Thankful!

Thank you Lord. Everyday You are more to me than I could have ever dreamed. My heart is overwhelmed with the love that You continue to show me, regardless of me. All I am belongs to You. I gladly surrender myself to You. Your ways are always greater. Your plan is always better. Your love is bigger, and You are wonderful. I am thankful for the privilege to be one of Your children. Help me life to shine with a light that is not my own... to show the world how wonderful You are in the unconditional love You have for us.

Barfing

We had two barfers yesterday... one of them was me. Cloey and I were driving home and it went down like this.

ME: I feel like I am going to puke. Cloey could you empty that bag out?
CLOEY: Sure, do you want me to call Dad?
ME: No, there is nothing he can do. Jesus help me make it home.
CLOEY: Mom, I am going to call Dad....
Cloey texts Dad #1: Are you home Dad, mom feels like she is going to barf.
Cloey texts Dad #2: Dad, mom just barfed while she was driving on the freeway.
Cloey texts Dad #3: We are passing the strip mall in Selah.
Cloey texts Dad #4: We will be home any minute.
Cloey texts Dad #5: We are home and Mom is covered in barf!

Special! There is nothing like driving on the freeway surrounded by cars with no hope of pulling over and puking/dry heaving into a plastic bag/all over yourself. Now ther is a memory to last a lifetime. Cheers to vomit in all of its forms in all of its glory.

Before & After

The kids have a bunch of photos on the wii. Honestly, I am not even sure how to do that. Anyhow, they were looking through pictures from this trip last summer to Lincoln City. Charter saw this one of himself, and all of the sudden my mama ears became more attentive. He said "look, that is from before I had diabetes." My heart ached when I heard this. I realized that he was saying so much more with those words. He was telling us that he knows that his life is different now. He saw this picture of himself having fun, and equated that to life without diabetes. Ouch!!!

Life is hard at times. It is hard for your child to look at "before" and "after" in their own life, and at ten years old have such an obvious difference emotionally to how he views life.Charter has kept in amazing spirits considering his circumstances, but he still does have rough times. Thank you to all who continue to pray for us... on the good days, and on the ones that the sun is not quite shinning.