Today I.....

Two years ago today we were at this point here.

There are certain dates that will forever be burned into memory, today is one of those days.

I am incredibly grateful that we are way beyond this point. Yes, we have stumbled on to different struggles and some just as difficult and challenging, but they are different.

Today I struggle how am I going to help my daughter succeed in the Math Stars program. I have to understand it myself before I can help her. Kaitlynn's Math assessment was very high and the teacher sent home materials that will better challenge her. Phil calls her his 'Charlie Epps'.

Today I work with Jackson, just like almost every other day lately, reminding him that he is special, I am very proud of him and my ultimate goal is for him to succeed and be happy about it. He really got lost during this whole ordeal. I feel like I finally have him back. To see his face completely change and light up like Christmas when I encourage him, and congratulate his success is worth every penny.

Today I laugh at Madelynn. She is treading through the terrible two's and cutting some teeth at the same time. Certain parts of her life are incredibly normal and I wouldn't trade it for all the money in the world. I like reprimanding her, correcting her and teaching her. Sounds strange I know but I no longer treat her as if she were made of glass.

I know it is not wise to post you will be out of town. But starting tomorrow, thanks to the generosity of others, we will be going on vacation as a family. We have not been on vacation since before Madelynn was born. We reached a milestone two years to the day of her release from the hospital and I want to savor every dripping moment of it. I just want to enjoy my family.

So as we inch closer to the Thanksgiving Holiday, I am most Thankful that God fulfilled his promise to us and we reached the other side and we just get to enjoy family time.

TTFN~