Monday (didn't get to this last week)
Salmon Patties
Baked Fries
Tuesday
Buffalo Chicken Breasts (crockpot meal)
Carrot Sticks, Cucumbers, & Celery
Blue Cheese Dressing
French Bread Rolls
Wednesday
Beef Stroganoff
Cream Spinach
Crescent Rolls
Thursday
Hamburger Steaks
Grilled Onions & Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Friday
Chicken Avocado Sandwiches
Grilled Carrots, Asparagus, & Onions
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Sorry I've got no recipe this week because we are having a super easy dinner week :)
What about you? Anything great on the menu???
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Weekly Goals
I'm a list kinda girl. There is great satisfaction in completing the list in my back pocket. In fact I have been known to add a line to my list after I finished a project, just so I can scratch it off. So in effort to get a little more organized and a little more accomplished, I have decided to set 5-7 clear goals for my week.
Some of my goals will be small and simple, and some of them will be big projects I have been working on for a while. Either way I know that writing them down will give me a guide and a tiny bit of accountability. So here goes one more little effort to make myself more productive and efficient. Wanna join me?
1. get fall clothes and decor from attic
2. make it to the gym 5 days
3. get pics printed for hall frames
4. get a cd of our last photo session
5. make eisly's bday party invitations
6. buy canvases for project and frame for big picture
7. email missionaries about christmas catalog
Some of my goals will be small and simple, and some of them will be big projects I have been working on for a while. Either way I know that writing them down will give me a guide and a tiny bit of accountability. So here goes one more little effort to make myself more productive and efficient. Wanna join me?
1. get fall clothes and decor from attic
2. make it to the gym 5 days
3. get pics printed for hall frames
4. get a cd of our last photo session
5. make eisly's bday party invitations
6. buy canvases for project and frame for big picture
7. email missionaries about christmas catalog
Monday, September 19, 2011
What's For Dinner?
So I fell behind again :) Well, here's this week's menu anyway...
Monday
Stuffed Bell Peppers (recipe below)
Tuesday
20 Clove Garlic Chicken(crockpot meal)
Green Beans
Mashed Potatos
Wednesday
Frito Pie
Carrot Sticks & Broccoli w/Ranch
Thursday
Pancakes
Sausage Patties
Scrambled Eggs
Friday
Salmon Patties
Baked Friess
Asparagus
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Stuffed Bell Peppers
8 bell peppers, capped and seeded (i like to use the red ones)
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. ground pork sausage
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups cooked rice
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup ketchup
dash of tobasco sauce
1 large can tomato sauce
salt & pepper
Brown the ground meat with the onions, and salt and pepper to taste.
In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except the bell peppers and tomato sauce. Oil a heavy skillet or dutch oven, and line the peppers up standing close together. Gently fill the peppers with the meat & rice mixture. Pour tomato sauce and one can of water over the top. Bake on 350 degrees for 2 hours or until bell peppers are completely tender.
Monday
Stuffed Bell Peppers (recipe below)
Tuesday
20 Clove Garlic Chicken(crockpot meal)
Green Beans
Mashed Potatos
Wednesday
Frito Pie
Carrot Sticks & Broccoli w/Ranch
Thursday
Pancakes
Sausage Patties
Scrambled Eggs
Friday
Salmon Patties
Baked Friess
Asparagus
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Stuffed Bell Peppers
8 bell peppers, capped and seeded (i like to use the red ones)
1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. ground pork sausage
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/2 cups cooked rice
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup ketchup
dash of tobasco sauce
1 large can tomato sauce
salt & pepper
Brown the ground meat with the onions, and salt and pepper to taste.
In a large mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients except the bell peppers and tomato sauce. Oil a heavy skillet or dutch oven, and line the peppers up standing close together. Gently fill the peppers with the meat & rice mixture. Pour tomato sauce and one can of water over the top. Bake on 350 degrees for 2 hours or until bell peppers are completely tender.
Monday, August 1, 2011
What's For Dinner?
