Edit: oupps! I do NOT read the Catholic edition of the Bible... ....just took it off!!! Hey Friends! Hope you all are having a splendid evening! Our day was full of rain up here in Michigan. But I like rain...it can somehow make ordinary days or strolls through the woods seem more enchanting....as long as the rain doesn't overstay its welcome. I think I am ready for some nice and hot sunny, Summer days!  But I'm also sad to see Winter leave.. ....because that means saying goodbye to snowboarding until next Winter... Summer means saying "hello" to, *beaches - long park walks - soccer nights - camping trips - biking - rollerblading - late night volleyball parties here at my house - tennis - etc.etc.*....So..I guess it's not that bad to have Winter saying "goodbye".  In January two of my brothers and I headed down to FL to visit our incredibly awesome grandparents! I have the *best* grandparents in the world and we had such a wonderful time with them! The 10 days flew by.... I've been meaning to post these pictures, but haven't taken the time until now. Here they are.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  We love you, Grandma and Grandpa!!! Can't wait 'til you guys come visit US!
 With our precious Grandmother.
 Stephen and Buddy.
I LOVE going for rides with Grandpa on his Harley! It's the BEST! Someday I'm learning how to drive one.... Can't you so picture me driving a *pink* harley...lol.... Oh, and no one make fun of this picture.....I've already had enough people make fun of how I look!  
Micah and Grandpa getting ready to take off on the bike. 
"Is that Grandpa?"  
"Oh wait....it's MICAH!" (Grandma thought he was Grandpa from the back because he's wearing Grandpa's shirt and hat.) 
Stephen and Micah working on Grandpa's workshop. 
Grandma, Buddy and Micah. Notice Micah's shirt: "He's a legend in Japan!"   With our awesome Grandfather.
I wish Florida was closer to Michigan!! Praise the Lord for airplanes! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Because of my previous post, and mentioning of the blood tests, quite a few of you have been e-mailed me asking what's wrong. I'll try to do a post soon where I'll explain more in detail about my health and what I've been going through the last 1 1/2 years... Many of you know.......but many of you do not because I haven't really mentioned any specifics on here. Some days I do get really, really discouraged going through test after test....trying treatment after treatment and still continuing to wake up each morning in pain........but God is always so good and has used many of you to pull me back up to believing with my whole heart that God DOES know what He's doing!!! And He's using this time to teach me so many precious truths from His Word. Okay, I don't feel like writing any more........and if anyone is reading this you probably don't feel like reading any more....so I'm going to quit. But thank you all so much for your prayers and love! You all encourage me in so many ways! Keep living and smiling for Him!!! He is working and He has a precious plan for each of us. Love and prayers~Monica "Live like you'll die tomorrow, die like you'll live forever. Love like you'll leave tomorrow, knowing that love lasts forever." | 
( I had hoped Peter Pan would whisk me away to Neverland the eve of my b-day....being perpetually 19 sounded pretty nice to me)
....some days that's hard for me--resting is a virtue I may never fully learn.
(don't worry---still planning on finishing my nursing stuff! )
