Shillig 4 Family

There are some days I find myself feeling as if I am doing it all wrong. I wonder if I am being the mother I want them to remember. I wonder if I am there for my husband in the ways I want to be. I wonder if I am giving myself enough attention so that I can be my best self. I find myself in a new stage of life. We are no longer charting a path like we did the first 10 years of marriage. We are in the thick of it. I am learning to live in this new here and now. I am happy with where I am. I am happy as a wife and mother. I start full time classes in the fall. I know that I have the abilities it takes to succeed, but I fear the field I have chosen. I hope that I have what it takes to succeed and contribute to our family. I find myself more on the verge of tears than ever as I live as a "single married mom." I know it could be worse. I know I am blessed. I know I have it easier than most in this world. I know that I am also happy. But...

2012 Orlando, FL 2016 Vidor, TX I find myself increasingly grateful, day by day, year by year that my babies have what I never had. A father. A father that will always be there for them and has always been there. A mother and a father that love each other and love them. What a gift! Happy Father's Day! From the USA all the way to China

We have moved from CA to TX. We are settled in our home we own here. We are on a half acre with a fenced in backyard that the kids love. The kids do NOT love the mosquitoes one bit. Uncle Brody built them a tree house and they stay in it long enough to eat popsicles and come inside. Jake is still traveling to and from Asia on a monthly basis. I am wrapping up my Pathway course work and will start full time at BYU-Idaho online in the fall. I have decided to study Web Design & I am scared. I know this degree will be good for us as a family and is useful, it's just new for me. I have worked hard to make this house a home.  I have stayed busy having lawn care, house cleanings, roofers, termite control, a driveway, trash picked up, utilities setup, and much more. I still have so much to do, but things are slowing coming together. The boys have a room they share and the girls have a room they share.  I love them to share. We have started staying up later...