Monday
Breakfast for Supper: Pancakes, Eggs, & Bacon
Tuesday
Quesadilla Casserole (Thanks Corrie)
Wednesday
Crockpot Thai Chicken Curry
Thursday
Sloppy Joes
Baked Fries
Friday
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas(recipe below)
Spanish Rice
Black Beans
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This is one delicious way to cook chicken! My brother-in-law, Marc, used to make these for us, so I think of him every time I make them ;-)
3 chicken breasts
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 Tablespoons butter
4 oz. sour cream
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup salsa
14 oz. shredded cheese
corn tortillas
Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and spray the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
Boil and shred chicken breasts.
Saute onions in butter until they are clear.
Add softened cream cheese and sour cream.
Stir occasionally until the mixture is completely melted.
Add salsa, chicken, and half the cheese. Mix well.
Roll the mixture into tortillas and place seam side down into the baking dish.
Spread left over mixture on top of rolled enchiladas and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Breakfast for Supper: Pancakes, Eggs, & Bacon
Tuesday
Quesadilla Casserole (Thanks Corrie)
Wednesday
Crockpot Thai Chicken Curry
Thursday
Sloppy Joes
Baked Fries
Friday
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas(recipe below)
Spanish Rice
Black Beans
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This is one delicious way to cook chicken! My brother-in-law, Marc, used to make these for us, so I think of him every time I make them ;-)
3 chicken breasts
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 Tablespoons butter
4 oz. sour cream
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup salsa
14 oz. shredded cheese
corn tortillas
Preheat oven to 375 degrees, and spray the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
Boil and shred chicken breasts.
Saute onions in butter until they are clear.
Add softened cream cheese and sour cream.
Stir occasionally until the mixture is completely melted.
Add salsa, chicken, and half the cheese. Mix well.
Roll the mixture into tortillas and place seam side down into the baking dish.
Spread left over mixture on top of rolled enchiladas and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
What's for Dinner??
Well last week's menu didn't go quite as planned because my dad got into a motorcycle wreck, and I spent most of my dinner times at the hospital. He is home now recovering, and my family is recovering from a week's worth of fast food and grilled cheese. That being said, I will be reusing most of last week's menu this week, but I do have a couple of changes. What are you cooking?
Monday
Boudain Stuffed Chicken Breast (recipe last week)
Broccoli and Cauliflower
Crescent Rolls
Tuesday
Steak Kabobs
Grilled Asparagus
Couscous
Wednesday
Tacos
Guacamole
Black Beans
Spanish Rice
Thursday
Salmon Patties (recipe below)
Baked Fries
Friday
Fried Backstrap
Mashed Potatoes
Black Eyed Peas
Saturday
Indoor Crab Boil (bonus recipe below)
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Salmon Patties
I am not a fish person, so the thought of making salmon patties always seemed yucky to me. I had heard Matthew talk about his mom's for years, so one day I decided to surprise him with some. I searched a number of recipes and combined them to come up with this surprisingly delicious, quick and easy meal. Enjoy!
1 can of salmon NOT DRAINED (I like the Honey Boy brand)
1 small onion, grated (grating it is the secret to getting the most flavor and the least texture)
2 Tablespoons dried parsley
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
salt and pepper
butter for frying
Mix eggs, salt & pepper, grated onion, parsley, salmon with juice, and 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
Use your hands to make sure everything is well combined.
Pat into patties. (This makes 8-12)
Roll patties in remaining bread crumbs.
Melt butter in heavy skillet over medium heat.
Nothing is actually having to cook here, so fry them until they are just golden brown.
Set on a paper towel to soak up any excess grease.
