Mamafied: Holy Summer

So while the past few weeks have been hard in dealing with the loss of Papa, there has also been a great deal of goodness that can't be overlooked....

My husband's sister, Mary Catherine was able to visit and have some quality conversation time with the babe.

Although under unfortunate circumstances, we were all able to have some time with my brothers (up from FL)

I was able to run my first post-baby half marathon with one of my besties, an amazing friend and my wonderful cousin, who trotted by my side the whole time, even though she could have been happily done and in the beer garden a great deal earlier. (No pictures from this event, it wasn't pretty.)

We were able to ring in the unofficial beginning of Summer at the Shore over Memorial Day weekend with friends!!

And...EB had his original sin wiped away!! We were able to celebrate with lots of family and friends and God didn't rain on our outdoor parade!

This passage was read at my Papa's funeral and I've been thinking about it a great deal since. While it could have been easy to look at the glass as half empty while mourning, it was more beneficial to see the half full side....

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—
A time to give birth and a time to die;

A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.

So, the past few weeks have been about birth... of great godparents....