Kristen Blog

  I had a rough day. So...who cares? It happens. I cry. And I move on. Happy Sunday! I am hoping for a better week. How can I complain with this kid by my side?!! Two things:  1) I started sobbing spontaneously and uncontrollably in his presence. And when I said I’m sorry I don’t know why, he said, “It’s probably, Jesse.” How can a 7yo be so intuitive?!!!  2) I took him out of school early this week. He told his teacher he knew why, but it was “private”. I asked. He legitimately thought I pulled him out of school for Pokemon Go. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.  (Gotta catch em all!)  “My delight” turned 16 in Sanibel without me.   . But she managed to make it special by giving her brothers money for treats and arranging a synced Disney + family movie night. And she chose one of my personal faves...WALL-E.   . How am I so fortunate?!! And this. My first. My tree-climbing Tarzan. My Pet-inarian. How much longer do you think I can ke...

I’ve been thinking a lot about “perspective” this week. -My dad turned 70...old is perspective. -My chicken (Big Mama) died...so did an old friend’s child ...heartache is perspective. -I am disgusted with so many things about myself...and a child tells me, “You are the best!”...my value is perspective. There is rarely any truth in the perspectives of this world, and I am struggling to hang on to the hope of an exponentially better eternity...because sometimes that just doesn’t do much to help me through NOW. I can only make so much lemonade. I am running out of sugar, and we seem to be drowning in lemons. But...even when I am struggling and there are ABSOLUTELY NO ANSWERS, I will cling to my faith...if not solely because I’ve been dramatically convinced...then also because I am stubborn and REFUSE to be bested. Today, I tried to treat my parents to something uniquely special. It didn’t go as planned.  We were completely forgotten by the obviously overwhelmed (and probably new)...