The situation is sad when your husband is the one who asks you to update your blog!  Deron called today and asked me to do him a favor..."Update your blog.  I need new background pictures." 

I celebrated my 27th birthday.  Deron went to Sacramento, CA for a week and encountered quite a bit of scary turbulence on the way home after his layover in Colorado.  Daniel, Grace, and Hannah had check-ups.  (Don't even get me started on taking all four chillins to the doctor's office!  It's definitely not on my list of favorite things to do.)  Daniel celebrated his 5th birthday! (More on that another day.) My sister and her husband have been down to visit twice.  My brother-in-law has been in Iraq for the past year, so we're very happy to have him home in the States.

And my grandmother passed away.

Honestly, it's hard to write about it.  It's hard to think about her being gone from our lives here on earth.  She was a very special lady, and we're all going to miss her very much.  She was the type of selfless example that you don't see very often in this world.  You know,  the type of person who makes everyone feel like they're her favorite.  And she wouldn't be happy with the amount of sadness and tears that have been shed over losing her in this life. 

I know her memory is in our hearts, and I know she's in a better place.  She's with her Lord and Saviour.  And I know she's not really gone .  She's just gone home.