Here Goes.

Here I am, entering the blogging world, kicking and screaming (oh wait, that's actually the kids kicking and screaming.  Any one of them.  At any given time.) 

Yes, I have 6 children....one is brand new!  I can't wait for you to meet her, and her brothers and sister, through this blog.  Yes, I know what causes this (you oughta try it!)  And Yes, I'm crazy........about my family!  About big families in general!  And why wouldn't I be?  Were it not for a certain big family (Team Suter!!!), I would not be here.  It was a LONG way to get to #9, but I'm sure glad Mom and Dad went for it!    And I'm crazy about the person with whom I'm co-creating all of these beautiful lives (yes, God), but also my husband Matt, who you will also meet along the way.....

So, besides being a "freak of nature" and having 6 children, within 10 years, what is it that is so fascinating about my life that people would want to read about it??  Absolutely nothing.  We just go about our business, doing the best we can, raising little saints. (I'm not being sarcastic here.  That's really what we're doing! It's what all parents are called to do, really...to raise little saints!)

But we faced some challenges over the past few months that propelled me to reach out to our close personal friends and ever-faithful family.  I was rattled.  I was shaken.  My usual "happy-go-lucky" self was not so happy.  I needed help, so I went where I knew I could find it.  And I wanted to go no further.  I didn't need the whole world to know, just MY own little world.  And as always, our family, friends and faith community were amazingly supportive, and lifted me up through their love, prayer and service until I found joy again.  And then, on November 4, I met pure Joy, who we named "Annie."  Oh my gosh, wait til you meet her. 

And it's Annie who has inspired me to start this blog (and her cousins Jamie, Cristin, Casey; her Aunt Mary; our friend Barbra....)  All these little voices that kept saying, "Maybe you can help someone else who is experiencing the same thing!" 

So, I'm going to give it my best shot.  For Annie.



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