Monday, November 3, 2008

Eeyore Is On My Couch

As I sit playing Spider Solitaire, I'm listening to my love reading Winnie the Pooh to Grant. It's so cute to see them sitting there together. Grant listening so closely to his daddy and Boomer reading in his best Eeyore voice. It makes me smile.
Grant has been on breathing treatments for a couple of weeks now, but had to start Prednisone Friday night after trick-or-treating fun. Poor thing. He said he didn't have any fun today at school because he couldn't participate in P.E. or recess. I had to write a note saying no physical activity until further notice because it just stirs up his coughing. It was so hard this weekend. Listening to him cough and cough and cough each night before he settled down and the medicine kicked in. We were up at 2am Saturday night/Sunday morning giving him back-to-back nebs. I kept telling him not to talk ... to save his air and it took me back to the hospital with Bill. It made me sad to think about Bill on his oxygen and a couple of the same meds as Grant. I always worry when Grant gets like this, but it was even harder after watching Bill.
Lord, please heal his lungs.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Thankfulness

We are so thankful to be in God's country
three beautiful boys
my helpmate
Asa's preschool
Grant's Christian teacher
nice weather
our land
our country
freedom of prayer
the ability to choose our next president
my husband's job
my faith
bible quiz memories from my childhood
memories of Camp Pettijohn
having two churches that feel like home
Christian friends
a giant of a man who stepped up to be my father
country life
the slower pace
hay rides from school to the park
trick-or-treating at stranger's houses
trick-or-treating with all the doors open driving with kids hanging from the car
a police force that drives by handing out pencils
being able to see the stars every night
complete silence
having to stop for turkey to clear the road (daily)
seeing deer out the window (daily)
our health
healthy kids
I praise God every day for being in our lives. His presence means everything to me.