Miracles Do Happen

So, after praying and searching all day...I finally accepted that I wasnt going to find my diamond. I even called the insurance company and made my claim. However, as I was sitting down to read the kids their bedtime story I saw something gleam in the corner of my eye. Sure enough I looked a little closer and there she was right next to the entertainment center. A true needle found in a haystack. Just 11 minutes shy of a 24 hour period of lost I found my most sentimental item of my life. My precious diamond. Thank you God for answering the prayers of C, Cora, Jonas and me. Just when I was starting to think "Tara you don't deserve this miracle" God blessed me again. My tiny seed faith has grown huge today.

Warning...this is getting churchy!

So my blessings of the month!

Lost Diamond Found!
Baby Sitting Job Over!
More training for C...done by the end of the month!
Transporting C...the UTA pass came Monday.
Paying for Preschool...Will starts IHC job on the 19th.
Period Came. Hooray!

Conclusion God knows me and knows me well .

LOST :(

I got in the car last night and realized that something felt funny about my ring. It had turned over face down. Well, I went to turn it over and AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! My diamond was gone. I cried and cried last night to my dear friend Chelsea on the phone. As we morned together about my lost diamond she told me to pray. I have prayed and prayed but somtimes you don't feel like you deserve a miracle when you have been yelling at your kids all day. I was not the best mom yesterday evening and now I am supposed to ask God to help me find my diamond. Well, I feel awful and my faith in finding the diamond is very small. But, I know that it will only be by some miracle if I find it. So, here I go...a little more repentant and a little more faith and I am hunting for one of my very few sentimental items in my life. It brings back so many memories and I am just sick!

Let's Beat Up Dad

This is just your typical day of Dad getting home. It is so funny how one person can intensify the house so much. Maybe some psycho...I mean some therapist can explain why my kids are so aggressive with their Dad. As you can tell they seem to get an adrenaline rush from hurting him.
Even little Ila wants to do it.

Day of Anxiety

Okay so in about 4 minutes I am having 11 friends over for BUNKO! This has been a long time waiting...I made Will paint the entire house and take the kids off my hands for the evening. He has been a total gem. He even bailed me out when I burned my rolls this afternoon. Thanks Will and wish me luck! Hosting things and feeding a lot of people can truly wear one out.

All By Myself

Cora's First PB & J. Ila's first wall art...good thing for paint.

Before After








So I had my first too.... accept mine was a horrible accident

PS It is never a good idea to lean over the trash can when cutting hair.

Big Mistake equals....makeover for Mom.

Thanks to my photographer, Cora.

Ila Going Down the Big Slide.

Deer Creek

This was our last big family gathering before my Brother moves back to North Carolina. We are so happy they came for the summer. Cora is really going to miss her cousin. They have been side by side all summer.

Our Hail Storm