Fall and Chick-fil-A

October and November were crazy hard months for us. My Grandma, who was only 68 years old was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She fought courageously for 6 weeks before the Lord took her home. I don't even feel like I blinked and it was over. It was so fast. It was so hard to see her like that. She was a huge part of my life since the day I was born. She was still in my kids lives. Today marks one month since she passed. I still cry a lot of days just because so much in my house reminds me of her. Toys, or outfits, or books she gave the boys. Jewelry she gave to me. Or just seeing a picture of her.  I will miss her till the day I get to see her again.

When she got sick, Bret had told Carter we needed to pray for my Grandma and Grandpa. He still prays for them every night. We try to explain to him she is with Jesus now and he will say, "Oh, that's great!" His little mind can't really wrap his mind around it all. What I love most about him still praying is these stories I will get to tell him as he gets older.

We drove an hour south to Seabrook where she lived as much as we could these past few months. Sometimes my kids can be a handful in the car,( need snacks, water, entertainment) but those 6 weeks they were perfect in the car. Carter would even ask when are we going to see Mamaw and Papaw(what we called them) because he got so used to it. Most of those times she was at her house, but sometimes she would have to go back to the hospital. Those times I would try to leave the boys with Bret, but once they sat in the lobby for two hours with my sister so I could sit with my Grandma. The time my kids and I had with my Grandma were priceless. They would crawl all over her, make her laugh and spent hours just sitting on the bed beside her. They were so sweet. These pictures are images that will never leave my mind of our last days with her. I'm sad they won't get to know their great Grandma, but so thankful that we will see her again one day and the stories I will get to tell them about her. She truly was amazing.

While all of this was going on, we were also in the middle of a big process with what is next for Bret's job. Three years ago last month we started pursuing a dream. Bret was getting tired of running his lawn business we had bought, but more so just looking for something he wanted to do long term. Like everything else our first three years of marriage, working for Chick-fil-A fell in our lap. My sister Angie, had a friend whose dad owned a CFA, and just like that Bret got in touch with him and he had a job. The same day we sold our lawn business, Bret started with CFA, because God is the God of perfect timing like that.

Oh it has been a journey. I wouldn't change a thing(well, today at least;)). It has been five months since Bret turned in his Interim manager application and they let us know recently, in 2 more months we would finally know our answer. Seven months seems like years sometimes, but I know one day we will look back and it will feel like nothing.

My favorite thing about Bret working at Chick-fil-A is how much he loves it. I love seeing him learn, grow, and enjoy his work. It is so incredibly fun for our family to get to be apart of it. When Carter was a little younger any CFA he would walk into he would yell "Daddy, Daddy" looking for Bret everywhere. I loved that. Now that he knows which one is Daddy's he gets so excited when we get there. If we are at home he will say "I want to go to chick da lay to see Daddy". And if u ask Carter where he works he will say," Oh me and Tucker work at chick da lay with Daddy." I love that.

I love that we have a playground to play on to go see Bret at work. HUGE PERK. I love how my
kids faces and Bret's face light up when they see each other at the store. More so I love what this company stands for. This company was founded on the word of God. They are all about serving others. I  hope that the Lord will continue to open this door for us. Stay tuned at the end of January for big news :)

Cow Appreciation Day 2010

2011

2012