Vacay time

 We are officially in Gatlinburg for our two week vacation.  We left early Friday morning and embarked on a 10 hour drive.  We saw the remains of one really bad accident involving two semi’s.  Hopefully everyone was OK.  We actually made pretty good time.  We ate all our meals in the van, which we normally are very strict about and don’t do.  we just made sure we ordered less messy food ha ha!  We checked into our room, got unpacked, and finally all got to sleep around 2 am!  


Saturday we stocked up on groceries and played mini putt and walked around our resort a bit.  

Yesterday we went to our old church, Bible Baptist of E TN, and were there from like 1030 until like 530, doing church, eating lunch, and lots of fellowship with friends.  It was great to see everyone.  


Lucas and Mr. Ellison at church. 


Today is Hunter’s 11th birthday! 







We left Connor back in IL for two weeks of obedience school!  



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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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