Tag: love

Anniversary

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Today, Lance and I have been married for 19 years.

Marriage is fun.

Marriage is hard.

Marriage gave me an amazing partner for life.

Marriage has given me a partner to fight with for the rest of my life.

Marriage has taught me love.

Forgiveness.

Understanding.

Patience.

Gratitude.

Our marriage brought us four incredible children.

These 19 years haven’t been smooth sailing.

Life hasn’t turned out the way we thought it would 19 years ago when we said yes.

But I’m a better person today because of Lance.

I’m grateful everyday that Heavenly Father put Lance in my path.

I can’t imagine getting through this new life without him.

Love you, babe.

Rory’s Birthday Service Project

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Holidays are hard.

Starting with Halloween, there are a lot of days Lance and I would rather stay in bed.

Our “holiday season” ends February 6th with Rory’s birthday.

Last year, leading up to her birthday is when my sleeping and emotional state hit an all time low.

The one thing that kept me sane was our children’s hospital service projects.

So we’re doing another service project this year!

We’re doing something that was near and dear to Rory’s heart.

ANIMALS!

She loved them all! (Except roosters.)

We’re going to be collecting items for our local animal shelter. And we’d LOVE your help. Here are some examples of things they’re in need of:

  • Fleece blankets and towels (used or new)
  • Wet cat food or broth for sick cats
  • Cat and dog toys
  • Soft cat and dog treats
  • Canned dog and cat food
  • Newspaper
  • Disinfectant wipes
  • Paper towels
  • Bleach
  • Trash bags (kitchen and liner trash bags)
  • Sponges
  • Anti-Bacterial dish soap
  • Latex gloves (Large, medium & small)
  • Q-Tips
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Band Aids (all sizes)
  • Distilled Water
  • Medical tape
  • Ink Pens (Blue/Black)
  • Duct Tape
  • Tape
  • Batteries (AAA, AA and 9V)
  • Copier Paper
  • Scissors
  • Staplers
  • Highlighters
  • Sharpies (all colors)
  • Paper Clips
  • Rubber Band

    • Message or email me for my contact information.

    Thank you for helping us celebrate her birthday!

    The Christmas Story

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    For Christmas, Lance and I got the boys nerf guns. We thought it’d be a fun thing for them to do in the winter months.

    After we opened presents, we were all sitting around chatting and we started an impromptu nerf gun war.

    It was fun.

    For those few minutes I felt freely happy.

    Not “put a smile on my face.”

    Not hyphenated happy.

    Freely happy.

    Then I got shot in the eye.

    As I laid there holding my eye, I thought, I’m not allowed to be freely happy anymore. That part of my life is obviously done.

    If I feel freely happy then it’ll cause physical pain, mental pain, or emotional pain. It’s just not in the cards for me.

    I was thinking about it more as I sat in the ER with my mom. Then throughout the rest of the day.

    At the end of the night, the seven of us made goals of service and love that we can do throughout this year.

    This is mine: to be freely happy with my family.

    It’s not an easy goal because if I’m trying, then it’s putting a smile on my face.

    Instead, I’m going to try in live in the moment more.

    I’m going to put myself in more situations with them that I can let go. That I won’t feel so hyphenated. If only for a few minutes.

    I want my boys to have more than a hyphenated mom.

    I’m realistic. I don’t think I’ll experience it daily or weekly or probably even monthly. But experiencing it five times in 2019 will be more times than I experienced it this year.

    That’s a win.

    That’s starting to live a Rory life-loving life.

    Join Us Tomorrow, November 13th, with #RoryHugs

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    We want to remember Rory with what she was known for.

    If you knew Rory, you knew love.

    And HUGS. Not small hugs. Big hugs!

    She was amazing hugger. Just grabbed you and held you tight.

    It relieved my stress, helped me feel loved, and connected me to her.

    We’d like to invite you to share some #RoryHugs with us tomorrow.

    Hug your family a little tighter. Take that best friend that’s been struggling and give him/her a hug.

    I promise hugs help.

    Help us remember our girl. And help us spread her love tomorrow.