Happy birthday dear Beatrix
So we celebrated ten days late.  I don't think Bea noticed.  I was too sad on her birthday, and ever since then I have been waiting for the perfect day, and I'll admit, I was wanting good light for pictures.  I had to give up on that one.  It has been overcast all week, and we ended up celebrating after dark anyway.

And life goes on
Friends still come over for tea parties.I still let my kids do messy tangly things like room weaving.

A deep breath, and a new beginning
I want to start by saying thank you.  Thank you so much for praying for us, for thinking of us, for lighting candles for us, for writing me.  Your prayers and thoughts have carried us through the past week; I know they have.  I will never be able to fully share what happened to bring us to where we are today, and because of that I am aware that our family will be judged.  However, our decisions as parents will never be made in order to shield ourselves from judgement,  but only to protect the best interest of our children, and to keep ourselves on the road that we believe God is leading us, and that i

A request
Our family is hurting right now and we need your prayers.  I am not ready to share much at this time, nor will I necessarily ever be.  Please just pray for us.  It may be some time before I post again, if I ever do at all in this particular space.  I am so sorry for being so cryptic, but this is all I can share at this time.  Honestly, I wasn't going to post at all except that I know the power of prayer and we've never needed it as much as we do right now.  Close friends and anyone really, you are welcome to email me, but I won't be online again to respond until next week.  Thank you. 

Nothing much...just playing with crayons
I am not going to be back here until sometime next week.  It's been gray and raining here for the past couple of days and we have been hanging out indoors, building forts and reading books for the most part.  I don't have a whole lot to share.