We spent this past Saturday with my family in Brandenburg. My sister and her family were up from Florida, so we got together for a cookout. It was great to see my brother-in-law, sister and nephews, my brother and his wife, mom and dad, and Erich and Mallory. 🙂 (And of course all the dogs..Hugo, Phoebe, Lila, Amber..We took Dash and Domino to meet their dog family.)
I wanted to just share a few memories from our weekend together. 
I love you all so much.
Thank you for bearing with me and praying for me as I find my way through a valley..I do feel the fog lifting a little and have had two evenings in a row that have felt somewhat “normal.”
I have a few ideas that I think will help me as a teacher and a writer….to be able to combine my love for being creative with my responsibilities at school which often give me little time for creativity.
I’ll share more as I work my way through these ideas. 🙂
For today, have a wonderful Thursday.
Tonight is all about getting Todd ready for moving into the dorm tomorrow…
I wish I could hug each of you and say “thank you” for your friendship face-to-face.
Know that you are loved and prayed for by me daily,
In December of 2007 as our youngest son, Nick, was fighting brain cancer, I began to blog. Writing provided a way for me to release all of my questions, fears, and doubts. It also allowed me to share the ups and downs of Nick's journey with people who were praying for him all over the world. When Nick went Home in November of 2008, my blog became my way of searching for God in the midst of my deep heartache. My heart was broken and grief brought to the surface every emotion imaginable. Being able to release those emotions through my writing brought a sense of purpose to my pain. Having already walked the road of grief in 1992 when we lost our daughter to SIDS, I knew I needed a way to keep from falling into a pit of depression and despair. I had walked close to the edge of a bottomless pit when we lost our daughter,and I knew I couldn't let myself get that close to the edge again. This blog has been and continues to be my tiny corner of the world where I can share My Heart as I journey through God's Word.......thus the name........ My Heart His Words. Thank you for taking time to share life with me. If we do not meet while here on earth, I look forward to hearing all about your life when we reach our final destiny.........Heaven! Email me anytime at 
So glad for the respite from the storm the past few days/evenings.
Praying for even more of those and a Way to the Light on those darker days.
Love you, sis
Patti
You look like your mama!
You look like your mom. Sent you an email this afternoon, hopefully will come to it and ot junk. Sandy
Thanks for sharing your family with us….I appreciate your truthfulness as I feel the say way at times, overwhelmed. I can relate to your feelings…I try to keep my eyes on Jesus as Peter did, and hope not to sink. You are one amazing woman….Love keeping up with you.