Happy Monday!

Good Morning! I haven't updated the blog in a while so I thought I would do that first thing. Things are going great here in Texas. Ellis is done with summer school and will start the fall semester next week. He is doing awesome with school. He also will start a new job in mid September. He is going to be a care partner in the ER at Cook. He is excited to go back to work. We have had the last several days off together and have enjoyed each other's company. We went out to dinner with some good friends on Saturday night and really enjoyed it. Things are going really well for me. Work has been great. I have a few different opportunities to help other families due to my experiences with Gavin. It's an awesome feeling when you can use your tragedy to help someone else. There have been several times lately where I can see the good coming from my heartbreak of losing Gavin. I still miss him so much and think about him everyday, but I am now trying to use our story to help others. I feel like I am finally getting back to my "old" self in a lot of ways. Of course I will never be the same person that I was before Gavin and I am okay with that. I am hoping to be a better vessel for Christ. I feel happy and free once again. I don't feel so bogged down with all the sadness, guilt, and pain that I felt for many months. I know there will still be hard days and times and I also know that is okay. It's all part of the process. I am excited to start volunteering at the homeless shelter in downtown Fort Worth. I read a great book called "Same Kind of Different as Me". I highly recommend it. The book is based on a true story and the setting is here in Fort Worth. The book really opened my eyes and inspired me to volunteer at the homeless shelter. I hope you all have a great week.

Love to All,

Melissa