My song....

Sanctus Real - Whatever You’re Doing

From the album We Need Each Other

It’s time for healing, time to move on,
it’s time to fix what’s been broken too long
Time to make right what has been wrong;
it’s time to find my way to where I belong

Chorus:
There’s a wave that’s crashing over me,
and all I can do is surrender
Whatever You’re doing inside of me
It feels like chaos, but somehow there’s peace
And it’s hard to surrender to what I can’t see,
but I’m giving in to something heavenly

Time for a milestone, time to begin again, re-evaluate who I really am
Am I doing everything to follow Your will
or just climbing aimlessly over these hills?
So show me what it is You want from me
I give everything – I surrender

Chorus:
Time to face up, clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out that I’ve wanted to say for so many years
Time to release all my held back tears

Whatever You’re doing inside of me
It feels like chaos, but I believe …
You’re up to something bigger than me
Larger than life, something heavenly

Whatever You’re doing inside of me
It feels like chaos, but now I can see
This is something bigger than me Larger than life
Something heavenly, something heavenly

Time to face up, clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out

An Incredible Journey....

I am constantly encouraged when I read and follow up on the blog of a little boy who is now known as Gladiator Luke! The strength of his family and their trust in God is spilled out over the posts as they deal with a fear that most of us parents have. I am asking you to read and continue to pray for Luke and his family and maybe as you do you , like me, will learn from them :)

http://ourgladiator.blogspot.com/

For many of you who know what happend to Jacob- you will be shocked to hear that Luke is his nephew. Sadly Jacob did not survive his accident 6 years ago. To me, there is similarities between their accidents and I know that God has a plan, and as heartbreaking as it is for all of us he needed Jacob with him. But I believe that the experience with Jacob helped prepare Luke's family for their journey. I continue to pray for Luke and his family .... and can't wait to see what God has planned for their future. You are truly a Gladiator Luke... along with your family- keep it up!

A little Hike

Something that was so amazing about this Christmas is that My Brother and Travis came out to spend time with us. What a blessing to have my brother and my sister here at the same time. I wish we didn't take advantage of living so close. It is so rare for us all to be together.

Travis, Kaydon and Zephy checking out the view

We decided to hike us to the Indian Ruins. Not only was the view breathtaking it was neat to learn a little history and teach it to the kids. Not growing up in Arizona... there is so much I don't know!! And for me, I learn so much more from seeing things then just reading them. You should go check this out sometime..... it is a fun family activity.

Jen and Mitch working there way up ( So excited that he came)


The Clements ( Love you guys)

Isn't the View Awesome?

Merry Christmas

We switch having the kids each Christmas with their Mom. So this year they were not able to join in the Christmas eve fun with my parents so we were able to go over and Celebrate a couple days later as well as with Gale and Ray. ( I don't know what happened this year but I did not take many pictures... so sad)

Can you Rock???

By Far the gift of choice was Guitar Hero...... We can all be Rock stars without a musical bone in our body. This is addicting and SO MUCH FUN!!!!!

Zephyr and Jen

Gabe and Kasey

Christmas Eve at the Flanagan's

One of the most special memories I have is Christmas Eve with my Parents. i love that my sister and her family come out to be with us. As long as I can remember Santa has always made a special visit to give each of the kids 1 gift and one last wish! I am so grateful that he is able to make time for us :)

Something else that makes it so special is when Kasey's Dad and Gale come to celebrate with us! There has even been time Nicole's family has joined and tat makes it even better. The more the merrier!!!! My parents open there home and make all who attend welcome and feel special.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

Christmas with the Pomroy's

Christmas with Kasey's Mom's side of the family is always fun. There are a lot of kids activities to keep all the cousins busy. One thing they do every year is a Nativity Play. What a great way for the kids to revisit the true meaning of Christmas each year. There are many other, but my favorite is " Decorating the Dads like a Christmas Tree" There is a pile of supplies, a time limit and they are off. It is fun to watch each family be creative and silly! If there wasn't so much laughing they would probably be more decorated.....

What great Dad's Dax and Kasey are

Dax's kids with his niece Kayla

Our crew... We did win this year!!!!

It is so neat to be able to have this tradition at Nana and Papa's house every year. We are so grateful that they switched dates so that we can be a part of this for years to come!