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My heart is still heavy. I am still feeling quite a bit of sadness for the Shepley's. Even though we know intellectually that God has a plan,  in our humanity- this just doesn't make sense!  I have been just praying fervently for Renae and the girls!!! I heard a song today that I've heard many times- but today it held a new light. Here are the words to the chorus:  All I know is I'm not home yet This is not where I belong Take this world and give me Jesus This is not where I belong The first verse so reminded me of how Renae has probably felt this last week:  Sometimes it feels like I'm watching from the outside Sometimes it feels like I'm breathing but am I alive I won't keep searching for answers that aren't here to find The answers for "Why"  are not here to find! We will never have answers this side of Heaven- as to why God decided to take Noel now.  In essence- he didn't "take" him from home- he brought him

Amanda: Noel has died.  This is how I found out on Saturday. A dear friend sent me a private message. Those words are etched in the front of my mind and I can't seem to stop thinking about them. It is so sad and tragic- and also my worst nightmare. A friend, a family that is dear to my heart, is living my worst nightmare!!! I have to say though, that I feel a sense of unity between the body of Christ, as we all pray together for the Shepley family!! Everyone who knew Noel, knew that he was a godly man, husband and father. He had a servant's heart- and was so kind and caring. He loved to pray for people, and he also loved to share the Word of God.  How can a man like that, be gone, in the blink of an eye??? We do not know God's plan yet- but He does have one. That we can know for sure. In the case of any loss of a loved one: Even though we have been shaken to our core over the loss - Our Hope is Unchanged Even though we grieve alongside the family- Our Ho

It has been a year since I have written in my blog. What a year it has been.  In July, towards the end of the Polk County Fair- I was feeling pretty yucky, and was also missing my "time of the month". So I was suspicious, and told Bill I had better take a pregnancy test.  We got home from County Fair on Sunday afternoon- unloaded everything and went straight to Hy-Vee to buy a test. We got home, and I took the first one- Positive. So I took the second one- Positive. OH MY WORD!!! I'M PREGNANT!!!  We were very happy!!!  We took our parents and my grandparents 4 roses- one for each grandchild (from us). :) :)  We made the boys a cake and wrote on the cake- "Baby Pitts #4 coming soon.". They were also excited. So then comes my months and months of horrible morning sickness. It is very hard to home school and feel horribly sick day in and day out. It isn't like having the flu- and knowing you'll feel better in a few days. This was