Erin

When Life Gets Tough


I've been pretty silent on the blog over the past week. I had posts lined up, things I had planned to share but with some crappy news in the past week or so, I just didn't feel up to blogging. I still don't feel like going into all the details of everything that's been going on- but the short story is that my Grandpa has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and has not been given any positive news since. It's hitting me and my family pretty hard so all that I ask is for your prayers. My Papaw and our whole family would appreciate it so much!

Last week was miserable. I just wanted to be away from that office! It's hard when your mind is on other things and it's just tough to concentrate on much else. But all we can do is take things one day at a time. When that clock struck 5pm on Friday I couldn't have been more thrilled. Despite the chaos of the week, I'd had a dinner planned with an old college friend of mine and was really looking forward to it. She drove down from Columbus and our 3-hour dinner was just what I needed. It had been YEARS since we'd gotten together, which I'm embarrassed to admit, but it's the truth. Those few hours of catching up were glorious and we have legit plans to get together for a whole weekend again soon. Sometimes life just makes it tough to see each other, but I'm tired of making excuses and want to make a better effort to see the amazing people in my life more often. Life is just too freakin' short.

Love this girl so much!
Saturday I had another fun day planned - again, I was so thankful to have some things on the calendar to look forward to after such a draining week. A sweet friend of our family had extra tickets to the Reds game and offered up their amazing seats and parking pass for the day. We made a quick stop at my office, then pigged out at the Yardhouse and enjoyed a fun game- even though our guys lost. There's just nothing like being at the ballpark on a sunny, crisp afternoon. I hope we can get to a lot of games this season!

Sunday was the usual church and lunch but once we were home we decided it was just time to start the spring cleaning. We opened the windows and went to town on the kitchen and living area for hours upon hours. It felt awesome to scrub the baseboards, vacuum every tiny nook and cranny and also start filling up another donation box with crap we just don't need. Sometimes, staying busy is the best way to take your mind off things.

So there's my little life update. Taking things one day at a time, and just trying to remember that God is in control of it all- no matter what. Thanks in advance for your prayers and love- I feel them and appreciate them so much!
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