My long time friend, Amy Carroll, has been doing a picture blog for a couple of years now.  I love it!  She has inspired me to jump off into my own Blog…for me and for my family and whoever else is interested.

I am feeling a bit sentimental this week.  Some may call it the post holiday blues and maybe that’s it.  Not sure.  I have many thoughts swirling around in my head and feeling swirling around in my heart.  Gratefulness for the time with Mitch, Liz, Chase, Landen, Reece and especially Gregg over the last couple of weeks.  Exhaustion from having a sick baby.  Dis-belief that Landen and Reece are growing so quickly.  Sadness over the impending loss of some and the actual loss of others.  Anxiety over money.  Curiosity about the future.  Desires to be disciplined yet wanting to enjoy the moments.

So, today I start expressing those feelings and thoughts.

Gratefulness for our family.  Check out these beauties!

They are ALL kind, thoughtful, giving, funny, smart and sassy!  And I love them ALL for their unique gifts that they bring to our family.  Elizabeth is our newest member.  She and Mitch have been married a bit over a year.  She is gorgeous inside and out.  God couldn’t have placed a better woman into Mitch’s life.  I love the joy and peace she brings to a room.  She is confident, kind, inquisitive and understanding.  Reece is our firecracker!  I love her constant energy, observations and creativity.  She is sassy and sweet and has the biggest sympathetic heart in the family.  (unless it has to deal with fighting her sister) Mitchell is a bit of a duplication of his dad. Of course, I love that!  He is passionate, inquisitive and willing to experiment.  And he loves others well.  He also rivals Reece on his energy level!  Landen, aka mini-Krista, is our queen of questions.  She is always watching and learning.  Her awareness of everyone and everything around her is remarkable.  She is an old soul with a passion for food and family.  I love watching her care for friends and family with her kind heart.  Chase is our free spirit and yet not so free.  He is sensitive, kind and loving to everyone he meets.  I love watching his determination, creativity, and awareness grow thru his experience at SCAD.

And then there is THIS GUY…

I can’t imagine doing this life without Gregg.  He is the true rock of this family.  He is a compassionate, tough, kind, disciplined, loving, challenging, smart, creative and a funny man.  I admire his desire to always take the high road and his dedication to his faith and  family. And I am very grateful that he chose me to do life with.

Tomorrow…Exhaustion