"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
"Philippians 4:6-7 NIVThis verse has become my verse to live by. This has always been one of my favorite verses. I've tried to live by it and not worry, but I must admit that now I am having to work a little harder. I do get anxious about all of this with Hawk. But when I do, I say this verse to myself and I start praying for Hawk and all of our family.
This picture is of Kayla(with black hair, she put a temporary color on it, but immediately washed it out), Hawk and Skyla taken on Saturday Oct. 28, 2006 in our backyard on the tire swing that Mike put in the tree for the grandchildren.
They all love it.
Hawk in the treehouse being a typical little boy and acting silly. He feels so good and has so much energy.
He was getting very tickled at throwing the ball at Mike.
Hawk has a lot of things in his favor to beat this illness. His name is lifted up daily in prayer by a lot of people, he laughs all the time, he gets lots of sunshine and exercise(he has so much energy that he is on the go all the time), he is surrounded by a lot of love and we stay very positive and have a lot of fun with him when he is at our house.
Sweet little Skyla fixing to get on the slide. We have 7 little baby chickens, and Mike took Skyla and Hawk to the barn to see them. When they got back, I asked Skyla what she thought about them and she said" They're black"., and she's right, they are black.
She talks all the time. She talks very well and has a big vocabulary. She tries to do everything that Hawk does. The other day, Hawk was counting to 10 and she was counting right along with him. She's learns a lot from her big brother.
Kayla with her hair black. She washed it out soon after this.
All of the smaller grandchildren love her. She is very good with them and a lot of help. She loves taking care of them.
Oct. 30, 2006.
Little Brooke. I kept her today while her mommy cleaned house. She is a little cutie, also. She talks all of the time also.
She loves to wear high-heel shoes. She can walk very good in them. She found a pair of my high-heel (very low heels) today and she put them on and wore them around the house.
She likes to have her finger nails and toenails painted. Her big sister, Breanna, is taking dance lessons and Brooke likes to dance like her "sissy". She is so cute when she does this.
Another picture of Brooke.
Another picture of Brooke.
This is a journal and updates about Hawk and his family. It is easier for me to type this than to write it.
We are trying so hard to help Hawk fight off the tumor. He is on an organic food plan and natural supplements and drinks. We have been a little lax with it in the past, but we are stepping it up and trying to be as close to 100% as we can(I am talking for Lindy, Mark, Jamie and Mike and I). Our goal is to try to help him to get his little body in the best condition it can be and maybe have a chance at fighting this. Mike, Jamie, and I are always positive with him and are always having fun with him and all of the grandchildren. But they are all so loving and enthusiastic, that it's not hard to be that way.
I feel like that he's done so well (and still feels good and has a lot of energy) with the regimen that he's been on, that if we get 100% with it, then it has got to give him a better chance of beating this.
We pray for a miracle, and pray that God's will be done. I pray for strength for Hawk and all of us.
A few weeks ago, they had Grandparents Day at Breanna's school and at Hawk's school. Breanna's was on Monday. I went up there to see her. Tuesday and Brooke went with me. They were having a book fair. When we got there, Breanna was paged and she came running down the hall to greet us. We went to the book fair with her and I let her and Brooke pick out some books. Then we had some refreshments and went to see her room. Her teacher has her room fixed up very nice.
On Friday of that week, I went to Hawk's school for breakfast. I was a little late. But not the last one. Anyway, I had to go into his room to get my and his plate(the food was set up on long tables in the hall between the classrooms). I saw him before he saw me. He was looking a little sad--I guess he thought no one was coming to eat with him. When he saw me, his face lit up with the biggest smile. Nothing could ever be worth more than that. After we ate, I sat down in a chair close to Hawk and he came and got in my lap and layed his head over on me. He sat there for a long time and just wanted me love on him. I just held him and talked to him and loved on him.
I cried all the way home. He was telling Mike about it the other day. about when his Nanna came and ate breakfast with him. He is so precious. All of the grandchildren are so precious. There is nothing in the world like having a grandchild. They bring so much joy and happiness in our lives. Mike and I are so BLESSED to have our grandchildren. We love all of them so much and thoroughly enjoy every minute we have with them.
Breanna goes to a small school in a small town. The classes start in kindergarten and go through 8th grade. Anyway, every year at this time, the teachers take the children to the nursing home to give candy to the residents there. The other day was the first time for Breanna to go and she got to ride the school bus for the first time. She really liked that. I think this is so great for these little children to go to the nursing home to visit. Breanna said that she was used to doing that because she used to visit Nanny Ethel (my mother) in the nursing home. Also, Kevin and Tuesday took Breanna and Brooke to the nursing home last year and let them give candy to the residents.
Update on Shaylee McDonald. I talked to her grandmother about 2 weeks ago and she said that Shaylee was very weak.
I will call her in a minute and update this later.
