I am a little late on this and had hoped to have this written for January 1st, but....at least it's still January! 2018 was such a time of relief and respite for our family. After a very challenging 2017 that left us wondering if 2018 would be Abby's last year with us, she made outstanding improvement and is the healthiest she has been in quite a while. We are so very thankful and the valleys we have experienced have caused us to be even more thankful for the mountain tops! January started with the promise of a new year and the hope that 2018 would be better. Santa had brought us tickets to see Shrek the Musical at a dinner theater, and we were able to enjoy the rare occasion of taking Abby out of the house (armed with Lysol wipes, of course!) We celebrated Caleb's 11th birthday with pizza and a movie with friends and he got tickets to The Spy Museum and to see Newsies in March. Matt and Caleb thoroughly enjoyed the Spy Museum when they went later in the month.
Choosing joy and trusting God!