Serve with baked fries for a quick and easy meal :)
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Indoor Crab Boil
So this isn't really a recipe, and it's not really a crab boil either :) However, I will throw it in for a freebie in case you need something else that is super quick and easy.
gumbo or soup pot
crab boil seasoning
sausage links (I use Zummo's)
potatoes, quartered
corn on the cob
onions, chopped
Throw all the food in your gumbo pot with a little (or a lot of) crab boil seasoning and fill it up with water. Boil it until the potatoes and corn are done. Voila! You've got the taste of crawfish boil without the mess or the money :)
Monday
Boudain Stuffed Chicken Breast (recipe last week)
Broccoli and Cauliflower
Crescent Rolls
Tuesday
Steak Kabobs
Grilled Asparagus
Couscous
Wednesday
Tacos
Guacamole
Black Beans
Spanish Rice
Thursday
Salmon Patties (recipe below)
Baked Fries
Friday
Fried Backstrap
Mashed Potatoes
Black Eyed Peas
Saturday
Indoor Crab Boil (bonus recipe below)
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Salmon Patties
I am not a fish person, so the thought of making salmon patties always seemed yucky to me. I had heard Matthew talk about his mom's for years, so one day I decided to surprise him with some. I searched a number of recipes and combined them to come up with this surprisingly delicious, quick and easy meal. Enjoy!
1 can of salmon NOT DRAINED (I like the Honey Boy brand)
1 small onion, grated (grating it is the secret to getting the most flavor and the least texture)
2 Tablespoons dried parsley
2 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cup dried bread crumbs
salt and pepper
butter for frying
Mix eggs, salt & pepper, grated onion, parsley, salmon with juice, and 1/2 cup breadcrumbs.
Use your hands to make sure everything is well combined.
Pat into patties. (This makes 8-12)
Roll patties in remaining bread crumbs.
Melt butter in heavy skillet over medium heat.
Nothing is actually having to cook here, so fry them until they are just golden brown.
Set on a paper towel to soak up any excess grease.
Serve with baked fries for a quick and easy meal :)
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Indoor Crab Boil
So this isn't really a recipe, and it's not really a crab boil either :) However, I will throw it in for a freebie in case you need something else that is super quick and easy.
gumbo or soup pot
crab boil seasoning
sausage links (I use Zummo's)
potatoes, quartered
corn on the cob
onions, chopped
Throw all the food in your gumbo pot with a little (or a lot of) crab boil seasoning and fill it up with water. Boil it until the potatoes and corn are done. Voila! You've got the taste of crawfish boil without the mess or the money :)
Sunday, July 17, 2011
What's For Dinner?
Monday (recipe below)
Boudain Stuffed Chicken Breast
Green Salad
Tuesday
Spaghetti
Garlic Bread
Wednesday
Steak Kabobs
Onions & Bell Peppers`
Thursday
Hamburgers
French Fries
Friday
Fried Backstrap
Mashed Potatoes
Black Eyed Peas
Broccoli
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Boudain Stuffed Chicken Breasts
This is one of those super easy and super delicious meals that everyone loves :)
4 Chicken Breasts
1 Package Boudain Links
Salt and Pepper
Shredded Cheese
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
Pound out chicken breasts until they are quite thin.
(I actually cheat at this by cutting them in half almost all the way through as if butterflying a shrimp or pork chop.)
Salt and pepper lightly on each side.
Sprinkle a little cheese on each one.
Take boudain out of the skin and place at one edge of the chicken breast.
Roll the boudain up into the chicken and secure with toothpicks placing the seam down.
Cook 20-30 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
Remove toothpicks before serving.
Boudain Stuffed Chicken Breast
Green Salad
Tuesday
Spaghetti
Garlic Bread
Wednesday
Steak Kabobs
Onions & Bell Peppers`
Thursday
Hamburgers
French Fries
Friday
Fried Backstrap
Mashed Potatoes
Black Eyed Peas
Broccoli
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Boudain Stuffed Chicken Breasts
This is one of those super easy and super delicious meals that everyone loves :)
4 Chicken Breasts
1 Package Boudain Links
Salt and Pepper
Shredded Cheese
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
Pound out chicken breasts until they are quite thin.
(I actually cheat at this by cutting them in half almost all the way through as if butterflying a shrimp or pork chop.)
Salt and pepper lightly on each side.
Sprinkle a little cheese on each one.
Take boudain out of the skin and place at one edge of the chicken breast.
