Up To Nothin' Much....

I haven't posted in a while. Mostly I've just been busy...and haven't really known what to write and what to keep to myself. Then I figured hey--this is my blog. I can post whatever I want.

On the fun side of things, here are a few pictures of Adri over the last few weeks.

Adriana and her first time in her pool. We've since then gotten a bigger one that ALL of us can sit in.


And this is one of her drying off on the swing. She LOVES the swing, because she can get up there by herself.

Adri eating roasted corn on the cob—her new favorite meal lately. This was taken at Cornerstone Park. We went there with my sister Bridget and her family to watch fireworks on the 4th. I really don't think I'm as fat in the hips/butt as that chair makes me look.

Adri watching the fireworks. I was pretty impressed with this picture. It was taken at about 10pm. I love my digital camera!

Adri and Daddy watching the fireworks. This one was also taken in the dark

In the not so fun category, I started counseling today. Moving back to my childhood home has brought up a lot of issues for me ranging from issues with my Mom to issues stemming from past sexual abuse/assault. I chose this particular counselor because he does theophostic counseling (it's hard to explain—so you can click on the link to learn more). After going through the process with some issues, Chuck (my counselor) made a very interesting observation. In all of the memories the Holy Spirit brought me back to, I had no voice. When I went back to my sexual assult, I had no voice...I never said anything. When I went back to a memory of sitting at the dinner table and my family forgetting to feed me (no one even knew I was there until they started clearing the table), I had no voice. I never spoke up to remind them I was there. I don't know why...maybe it was because I knew that when you spoke up you got yelled at. That's really the only thing I can think of. I've got two weeks to think about it, though. The good thing is that I at least have a little more hope of being healed than I did when I started.

posted by Brandi at 5:59 PM