Ella’s ninth year

• Went to @morganswonderlandtexasin San Antonio for 8th birthday. Such a great place for Ella.

• Having the best babysitter in @shelbyroo so Joe snd I can continue to date and travel.

• Still driving the #sprintervanconversion ...it’s SO big!! Finding joy in the hard and different.

• Watching William act like a big brother, even if he’s younger. He takes good care of Ella.

• Handicapped seating and parking isn’t always better.

• Ella goes to the zoo with @chases_place and @greysand and it was such a gift.

• Having a pool at your house is great, and a lot of work with a kid who has zero core strength.

• Still #spoonfeeding Ella food that we grind up every day.

• #Plexus feeds a part that is so lost in caring for Ella. #specialneedsmom

• Looking for new attendants is always so hard, but God is always good in the timing and who He has for us in each season.

• Ella’s pure joy is contagious.

• ER fun after a peanut butter brownie...all good. (Oh, have I mentioned a #peanutallergy ?!)

• @heroes_camp_ is a gift every time their doors are open, and I think we were there every available minute that summer...ALL 3 KIDS!! Sweetest friends at VBS and @fbdkidscovewho love all my children well.

• Getting to do girls lunches and Plexus events WITH Ella by my side.

• #wheelchairdancing in the kitchen

• Learning to sit in chairs and on the couch so that we don’t have to always be in the wheelchair.

• Figuring out how life looks with a different twist on pictures, first day of school and all the special days.

• Weening off meds.

• Hit all the top ranks in my business over these months.

• Tests clear, no seizures.

• Good season of just doing #thenextrightthing.

It’s not about anything being normal or perfect, but I get to choose my attitude, and I choose hope, joy and gratitude.