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Anyone who has read my blog even for a little while knows I don't go for too long without posting. If there isn't a new post from me (even if it is a couple months behind "real time") then something must be going on! This break? It's thanks to a hubby stuck in our bedroom for 10 days solid (which is also where I happen to blog) and a lack of internet availability (thanks Mediacom). Rather than jumping back into my chronological order posts, I wanted to do a little update on these past 10 days or so. You can get caught up on what's been going on with Zach's back in this post! Basically I can sum life up around here in one picture: My feelings of guilt I mentioned in that post about Zach's back didn't fade, they only got worse. And it seemed like Zach being out of commission made SO many other things become unraveled. I think caring for three kids 100% solo, and keeping the house in order, and keeping care of a bed-bound husband was...
Dear Kye, Each year these letters get tougher and tougher to write as I get more and more emotional over you growing up! I know my job as your mom is to raise you up to be a man. You won't stay my little boy forever. One day you will leave our house and marry and have a family of your own. My goal as your mom is to prepare you for that day. To help you become a man of God who will lead his family down a path of righteousness. I'm savoring each day I have with you until that time comes and pray that our bond will remain strong throughout all the changes life brings. This year was a BIG shift in you. You are less and less interested in spending time with Mommy and are more into hanging out with Daddy. I am grateful for this as I see the bond Daddy and Big Papa share and I want you to have that with your dad, and for him to have that with you! I know it's a natural thing for you to be gravitating towards someone who shares so many common interests with yo...
I have been putting off blogging about Zach's back for two reasons: 1) we STILL don't have closure from the guy's insurance who is at fault for the back issues and 2) I kept holding out hope to be able to have a positive blog post after he was pain free. But here I am... In May 2014 (yes, two years ago) Zach was sitting at a stop light in town, completely at a stop. A huge truck ran into the back of his car without even breaking (turns out driver was on drugs). Zach went to the emergency room and they told him he'd be needing an MRI on his back (his car was also totaled). This wasn't Zach's first rodeo with back issues. He had back surgery in 2010 but was COMPLETELY pain free and it's been so disheartening for him to have to have back pain all over again (but in a different area of his back this time due to the wreck). Following the wreck we've spent a LOT of money hoping to solve the back issues. An mri revealed a bulging disc. This has really ...
