A little family drama

Where to begin...this past week was rough, to put it mildly. Sadly, we lost my grandmother Rhoda. She was a beautiful and wonderful woman. She had her share of health problems, but it was still a shock to lose her. My Mom and Aunt Connie are holding up alright. They were able to get everything together fairly quickly. The funeral service was beautiful and we saw a lot of our cousins we haven't seen in a long time. The most meaningful part was my Dad playing the guitar and singing "On Eagle's Wings". It was beyond gorgeous.

On top of this sadness, Monday my brother's girlfriend Amy found out she has breast cancer. They gave her the news and 2 days later she had a mastectomy and ports placed for chemo. She is only 28 years old! For my friends in the medical field- it is HER2 positive breast cancer. 17 of the 24 lymph nodes were cancerous. She is stage 3, so she's been told she'll be undergoing chemo and radiation for at least a year. Amy is probably one of the strongest people I know. She has this "kick butt" attitude towards it, so you can't help but think positively.

Thank you everyone for your prayers and thoughts of concern. It really does mean a lot. And please continue to pray for Amy's speedy recovery. We'll keep you posted on any news.

Enough of the sad stuff! This week we had some happy times too. Avery and I had a lunch date with some friends at a cute little bistro downtown. She loves hanging out with little ones her age :). Also, her cousin Bella Grace (Jason and Katie's girl) was baptized this weekend in a sweet ceremony. I have to say, that baby is gorgeous. I know she's family and all, but oh! The baptism was followed by a fabulous luncheon and time with our loving family.

I was a little out of sorts, so my picture taking suffered. But here are a few memories from the week.

William, Elizabeth, Camden, Avery, and Cassie enjoying a wonderful lunch

Aunt Connie and Mom at the baptism luncheon

My little ones. Don't they just melt your heart?

35 WEEKs

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