I love my Family to pieces!

We celebrated Meme and Papa's 50th Anniversary on Friday, July 2nd.  They were a beautiful, happy couple.  They are very special to all of us.  Meme has helped me keep Heyward and Laurie Beth both since they were born.  She loves it and though I know they wear her out, she always wants to see them!  Meme and Papa are such an ideal couple....the pick, fuss, joke and love.  They are the funniest couple I know.  One thing that is without doubt and that is the strong love and respect for marriage they both have.  It is so honorable that they have been committed and faithful to one another this long.  They have seen their fair share of hardships, and have survived.  They have always put God first and by their actions have taught their family to do the same.  I know that I have always been "their heart" and I can't imagine life without them.  Thank you God for their health, their unconditional love, their stamina for children, and their forgiveness.  They are truly the epitome of what a marriage should be. 

I love you Meme and Papa

A fun 4th of July!

The following comes from a blog entry I wrote about a year and a half ago.  To reflect back on life, I can say at that point in life I felt happy, fulfilled, satisfied (or as much as I thought possible.)  And today, by the grace of God I am even more happy, fulfilled and satisfied.  As soon as I think it can't get any better, God proves me wrong.  Every detail in my life I tackle and overcome, every hardship D shares with me, we grow.  Thanks for such unconditional love God, even to us old married people!
"D and I have been through some life changing, trying, difficult, overwhelming, joyous, love-filled, scary, disappointing, horrible, anxious, tiresome, beautiful, memorable, magical, hurtful and down right great situations in our time together and our marriage. Certain times come to mind when I think of each of those emotions and circumstances. None greater than the day we married, the birth of Heyward and the birth of Laurie Beth. I love D with all my heart and although I haven't "liked" everything he's done and he hasn't "liked" eveything I've done, we are so glad we chose one another to take this journey called life with. I have to admit though that although we have a slew of experiences together, nothing has quite prepared us for juggling our day jobs, two young children, finances, and our marriage. Notice that a social life doesn't even exist, that is something we are working on."

I have heard that the best thing you can do for your children is love their father/mother.  If that is the case then our kids have the BEST in life already! 

Thanks for all you have done to make our family strong and for being such a fighter.  I respect you and love you to pieces D!