Life is Short

Breakfast in the park for a change of pace…. Running in the grass while it’s still cool… Walking the trails for a long ways…. Chatting with the ducks who came a-callin’…. I only had one question for our quacky friends: “Are you related to Uncle Si?  Cause I totally want to meet him.” Some days…

Jubilee’s First…

Who doesn’t love Miss Jubilee Promise? Her name is a clear reflection of her joyful spirit. We are so blessed by this precious daughter Promised by God many years before we knew of her. Miss Jubilee’s eyes are healing beautifully and the surgeon is very hopeful that this time it’s  perfect! Thank you Jesus! Aware…

Jubilee’s Update

Wow. When you guys say you’re going to pray – you mean it! Thank you. Thank you.  Thank you. I cannot believe this is the same surgery as last time. She has not vomited since I posted the request for her yesterday around dinner time. She slept well and ate this morning. Last time she…

Jubilee Promise

Our precious Jubilee Promise is having surgery again this morning. The last surgery, three months ago, was not only not successful, it worsened the problem. Jubilee has been struggling with the thought of surgery again and is very sad and keeps starting to cry. She remembers the painful post-surgery and the vomiting from the anesthesia…

Feeling Pampered

There’s a wee little miracle-girl laying beside me squealing, giggling, kicking, “talking” and gently rubbing my leg…{and she’s been doing it since somewhere around 1:45 am}.  Jet lag has had me up as well…and so I’ve been awake since 1:15am.   Clearly little Miss Ruby is happy her mommy is home and her mommy is…

Ga-Zoo-Nee

Many of you have wondered what family life at our home is like on a day to day basis…here’s a little of an average Saturday with our large family…. This morning the boys stayed home {they cringe at the thought of yard sales, hanging with big brother is way more fun} with Graham while Dw chauffeured us…

Punking Dw

Over Christmas something happened that brought far too many giggles not to share. Dw’s big brother Steve and his wife, Diane, had sent us a monetary gift for Christmas.  It came with strict instructions:  Blow it on something fun!!   We laughed when we read the note.  They know us all too well – blowing…

Jubilee’s Surgery

Wanted to share an update on our Jubilee Promise… She had surgery last Friday. The plan was to slit the eyes in the lower part of the white… Go in behind the eye…. Cut the muscles…. Move them over and reattach them… in an effort to have her sweet brown eyes no longer cross  nor…