Oh, wow! It has been a long while!

I am not sure I even remember how to use this blog? I haven’t sat down to write for far too long… and now, well, I think I am ready.

As I pondered about what I could write about, I started to reflect on the happenings over this last year. It has been a good, but challenging year.

There is still much residue from divorce proceedings, and all the difficulties that go along with that. I cannot write the details, those things are left for my personal journals, and everything I say (or write) can and will be used against me… so I will leave it at that. I will just say, it is hard, still.

But through it all, I have been sustained by my faith in the Lord and His goodness. And I have had angels on my right hand, and on my left, to support me at all times.

This last year, there have been many beautiful moments that have left me crying with joy, and many brutal moments that have had me crying in pain.

But that is life, right?

Life is both beautiful and brutal at times.

Life has storms, and life has stills.

When I started looking back on my phone and the pictures that I took… all I could see were these magical, wonderful moments, that filled me with gratitude and love.

All of the beautiful moments have been with my family, or in nature, admiring the glorious creations of God.

Family… oh how I love my family!

It has been too long of a time (many months) since we have all been together.

When I first started writing on my blog WAY back in 2006… my children were just little and nestled safely at home.

Now my children are getting so big, and some have left the nest and ventured out into the wide world. It has been such a strange transition to go from a mom with young children, to a mom with adult children. But no matter how old and adult my children are… or how little they are… I always love them SO MUCH!!! And my heart misses them so much when they are so far away.

Whenever we get together with everyone, we always have SO much FUN. And we laugh and giggle so hard at things that only make sense to our family. A different kind of strong bond is formed in the fires of adversity. As a family, we have been through some adverse STUFF. But, we keep dashing through the snow (and sun)… over the fields we go… laughing all the way… ha, ha, HA! 😉

So, I guess to open the portal to my attempt at writing again… I just want to start with gratitude for moments that matter.

All of these moments that are so meaningful and magical, all come because of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

I am so grateful for Jesus, and His love.

All things which are good, come from Him.

How grateful I am for the good and simple moments, that make life filled with JOY!

My hope is to write more about such moments… and to make more magical-moments-that-matter happen.

Here are just a few magical moments from this last year or so… very randomly ordered…