please pray

hey everyone,

please be praying for my brother, travis. if you read this very often, you know that he just graduated from the fire academy about a month ago. well, this past saturday he and his station were called as a rescue team to a fire, and when they got there they had to go in and pull two firefighters out that had passed away while fighting the fire. my brother pulled one guy out, and it ended up being one of the rookies that he had just graduated with. he spent this last year in the academy with him and knew him pretty well. he was very shaken up about all of this, and all week has been crazy for them. he had to go through debriefings, ceremonies, and now the memorial service is tomorrow. please pray for the families of this rookie, and the captain that passed away along with him. pray for peace and strength and understanding in this time that could easily bring anger and bitterness. pray that my brother will be able to fight fires without fear and for healing as he deals with this tragedy. also pray for rebecca, his wife, because i think this reality his really shown them the fact that travis will be facing danger regularly, and will need God's protection every day!

thanks for your prayers!

easter saturday

this is possibly my favorite day of the year...i seriously love my family's easter celebration. we get together the saturday before every easter and we play games, eat lots of food, hang out, and just have a great time! check out some great pictures...

my adorable garrett...

after the kids' egg hunt, we let them hide some eggs for us,
and josh won with 9 eggs!

many generations...my beautiful grandma with her great granddaughter and her great great granddaughter...isn't autumn gorgeous in this picture?!

my pappaw...pray for him, his chemo is making him very sick right now :(

me and my sis...a rare but sweet picture!

christy came in second to josh with 8 eggs

this year we had way less kids hunting eggs than usual, but they enjoyed having all the eggs to themselves! and then there's my silly husband...

my mommy...the one i hear daily that i look like! :)

brandi and brittany...i love these girls

me and my daddy

what a fun day! can't wait til next easter...even though we will celebrate like 10 other holidays together between now and then! i love you all!