Roll the boudain up into the chicken and secure with toothpicks placing the seam down.
Cook 20-30 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
Remove toothpicks before serving.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
What's For Dinner?
Well, it's not Monday, but I'm gonna share this week's menu anyway :)
Also, I have a number of people asking me for recipes lately, and I am terrible about actually getting back to them, so I'm gonna try to include a recipe to go along with our menu each week. I'll also include links to those recipes I got off line. Enjoy...
Monday
Smothered Fries
Tuesday
Tilapia Coubeioun (recipe below)
Asparagus
Wednesday
Burrito Casserole
Thursday
Korean Ribs
Jasmine Rice
Friday
Boudain Stuffed Chicken
Broccoli and Cauliflower
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Catfish or Shrimp Coubeioun
This is my Maw-Maw Fontenot's recipe, and it is delicious, easy, and not diet food :) Matthew doesn't like catfish or shrimp unless they are fried, so I am using tilapia in effort to make it a little drier and flakier. You could actually use chicken too, but Maw-Maw and Dad would never approve of wasting such an incredible sauce on such meat.
In a heavy skillet, mix
1 stick of butter, melted
1 onion, diced small
2-3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 can of tomato sauce
Saute until everything is tender and well-mixed.
Add
2 cans of water (fill the tomato sauce can twice)
Simmer for 10 minutes or so.
Add
1 1/2 pounds protein
1-2 Tablespoons cornstarch to thicken
Cook over Medium-High heat until protein is ready.
Serve over rice, and enjoy something different tonight!
Also, I have a number of people asking me for recipes lately, and I am terrible about actually getting back to them, so I'm gonna try to include a recipe to go along with our menu each week. I'll also include links to those recipes I got off line. Enjoy...
Monday
Smothered Fries
Tuesday
Tilapia Coubeioun (recipe below)
Asparagus
Wednesday
Burrito Casserole
Thursday
Korean Ribs
Jasmine Rice
Friday
Boudain Stuffed Chicken
Broccoli and Cauliflower
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Catfish or Shrimp Coubeioun
This is my Maw-Maw Fontenot's recipe, and it is delicious, easy, and not diet food :) Matthew doesn't like catfish or shrimp unless they are fried, so I am using tilapia in effort to make it a little drier and flakier. You could actually use chicken too, but Maw-Maw and Dad would never approve of wasting such an incredible sauce on such meat.
In a heavy skillet, mix
1 stick of butter, melted
1 onion, diced small
2-3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 can of tomato sauce
Saute until everything is tender and well-mixed.
Add
2 cans of water (fill the tomato sauce can twice)
Simmer for 10 minutes or so.
Add
1 1/2 pounds protein
1-2 Tablespoons cornstarch to thicken
Cook over Medium-High heat until protein is ready.
Serve over rice, and enjoy something different tonight!
Friday, July 8, 2011
Grateful
Five Minute Friday is here again. And this week's topic is "Grateful", so grab your computer and a little down time for a quick session.
Ready... GO
I have so very much to be grateful for. When I really stop to think about it, I know that I have the life that people dream of. We don't have the nicest cars or newest phones or biggest TVs, but we've got what really counts...FAMILY.
I have a husband that loves me. He is for me. He works hard, so that I don't have to. All of the time I hear ladies say how much they wish they could be home with their kids, but they can't for one reason or another. My Matthew, he does whatever it takes to make sure that my kids will be able to have their mommy home with them during this season of life.
I have three beautifully amazing kids. We are crazy around here most of the time with three kids under school age, but I wouldn't trade a single one of them :) My kids may drive me absolutely mad at times, but when I stop and just look at their faces I realize that they are more than I could ever ask for.
I have an amazing church home. I have been blessed with a pastor and church family that know me personally. Never do I doubt my place or worth in the family of God when I am with those people. We worship in spirit and truth and love God!
The list could go on and on and on, I didn't mention my parents or siblings or friends or education or conveniences of life, but alas 5 minutes goes by too fast.... so for now, just know that I am grateful!
