"Love is unselfishly choosing for another's highest good." – C.S. Lewis
This summer we have been more intentional about spending time with friends. One of my favorite memories from this week…
Jonah and his future wife Lucy sharing watermelon rinds. The best part is they were enjoying what was left after all the older brothers and sisters had finished eating the good part off. You know they aren’t first born children if we are letting them eat the leftovers out of a bucket on the ground!
What a blessing my sweet baby boy is!
After church and lunch we headed to one of the most beautiful places, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park!
On the way home we stopped for ice cream. Chris said, “this is the best Father’s Day I’ve had in a long time.”
For Father’s Day this year one of the gifts we gave to Chris was a little book titled “An interview with your Grubb Worms…”
I asked each of the kids 3 questions and recorded their answers. I also added exactly how old they are and a picture.
Here are their answers to the question, “What would you buy your daddy if you had a million dollars?”
Jonah (8 months) : “da-da-da-da”
Parker (2 years, 11 months) : “A box of Mater and a box of Lightning McQueen.”
Theodore (4 years, 10 months) : “A boat and a truck and a trailer.”
Katie (6 years, 8 months) : “The grill we saw at Home Depot.”
Foster (8 years, 4 months) : “Parts for the aquarium, fishing and hunting stuff, then I would give him a bunch of the money.”
And I didn’t record my age, answer or picture but if I had a million dollars I would buy my husband a new truck, because he drove his our whole marriage while I am driving an almost new van. I would tell him to pick out whatever boat he would want and all new hunting and fishing gear. I could go on and on…he deserves so much. What I can give him, though, is my respect and love and faithfulness.
I bet he thinks that is worth more than a million dollars.
Chris before walking his Grandpa Grubb to his final resting place.
Jonah enjoying his baby pool.
A moment to read before heading off to church.
One of the fun things I missed while I was sick this past week was the boat float that our church’s pre-school department does every year. The pre-schoolers and their families meet at the Greenbelt and float their little boats. Then they have a Bible story and snack. My mom was here to take care of me so Chris just took Theodore by himself. Chris also took my mom’s new camera and got some great shots. I hate that I missed it but these pictures made me feel a little better.
One of my closest friends recently lost her mom to ovarian cancer. Her name was Linda. She was a fellow church member and sister in Christ. Her kindness to my family – from taking care of Foster and Katie in the nursery, to giving Chris and I money for no reason, to being an example of a faithful wife and mother – will not be forgotten. I have been growing my hair out since she passed away in the hopes that I might donate it so it would help make a wig for another cancer patient. Linda would always compliment me on how pretty my hair was and I know that she struggled when she lost her beautiful hair. It may seem simple but this is my tribute to Linda.
If you would like to donate your hair, visit Pantene Beautiful Lengths website and help make the journey through chemo a little easier on someone else.
I have one thing I always ask for on Mother’s Day and that is a picture before church with all the kids. This morning it only took 20 tries to get a good one! I love being a mom. 
All we did was ask Parker to be in the picture and he cried and cried like we had done bodily harm to him. Of course, less than 5 minutes later he was smiling. What an adventure it is to be called “mommy”!
Theodore and Parker before a “backyard camping adventure” birthday party. They don’t look 23 months apart do they? Such cute little stinkers….
All the Little Grubbs 