Posted by: Sonya on: November 26, 2008
This was an exciting Thanksgiving this year. It was the first Thanksgiving for three of our children! Samuel, Jeremiah and Joel were very excited for our big Thanksgiving feast. We started cooking days in advance! Our Thanksgiving menu consisted of:
Roasted Turkey
Deep Fried Turkey (first time we did this. it was fabulous!)
Stuffing (homemade)
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Green [...]
Posted by: Sonya on: November 23, 2008
Our sweet Emma Grace turned 5 on November 23. It is hard to believe. She is such a little tator tot! We did cupcakes this year decorated with Tinkerbell decorations. She was tickled pink!
This is Emma’s second birthday with her forever family. She has come such a long way since day one. There is still [...]
Posted by: Sonya on: November 22, 2008
Sweet Emma will be turning 5 on November 23. We have a tradition in our family for birthdays. On your birthday, you get to pick your favorite meal….could be something mom cooks, or even dad or a restaurant. The kids were trying to manipulate Emma in making a decision based on their favorites instead of [...]
Posted by: Sonya on: November 22, 2008
Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. James 1:27 (New American Standard)
I heard a very good commentary on this verse a few weeks ago. The speaker (forgive me…I can’t remember who the [...]
Posted by: Sonya on: November 22, 2008
Recently we were blessed by a HUGE box of brand new shoes!!! At one of our soccer games, a family heard about our family and said that they had been given a large supply of shoes that they were to give to someone who needed them….so they thought we qualified! All the kids got new [...]
Posted by: Sonya on: November 22, 2008
I am very excited about an upcoming photo shoot that I get to do. Our church is going to making a new church directory and I get to take the photos! I am a little bit nervous as this is a big responsibility. We are also going to offer picture packages for [...]
Posted by: Sonya on: November 22, 2008
I didn’t get to post a whole lot on Samuel’s soccer season. This child has absoultely amazed me! He and the soccer ball are one! He truly is very gifted in playing the game! His team…the Hurricanes…won the championship game! The final score was 4-1. Samuel scored 4!
During the first tournament game, one of Samuel’s [...]
Posted by: Sonya on: November 22, 2008
I just realized I hadn’t posted any updates on Jeremiah. One week after his IVIG treatment he dropped down to 24,000. He had a blood test done at the Health Department today for his monthly check on his INH medicine (for exposure to TB) and the test read that his count was under 3,000. We [...]
Posted by: Sonya on: November 11, 2008
Today Jeremiah and I are sitting at the hospital, patiently waiting to hear his results. He will probably be undergoing a treatment today. His count has been slowly dropping. Yesterday he bled quite a bit. One of his injuries was still bleeding this morning.
Anthony and Hailey came today to help entertain Jeremiah. I brought lots [...]
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