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 Ten years ago, one decade ago we made it home with our girls..... how could a decade go by so fast?

This picture speaks to me...Jon holding Sarah after a 36 hour  (with lay overs) flight home from Ukraine.  But it represents more than that.  It represents God's faithfulness and our tenacity!  She was 5.5 years old in a 12 month outfit that I scrouged up since I stupidly brought her clothes the institution  said would fit her.   Plus factor in the trip and all the wardrobe and diaper changes...

At home.... Selah

Sarah slept like that for months but now she sleeps spread out in a queen size bed lol

They had a jungle themed room  it was cute

The summer of 2012 was absolutely the perfect and happiest summer of my entire life.  I don't know if I'll ever be that happy in every single area of my life again.  All my children were at home, everyone was healthy, the girls were fitting in perfectly, financially we were doing good.  Our church was growing,  Every single area in my life was perfect.  We did little day trips with the kids because our big vacation was going to be after we'd seen the eye specialist in August.  After we finished in Rochester we were going to go to Amish country in Pennsylvania and possibly DC.  But that never happened.....the accident happened instead.  

After writing several paragraphs and erasing them so no one calls for the men in white coats to come and get me, I'm just going to close by saying .....Enjoy your life, squeeze every moment of life to its fullness.  If your whole life isn't perfect focus on the areas that are.  When the good times are gone, at least you have the memories and be thankful for the good times you had.