Rooted in Trefoil to Rooted in Sand

Over this weekend, my Nancy's partner, Michael passed away from cancer. It has been really hard for Nan and Michael's family, even though his passing was expected, saying good bye is never easy. Please keep Nancy and Michael's family in your prayers as they move forward. On that note, I am so deeply happy that I took the time to visit with Michael while I was home during Mother's Day weekend. Michael maintained his sense of humor as you could visibly see the medication and cancer wearing him down. It was a joy to have such wonderful memories of him while he has been in Nancy and Meera's life. He was the Dancing King at my wedding and his all around personality made him the most infectious person there. You just had to be on the dance floor with him. He really got the party started!!! As time moves Nancy and Michael's family forward, I am sure they will remember the wonderful and amazing times they shared. I'll always keep Michael and his seriously fun da...

Well it was quite a weekend. I got to spend time with my kids and realized that they will all be moving up to a new classroom in June. Which means, I'll be getting a whole new group of kids. Yikes?! Overall though it was a good weekend. Nice to get back into the swing of things after having a weekend off. I do enjoy being home in our house. So I am really considering getting my broker license. I love house hunting and finding our home was a joyous occasion for me. I'd love to help others find their home. So please pray with me to have God show me that this is what I need. Who knows where this may lead.

It was a whirlwind of a weekend in MD!!! I spent some of my time visiting with Nancy & Michael, which was lovely to see such gentle spirits. For those who don't know, Michael has an aggressive form of cancer and it's been very difficult for Nancy and his family. However, he has maintained his bright spirit and sense of humor during this journey. What a courageous man to be able to keep those qualities while he deals with the difficulties cancer brings. It meant a lot to spend time with them, especially since I do not get home too often during the year. It made me feel really good to be there for Nan and Michael. Please keep them both in your prayers. Saturday afternoon, after my visit I drove home to attend Dorie's baby shower - Dumbo themed - and it was lovely. So good to see her and growing belly. It was definitely sweet to see her at home nesting and getting ready. We even shared some laughs as we put together the crib for Baby J. By the way, I now know why s...

Afternoon my friends and family, boy, has it been quite a weekend!!!! Tyler and I were able to relax a bit but we stayed rather busy. Friday night we met Kaitlyn, Mr John, Mrs Bobbi, Beth, Barrett, and Baby Lennox at Nando Miliano in downtown Champaign. Hands down best company we had and best food we had. So glad we got to share time with all of them. The rain kept us in on Saturday which was a major bummer, but we were able to enjoy Champaign's Bourbon, Bacon, and Beer festival with friends. We got our drink on and tried new items. After we had friends over to watch movies and just veg out. My kind of Saturday! Sunday, again I taught and loved it. I do love my little kids! I'll miss them this coming weekend as I head to MD for Dory's Baby Shower and Mother's Day! I am hoping to get in some time with my bestie, Lauren and time with my mom. Tyler will be gaming it up most of the weekend and watching movies, patiently waiting for my return. _____________...