New additions....new life....

I'm going to get this another shot. It is such a great outlet to let our family see pics of my kids and share our lives. So...here goes.

Here is just a snapshot of what you can expect as I kick this back up....

I don't think I have posted since 2015....so we had another kid. My parent's bought a family farm so we are all out living on the Holland Homestead that I have so named it. We have chickens! The Lord has worked so many things out so I look forward to sharing with you those answered prayers. I got a new job which I love. Kraig's job has shifted. We love our youth group and church. Ya know....God is just so good and He provides beyond our wildest dreams.

Life can still be messy and I look forward to sharing those stories with you too but here we are...just a family of 4 living life and loving Jesus through it.

I look forward to sharing our lives with you and all the bumps and bruises along the way.

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Update...Birthdays, MaryKay and thrift finds

Thanks for all the birthday wishes yesterday! It was a great day. My grandmother came for a visit. She brought beautiful flowers and some other nice gifts. Kraig also got me wonderful flowers and box of Gobstoppers. :) He still knows the way to my heart ~ a box of Gobstoppers. He also has set me up with a massage later. :) I am real excited about that. And dinner this weekend, I think. I don't know but I know he spoils me :) I love him. I'm so thankful for all the phone calls and messages yesterday. It was a truly great day....thanks and this has been the best blessing/birthday gift ever :) Here's my little guy just relaxing. Rett getting to meet his new buddy, Truett. Kelly and Julie welcomed their little bundle of joy last Friday evening. They are going to be close buds, we can tell already. :) I can't wait to get my hands on this little guy and snuggle him. ...

goodness...will it ever stop?!

Without further adieu.... Kraig and I have been called to a little church out in the valley to serve as youth pastor (and wifey). What a drastic change this will be!?! But a blessing that I never saw coming :) Kraig has been struggling off and on for about a year now about youth ministry and his (our) role with youth. He knew he loved teaching at OCA and we both loved serving the youth at Oakwood. Kraig just wasn't sure if there was more to his struggle than just teaching and just serving at the capacity that we were in. So, with lots of prayer and searching the scripture, Kraig knew that we were supposed to do something more. Well, that was that. We didn't pursue anything, we had a lot going on at our church and we were just getting into the swing of things and really enjoying our youth. About January...I guess... L O N G S T O R Y short ....Kraig got a call from a pastor that I have known probably as long as I have been in the Chickamauga area...and Kraig met thr...

Funeral, house, and thoughts

Now that I have had a few days to re coop and process the last few weeks and months...I can share some of the thoughts that have crossed my mind in the midst of it all and some of the lessons that I learned from family and Gran the past few weeks. I love my family. All of them. My Gran had 8 kids, they had 21 grand kids and now we are working on 20 great grand kids (I hope my numbers are right). We have a huge family. We are all different, come from different walks of life now but as my Aunt Dodie said at the funeral, Gran has taught us to love each other and not let strife come between us. I think we do a pretty good job of loving each other. I loved getting to sit with my aunts and uncles many nights that we were at Gran's and listen to stories of their childhoods and about their parents. It was a great time. We had a very unique few weeks especially leading up to my Gran's death. Not many people can say that they got to say goo...

Givensmeabreak....

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