Hello everyone!

Well, I am 18 months old today. August 18^th. I confess to a few distinct wrinkles in my thighs, but I am still very cute 😊

Tomorrow August 19^th is my Grandma Autumn’s birthday. She would have been 50, but last year the day after her birthday August 20^th she went to live with Jesus and my Papa, her dad. I never got to meet him, but my Great Grandma Hope (E-ma) says he would have loved me and all my cousins A LOT! When we get older, I hope everyone tells us about them both.

Well now that we have heard from Great Granddaughter Wren Elizabeth 😊😊

Kaci (Autumn’s Daughter), Autumn’s husband and several friends are on there way to Moab, Utah to spread the remainder of Autumn’s ashes. Autumn and her husband Chris were working on their bus, and their dream to travel the U.S. for 1 or 2 years. Well as we know cancer doesn’t check with our plans, I guess death in general doesn’t. That area would have been sort of their home base.  They will spread her ashes either on her birthday or on Wednesday the anniversary of her death.

Some photos Kaci sent on their way through Colorado.

So, her daughter Kaci, husband Chris, foster brother Sam and 5 other very close friends are making the trip.

I didn’t go because physically it would have been too hard…on me and others (old lady potty breaks). They drove straight through!! Traveling with a group of 40+ year olds. The get rr done group!!

• Sara didn’t go for financial reasons. Couldn’t afford to take off the days, plus the expense.
• Our son Matt is a truck driver, so I long haul trip wasn’t in his desires and…. He didn’t want to say goodbye to his sister again.

So, all of that said. Great Grandma Hope and Wren are bonding for

 a-bit. 😊

I’ll be honest this has been a bit of a rough patch, but God is faithful, and I will be OK. Not so OK now, but I have learned that it is OK to not always be OK!

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I have been re-reading a book by Bruce Wilkerson, Secrets from the Vine.

I have learned through life that if I am feeling withered, droopy, faded something is going on. Usually, I find it’s a connection problem. At some point I am not connected to the source of my energy and life. The Bible encourages to examine ourselves. Have I moved further from my source. I have never regretted being closer to God. The Bible says that He (Jesus) is the vine and you and I are the branches. To bear fruit (touch lives) we need to stay connected. I am so glad all I need to do is stay connected. I don’t have to pretend not to struggle. Now life has struggles and I am most definitely in a struggle. BUT it REMAINS well with my soul when I stay connected.

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My Today’s I Wonder……we always say hindsight is 20/20. The things we saw, heard or did yesterday probably look and sound different today. It makes me wonder when we get to heaven if that same hindsight will be what is meant by now, we see through a glass dimly but then we’ll see face to face.

Just think Today is the Tomorrow we worried about Yesterday.

Blessings! Thanks for Reading!

Thanks for not forgetting. You Matter!!!