Love at Home

It has been several months since our blog has been updated and some may think we have fallen off the earth after our move back to Katy. Let this be proof we are still alive and kickin'.

This past week Codi has been at her mom's helping her with a quilt show that her guild has been putting on for several years. This gave me the opportunity to stay home and take care of our kids while she was away. I don't get the chance to be home as much as we would like due to my new position, but when I am home I cherish the moments.

Wednesday Codi flew out and I took off work early to ensure that someone was home when the kids got off the bus and to pick Gavin up from a neighbor's house. Everything went really well and smooth. Codi made it safely and everyone was still alive the next morning...Yeah me, I can be trusted with the kids :D

As this week/weekend has gone on there has been an underlying them I keep thinking of and that is "Love at Home." Why...when we all got home on Wednesday Codi had left all of us a treat with notes on them and they showed us she loved us. As I made Gavin's lunch on Thursday I remembered how Codi would write little notes in our lunchs to show us she was thinking of us and how much she loved us.

Each night as we would kneel for family prayers whoever was praying would always pray for Codi and her safety. As I would tuck the kids in and give them hugs and kisses each one would seem to hug me a little tighter or give me a more meaningful kiss on the cheek. I don't know if this is because Codi is gone or because I am home, either way it warmed my heart. I love my family very much and appreciate all Codi does for us to keep this house running as such a well oiled machine. I can't quite fill her shoes but there is one thing I know while she is gone is her love for us is always here.

There is such a feeling of love in our home and I hope friends and family notice it when they are visiting. We may not always get along with each other, but at the end of the day we always love each other. Whether it be by saying it, hugging tighter or showing it in other ways...there is always Love at Home.