Oh Today!!

I am so grateful for good people in my life.  I have this really cool girl named Laura as my friend.  She lives across the street from me and has a little cute family. She has two boys and one girl.  Kenedi is Kylee's age and Ben is Sandy's age and Matt is Ella's age.  Matt has Cerebral Palsey and he is amazing.  My two little babies-Ella and Ammon absolutely love him. 

Laura has dedicated her life to this boy and she is truly an amazing example of being Christlike-let me tell you why-Kyle did something really stupid, then I reacted really stupid and Laura asked me what I was going to do and I told her I was going to take a bat to his head-totally kidding right-but she could sense the pain that Kyle had caused with me and I was mortified at the situation and mostly upset because I couldn't believe I was feeling so strongly about something like this.  Nonetheless, told me how I was going to handle it and she wasn't afraid to just tell me to calm down.  I really respected her for that.  And then she came over with a plastic baseball bat and a pillow wrapped around it.  She said this was the only kind I could use.  It made me laugh and I waited for the conversation that would take place when Kyle came home. 

Kyle felt really bad about what he had said to me and he admitted that Pulsipher's (Kyle) may not physically abuse their wives but they sure know how to get to them Mentally. But overall we went back to the place we needed to be and I am so grateful Kyle and I can work through our differences.  I admit though that I get a little crazy and take things a little extreme. But I think Kyle calls it passion-so he thinks of me positively and loves my passion for life. 

But I really appreciated having a friend that isn't a guy basher and one that would see both spectrums and just brought to a better place.

I hope that I am the kind of friend that is lifting people up and being part of the solution and not part of the problem.

It always seems that trials arise when I get so complacent in my daily tasks and feel comfortable that all is well in Zion.  I never want to take for granted the work and effort it takes to have a healthy, positive good relationship.  Kyle and I are coming up on our Anniversary and it will be 14 years.  We still snuggle together at night-we still kiss each other at night (Ella who sleeps on the floor of room will often say-"Stop Kissing"), we still have date night every friday and sometimes Saturday, we still love being together (not to long it might start a fight), we love to work together, we still show each other our weaknesses and help make them strengths, we still go to church together.

I think because we had kids so quickly after we were married we have really had to grow up together. I never thought of myself as being a good wife-but I think I am a good wife just not very good at being married. But he still takes me everywhere he can and we both look forward to the day when it is just us-but we are enjoying the kids now. The kids are so fun and at different stages-it is really fun.  As long as I keep it simple it is enjoyable.