Broken arm

our 6 year old daughter
fell off of a zipline at school about a week and a half ago

she broke the radius in her right arm

we were talking and realized
in 13 years we have had no staples, stitches, or broken bones,

and now, in the last 5 months we have had
5 staples
7 stitches
and a broken arm

{I hope they go in 3's???}

granted with 7 kids we have a greater likelihood of an injury,
but what are the odds?

Our family

connects us to
the spaces, faces, and places we have been...


and it provides us an opportunity to change.

When you

look

for

{good}

in

others,

you will

find

{good}

within

yourself

I don't understand

why our sweet daughter has to continue to suffer from seizures.
I am finding myself question why?
I hate what it does to her.
I despise how it makes her feel.
I can not stand how she looses control.
I dread when she becomes so fearful.
I am frustrated with doctors.
I wish things could be different.
I regret not being able to do more.
It breaks my heart...

Someone is bigger than me

And
He
has
once
again
proven
it
to
me.

Happy Birthday!

Today is my sisters birthday.
She is younger than me. She is the youngest in our family.
She is my only sister.

She used to look up to me when we were growing up.
I used to get so mad when she wanted to dress like me,
talk like me, act like me, and then start wearing my clothes...

Our mom said it was because she looked up to me and liked the way I did things.
She said I should see it as a compliment, not a burden.

I have to say she doesn't look up to me so much anymore,
but I do see it as a compliment when she does.

She is a beautiful person, an excellent mom,
and I look forward to getting to know her better again.

I want to wish her good health and
another wonderful year of life.

I saw the look in her eyes

as she was falling over
I caught her just before she hit the ground
the fear in her eyes
I knew
we were out in public
other people saw us
some stared
no one understood
they all continued about their business
and had no idea what was happening
as I sat and cradled her for over 30 minutes
waiting for her body to stop seizing

it is pure torture
holding your child
and knowing there is nothing you can do to help