God Said

I said, God I hurt

And God said, I know

I said, I cry a lot

And God said, That’s why I gave you tears

I said, Life is so hard

And God said, That’s why I give you loved ones

I said, But my loved one died

And God said, So did mine!

I said, It’s such a great loss

And God said, I saw mine nailed to the cross!!

I said, But your loved one lives

And God said, So does yours!!

I said, Where is he now?

And God said, My son is by my side and

Your son is in My arms!!

Be Still

The Lord will fight for you,

you need only to 

Be Still!

6th Annual Braxton Helps Fundraiser Time

I have to pinch myself in order to honestly realize it is our 6th Annual Braxton Helps Fundraiser!  WOW!  Today starts our weekend of ticket sales at all of the masses at Sts Peter and Paul Church.  I could go on and on about how amazing this is for us and how each year something else tugs at our heart proving Braxton’s story is still helping others... because believe me the list is never ending!!!!  But right now I want to take a moment to thank all the people behind the scenes that actually make this dream of mine come true!  It’s the friends and family that line up to help with sales, get the tickets printed, meet you whenever and where ever so you can have the picture you envisioned on your flyer this year, the petty cash bank queen, babysitters taking shifts to help keep my kids, the parishioners that support us year after year, the kids that now recognize my sons picture and call him by name and lastly the ones that want to be there in person but can’t and still find time to ask me how sales went today!!!!!!  It may seem easy from the outside looking in but it does take a small

Army to support this dream of mine to keep my sweet boys memory alive!!!!  This weekend is a big one for our event, it is our “go all out” time!  And I can’t thank my team enough!  It may seem like nothing but it a HUGE something to me!!!!!!!!  Today as I was he’s Leighton (now 4) and Savannah (3 days older than Braxton would be) handing out flyers and telling people what we were doing it made me tear up.  This is truly what it’s about y’all... teaching our kids to give back.  I pray they always find a good cause to care about with all their heart like they do this one!  I can’t wait to see how Braxton Helps gives back this year!!!

Jambalaya Plate Sale May 6, 2018 💙

💙Email us to order tickets at:

Teambraxtonmichael@yahoo.com

💙Or click the link below to donate:

https:// www.paypal.me/teambraxton?locale.x=en_US&country.x=US

Family Game Night

Nothing calms the soul more than laughter!  Last minute sleepover at Maw Maw & Pepa’s tonight is just what we all needed!  The moment I told the kids we were headed for a slumber party with them there faces lit up.   We even got to play board games once Jean Paul fell asleep!  The laughter and giggles were priceless.  This time together can not be bought, that is how precious it is. Life is tough but it’s so important to take a step back sometimes and remember the little things.  Things change but family is forever.  And my kids will never be this age again which means I can never get this day back.  Once again this is something I should know first hand but even after losing a child life can take over.  It can twist your focus off of what truly matters.  Tonight I got that focus back as I watched my children with my parents. 

Snack Time With Bubba

There is something so comforting about a child’s innocence.  Our family is going through a lot of changes and unknowns right now and even on the days I feel like everything is crumbling; these sweet babies find a way to bring in happiness!  There smile, laughter and tenderness isn’t fake or remotely programmed.  It is purer than anything I have ever seen.  It truly makes me stop and catch my head lately.  I tell myself multiple times a day to look at them for strength.  All 3 of my kids are beyond amazing.  I do not know what I would do without their love.  It is a very lonely feeling when you feel you aren’t good enough sometimes in life.  Daily Brent tells me that somethings in life can’t be viewed as personal attacks, but I take almost everything way to much to heart because that’s just who I am.   I honestly have always been self conscious to the core and I can remember yearning for a child’s pure love when I was younger.  A love that never judged and was solely just because of who I was.  I will never take for granted or let them live without knowing what they have given me!!!!  So after a few hard weeks nothing could be better than a late afternoon snack with Bubba today!!!  We sat and enjoyed the beautiful weather, ran around and held hands as we each asked Bubba for a special intention.  That 30 minutes today has calmed my stress and recharged me beyond belief!!!!  The power of love can conquer so much!

Sometimes

Sometimes we just need a hug.

A hug where someone wraps 

their arms around you so tight 

and reminds you that 

EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.

I had a lot of love and support today and that is an amazing feeling.

Daddy Daycare Gone Wrong

So when you are at new student orientation for your daughters school and you get a text that says...

“She just did a real face plant in the driveway.  Not good.”

Your heart drops.  Then you tell yourself nah it can’t be that bad she falls all the time.  But then you get another text that says...

“She is ok right now but we will have to clean it and I don’t think that is going to go to well.

  Her teeth are fine I got her to smile.

She is ok.

Just gonna leave a mark for awhile.

Do we have peroxide?”

That is when the panic sets in.  As I was texting back “Are you serious?”  This picture comes through!!!

Luckily I was just getting back in my car because I started crying instantly.  My poor babies face it hurt me just seeing her all scraped up broke my heart.  So I ran to get meds and popsicles as fast as I could and headed back to my poor girl.  Dude I gave you one job today and that was to watch them for 2 hours lol!  I honestly felt bad for Brent too cause I could tell he was hurting since this happened on his watch!  Once I got home I got my hugs and we cleaned her up, she tried to eat a popsicle but said it hurt too bad.  I’m praying she sleeps ok tonight and that it doesn’t hurt even more tomorrow!!!