Sometimes there are no words

My Dear Aunt Becky lost her battle with cancer last Wednesday. Thank God she didn't suffer for a long time, and was surrounded by people that loved her at her home that she loved. My Mom and her parents did not make it to be with her before she passed, but did get a chance to love on her and say good-bye. Like my title, there are no words to describe the sadness we feel. I feel sad that she was taken from us too soon, I feel sad for my Uncle and cousin, Emma.

We celebrated the amazing woman she was over the weekend in Arizona with a celebration of life ceremony. It was at the gym of the school that she worked at for over a decade. It was PERFECT, her beautiful pictures, flowers from loved ones, homeade crafts from some of her kids, and you could just feel Her. There were hundreds of people that loved her there. Her daughter, my cousin, Emma chose several of her closest friends and family to talk about her, and then it was opened up for other people to talk if they wanted to. Each person had incredible things to say about her, funny and touching stories, and how special she made them feel. I felt lucky to have known her, lucky to have loved her. Please keep her husband and her daughter in your thoughts and prayers, as this continues to be very hard for them. Tanner, Kamryn, Trey, and Katie feeding the ducks
The Keilbey family pool....in the 100 degree heat.

The celebration of Becky's life continues at a party in her honor at her house.

The "Outlaws"...see the circle above their heads, it's the only picture that it's in...she was there with us that day.

My Dear Aunt Becky, how I and so many others will miss you so!

I love you!

Family

I have been thinking about family a lot lately and how it means something different for so many of us. For me it makes me smile just thinking of my family and what they mean to me. In times of trouble, heartache, or joy family will step in where friends might not (this is not the case with me, as my friends are amazing and are like family also).

My family means to me...
Sunday night dinners, every week.
Being there in times of heartache, celebration, and every minute in between
Sending cards on holidays and birthdays
Making us laugh so hard we cry
Helping us raise our child and future children
Going to Church together
Dropping everything in a moments notice when it is needed to be at our side
Being a friend
Being an angel

Those are just a few things that come to mind when I think of my family. I hope that when our children grow up they think of these things about their family also....

Please continue to pray for my Aunt Becky, and her husband and daughter. They could use many prayers.

My wonderful husband

I came home the other night to a scavenger hunt! A very sweet note from Andy on the garage door and then I had to go all throughout the house to find.....NEW SUNGLASSES! So, I lost my other sunglasses awhile ago (opps). I had those for several years (a miracle). I have had a couple of really cheap ones since, but found some that I really like the other day at a eyeglass store. Andy knew this because I was talking about them and looking for replicas at a knock off store.

So the other day I guess he went all the way out to Overland Park on his lunch break and got them! They are aviators and I LOVE them! I am so lucky and blessed that he is so good to me.

If I lose or break these, I'm sure I will never get another pair...haha.

With all my heart, I pray.

My Uncle Joe and cousin Emma.

My Mom and my Aunt Becky....with their "outlaw" cowboy hats!

This is a post about a person very dear to me, my Aunt Becky. Several years ago, she battled breast cancer with the best of them...winning, at the time. It has come back to fight against her bones and liver. Once again, she is fighting with her all. She is undergoing chemo, has done radiation, and is doing natural healing methods as well. News several days ago is that the latest chemo is not working as well as they would like. She is going for more tests, but that is the news as of now. She isn't feeling as well as she has been feeling, which makes this all so much worse.





See, let me give you a picture of my Aunt Becky. She has worked out almost daily for as long as I can remember. She is spunky and full of energy. She works at a elementary school. She is one of my Mom's best friends, like the sister she never had. She is an amazing cook, always without recipes. She writes lovely letters and sends thoughtful cards. She is a great Aunt, amazing Mother, awesome Wife, and Friend.





Please set aside a minute and say some prayers for her. Prayers specifically for her cancer to be shrinking, for her energy and spirit to come back to where it was a few short weeks ago, and for her husband and daughter.





I thank you, and I know she would as well. God bless