May Highs and Lows

Well May sure came and went quick !  If I keep blinking Christmas will be here soon, ok ok ok I'll stop giving some of you migraines over that ;)
A lot went on in May....there were highs and lows and everything in between !! 
May started off with my friend Chris's wedding to his beautiful bride Jordan.  The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time with old friends.  Enjoy the pics, especially the fun photo booth they had ....and I'm sad I don't have a picture with the bride :(

David got some exciting news in May, he got a NEW JOB !  David will now be working with Farm Bureau.  He was sad to leave the people at his old job, but with his new job there are many more opportunities ahead :)  So his training has begun and he has to train 8 weeks in Waco.  We are so excited for his next adventure to really start once training is over.  We are praising God for giving David this next step in his career. 

In May we celebrated our Moms !  David and I are so blessed to have such loving and caring Moms that are always there for us and always helping us no matter what !!!  David and I both gained another Mom when we married!!  :)  We love you both !
I had to share the awesome pic my dad found of my Mom and I !  It's one of my favs !  I hope I can be just like my mom when I become a mom one day, just like I wanted to be like her in this pic !!;)

A low of May came around Mothers Day because we were without our "ring leader" this year, our Mema!  I can't believe in May it had been a year, yet we are never truly without her!!!  She is with us all the time and we have comfort knowing ONE DAY we will see her beautiful face again !  I'm truly grateful for everything that she has taught my mom and how my mom is just like her in so many ways!

The 2nd low of May came and it was something that rocked my world and hurt, still hurts ! It was the Friday before Memorial Day, I remember it so vividly...I was ready to walk out my door when my phone rang and it was my mom.  I knew something was up because she was calling at 6:30am.  She asked if I had left and I said no....I could tell she was having a hard time telling me whatever it was she needed to tell me.  She said words that still don't seem true or real ... we lost Corey.  My heart was broken just like that, so many emotions ran through my mind all at once and I couldn't control any of them...I sat for an hour in silence on my couch with the lights off.  As I'm writing this I still don't feel like it's real, it will never feel real.  Corey was like a brother to me, he had the biggest heart and gave the biggest hugs that I will truly miss!!   For those of you that don't know my family that well or that didn't know Corey, he was like a brother to me and always will be.  We grew up together and he would always be on my side when Cole and Tyler would make fun of me or give me a hard time! :)  I got the honor to speak at Corey's funeral and read some words he had written about 6 years ago.  I was so honored to be able to do this for him and his family...because they are truly my family too !!    The picture below is of Corey, Tyler, Cole and myself when we were little.  There wasn't hardly a time that you didn't see us 4 together.  This picture is engraved on my heart forever!!!

 For all you prayer warriors out there please continue to keep Corey's family and friends in your prayers during this difficult time.