Looking to the Past, Preparing for the Future!

This is my beautiful mother- 'Grandma Pat'!

She would have been a year older yesterday... and yes, I still miss her.

She is a shining example to me in so many ways! What a blessing she remains in my life.

This year, I too will become a grandmother- Cassie and Allen are expecting their first! What a great blessing to us all! And yet, what will I be called? We already have a wonderful 'Grandma Call' in the person of Luke's mom....

So suggestions are welcome!

And the biggest blessing of this week? Luke has a chance to work once again for the Church- and they have been so very generous on the offer! What a wonderful company they are- all of the modifications to the work expectations and all of the accommodations they are willing to make (such as allowing Luke to request to be interrupted less often, wear noise reducing headphones...) this is a wonderful opportunity for Luke to work in a stress-reduced environment for a company that truly does care about his health and well-being... 

But Luke's return to work will mean finding ways to reduce any stress or demands on his energy here at home... I keep telling myself that if we can just hold on until June... and it is so true- and we are so blessed to have this chance!