and then there was Graham....

today was a bit rough...trying to get answers...so many phone calls...so little help.

and then there was Graham...a wonderful man who i didn't meet until today...just a few moments ago...and he changed everything.

just a few kind words when i was in tears...and it made such a difference to me!

so here's my thank you, Graham....may God bless you always :)

Happy 4th of July!!

i'm so excited for the 4th of July!!
we bbq all day, light our fireworks after sunset and just enjoy being with family and friends! 😊

it's a truly blessed day and i'm so thankful that i'll get to spend it with my children! 

we still buy sparklers and write our names in the air...(it never fails that my beautiful daughter Bronte' burns herself every single year!)

my all-time fav firework is the bees!!! they're the best!
and they're sort of scary because you never know where they'll end up!!

last year i lit one of the bees and i accidentally dropped it right in front of me and then i ran and Alexandra, my beautiful daughter, was walking towards me and i grabbed her and dragged her away!  even though we were at a safe distance, it whizzed right by my ear!...after i explained why i did that, we laughed and laughed, cuz that's the kind of thing that only ever happens to me, lol!!!

i thank our Father that i'm an American and i'm proud to celebrate our Independence Day!

so Happy 4th of July everyone
and God bless you for stopping by!!
:) 

grateful...

i'm grateful for the time i have with my children...

my daughter Alexandra and i have recently started to travel around locally, with the idea to find good food and make new memories!

so far Coeur d' Alene is my favorite because of the delicious food at Dockside Restaurant and the beautiful lake they have!

this weekend, Lord willing of course, we have our sights set on Otis Orchards and Liberty Lake!

it's so much fun to travel, even if it's all basically local :)

it's a change of scenery and i'm grateful for it and the chance to be with my children in a different way!

joining us will be my other beautiful daughter, Bronte' and her love, Courtney, and soon, Alexandra's best friend and my adopted daughter, Kia.

i would love to do this with my son, Roman, but he has very little free time as he is a chef in a Spokane restaurant!

just driving on the freeway, i am often surprised by the gorgeous colors of the sky and the little towns that seem fascinating to me :)

and the beauty always reminds me of our precious Father...the creator of every beautiful detail in nature...His vision...and i am grateful to share in all the splendor He has made for us!

it's easy to get bored and to stop appreciating the wonderful moments we have with those we love...to stop looking up and around...to stop being grateful...

have you stopped looking around, stopped appreciating what and who you have?

you can always start again and it's easy to do!

just remember the child in you...
remember the wonder...
open your heart again and remember who has made it all!

we praise and thank You, our forgiving and tender-hearted Father, for all the wondrous things You have done and all the wondrous things You will do today, tomorrow and forever!

God bless you for stopping by!!

:)