Hump Day

Well it has only been 4 days since I have been home from Savannah, GA but I am missing it so badly. It is such a nice break to get away and forget you have any responsibilites back in Birmingham. I was soooo ready to see my children, but I wasn't so ready to be back into the norm. I was telling my sis-in-law how it only takes one day to get back into the "normal" life and forget you were ever away in the first place.

There were several praises while we were gone though. The girls were in Selma with my inlaws for 3 nights and all 3 slept great down there!!! I was so worried about Graci since she doesn't usually sleep anywhere but her bed, but God took care of that worry and she slept every night and took naps :) That was so great. The older girls always sleep so good down there. They had the best time! Their Nana Reed is always so creative and does fun crafts with them. They made beautiful butterflies with their handprints that I am going to put in our "craft frames" going down the stairs. And of course another highlight was going to the Dollar Tree and shopping for their favorite things. Candy, bubbles, flip flops and headbands. They were on cloud nine. They also got to go to the Battle of Selma - not quite old enough to understand it but they told me it was very LOUD!

Another praise was that they transferred from Nana Reed to Nana without a problem. I was worried they wouldn't want to transfer but all was well. My mom brought them to my house and spent the night with them here. They had a lot of fun. They played outside until they couldn't play anymore. My mom is real good at wearing them out by playing so hard. They all slept for her too. McDonalds, gymnastics and outside play - they had a blast!

Bryan and I really had a great time and we couldn't have asked for better company.

quotes for today...

Just had to share 2 quotes from the girls today. Too precious not to share:

Emi: Mommy, look at my brain on my arm!! (she was pointing to her vein)

Payton: Mommy, I need a cantaloupe to put my picture in. (she was meaning an envelope)

Gone Trucking with Daddy

Bryan drives the big 18-wheeler for Student Life Ministries each year and he loves doing it. This is his 6th year to do this so the girls have known that their daddy drives a big truck and they love to go and see it. This year, their precious daddy decided to take each one of them on a day trip to drop the trailer at the venue. They had sooooo much fun. He took Payton to Atlanta (since it was the shortest trip) and Emi to Nashville. Daddy did such a good job taking pictures for mommy to put in the scrapbook and on the blog.

Payton's trip was pretty uneventful so it was a good first trip for her. Emi's was a little more eventful. They started to lose tread on one of the trailer tires so they had to pull over and wait for someone to come and change the tire to the tune of 1 1/2 hours of waiting. She was such a trooper. It rained the whole way up there too. There was a wreck that put them even later. They were 2 hours late to load in which put them late getting home. They didn't pull into the house until 10:00 that night but thankfully Emi didn't take too long to wind down and get to sleep. When we were saying our prayers the first thing she said was that she was thankful for getting to spend some time with her daddy and getting to ride in the "big truck". It was so sweet. Here are some pics from the trips:

*Payton and her little traveler Callie:
*Look at me mommy!
*Ready to roll!!
*Lunch with my daddy in the truck - a taco!!
*Miss Priss Emi ready for the ride
*Look mommy!
*Little miss priss again!
*Emi took a picture of her daddy!
*The Big chicken at the truck stop
*Check out the sign in the background... leave it to daddy!

Update on Paw Paw

Please be praying. We found out today that my PawPaw has 3 to 6 months to live. He is in stage 3 of cancer and where it is located it is inoperable. Chemo is an option but they said it would only prolong his life by maybe 6 months. He isn't sure if this is something he wants to do at this point or not. He and his wife, Jere, spoke with a psychiatrist to make sure they understood what was being told to them. When asked by the doctor if he knew what this meant, PawPaw said he did and that he knew he wouldn't get better. When the doctor asked Jere if there was something that was troubling her about it she stated that she knew he wasn't Christian.

This honestly is the hardest part.
I want to see Paw Paw again in heaven one day.
I want him to leave this world knowing he is going to a better place.
I want my dad to know he will see his dad again in heaven.
I want PawPaw to be able to crawl up in Jesus' lap on the days he is feeling terrible and know he is in a safe place and just rest there.

In all of this, I know this isn't about me and my wants. I know God is ultimately in control but I want to be able to used by God if at all possible to get through to PawPaw. Please be praying for this whole situation. My whole family could use it.