Brown and Pink Polka Dots : Loved and blessed

I write this with tears still welling in my eyes with the feeling of love.

Brent and I looked at each other this afternoon and just talked about how blessed we are. Blessed by God, friends and family.

We are blessed to be the parents to these two amazing girls. I feel honored that God would let me be their mom, its humbling. They are two incredible girls.

We are blessed by our church family. I was reminded once again today that our church is a family and that we are loved. It has been hard for me these past few years taking a step back from serving. Serving at church is how I grew up... my parents have always been involved and taught us to serve as well and since having Jilli I have taken a step back and Brent has done most of the serving for our family while I take care of the girls. But I have felt like I'm not doing my part in the church family to serve others... Brent and I are both do-ers... and we are also very much people who look at the world as there are so many other people going through so many things that we want to make sure everyone else is being taken care of. I see the world as everyone has their own "stuff" going on, sure our's is health, but everyone has something going on, and I never want to make life harder for anyone else, but today as I talked to two different friends who offered to help bring us some meals so when we get home from the doctors we dont have to worry about that, to a committee at church helping us with some of the expenses of being at doctors and the hospital so much, to people just coming up to us and asking us how we are doing... I am overwhelmed by love! I am humbled that people have taken it upon themselves to love on us! We are the type of people who are too stubborn sometimes to ask for help when we need it but are overflowing with gratitude that people would see past our stubbornness and love on us anyhow.

We are blessed by friends and family. We have some amazing people around us! Some people we talk to often and some who we don't see as much but still feel their love. Thank you for answering texts when I'm overwhelmed and being the hug I need.

We are blessed with a great medical team. We have a team that has come around us and really works to do the best they can for our kiddos. Sure there are times of frustration, but this is a high emotion situation and I am a momma bear for my girls. I ask for prayers this week. Jilli is having a test done on Tuesday where they have to put needles in her legs and run an electrical current through them to test how some things are working but for this test to work right she has to be awake and it is not going to feel good. It is hard for this momma's heart to take her to something that I know will be painful, but I also know we need this piece of information. On Wednesday we follow up with the doctor who ordered this test to get the results. It is going to be a long week here but I am thankful that our medical team cares so much about my kiddos that they work their best to help.

I just want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone! If you read this blog, or smile at us passing by, or like our post, or love on us in one of the many ways the people do... thank you! thank you! thank you! Your kindness is noticed and SO appreciated!