Live the Life You Imagined

We bought our house 8 years ago. And I remember standing on the back patio imagining a gorgeous sunny day, with our kids hanging out in the yard and me doing yard work. It struck me as I looked up from raking yesterday that my dream had come true. Grant happily played in the yard and Gavin slept in his stroller. The sun was shining bright. And I raked several bags of leaves and picked up sticks. This is the life I has dreamed I would have. I most certainly didn't imagine all the heartache it would take to get here, but that heartache has led to this amazing, beautiful life.