Sorrowful Weekend #NaBloPoMo

This weekend I....attended my friend's 2 1/2 year old sons funeral.
It was tough.
Sammy and TJ lost their beautiful boy Bram when he was hit by a car flying through a parking lot when they were going to get family photos taken.

http://kdvr.com/2012/11/17/family-ids-little-boy-killed-in-aspen-grove-parking-lot/


Bram was such a beautiful boy.


My heart is so torn up for this amazing family.
Sammy and TJ are such amazing parents and love their boys so much.
I can not imagine the pain they must be going through.
Sammy posts a few thing on her facebook about her grief, but I know that what she is posting isn't even the tip of the iceberg of pain she is feeling.

On Saturday they had a balloon release before his funeral.
On the day Bram was born there was some debate on what time he was born, some thought 11:06 and others 11:08.

Last Saturday, the day he was taken from this world, he passed and was born into Heaven at 11:07.

His parents and brothers released their balloons at exactly 11:07 a week after losing their beautiful boy.

It was a beautiful release and once all the balloons were in the air someone caught a picture of the balloons that floated up and formed a heart.
I don't think it was a coincidence.
I believe it was a sign for God to show all the love Bram brought to everyone.

Here are photos I took:




































This was a skit they did showing how it is not scary to go to Heaven.


TJ


Sammy



Please keep this amazing, beautiful family in your prayers.
Pray for Sammy and TJ in their time of grief and pray for their boys, Tatum, Kaleb and Alden as they lost their brother.

Pray for healing.

Fun day #NaBloPoMo

Today we had a fun day.
Judah, Ora and myself went to my parents house!
We had so much fun making Salt Dough Ornaments and playing with the scraps :)

I got each of the kids hand prints, our cats paw prints, all the dogs (-1) over at my parents and other little random ones!

I did not take pictures of them yet because they are not complete!

I still need to seal them and have the kiddos paint them.

I am excited to show the end results, but that won't be until next weekend or so when I get the money for paint and sealant.

Here are a few pictures I took today!








I have some pictures from Bram's memorial service but I am going to ask for permission to post all of them.
Continue to keep this family in your prayers!

Oh and also, I am going to start my first class tomorrow. I am excited to use my brain again. It's so bored and rusty...

Judah got his ear pierced! Benefit For Bram! #NaBloPoMo

On Saturday we stopped by Sally's Beauty Supply store.
They have self ear piercing kits and I asked Ora if she wanted to get her ears pierced.
She was not into it at all, but Judah on the other hand wanted to.
I bought a kit, but was later talked out of it when Jonathan decided to scare the crap outta him.
Then I remembered I have metal allergies and have to wear gold, white gold or tungsten or else I get rashes that itch like no other, water blisters and pain.

The kit I purchased was gold plated, and that just wasn't going to cut it so I decided against using the kit.
On Sunday after picking the kiddos up from Nana's we stopped by the mall and into Claire's where we got Judahs ear pierced.

After getting the first one done he didn't want to get the other one done right away.
I was going to wait for him to collect himself, but again Jonathan stepped in and basically rushed us out.

Of course as soon as we were leaving Judah was asking about getting his other ear pierced.
I told him it was going to be quite a while before we would be able to do it because it cost us $50 for the earring, cleaner and piercing.
He told me he wished that he had gotten the other one done. :/

Also, here is something Judah shared with daddy then later wanted to share on the interwebs :)




On a side note, I attended a Benefit for Bram dinner.
I knew no one there, but that is ok.
I know TJ, Samantha and their other three boys need time to grieve.
I was there to support them and to let them know that I care.
I pray that God heals their souls and gives them peace in this difficult time.

Seven Years Ago... #NaBloPoMo

Seven years ago today my dad walked me down the isle and gave me away.



Seven years ago today I was a bride to be...



Seven years ago today I left my parents to cleave to my husband...



Seven years ago today we gathered with friends and family to celebrate our union...



Seven years ago today we exchanged vows....



Seven years ago today we exchanged rings...



Seven years ago I became Mrs. Jonathan David Terbush...








Thank you Jonathan for putting up with me for the past seven years.
I know we have had our up and downs.
It seems we have had more downs than ups, but we have fought our way through the years and today we celebrate one more year of being married.

30 Days Of Thanksgiving #NaBloPoMo

As promised, here are my days 1-10 of the 30 days of Thanksgiving