Clapping


 All these new firsts seem so exciting.  I somehow feel like I started to take them for granted after having a few children, but going through this experience with Lucas has changed all that.  We missed so much with him and we are still waiting for him to do so many things developmentally that everything Natalie does seems that much sweeter.  So forgive me for acting like a first time mommy!!!!!!


Ryan is off to a winter retreat in Wisconsin tomorrow.  He is going with his church youth group. 


It’s still cold and getting colder.  Lots of forecasted negatives for lows coming up.  Yikes.  Our trip to Florida end of April will be much appreciated I’m sure!  


Addison has begun reading lessons so we are excited for her!  


Go Tampa Bay Buccaneers!!!!!! 

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  Our 7th child, born on 9/11, Lucas John……..HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY LIL MAN!!!!!     Oh what to say - I don’t want to get too wordy!!!    His first year of life was spent in three NICUs - East TN, Vandy, and Boston.    His first year of life he underwent two heart surgeries.    He lived at home with us on oxygen and a feeding tube.    He didn’t start eating solid food until he was 3.5 years old.    He just started walking this summer.    He doesn’t talk much.    He’s not where he should be developmentally.    He has many scars from all of his hospitalizations.    Where his chest was cracked open for his heart surgeries, it still bulges out.    He has Down Syndrome.    And until this last summer I could just stop there and say “The End”.    My heart was full of bitterness, brokenness, and anger.    I didn’t understand why God chose me to be his mom and ashamedly I really didn’t want to be.    But praise the Lord that is not the end.    This summer, unbeknownst to him, one of our foster kids
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