Hope?

A sweet friend gave me a cross with the words Hope across it. It is so beautiful, what made it even more special is that she chose it because she felt I needed some hope! Thanks Susan. Honestly, things are so crazy with the kids here lately and other family issues, a little hope was great to receive.
It seems Emma is embarking on her teens and is not very fond of any of us right now.... I guess that too shall pass though. Gracie... well if you've met her I need not say more. And, well everything just seems to be upside down and all turned around. Most days quite humorous I have to admit. We did finally get to see Santa yesterday, and they completely changed their Christmas list all around. Luckily, Santa just said We'll have to see.. which left it wide open for choices. Ella requested a real digital camera & a bible. Isaiah, threw it all off asking for a cell phone... yeah, we'll see about that one. Emma just stood as far away as she could, afraid her friends might spot her. Tessa named off all kinds of random things, and Gracie asked for a nintendo game and doesn't even have a nintendo... Who knows? Then, we proceeded to get 1 haircut and ended up with 4... It was bedtime before we made it out of the mall. Fun times are here, and once school lets out on Friday it should even be more fun!