STOP
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That being said, I am really trying to get back into blogging. I thought this might be the doorway to that, but I haven't gotten there yet :) So starting Monday, I am going to go back to adding our weekly menu in an effort to make myself get back on here more regularly. See ya then; have a great weekend!
Ready... GO
I have so very much to be grateful for. When I really stop to think about it, I know that I have the life that people dream of. We don't have the nicest cars or newest phones or biggest TVs, but we've got what really counts...FAMILY.
I have a husband that loves me. He is for me. He works hard, so that I don't have to. All of the time I hear ladies say how much they wish they could be home with their kids, but they can't for one reason or another. My Matthew, he does whatever it takes to make sure that my kids will be able to have their mommy home with them during this season of life.
I have three beautifully amazing kids. We are crazy around here most of the time with three kids under school age, but I wouldn't trade a single one of them :) My kids may drive me absolutely mad at times, but when I stop and just look at their faces I realize that they are more than I could ever ask for.
I have an amazing church home. I have been blessed with a pastor and church family that know me personally. Never do I doubt my place or worth in the family of God when I am with those people. We worship in spirit and truth and love God!
The list could go on and on and on, I didn't mention my parents or siblings or friends or education or conveniences of life, but alas 5 minutes goes by too fast.... so for now, just know that I am grateful!
STOP
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That being said, I am really trying to get back into blogging. I thought this might be the doorway to that, but I haven't gotten there yet :) So starting Monday, I am going to go back to adding our weekly menu in an effort to make myself get back on here more regularly. See ya then; have a great weekend!
Friday, July 1, 2011
Welcome
Another week has passed, and that means it's time for Five Minute Friday.
I have been trying to get this five minutes all day, so here it goes...
This week's topic is WELCOME
I want to be more patient and kind and talk about how I love to welcome people into my home and how it totally makes me happy to host get togethers, but all I can think of right now is how I welcome this few minutes of peace and quiet. Supper is cooking, and I pawned the kids off on Daddy for a few minutes, and welcome is exactly what I would like to say to this little bit of solace in this absolutely wild week.
It hasn't been bad at all, but it has been so loud and crazy! We had VBS Sunday through Wednesday, and adding those hours on top of our normal insanity was just enough to push me over the edge of calm and patient with the kids.
I was hoping to get away tonight after the hubby got home from work, but I am still here. So while potatoes boil, toddlers sing songs, pre schoolers color, and babies whine, I am sitting quietly in the back room for just a moment....and there goes my phone :) It was great while it lasted.
Hope you (and I) have an amazingly blessed and relaxed 4th of July.
I have been trying to get this five minutes all day, so here it goes...
This week's topic is WELCOME
I want to be more patient and kind and talk about how I love to welcome people into my home and how it totally makes me happy to host get togethers, but all I can think of right now is how I welcome this few minutes of peace and quiet. Supper is cooking, and I pawned the kids off on Daddy for a few minutes, and welcome is exactly what I would like to say to this little bit of solace in this absolutely wild week.
It hasn't been bad at all, but it has been so loud and crazy! We had VBS Sunday through Wednesday, and adding those hours on top of our normal insanity was just enough to push me over the edge of calm and patient with the kids.
I was hoping to get away tonight after the hubby got home from work, but I am still here. So while potatoes boil, toddlers sing songs, pre schoolers color, and babies whine, I am sitting quietly in the back room for just a moment....and there goes my phone :) It was great while it lasted.
Hope you (and I) have an amazingly blessed and relaxed 4th of July.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Wonder
Five Minute Friday is back again, and this week the title is "wonder". Nothing comes immediately to mind, but here I go...
I wonder what the future holds? So many promises and so many dreams. So many forgotten thoughts and so many thoughts tucked away for a later date.
I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God brought me from where I was to where I am now. I have no doubt that I am walking in His will and way for my life. I don't question that I am supposed to be just where I am right now.
I mean I never dreamed I would be a stay at home mom of three; I never dreamed I would be living here in Beaumont; I never dreamed I would be living the American dream really.
