My life since I last blogged

     


     It has been along time since I have updated this blog, and in that time I have been going to
college at ITT Tech  for computer networking. I am over half way through with my degree, and      
I have a 3.66 gpa and it will increase once the grades from this last quarter are posted.    
   
      Lauren is doing great, except for the fact that she is growing up way too fast. It is scary  she is not even 12 yet and according to her doctor  she has the body of a teenager (UGH!!) she is over 5 feet tall  and almost 100 pounds of solid muscle and boundless energy. It makes it hard on us , her mother especially. In church she is almost uncontrollable. She is so strong and stubborn, I know that having two very strong willed parents  doesn't help either, but Lauren wants what she wants and is bound and determined to get it.


        Amy and I are great also, we are learning to listen, understand, and step into our roles as husband and wife, parents and friends and most of all we are learning the art of compromise. It has taken almost 18 years of struggle, tears, anguish, and prayers to finally begin this new chapter in our lives, but you cannot make a diamond without pressure, or get  pure gold without turning up the heat. I know there will be more struggles ahead for us, but with God's help we will get through it together.

      I love both Amy and Lauren with all my heart and there is nothing I would not do for them, I know that is easy to say, but I will spend the rest of the time I have here on Earth proving it.

      I am not one to give unsolicited advice, but I admonish you to learn how to compromise with your spouse or loved ones and never miss an opportunity to tell them you love them.

                                                          Thank you,
                                                                 Don Parnell