My year in review from my perspective looks a bit different from Facebooks slideshow. When 2013 passed with its deployment, car wrecks, and heart attack, I looked expectantly to 2014. Cammie was home and Courtney was engaged before the calendar year turned. Now the calendar year is about to turn again. When I look back over thousands of moments, these are the ones that are in the forefront of my mind . . . ***Wedding planning, she said YES! to the dress and then the flu fell upon her, me for the first time EVER, and Sophie. ***Joe struggled throughout the year with his mouth, post heart attack. ***Dexter Maximilian left us in February. It was the first time I experienced deep loss over a pet. We miss him. ***I started writing my book about my dad. I had my first two articles published---one locally, one in Australia. ***We lost my Aunt Bertha Mae. She was the last of Dads aunts on his mothers side. A very special lady! She is missed. Until we see you again, Aunt Bertha Mae, dance with Jesus. ***We had another great loss with the sister of one of my best friends. Amy Rice was like another sister. This was a season of great grief for her family and a difficult one to watch. Yet Ive seen the grace of our Lord cover them beautifully. We miss you, Amy. Dance free with Jesus. ***Katie and Nick got engaged. ***July came and we were swimming in wedding plans. It was a blur. I remember the mountains and valleys of wedding planning only. Lots of anticipation was building for August. ***08.02.14 Courtney changed her name; we gained a son. Our lives would be forever changed. What I remember most about that day . . . Brandons dip after the I do! The weeping flower girls came later for me by way of pictures and detailed stories. The rest was a blur except that final kiss on my Girls cheek that I gave just before they departed. Still looking for captured moments of the MOB with the Bride during that time. For now, I hang on to that last smile she gave me after I kissed her cheek. ***Sophie turned 8. We adjusted to a different dynamic in our household with Courtney gone. Third grade Common Core quickly began whipping our tails. Throughout the changing seasons, the boys starting Pre-K4, I worked on writing. The moments have been rare but Im so grateful for them. Some days I locked myself in my room or office and wrote non-stop in quiet that seldom comes here. Other days I stole an hour or two while the boys were in preschool or napping. ***The Robinsons had another family reunion. Those moments together are nothing short of priceless. The one year anniversary of Joes heart attack arrived and he was released from taking his blood thinners. We rejoiced. ***Our family dynamic changed yet again as Lauren Delaine came to live with us. Our past two plus months have consisted of days of adjusting, trying, and mostly---great joy! Once again, weve seen our Lord move beautifully. I am in awe. I will interject here to say that this is just one example of how I am learning to unite with the Body of Christ in BELIEVING for one another. Its one thing to attend a local Body within your community. It is an altogether different thing to stand with your Brothers and Sisters in Christ, regardless of location, regardless of need, and believe WITH them. THIS, alone, is how we fulfill the law of Christ. BEAR! YE! ONE! ANOTHERS! BURDENS!!!!! Lets stop with the sermons on LAW, LAW, LAW! They only feed sin. When we live grace, THIS! This comes naturally. We, then, will love as He has loved us and we will then bear one anothers burdens as HE leads us. Off my soap box. ***My family experienced deep grief over the loss of my cousin Kinsey. There are no words. My heart continues aching for my uncle, for Kinseys mama, children, and siblings. For my family. Yet I have a hopeful expectation of the love and grace of our Lord moving in this situation beyond what we could ever imagine. ***Gavin turned five. I still cant believe he is FIVE. In an average seven year olds body. The holidays were upon us. With the year coming rapidly to a close, my heart has been turned toward family, loved ones, and expectations of the coming year. Weve contemplated plans of a future move to my hometown. Weve prayed for direction and open doors regarding career moves for Joe, desires of the heart on the oceans shore, and what the future holds for education for the girls. ***Mazie Grace arrived. Life changed yet again. We are painting and rearranging and before long Katie will be married and we will be preparing for Lauren a room of her own. I dont know what 2015 holds for us. Ive listened over recent months as my two oldest Girls contemplated plans for their futures that involved specific details of prophecy spoken over both of them when they were little. Ive seen the Lord work very specifically in areas over a family member. Ive rejoiced over the delight of watching Courtney and Brandon adjust to marriage so beautifully. Like all of you, Ive had my share of trials this past year. But I have seen----I determine to see!!!!----joy far outweighs them all. This social media of Facebook is and can be such a blessing, IF! WE! SO! CHOOSE!!!! It is indeed a magnifying glass for life. Our personalities cannot be hidden regardless of what we choose to share or hide. Ive watched many of you struggle too. Ive watched a friend---NAY! family member---struggle with her little girls Leukemia. Again, Ive watched our Lords strength show up powerfully in weakness. Ive watched some of you shine and some hurt. And I truly appreciate your willingness to share your lives here with me. This coming year, I pray that each of us hold on to our memories and count our blessings; may we allow our Lord to work right in the midst of our struggles; let Him break through strife; let us *receive* this year! May this be the year we receive grace and experience the love of Christ like never before. Looking forward to the coming year, let us leave behind us the weights of our yesterdays. Happy New Year!!!! Cammie Sutton Courtney Richoux Brandon Richoux Katie Sattler Lauren Delaine Robinson Judy McKinney Wehmeier Rusty Robinson Nina Jo Robinson Powell Yvonne Robinson Fassett Sue Byrne Amy Rice Diana Bobrycki Tina Powell Pettit Kenneth Pettit Lorna Mitchell Clemente Ginger Wade Katie Robinson James Robinson Jody Landry Martrain Elisabeth Boone Chustz
Posted on: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 17:24:51 +0000
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