10 Things About Me

Remember when neighbors would get together at each other's houses, sit out on the porch, and just chat? Well, even though we're all so busy these days, we can still do that! We're getting together today at Lynnette's house today and getting to know each other.

So, grab yourself a glass of iced tea, pull up a chair, and visit with us on Lynnette's front porch! You can go here to join in the fun.

We are supposed to write 10 things about ourselves. I feel like I've written everything there is to possibly know about me here on my blog, but I'll try my best to sum it all up :-)

1. I have 3 of the most precious girls in the world! They are each 3 years apart. Madison Ashley will be in 4th grade this year (how did that happen so fast?!!), Kaylee Brooke will be in 1st grade, and Lilian Paige (we call her Lily) will turn 3 on Sunday! I never thought I would have 3 kids. I was an only child, so I guess I just thought I'd probably have only one. But, they are just so much fun, that now I think I seriously could have like 5 kids and be deliriously happy!

2. Sometimes I still think of myself as being in my early 20's and then I realize that I graduated from High School 15 years ago! I cannot even believe that! It's also hard to believe that I'm a Mom of 3 children! I don't see myself as a grown-up Mom.

3. I have the best husband in the world. He is so smart and helps to run the family engineering, construction, and plumbing business. He can fix anything, is an expert on cars and building things, so we never have to hire people to do anything that needs to be done around here because he literally can do it all. I am so proud of him for designing our house. It was alot of fun seeing his design come to life!

4. I am so proud that we now go to church as a family! I love hearing about what my girls have learned. This chapter of my life has been the best so far because the Lord is the central character of it!

5. I am a completely different person than I was before my Mom died 5 years ago. When she died, it was as if every single thing that I knew to be true was destroyed. I can try and pretend that I'm fine now without her, but the truth is that every single day is a struggle because something within my soul is now missing. There was something about her that made me know that everything was going to be okay. Now, it's like my inner being is terrified of living without her. But, the good news is that God will find purpose out of the most horrible tragedies. Every day, he finds ways to show me that if I will let Him, He will fill that missing piece. He will wipe that fear from me, if I will trust Him. I am trying so hard, I really am. I'm not used to this new me, but I know that God's plan is perfect.

6. I have my own online boutique, Summer Suzette Couture. I'm not sure where I'm going with it yet, but it's been lots of fun trying to figure it out! LOL! I was adopted when I was 13 months old and my parents changed my name to Kristin, but my birth name was Summer Suzette, so that's how I came up with my business name.

7. I LOVE hearing people's stories. Everyone has a story worth telling! It doesn't take much effort to examine our lives and see concrete proof that every detail was orchestrated by God. Every single one of us has a very real purpose for living our lives here on Earth. I love that!

8. I love the movie, Sweet Home Alabama. I love the fact that the character realizes that it's okay to just be herself. I just love Reese Witherspoon too. She seems so down-to-earth. That was the last movie I ever saw with my Mom, so that's probably also a reason I love it so much.

9. My girls give me a hard time about going to Starbucks every time we are out, but there's just something about it that makes me feel better. It's really the only thing that I do exclusively for myself and I think there's nothing at all wrong with that!

10. I have found some of my very best friends through blogging. I realized the other day that after my Mom died, one of the things that was so hard was not being able to call her up and tell her about something funny one of the girls said, or not having her to show my pictures to or share my fun day with. You all have been that for me! You're there when I just need to brag about something one of my girls did that was awesome, you're there to show my pictures to, you're there to encourage me and give me advice, you're there to help me grow and learn. I would not be who I am today without all of you! I love you all so much!!!!