With all of yesterday’s talk about therapy, I remembered back to a few weeks ago when we were visiting with family. Josiah began by showing everyone his “cartwheels.” (If you ask him, he’ll be happy to show you too – and even if you don’t ask, he’ll likely show you as well!) Josiah loves doing […]
Therapy
I love Fridays! And it’s not for the reason you think… Yes, I look forward to the weekend. Yes, it’s our lighter day of school. But most of all, Josiah has absolutely NO therapy on Friday. Josiah has had occupational and physical therapy since after his surgery. He had speech four or five times after […]
God Never Fails
Yesterday’s post was on the optimistic side – which is where I tend to land 99% of the time. A friend commented that her children would not be so understanding of a sibling getting more attention and fruit snacks for supper. Truth is, mine aren’t thrilled either. (Neither am I, really.) So I need to […]
Hard Conversations
One of the hardest thing to me about Josiah’s tumor is how it has affected our other kiddos. Example # 1 Our older three kids were troopers throughout the month we spent in the hospital with Josiah following his surgery. One evening I was able to come home and be with them for the night, […]
Always an Adventure
I’m not sure why, but this picture is one of my favorites of Josiah taken at the hospital. The bandage is on his head to keep the swelling down. Here’s a picture of what he looked like before. The neurosurgeon drew 2 ounces of fluid from his head before putting the bandage on. The bandage/hat didn’t […]
What can I do to help?
Yesterday (October 8th) was Grace’s birthday. She had a great day – getting overnight rolls for breakfast, Chinese takeout for lunch, and banana bread for her birthday cake. We didn’t do anything overly special, but had a good day at home together. Three years ago it was hard for us to make her day special. […]
“I’m giving Josiah my miracle”
Three days ago I wrote about my cousin, Sarah Grace. Three years ago today was her funeral. September 26, 2012 was the night it hit me very hard that my closest cousin was not going to beat the cancer (brain tumor) she was abruptly diagnosed with just months prior. I had been in denial, keeping […]
Why I hate my clean kitchen
I have a number of potential posts that I have written, but for one reason or another, I cannot seem to ever push the “publish” button. Sometimes, that’s a beneficial thing; knowing that once words are said, I can no longer take them back. So I write, then save the words into the depths of my […]