Going Through

Happy Sunday, blog-reading friends & fam!  Potential icy weather coming our way in Oklahoma tonight... I'm only sad about that if they don't close the courthouse. lol

Here's Mom and I on her birthday this past Thursday... After a long year that included multiple hospital stays, sepsis, and radiation treatments for her, I feel very grateful she's doing so well now, and we're looking forward to celebrating her 70th next year!!

Mamaw with Rach and her grandkids!

Our waiter finally came back, and we got a pic of our whole group... terrible lighting, but it was lovely having the private room at The Ranch in Norman!  (Bill and Jill were at the hospital for the birth of their great-grandaughter, who now shares a 1-18 bday with Mom)!!

Highly recommend... even though my recommendation is based mostly on their side dishes, desserts, and typically great service (I don't really care for steak)!

A bday cookiecake for Mom... if you're into that sort of thing. ;-)

Just a meme I saved as a good reminder for myself this week!  I set big goals and then find myself feeling discouraged and wanting to shortcut the process in several areas, but slow progress lasts longer, and God is with us through the process. #growslow (More on this idea below).

Cute pic of Tate playing in the Bixby snow last weekend!

And Parker E. living a very hard life being forced to wear her cute snow hat to stay warm! lol  Her strong-willed spirit brings me lots of joy!

Random fun fact:  I hear this in my mind several times a week, always in the voice of Michael Caine, aka Nigel Powers, aka "Dougie and Austin Powers' Fahzha!" lol My knowledge of stupid movie quotes is surprisingly high!!

Finally, here's my second video for this month.  I'm trying to practice and grow in my willingness to share things like this... for the first six months, most of my videos will just be shared here on the blog, then July - December will hopefully include a few for FB or the Oak Haven page with a slightly wider audience (and a bit more prep time). 

 It's pretty basic, but I do love this idea and illustration.  For the videos, Jon Acuff's quote has been helpful to me: "90% perfect and shared with the world is better than 100% perfect and stuck in your head."  I'll apply that to book writing in 2025!  

The valley is not our endgame - so here's to facing the hard things, doing the work of going through the process, trusting God to walk with us and lead us, and believing there are far better things ahead!!!

❤