Missing Julie

This morning I got an email from Luke Ulrich, who is the husband of our previous baby-sitter, neighbor, friend, and sister in Christ. As upsetting it was to hear such sad news that Julie had passed away after I had woken up, we are rejoicing that this morning she woke up in the arms of Jesus, and is spending eternity worshipping him. Wow!

It happened a lot more quickly then I had expected. I obviously hadn't spent a lot of time with her or her family lately, but she had been given a few weeks since her chemo wasn't working anymore and her liver wasn't working. The doctor told them she would be sleeping a lot and would probably pass away in her sleep, which happened.

We are sad and grieving for her family who is going to have to live their lives without a wife or mother. Thankfully they all have their faith in the Lord, the Lord of hope, love, and comfort. I just pray that along with me, their church family, and their friends can really help a now single Father.
So sad.

Look-Alikes

Do you think Adam and I look alike?

Iced-In!

Adam and I are enjoying a beautiful day at home while being iced in. We are both missing Amos very much while he is in Wisconsin this week for work training. If he was here, I would of traveled to work with him today. But without him, I am scared to death to travel on ice. Now we are praying the electricity stays on. It has flickered many times today.

We had a great weekend with my sister Ruthann in town. I gave her a little shower for her upcoming baby. I hope she had fun and felt blessed. I know she wasn't happy, but I enjoyed her an extra night because her flight got cancelled because of the fog.

That's about all going on right now!

Here are some pictures of the weekend and a few extra. I also attached a couple of videos, mostly so Amos can see Adam while he is away!

Our Pickle-Loving Bulldog Baby Boy

My sister Rebekah has mentioned that Adam stands like a bulldog. I haven't really noticed it until I saw this picture. I think it is funny. Amos was eating lunch the other day and Adam grabbed the pickle off his plate and would not give it back. Anyway, here are a couple of pictures.



I just thought this was a cute picture.

Life

Life has been busy, sad, happy, emotional, and hopeful. We had a wonderful trip to Colorado for Christmas and stayed with my sister and her family. It was fun to have the cousins together again.
It was special to have Adam's first Christmas. He loved eating the wrapping paper more than the gifts. We all came home sick, but now are recovering and getting back to our normal life.

We heard on our way to Colorado that Amos' Grandmother passed away. It was difficult. We had visited them back in August and she was doing well. Very sad. As soon as we got home, we headed off to Minneapolis for the funeral.

Amos' Mom missed her first flight to Switzerland to be there for the birth of Lydia and Danny's baby. Thankfully she got another flight and was able to get there in enough time to be there for the birth of their baby, Ryan Edward.

In the joy of the Meier and Young babies, there was also the sorrow of the little Moffit baby girl not surviving a premature birth. We are praying for you Moffits! I also had a very hard phone call today from the wonderful lady who has been taking care of Adam twice a week. She has been struggling with cancer and told me that the doctors are saying she has 6-8 months to live. I am just mourning and so deeply sad for her. She has an awesome family and I am so incredibly thankful that her and her family are born-again Christians who love the Lord. We are praying for her so much and her family.

So, there have been a lot of emotions. God has answered prayers concerning our future with staying at home. I will let you know more later! I am praying I can find help with Adam due to Julie's illness.

That is life wrapped up in a nutshell right now. More to come!