Needle and Thread

A needle and thread can mend more than clothing,
it can allow a person to "sow" what they reaped.
A needle can mend a broken heart,
in order to allow forgiveness to be stitched in.
A needle can mend wrong-doings in a relationship,
in order for maturity to stretch as elastic.
When something is torn people often look for a quick fix,
a needle and thread takes time to mend,
allowing healing and forgiveness to begin!

(by Lena)

Happy Fathers Day

Dear John,
You are a wonderful father to our kids. You create a safe and loving home for us. Johnny loves working with you and you are so good with allowing him to do dangerous things, I seriously don't like that but I can "suck" it up and let my boy grow into the kind of man his father is. Hannah has always been a daddy's girl, and I think that is wonderful! Thanks for being the wonderful Dad that you are and the wonderful husband you are to me! ;)

Dear my two Dads,
I hate that on this day it is bittersweet. I am celebrating the father of my kids yet I miss out on celebrating with my dads. Bill was a wonderful father to me and walked me down the isle at my wedding. He could make me laugh so hard. I loved how much he loved my mother. I hated seeing him pass and seeing what cancer can do, but today I will celebrate how much I loved him and how much I think of him. My dad was wonderful too. I miss that I did not open myself up to truly get to know him and if I could go back into time, I would make getting to know my dad a priority! Happy Fathers day dads!

Dear Father-in-law,
I don't tell you often, but I love you so much! You are always there for us, even when you don't want to be. ;) I miss you living close by. Many great memories. I don't think I can play mononlopy without thinking the "community chest" is not really called "community breast" that still cracks me up!
Happy Fathers Day! ;)

John's Schooling

This week has been the perfect example of how life will be when John is done with school! I am super proud of him, but to be honest these past couple years have taken a toll on all of us! This week has been great since he has been off of school! I had forgotten how it was to snuggle and talk and do things together!

We can do this babe! When you are done with school you will have accomplished a huge goal in your life and I am proud of you! If we can last out this storm, we can make it through a Tsunami together! I remember hearing a saying from Max Lucado.." Don't tell God how big your storm is, but tell the strom how big your God is".

I love you, we can do this!

Mirror-written by me

Mirror, Mirror hello it’s me…
Tell me again, what do you see?
Go beyond my looks, and into my soul
Tell me the truth, I need to know!
I put on my makeup and fix my hair,
I look at my reflection—I can only stare!
Mirror, Mirror, tell me what you see.
Am I as ugly, as I have been lead to believe?
All the imperfections are easy to hide,
Just put on a cover and hide all the lies.
The pain from the past, is not reflected,
Cause in you Mirror-I have protected.
You can only see what I want you to see,
Not even you can know the real me.
For my soul is not available for reflection,
You make it easy to hide, my imperfections.
I can walk away—and forget for one day,
What it is that I see,
What it is that you see,
Is the perfect example of
Me hiding Me!

author: Lena K Roach
not the best, but I wrote it nonetheless

Freida

For those of you who do not know, John and I are taking in a foreign exchange student from Sweden. Freida and I talk everyday and she is going to fit right into our family. I love her already. I will be blogging a lot about her. John and I are really excited to take this new journey and the kids are just as excited. Keep watching the blogs for great stories about our new daughter!

Sweet 16

Thank you all for the support of my blog. I am not so good at keeping it updated, but I will work on that.
I cannot believe that my baby girl is 16. I still feel like I am 16 and I keep thinking of what I was doing at 16. I was working at Hardees and John was in college at East Central. We just met and fell in love right away. He told his mom the day we met that he was going to marry that "Lena Campbell" girl. I am glad he did, I don't deserve him most days, but I am lucky to have his love and support. Anyway, to think that Hannah could be falling in love FREAKS me out!
Right now she is working at Lost Valley Lake resort and has already banked over 400 in savings. I am proud of her. She is a penny pincher, which she did not learn from us... Grandma and Grandpa taught her that..LOL She is driving and she is very responsible. I don't have to wake her up to get going, she knows what needs to be done and she does it. I am proud of my daughter!