8 months

caught him in the mid-blink

Noah will be 8 months tomorrow. Time has really flown by. I love the way he lights up when I enter the room. He is such a easy baby and I'm falling in love with him more and more with every passing hour. His new tricks are sitting up, 6 teeth, army crawling, eating baby food like a champ, and laughing A LOT at Truitt. Noah James Ross is truly a precious gift from God.

Baby dedication Sunday is this next Sunday and I'm looking forward to showing him off.

In the words of Pheobe from friends "He's my lobster" - we are together for life. : )

Have a great day. Love, Kayci

My Easter hat


My boys

Easter Bunny tracks

The hunt

This Easter was an emotional one. Josh did an incredible job with the sermon, and only teared up once. His weren't the only tears shed that morning. We both cried through worship and shared a long hug after the service. The last song we sang was Mighty to Save and if I had any composure left at that point, I lost it. I thank God there is an Easter to celebrate. Jesus is RISEN! Because of Jesus we have HOPE...that's what Jenny's life song was all about any way. Rejoice, the grave is empty!!

Today, I will choose to serve you alone Lord. I will not serve another! - Kayci

My new hair-cut

Many of you have asked for pictures of my new hair-do, so here they are. This is the third time I've donated my hair to Locks-of-love and I couldn't wait to chop all that hair off. I love my short hair and plan to keep it short for a while. Have a good day everyone! - Kayci

Before...

Truitt took these pictures

Like the big box of diapers in the background??

Horseback riding

Josh, Truitt, Kelley Rogers and Karen Rogers (my parents)

When my parents came for spring break we went horseback riding. I loved having them. In the days to come I have a million pictures to show you. Stay tuned for more blog posts of my precious boys and husband.

Easter Sunday

Tomorrow is Easter and I can't wait! For me the holidays rank like this...#1 - Christmas, #2 - Easter, #3 - Thanksgiving, #4 - Halloween... I LOVE Easter. I'm sure it probably has something to do with the fact that I'm married to a pastor, but even before I married it was one of my favorite days of the year.
This year I'm especially emotional about Easter Sunday. I have so much to be thankful for, but of all the gifts I've been given, the empty tomb is my favorite. It's what I give my children when we pray in Jesus' name. It's what I give my husband when I'm submissive to him. It's what I give my friends when I'm patient and encouraging... It's Christ in me. Some may say that Christ was a great guy who did a lot of great things, had some powerful teachings and the world is a better place because he lived. But I, I say that he is exactly who he says he is - The Messiah. I feel that when you make that decision, to believe he was the CHRIST, that changes EVERYTHING. Your life should be different not just because he died, but because he is RISEN. Death couldn't hold him!
Death couldn't hold Jenny, my sister-in-law, either. I grieve the loss of her life here on earth tomorrow, but rejoice that she is alive because of Christ and living in heaven. Tomorrow will be hard and full of raw emotion, but I trust that the Joy of the Lord will be my strength.
If you're at Sycamore View tomorrow morning you'll be able to find me. I'll be the one with tears streaming, high hands praising and for the first time since I was a little girl...wearing a bright white hat.

I miss you Jenny...

Surreal

I just feel numb. I can't believe my sweet Jenny is gone. Everything happened so fast. I don't even know what to write in this moment, but I feel enormous pain. I will write more later, but just know that the Ross family still needs your prayers. Thank you.
Any information you'll need to know is posted on the carepage.
https://www.carepages.com/carepages/JennyBizaillionUpdates
It will be streamed live at 1 pm on the website below.
www.livestream.com/rhchurch

Josh will be doing most of the service.

Jesus, I still believe in you. You are still God and I trust you will hold me in the midst of all this pain. I wish you didn't trust me to mourn for your glory. I'm gonna need some major strength on this one. Give me the strength, wisdom and discernment to be what my husband needs of me today, tomorrow and the days to come.

-Kayci

Jenny Bizaillion

I write today with a heavy heart. My sister-in-law, Jenny Bizaillion (yes, like a million bizillion), was hospitalized on February 4th from what was thought to be the flu. That night we found out that the diagnosis was severe sepsis, an infection in the blood. When you have an infection in your blood it can quickly get ugly. You can read the whole story on her carepage website. https://www.carepages.com/carepages/JennyBizaillionUpdates

Jenny is Josh's older sister and a mighty woman of God. We have cried out to God for weeks now and he has performed miracles right before our eyes. This experience has been an awful roller coaster, but we have no choice but to hold on. I have witnessed my husband utterly broken at her bedside, on his knees with tears streaming. I have heard the sobs of a faithful mother praying, begging for her child's life. I have seen the unfailing love of a husband that can't imagine life without her. The list goes on...

We are exhausted in every way. We long to have Jenny back. We will be returning soon to see her. Her situation has worsened recently. The sepsis has moved to her brain. This information makes my stomach turn and my heart break. The anthem for this whole situation has been the song Mighty to Save. We have sung it over her time and time again. I find myself singing it in my car, home, shower when I just can't find anymore words to pray. Please pray on my behalf. We do serve a God who is mighty to save. For his GLORY he can save her!

Last night I went through my old texts and thought I'd share some of her words with you:

written after Christmas celebration -

"I love you precious sil!! (sister in law) It always pains me to leave your boys...tears have been shed!! (of course you and josh too but I got a special thing for T (truitt) and N (noah) : ) You are an awesome Momma!!"

written a few days before she got sick -

"I just ate a huge snickers in like 30 seconds and I did it all in honor of you!! I knew I needed to do that for you today : ) aren't you grateful??"

If you're reading, please go to the carepage and pray specifically for the requests mentioned.

My prayer today:

Lord save her. Oh GOD I pray you'll do it soon!!! I trust you God! You are holy and righteous whether you grant my request or not. I will CHOOSE to praise you in this storm. I will sow in tears (psalm 126: 5) God, you have told us to cry out to you so I will BEAT DOWN YOUR DOOR begging you to save her. Why? For your glory to be revealed. Please don't make me mourn for your glory. God, have mercy.

- Kayci