My Cork Board

This may not look like much to someone else, but to me, it is a huge part of my world...my (immediate) family on my cork board in front of where I sit at the computer. I am so happy to have finally organized it and placed the pictures of my family on it. Everytime I look at it now I am reminded of them and I will pray for each of them. I thank God for each of them and pray to God that we all will be together in Heaven some day.

Caleb's birthday (my son who is in Heaven) is on Friday and I have a lot on my mind these days. My Aunt, who shares the same birthday as my husband and I is dying of brain cancer and as of yesterday they gave her two weeks to live. She is my mom's only sister and although she is fifteen years older than my mom, they are best friends.

James 5:16b
The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

Please keep my in your prayers as Caleb's birthday approaches. It is such a sad time for me.

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God is wonderful in how he orchestrates things. Caleb's birthday is shortly after February school vacation and his birthday into Heaven is during school's summer vacation. If my children weren't around I think that I would be curled up in a fetal position on the couch. It is probably a really good thing that I am surrounded by children during these difficult and dark times.

I had minor surgery a week and a half ago on my eyelids to remove some cysts that developed over the last year and a half. I also twisted my foot last week to the point that shortly after it happened I crawled around on my hands and knees for the rest of the night...even crawling up/down the stairs! I was laughing so hard...it was either laugh or cry.

My oldest son said to me (because my baby had her four month check up the following day), "What is the pediatrician going to think...you have two black eyes and you are going to be limping?". What a mess I was. I actually told the doctor about my surgery at the end of the baby's checkup and I think that he was relieved that I explained about my eyes. I can just imagine what he was thinking!

I am hoping to continue to feel motivated. I need to lose some weight and hope that the weather gets warmer soon. Maybe the baby will enjoy walks in the spring :)

My love to all of you and your families,
With hope,
Cheryl