Ice Cream

My Dad loves homemade ice cream. In fact, he can never have just one bowl.

Recently he decided that life is like a bowl of homemade ice cream. You get down to the last three bites and you realize that you want more. My Dad's illness makes him realize that he would like more life. It is so hard to know that we could be getting down to the last few bites with Dad.

Last week, Jayden and I were sitting at the kitchen table, eating ice cream.

"Mommy. Ice Cream. More. More Ice Cream. Please"
"Yeah buddy. Me too. Me too."

Time to pull out the boxes again

We are moving-again. I never thought I would say this but we are moving back to Springfield. Josh has accepted a position within ERAC which will relocate us back to the Springfield area. We have mixed emotions. For those who know us well, we are so happy to get out of Joplin. We never felt like we belonged in this town. But we also know that things can't go back to the way it was before we moved. Where are we going to fit in? What friendships will be able to rekindle. There is a Sara Groves song that has been a song that fits me perfectly:"Painting pictures of Egypt". The lyrics go
"I've been painting pictures of Egypt and leaving out what it lacks. The future feels so hard and I want to go back. But the places that used to fit me, cannot hold the things I've learned. Those roads were closed off to me, while my back was turned."
What roads will be closed to us? And what new opportunities await us? I guess we will know in a about a month!

Home Sweet Home

We are home at last and getting back into a routine.
We had a great visit with Ne Ne and Uncle Paul. Jayden found a box of clothing Paul brought back from his Army days in Afganistan and decided to play dress up. The bug puppets complete the outfit perfectly. It was a great time but I don't think I need to fly alone with a 22 month old on my lap again anytime soon!

A funny story about Jayden-he is in love! A couple in our small group has a daughter named Hallie who is four. We all went swimming last night and Jayden was smitten! He was trying to get her to catch him jumping into the pool and instead of calling her by her name, he calls her "Pretty." The best part is that he wanted to hug her so he walked up to her and said "hold me." He isn't even two and he is trying to win over the ladies. I guess that is the Josh coming out in him! He got Mommy's stong will and Daddy's smooth moves with the ladies!