What an incredible week.  My best friend from high school(who was also my matron of honor) lost her mom this week.  She had diabetes for atleast 15 years if  not longer.  She was on dialysis and was in desperate need of a kidney transplant.  She hadn't been doing well the last couple of weeks and on Sunday morning at the age of 59 she died from a stroke.  She left an incredible legacy and made a profound impact on my life.  Without her influence I never would have met my husband.  The funeral was a happy occasion where she was honored and the message that she lived her life well was very evident.  Her family will see her again and  she lived a life of faith which is evident in the lives of her children who faithfully serve Him.

With such a sad event we ended the week with the new arrival of our neice baby Isabella.  The scales are now tipped in the favour of the girls in our family 4-3.