When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
First Thing:
This past week has been the hardest week of my life. Harder than when Nate left for Iraq. My dearest grandmother passed away. She was such a beautiful person and my heart aches without her. I used to talk with her about every week and would look forward to seeing her every chance I got. She taught me so much about being a godly woman, about living life, and being a good wife. We traveled back to Colorado this week to celebrate her life and for the first time in my life I heard my grandpa cry (which was probably the hardest part of the trip). On a lighter note, I did get to see a lot of my cousins and I mean a lot. In the photo below, not even all of them are there. It's blurry but I'll find a better one.
When I got home, it was time to celebrate Nate's birthday. So we did. I bought him an assorted six-pack of his favorite beers, made pesto cavatappi (a knock off version of Noodle's & Co. found here.) because it's green, and baked Guinness chocolate cupcakes with Bailey's Irish Cream cream cheese frosting. I made them in 1/2 pint mason jars to test it out before the wedding shower I'm hosting this weekend. They are so good. They are so good I could eat them every night for the rest of my life, literally. Despite the fact that he had to report for guard at 3:30 AM on Sunday morning, he said it was the best birthday ever. He's 26 now, which means he's on the downward slope to 30. . . . YIKES!
Today I spent the afternoon with my family and we went through my grandmother's jewelry, dividing it up among the "five girls". I was blessed enough to end up with her wedding rings; the first one my grandfather gave my grandmother and the second one he gave her later once he saved enough money to buy her a bigger one. We will be getting them appraised, so for now I will be wearing my grandmother's original wedding band. It's so nice to have a special piece of her so close to me.
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
This past week has been the hardest week of my life. Harder than when Nate left for Iraq. My dearest grandmother passed away. She was such a beautiful person and my heart aches without her. I used to talk with her about every week and would look forward to seeing her every chance I got. She taught me so much about being a godly woman, about living life, and being a good wife. We traveled back to Colorado this week to celebrate her life and for the first time in my life I heard my grandpa cry (which was probably the hardest part of the trip). On a lighter note, I did get to see a lot of my cousins and I mean a lot. In the photo below, not even all of them are there. It's blurry but I'll find a better one.
When I got home, it was time to celebrate Nate's birthday. So we did. I bought him an assorted six-pack of his favorite beers, made pesto cavatappi (a knock off version of Noodle's & Co. found here.) because it's green, and baked Guinness chocolate cupcakes with Bailey's Irish Cream cream cheese frosting. I made them in 1/2 pint mason jars to test it out before the wedding shower I'm hosting this weekend. They are so good. They are so good I could eat them every night for the rest of my life, literally. Despite the fact that he had to report for guard at 3:30 AM on Sunday morning, he said it was the best birthday ever. He's 26 now, which means he's on the downward slope to 30. . . . YIKES!Today I spent the afternoon with my family and we went through my grandmother's jewelry, dividing it up among the "five girls". I was blessed enough to end up with her wedding rings; the first one my grandfather gave my grandmother and the second one he gave her later once he saved enough money to buy her a bigger one. We will be getting them appraised, so for now I will be wearing my grandmother's original wedding band. It's so nice to have a special piece of her so close to me.
All I can say is . . . "it is well with my soul". That has been my comfort as of late.
Nate has been a true gentleman through all of this and has been a tremendous comfort. I can go to sleep without him by my side and he's been so patient, kind, and comforting. He's a special guy and I'm excited I get to spend the rest of my life with him. I hope to be married to him for 59 years like my grandparents.
