My Vision Statement

To be His warrior, to pray everyday all day, to be so close to God, to be grateful, to laugh often and love much, to be the best mom I can be, to raise my girls with respect and integrity and courage, to be patient and understanding towards them, to pray with them, to put them first in everything I do, to value my family, to value my health and wellness, to be close to my family, to value all of my relationships, to be organized and efficient, to be generous and responsible, to never stop learning, to grow everyday, to appreciate my work, to have everything my family needs because I was smart and saved and worked hard, to be timely and a person of my word, to enjoy life and all the good it has to offer, to love without hesitation, to take risks that are necessary, to have the strength and courage to do the right thing, to do everything with a smile and find the good in all situations, to leave the world a bit better........these are my goals :)

I decided to come up with a personal vision statement (that turned into a paragraph!) last fall when I was going through a very difficult time. I keep it in my desk at work and read it almost every morning. It was inspired by a poem written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Kayla Broke Her Leg :(

My poor little K broke her leg on Sunday :( Todd was on a trampoline with her at his sister's house up north, and she took a very bad fall and broke her shin bone. When he got back from Petoskey, we took her into the doctor's and got the bad news. I just felt so bad that she had to go the whole night in pain, but Todd thought she was okay. So, we spent the whole night at the hospital where they splint her leg and today she got her cast on. She is so brave and so strong, it upsets me so much to see her go through this. But, I know she is going to be okay. The only bad thing is, she cannot walk for 4 weeks. The doctors want to make sure she heals perfectly. I want to be cautious too, but I feel bad that she has to spend the rest of the summer like this. It's just been a very, very bad week. The good thing is, Kayla's in good spirits! Nothing slows this little girl down.....I love you Kayla :)

Summer Fun

I am so lucky to be Eva and Kayla's mom, they make everything so fun. I hate it that I have to work everyday, but the one thing that I have noticed is that it makes my time with them so special. So we just play together and my time after work with them is really just focused on being with them. I used to come home and stress about dinner and cleaning, but I save that for after they go to bed now (well not the dinner part of course!). And they are just the cutest, I swear. Kayla is getting to be such a good little swimmer! The other night, Eva was swimming and it was almost time for her to get out, so I didn't want Kayla to go. But the next thing I knew, Kayla was naked except for water wings and her crab goggles. They look so funny on her, the eyes are two orange crabs. Eva kept calling her crabby! But Kayla was so happy to be swimming, she zooms around the pool and will not let anyone touch her. I am so glad she likes the water. Soon, I will take a video of them swimming...