Let the Countdown Begin

We have twenty-one days left as Florida residents.  Crazy to think about.

The next 21 days are going to race by so today I reflect.  Reflect on the wonderful friends we have made over the past few years, the great experiences we have had here and the memories that will last a life time. 

God brought Nate and I back to Florida six and a half years ago after Hurricane Katrina.  What ride the last six years have been.  We bought (and sold) our first home, both of our boys were born, we adopted a cute (sometimes annoying) puppy - Zoe and we had lots of parties with friends and family.  One thing I have enjoyed most in the last six years is the relationships.  We have loved living so close to family and having the joy of celebrating big life moments together - two weddings and two babies (so far)! 

Our home has continually been filled with fabulous friends - some we have laughed with, cried with, celebrated babies being born, mourned deaths - all who we remember.  It's impossible to recount all of the planned (and spontaneous) parties we have had...but some of the most memorable have to be Micah's 1st birthday party, Crawfish boil in the backyard and the boys throwing fireworks in the pond on some firework occasion (making my house shake) and roasting marshmallows in the backyard.

For the Tyler family - - life is defined first, by our relationship with the Lord but secondly by our relationships with people.  I hope the legacy we leave here is one of love, laughter and a contagious joy of the Lord.

Thank you to all of the wonderful friends we have lived life with over the last six and a half years.  Reflect with me...what has your favorite "Tyler memory" been?