Life as we know it

I started reading a book the beginning of the year, and I'm just wrapping it up. It's titled, The Best Yes, by Lysa Terkeurst. I found it fitting, every single piece of it, in relation to 2016 for my family and I. I don't know about you all, but life's demands of being a wife, mom, daughter, friend, God-loving, and healthy human being is hard, really hard, and it's exhausting. Pretty much, I'm always "tired as a mother." ;) As we wrap up 2016, and as I reflect on this last year, Derik and I have had many best yes moments, and when you say yes, and make a decision to do something, you run full force with it! Life is full of decisions, and it's your choice to say yes or no. I've also learned how to say no, especially if it's something I really don't want to do, or if my schedule is too full, you say no. Trust me, the people who truly love you are okay with you saying no. Saying no, has taught me to prioritize, it's relieved stress, i

Oh Zoie. We have officially made it to Kindergarten. You my dear, are a smiling, rolling, laughing, beautiful, God-filled miracle. I once said, "if Zoie lives to see 5, and see Kindergarten, my life will be complete." You have far outweighed our expectations, and just so you know, you have many, many wonderful years ahead of you. We have set new bars for you, and plan to do so often, because this world needs you and so does your mama. I never really planned what it would be like to send you off into this world of Kindergarten, and here we are. We have just read The Night Before Kindergarten after I downed 2 glasses of wine because my nerves are so bad and have been all day. Your "first day of Kindergarten" sign is made, your outfit is set out with the new Etsy shirt I ordered you, your backpack is stuffed with your AFO's and hand splints that we promised your teachers, and I just spent 3 hours of my afternoon reviewing your healthcare plans from the school nurs

I started running right after Zoie was born. As a mom, it was something I enjoyed. I could pop her in the stroller, get fresh air and a workout while still being with her, but doing something for myself. At that time I was only running 2-3 miles. But, Zoie has always known running, and what it feels like from her side of the fence (being in a stroller with fresh air on her face.) After I had Ivie, I had gained close to 40 lbs with a preemie and needed to get my weight off somehow. So I picked up my running. I set goals, I got a new, 2 new 😜 Double joggers, and I started slow. Pushing an extra 150 lbs isn't easy, but it kicks your butt into gear. One of my goals was to run a half sometime in my life since all I knew was 5K's. So I trained with my girls by my side for 3 months and completed my first half in May 2015. It was easier than I had thought, for being my fist one, but I didn't realize what it physically would make me feel like afterwards. This is when I remembered s

I haven't blogged for a while. Life takes you to unexpected places, and these 2 girls keep me more than busy! I blog when I want to share a great deal of information, or need to get stuff off my chest and can't have the same conversation 20 times. Today we had the highest highs, and some really low lows. Maybe it happens that way so you find peace in a tough situation. We got a repeat, repeat, repeat, sweat test done for Zoie on Friday. She had two As a newborn, one 3 months ago, and one on Friday. Only 2 of the 4 have come back with results. Her newborn one read 36, Friday's read 80. What this means..... 36 was very low. If that's all we had to base her CF off of, we would say she doesn't have CF, but genetically she did, therefor she was on the cusp of having it. We wanted to do a repeat now to see if levels had changed, or if her CF had changed and what we needed to do as she gets older. Friday's was an 80. A ton higher than 4 years ago. This is bad, and good