A Blessing from above in my Childhood Sketch Book..

August 10, 2011

The past couple days..I feel like I’ve aged like 10 years..
just from the stress of moving…the heat….
having two babies in the heat and moving.

And then being so exhausted I feel like I’m extra emotional. With my grandfather being in the hospital…and missing and still healing from the killing of my best friend, shannon…I just felt drained. completely and utterly wiped out. And I felt like I could see it in my face. I was taking a moment to sit on the ground to unpack a box and of course had my little sidekick “helping” me……
And I came across this sketch I drew randomly one day when we had just moved to atlanta when I was little. I didn’t know shannon yet…

I have called Shannon my Guardian Angel…
asking her to help me be to be a good Mommy..
And when I saw this old sketch, my heart was just overflowing with joy. 
There she is!!! And that is sienna or sophie in the backseat! It’s Shannon’s curly hair…her joyful spirit shown through her waving her halo on her finger tip. 
Thank you Jesus for this blessing from above.
It lifted my heart..and encouraged me to keep moving forward with a joyful and patient heart.
I needed this.


I’m framing this in our house on our gallery wall..
It is going to be such a great reminder of my angel watching over me!


Aren’t things like this incredible? 
I was a little girl..I was just doodling..and now it is serving to help me heal so much!

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  • Elizabeth
    August 10, 2011 at 12:11 am

    This is incredible!!! Such a treasure. I am so glad for you that you found it. God works in oh-so-amazing ways!!!

  • Natasha
    August 10, 2011 at 6:13 am

    Wow! What a beautiful and amazing gift!!

  • Paula Parrish
    August 10, 2011 at 9:14 am

    Hello Natalie,
    I am so happy that you found encouragement in this precious drawing. God always put things in our path in life to lift us up. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.
    Smiles, Paula

  • Marjorie
    August 10, 2011 at 9:27 am

    Moving is so tough, especially with 2 little ones. We moved over Christmas and it was so hectic because I was still supposed to be pregnant. Instead our little guy decided to show up a month early days before the scheduled move! I had after delivery complications so I wasn’t allowed to do anything.

    Just take it one day/hour at a time. Set limits/goals for each day and then stop. It hard not to keep going and going. Good luck!

  • Bianca and Sarah
    August 10, 2011 at 10:50 am

    Woah!!! This is SO AMAZING!! God is out of time and this is just a joyful proof!:)

  • Cheryl E.
    August 10, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    Wow, wow, and wow. This is God telling you now that it was in his plan this whole time. And yes, she is watching over you and your sweet family.

  • Stephanie
    August 10, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    :) He works in mysterious way, doesn’t He? :)

  • Lavender and Lilies
    August 10, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    How amazing. I hope things get easier!

  • yourbakinmecrazy
    August 11, 2011 at 10:21 am

    This just gave me glory bumps (what my mom calls it)!!! Such a beautiful picture and a reminder that God gives us what we need, exactly when we need it!! I hope and pray for you that He will give you the strength and courage to push forward. I love reading your blog, please know you have a huge group of people following you on this journey and encouraging you in spirit. You are also giving others the courage to push forward and see that life gets hard and crazy, but with help from God, and willpower to push forward happiness is within reach!! GOD BLESS you and your beautiful family!

  • Christine Marie
    August 15, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    that is incredible!! God is so good!