EMULATE the SUNFLOWER

It is hard to believe that Haydeez is one years old already. I know kind of crazy that I am talking about a dog and having a birthday and all but he is our special little spirit for our family at this time. We have also been apart of his life since he was hours old. Hard to believe that a year ago he looked like this:                                                Monday July 27, 2009 And now he looks like this: Here are a few photos of him through his first year of life:   We didnt do anything too big on his birthday. Ryan took him to PETSMART to pick out a toy and some treats. He was so excited to be there that he peed three times in the store!!!! He picked out a duck that honks and some "real not good for doggy" treats for when he goes...

I cant believe that I am writing 6 months right now. It has been 6 months since we left Arizona and embarked on a journey that we felt was suppose to be but didnt know what to expect. I still feel like we are in limbo land and at times get discouraged wondering why and what are we doing? I mean granted my health has improved greatly and it has been such a blessing but there are other parts where I feel like we have gone 500 steps backwards and no means of moving forward. I feel like we have gone from being financially very well off, have our own place, been on our own for seven years to not stable, living with family, and not knowing when or how this situation is going to change. Yet again my faith is put to the test and yet again I reread over what I have written and go over the impressions and feelings and continue to trust that going backwards is really not backwards in the Lords eyes but merely forward in a different direction. A direction that was needed and is obviously importa...

Ryan and his brother Sean throwing Sean's two little girls in the sky! Crazy how high they got!