I didn't have fairytale dreams of white picket fences, two dogs, and a cat. I dreamed of traveling the world writing, teaching, sharing the gospel, but for now God has other plans for my life.
So I wonder how my past and preparation will eventually tie into my future. I wonder if I'll get to share the mission field experience with those three beautiful children and the amazing husband that I wouldn't trade for all the traveling in the world.
I wonder what's next???
I wonder what the future holds? So many promises and so many dreams. So many forgotten thoughts and so many thoughts tucked away for a later date.
I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that God brought me from where I was to where I am now. I have no doubt that I am walking in His will and way for my life. I don't question that I am supposed to be just where I am right now.
I mean I never dreamed I would be a stay at home mom of three; I never dreamed I would be living here in Beaumont; I never dreamed I would be living the American dream really.
I didn't have fairytale dreams of white picket fences, two dogs, and a cat. I dreamed of traveling the world writing, teaching, sharing the gospel, but for now God has other plans for my life.
So I wonder how my past and preparation will eventually tie into my future. I wonder if I'll get to share the mission field experience with those three beautiful children and the amazing husband that I wouldn't trade for all the traveling in the world.
I wonder what's next???
Friday, June 17, 2011
5 Minute Friday
I have recently stumbled upon this blog, and decided to join her in an exercise in writing. So here it goes...
HOME
Home is our safe place. It is where we go to be with the ones we love the most. It is the place we kiss our husbands goodnight and rock our babies to sleep, but what happens when that safeness is suddenly ripped away from you?
Over the past few years I have been too close to too many tragic deaths. Marc, MawMaw Fontenot, Treyson, Ali, and now Little Brian.
A week from tomorrow is the day that I saw that precious little lifeless body being pulled out of the pool. I heard his daddy yelling at him to wake up while he pounded on his baby's chest. I heard his mom and big sister crying out. I heard my little girls praying out loud for a miracle. I heard sirens and more sirens. I heard kids asking their parents what was happening. I heard parents telling their children to hush and go.
It was a whirlwind of craziness yet it was all happening in super slow motion.
I literally met the family minutes prior to the accident, yet I feel like my life has been forever changed by that quick encounter.
His home must be a different place today because I know mine is. I can do nothing to ease their pain or bring their baby back into their home; all I can do is be thankful for the comfort in my own.
I no longer want to scream when Leif wakes me up four times in one night or when Eisley hangs on for a little longer than I wanted to sit still or when Collette asks to help me with every single task I am working on. I am thankful for each and every breath that comes out of those little bodies making this our home.
HOME
Home is our safe place. It is where we go to be with the ones we love the most. It is the place we kiss our husbands goodnight and rock our babies to sleep, but what happens when that safeness is suddenly ripped away from you?
Over the past few years I have been too close to too many tragic deaths. Marc, MawMaw Fontenot, Treyson, Ali, and now Little Brian.
A week from tomorrow is the day that I saw that precious little lifeless body being pulled out of the pool. I heard his daddy yelling at him to wake up while he pounded on his baby's chest. I heard his mom and big sister crying out. I heard my little girls praying out loud for a miracle. I heard sirens and more sirens. I heard kids asking their parents what was happening. I heard parents telling their children to hush and go.
It was a whirlwind of craziness yet it was all happening in super slow motion.
I literally met the family minutes prior to the accident, yet I feel like my life has been forever changed by that quick encounter.
His home must be a different place today because I know mine is. I can do nothing to ease their pain or bring their baby back into their home; all I can do is be thankful for the comfort in my own.
I no longer want to scream when Leif wakes me up four times in one night or when Eisley hangs on for a little longer than I wanted to sit still or when Collette asks to help me with every single task I am working on. I am thankful for each and every breath that comes out of those little bodies making this our home.
Friday, March 18, 2011
How time flies!
So I just noticed that it's been almost a year since I last posted anything here. That makes me a little sad because it shows how little time I've taken to slow down and reflect on life since then. That being said.. I'm gonna start fresh. Let's see if I can do better this time :)
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