It’s been awhile, so I thought I’d post a few pictures of some of the things we’ve been doing, however upon looking back, I did not take very many pictures the last couple of weeks, but here are a few.
T-ball wrapped up the end of June.
It’s always fun with Daddy gets to swim.
We had the chance to soak up a few hours with the Koehl’s, but since they were here for Derek’s visitation and funeral it was certainly bittersweet.
For anyone who may not know, my (2nd) cousin and our friend, Derek, went on ahead to heaven last week. It was a difficult week in a lot of ways as Derek was an amazing guy, he will be greatly missed by many. But my heart simply hurts for Leann and her 4 special kiddos. I will miss a lot of things about Derek. I will miss his easy laugh, I will miss watching him interact with Leann and his kids, there was no mistaking they meant everything to him. I will miss the way he made me laugh, whether it was talking about printing comics on toilet paper or the way he could make any story funny. I will miss him, simple as that. But I will not forget the absolute picture of courage and grace he (and Leann) were during this 3 year journey with cancer. (If you want to read about it, you can find the story at www(dot)lrsauder(dot)blogspot(dot)com). I will not forget so many little moments from last week. My heart was touched as I watched my dear friend, Leann, walk the path she has been given these past 3 years, but specifically last week. Leann is the type of person that after you’ve spent time with her, you know that your life has been blessed and quietly challenged. Leann, I don’t know if you’ll read this, but if you do, please know that your friendship has meant more to me than you will ever know and I am so proud of you.
One last picture, this is one my favorite memories with Derek from last year.
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