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MY FOUR KIDS!

Last night we had our last family get together for awhile. :( Katie is leaving tomorrow for FRANCE. Happy for her, Sad for me. She is going to have a wonderful time. But I am going to miss her so much. I do hope she misses us a little bit at least. But not too much. I want her to have an amazing adventure. Teaching and living in France is a dream of hers. And she will get to do just that. She was gone for 7 weeks there one summer but now it will be for more than 7 MONTHS! Aargh! I love this pic that I took last night. I'd been meaning to get a photo of all the kids in their graduation gowns. Check! It turned out so cute! I LOVE THESE FOUR MORE THAN WORDS CAN EXPRESS!

9/11 Memorial

We went to the 9/11 ceremony unveiling a steel beam from one of the towers at the Gilbert Civic Center today. It was very moving and I hope others will go see the beautiful and thoughtful memorial. I spent a lot of time in the days leading up to the 10th anniversary thinking about all the people lost in the tragedy. But mostly I thought about their family and friends and what their lives must be like, 10 years later. It is overwhelming to say the least. I pray that they have found peace and comfort and joy in life again. As I watch the towers fall in youtube videos I can't fathom that in seconds so many peoples' lives ended here on earth. In church tonight I pictured them all at the gates of heaven, almost like a traffic jam, waiting to enter. But they were all joyful and whole, (unlike a real traffic jam) happily waiting to be received into eternal life with God. I believe in my mind and faithful heart that this is the truth. I pray that the family and friends of all those lost believe this as well. I also pray for those touched in any way by the events of 9/11 and hope they find joy in their daily lives. May God Bless America and May He Also Bless The World With Peace.

Go Devils!

So I am mainly posting tonight because I want to write this very cool date- 9/10/11. I have a thing for numbers. However, I have a very cool picture to go along with it. Nicaea and her "too cute" ASU jersey! After the great win against Missouri last night, it is very timely. Go Devils!