Where in the world do I start? We are coming up for air from a long, hard season in our lives. 2006 was a year filled with miscarriages and challenge. 2007 we had a high risk pregnancy with sweet baby Luke being added to our overjoyed family in October. He became sick at 3 weeks of age and thus began 21 months of hospitalizations, surgeries, procedures, therapies, feeding tubes, medicines, complications, and miracles...you get the idea. During that time in 2008, John was laid off for 6 months. We were on our knees. We struggled to continue daily life.
Fast forward in time to July 2009...We found out last week that Luke is no longer aspirating!! Great news!! It's what we've been waiting for for a very long while. So he/we graduated from occupational therapy (OT) Friday and he is now weaning from reflux meds. This is the first week we've had with no therapy, no upcoming procedures/surgeries/tests in a long time! I think it's only now beginning to sink in, a week later, that we can begin to move on.
Before I can really turn my full attention to what's before us, I have to look in the rearview mirror and process some. I'm so thankful to our Heavenly Father that He has carried us through these trials. He has provided for every need every step of the way. Back in our hospital days we said that we were bodysurfing as the hands of those praying for us were holding us up as Jesus with skin on. I know that's true today, looking back. It was and is definitely God who carried us through. There is absolutely no other way.
So today, we look forward to a school year in which we can focus. Focus on all the things we've been wishing to focus on. God, spouse, family, school, activities...I'm looking forward to a new beginning. We've had many, many new normals. This one is a welcome new normal!!!
Danielle is our sweet 13 year old who loves swimming. Jake is our 10 year old who loves bugs and inventing. Allie is our 5 year old who loves pretending and you never know what she's going to come up with. Luke is our 21 month old who is full of humor. We are richly blessed with family, friends, and health.
This is the nutshell version of where we are today. I am so excited about this cyber scrapbooking adventure!
Love and Blessings,
Tammy
Fast forward in time to July 2009...We found out last week that Luke is no longer aspirating!! Great news!! It's what we've been waiting for for a very long while. So he/we graduated from occupational therapy (OT) Friday and he is now weaning from reflux meds. This is the first week we've had with no therapy, no upcoming procedures/surgeries/tests in a long time! I think it's only now beginning to sink in, a week later, that we can begin to move on.
Before I can really turn my full attention to what's before us, I have to look in the rearview mirror and process some. I'm so thankful to our Heavenly Father that He has carried us through these trials. He has provided for every need every step of the way. Back in our hospital days we said that we were bodysurfing as the hands of those praying for us were holding us up as Jesus with skin on. I know that's true today, looking back. It was and is definitely God who carried us through. There is absolutely no other way.
So today, we look forward to a school year in which we can focus. Focus on all the things we've been wishing to focus on. God, spouse, family, school, activities...I'm looking forward to a new beginning. We've had many, many new normals. This one is a welcome new normal!!!
Danielle is our sweet 13 year old who loves swimming. Jake is our 10 year old who loves bugs and inventing. Allie is our 5 year old who loves pretending and you never know what she's going to come up with. Luke is our 21 month old who is full of humor. We are richly blessed with family, friends, and health.
This is the nutshell version of where we are today. I am so excited about this cyber scrapbooking adventure!
Love and Blessings,
Tammy
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