every captive thought

April has been a wonderful and busy month.  I love April.  Flowers start to bloom, Brad starts planting our gardens, school is almost over, the weather is warming up...all the good stuff.   Every spring we take a family hike up to the Lighthouse in Palo Duro Canyon.  The first year we did this, Katy Jane had to be carried part of the way and the boys needed our help too.  Every year they are more capable.  This year they left us behind for the entire hike. There won't be many more Easter's where the kids will care about dying Easter eggs or participate in Easter egg hunts.  I'm enjoying every second of it while I can. We had Easter Sunday with my family.  There is nothing better than sitting in church together.                                                                      Katy Jane and I now have matching bob haircuts.  She begged me to get my hair cut like hers and I did.  I love being matchy-matchy with my girl! Katy Jane's spring school picture.  What a doll!

I used to post every single night and somehow its been 2 years since my last post.  A lot has happened in our lives in 2 year.   After much prayer and consideration we decided to put the kids in public school.  There were a lot of things that went into this decision and we did not take it lightly.  It was not because I was tired of homeschooling them.  On the contrary I miss my time with them very much.  There have been good and bad things about public school.  Some of the good things have been the precious teachers the Lord brought into their lives.  They have poured into our kid's lives and filled in gaps that I didn't know were there.  These sweet ladies are prayed for daily and we are so thankful for them. Brad and I decided to pursue our Real Estate dreams and both got our licences in September 2021.  We signed on with Horton Neely Real Estate .  What a great team we have!   This market is crazy but we are thankful for the clients we have and the opportunities we have to s