Eye Doctor Visit

Because Trey has been diagnosed with arthritis, he had to have an eye appointment to make sure there was no inflamation in the eye. OUCH. Actually the Dr said most kids don't even notice which is part of the problem. I am happy to report no eye issues. Yeah!!!

My sweet class at Lower school night at FBA

Don't you WISH you taught kindergarten? Love those precious faces!!!!

taking a break from the medical front

Sunday afternoon Travis had a football game and played quarterback. As I heard the other team yelling, "hit the quarterback!" I just prayed that Travis' feet would carry him away from them. THE Saints played well even though they lost by 2.

Waiting and more Waiting

Still waiting to hear back from the Dr. about Trey's ankles. Last week was miserable and this weekend he couldn't finish his baseball game. The dr was scheduled to meet with the radiologists and other dr's today to discuss Trey's case. Am praying for some answers. Will let you know as soon as we hear something. Pray for pain to subside.

Welcome to Holland

When you are going to have a baby, it’s like planning a fabulous vacation trip – to Italy. You buy a bunch of guidebooks and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum, Michelangelo’s David, a gondola ride in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It’s all very exciting.

After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, “Welcome to Holland.”

“Holland?!?” you say. “What do you mean, Holland? I signed up for Italy! I’m supposed to be in Italy. All my life I’ve dreamed of going to Italy.”

But there has been a change in the flight plan. They’ve landed in Holland and there you must stay. The important thing is that they haven’t taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine, and disease. It’s just a different place. So you must go out and buy new guidebooks. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.

It is just a different place. It’s slower paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you’ve been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around, and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills; Holland has tulips; Holland even has Rembrandts.

Everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy, and they’re all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life you will say, “Yes, that’s where I was supposed to go. That’s what I had planned.”

The pain of that will never ever go away, because the loss of that dream is a very significant loss. But if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn’t get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely, things about Holland.

Every time I read that story I am reminded that I am not enjoying Holland as much as I should. What is your Holland?

A Good Verse to think about

He will rescue you from every trap and protect you from deadly disease.

He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings.

His faithful promises are your armor and protection...

If you make the Lord your refuge, if you make the Most High your shelter, no evil will conquer you; no plague come near your home.

For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.

They will hold you up with their hands so you wont even hurt your foot on a stone...

The Lord says, 'I will rescue those who love me.

I will protect those who trust in my name.'" Psalm91 vs. 3-4, 9, 12

Still hurting

These are the pictures of trey's ankles and fingers that I sent to the dr last night. He is still complaining about fire in his ankles and he can't bend his fingers all the way. He tried to play baseball today but without any luck.