even thought it was close to 1 AM.  So I turned on my computer to look at coupons for this week.  I went to facebook and there was my very favorite picture of Brandy and I at the beach in Florida.  My heart just broke.  I miss her so much.  My life was better with her in it.  How can she be gone forever?

So I am left sitting here in my house, everyone sleeping.  I am going to go through pictures.  Memories that is what I have left and I am thankful for them.  I will find some good one's to get me though. . .