Weekend Wrap Up

Well we had a GREAT spring weekend! The weather was wonderful and we spent most of the weekend outside. Friday night Andy returned home after being gone all week. The next 5 weeks he will be out of town from Monday to Friday, so the kids and I were happy to see him walk through the door Friday night. Saturday was big day at New Georgia ballpark where we play baseball and softball. I enjoyed watching the game and keeping the score in the sun. It is always nice just to sit there and soak up some Vitamin D. Cade played an awesome game as catcher and had an amazing hit to the outfield. I promised him if he had a good hit in the game I would buy him some cheese sticks – so here is my happy boy with his prize.



Saturday after the game we went home to cook out and then went to White Oak Park. The boys fished and me and Addyson played on the playground. Let’s just say I wish I had my camera that day – Cade was trying to fish but in the meantime caught a tree, a branch, and the gazebo – no fish. Oh well, better luck next time. Sunday it was off to church and then to baseball and softball pictures – here are some of the pictures I took behind the photographer. Thanks for checking in with us :)

Baseball . . . Baseball . . . Baseball

If you know me, you know that most nights you can find me at a ballpark watching either Cade or Addyson play ball. Well, I took some pictures of Cade last night at his game. He loves playing catcher and just loves baseball. He is too cute in his catcher gear. I can't believe he is 7 and he is so big. It seems like yesterday we were playing tiny tot tee ball. I love you Cade you are a Superstar!!

My Hubby

There is no special reason for writing this following blog about my husband. I just want everyone to know how God has blessed me with the amazing man that I love and call my husband.

Well, my husband and I have known each other for many years – all the way back to the 6th grade. While we were in middle school and high school we rode the same bus and lived close to each other but ran in different circle of friends. I graduated high school went to college and he left and joined the USMC. I eventually married the guy I dated all during high school and college and had 2 kids. Andy got out of the Marine Corps started working and eventually became engaged to someone. Well his engagement ended and so did my marriage. It is God that brought us back together after 12 years at a birthday party of a mutual friend. He was really brave to start dating someone that had an ex-husband and 2 kids that were ages 5 and 3. That was the beginning of the year 2007. We started dating and by my birthday in August 2007 I found myself at Chateau Élan with this man down on one knee proposing marriage to me. He designed a beautiful ring for me that had side stones on the ring that were the birthstones of my children (luckily they have the same birthstone). Once we were engaged, we had to make some tough decisions since Andy was out of a job. He decided to go back to Iraq as a contractor to support our family financially. So we got married Jan, 20, 2008 and he left 2 weeks later for his job in Iraq.

So fast forward to the present. It has been 1 year and 3 months to the date that we have been married. We have been through so rough times in this new marriage as a married couple. We survived being apart from each other for 7 months at the start of our marriage, we survived during those 7 months Andy not losing his connection with the kids that he gained in the marriage, we survived trusting God that it would be the right thing for Andy to come home from Iraq early even though he did not have a job here, we survived Andy’s dad who has had multiple strokes and dementia live with us for 4 months, and most recently we have survived the miscarriage. The one reason we have survived is not because we are the best couple in the world. No, it is because of God and our faith in Him. God has seen us through some rough situations in the past 15 months.

But God is Good and He is Faithful and he amazes me with giving me things that I do not deserve. God has seen us through a lot and carried us in the times we could not walk. And He has given me the most AMAZING husband ever. Because of God’s wonderful plan Andy got a job where he is a government contractor that is on-call. So most of the time he works from home until he is called to travel and complete a job. Most men would not do all that my husband does while he is at home. Andy gets the kids dressed for school, takes them to school, he cooks dinner every night, he washes and folds the laundry, he cleans the house, he runs errands, he picks the kids up from school, he runs them to games and practices that I can’t make it to because of my job, he grocery shops, and does yard work. ( I am sure I am leaving out some things he does – he does it ALL) He is a truly amazing man. And on top of all that he loves me and my children more than anything. This is a man of God that truly loves God first and then his family. I love this man for who he is, what he stands for, and for always being my biggest supporter. He is my best friend and I am honored to be his wife.

I love you hubby !

A Faith Tested

OK . . . I know it has been a while since I have blogged and a lot of things have been going on in the Rose household since the last time I posted. On March 27, 2009 Andy and I found out that we had lost the baby. I went into the hospital on March 31st for surgery. This has been the most emotional and physically painful time in my life. HOWEVER, God has been Good and Faithful even in the hardest of times. God placed people in my life at the very time I needed them. There were some old friends there to pick me up and new friends that I had just recently met. Both of these new and old friends reached out to me and my family to show me God’s love in my time of grief and sadness.

God allowed women to comfort me that have had similar experiences in the past. These women not only emailed me, but called me, and even brought my family dinner. These women opened their hearts and let me into their experience of losing a child. This made me feel less alone and gave me hope of my future. God knew what he was doing and I will never question Why this happened to me. It did happen and it will be apart of my ministry to help other women who go through this in their life. God will give us a child if it is in His plan when the time is right. I know this was one of the hardest things I have to go through – (I even think harder than my divorce) but it has shown me another level of God’s love in my life. God never promised that there would be life without hardship and pain, but He did promise He would be there every step of the way and would carry me when I could not longer walk.

Some good did come out of this experience. I met some AMAZING women within my church who I now call friends. These women prayed for me and comforted me when they hardly even knew me. That is when I saw God’s face in these women. I will keep trusting in God even when the road gets hard and my faith is tested. I think this verse helps me keep in perspective what has gone on the past 2 weeks.

2 Corinthians 4:17 (Today's New International Version)
17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

Andy and I have hope and faith that we will have a child one day. But we will wait and pray until that day comes.

I hope you all had a Great Easter! Jesus has Risen and He is ALIVE!