Familia

This past week was surreal.

Sadly a number of our extended family members had really serious health crises - to the point where every phone call became more shocking than the next.  It's not my place to say much more, but any general prayers for healing that you want to throw out there into the universe would be welcomed.

And then in amazingly good news, we learned about another family member's looooong awaited pregnancy, and new job opportunities for number of members of the fam presented themselves.  Plus, in the midst of all of this my parents and sister arrived for Mateo's birthday celebration weekend.

If ever there were a string of events to remind me: the strength of family (writ large) is our ability to celebrate, struggle, love and grieve together.