Bet Your Ash You Can: Stop, Breathe & Take It All In

Here we go again ~ ~ Shamefully behind on updating BUT with good reason. Our COUGARS are in full swing with baseball season. While driving home from a trip to Van Buren, Arkansas for a tournament I fell ill. I am here to tell you that it was the most horrible stomach pains I have ever felt in my life. I would not wish this kind of pain on anyone. By the time we got home I was at my worst. That Monday I went to my doctor only to be scheduled for an ultrasound and possibly surgery. Well, surgery it was because I had gallstones. The gallbladder was removed on April 27th. Prior to surgery I spent almost every moment of 4 days in bed on pain pills. I slept SO much but the best sleep came a few days after surgery, during recovery. It was a long couple of weeks of dealing with all this. I thought to myself I could get up and blog but what would I say? Doubted it would be positive or uplifting in any way so I had better not. If you know me I find happiness in the small things. I cut these from my front yard and you talk about a bright spot in my day. They smelled so good and lifted my spirits. Folks sometimes we just have to STOP ~ BREATHE & TAKE IT ALL IN. No matter how bad a situation can be there is always GOD. I turned it over to him. I knew I had friends and family behind me in prayer and that was enough for me. I went into surgery 100% not scared but relieved that He has placed people in my life for a reason. From my husband, children to the hands that repaired me. Thank you for the many blessing!

I wanted to take a moment and say a HUGE THANK YOU to my husband & boys for taking such good care of me and getting things done while I was healing. Thank you to all my family & friends that took time to come visit me, sent sweet get well wishes on facebook, through cards, text messages, prayers and flowers, etc. It was VERY thoughtful and MUCH appreciated. Feels good to know you have people who care about you and want to see you better soon. THANK YOU!

Now for some COUGARS updates. As I said before the boys were in Arkansas and here are some pics for your viewing pleasure....Talk about how time flies. These boys are growing up so fast. Taking in as many of these moments as I possibly can. I know it will pass us by and we won't get these times back. Boy oh boy these are the joys of being a baseball mom!