A Few Updates

April has definitely made it's mark and we are not even halfway there. But that's okay. Nothing is too big for God to handle which is what has inspired this particular blog.

Update 1: As many of you know, Jim became very ill a couple of days before Easter. He ended up having a Diverticulitis attack. During consults with the Doctor, we were warned that if it got as bad as last time that hospitalization and possible surgery would be in his near future. Remember how I started the blog? Nothing is too big for God to handle. I dont' want to blog too much about his pain and agony during this recent battle. I want to put more emphasis on God's healing power. He has really touched Jim's body once again. He helped Jim to escape hospitalization and surgery and the anitbiotics that have not worked in the past, seem to be doing the trick this time. Once again, God has been faithful and I am so thankful. Jim was able to go back to work again today. He is very tired simply because his stamina is not what it was before becoming ill. We plan to relax this weekend and thank God as a family for Jim's healing.

Update 2: Even though things have been tough the last week or so, we still managed to celebrate Easter and enjoy some more "firsts" for Micah. He enjoyed two Easter egg hunts. He was perfectly happy with picking up two eggs at each hunt (one for each hand). He also enjoyed dumping his basket and picking the eggs up over and over again. Alana also enjoyed the egg hunts, but it's really obvious to me this year just how much she is growing up. She still enjoys things like this, but the interest was a little less than in years past. Last year, I hid eggs for 2 weeks after Easter. This year, there were no requests for extra egg hunts once the first hunt was over. Even though Easter has passed, I'm thinking about coloring more eggs with her this weekend. Last weekend was so tough that we didn't get to spend a lot of mommy/daughter time together enjoying some of our past Easter traditions such as coloring eggs. I hope to make up for it this weekend.

Update 3: Micah turned 1 on March 16th. I am planning to do a 1 year celebration soon. So hang tight for details.

Update 4: School is still going great. Alana has completed most of her 2nd grade curriculum. I've been blown away by her dedication and motivation to get her work completed on time. When we started in August, I felt like I said, "Use your time wisely" and "stay on task" 1,000 times a day. But now, there are days when I have to tell myself that in order to keep up with her. She takes a lot of pride in her school work and she really does enjoy her learning time. I have decided that she is mostly like her Father as far as her interest. She begs to do History everyday and she prefers to do it first. She can tell me things that she's learned in History and details that I would have not really expected her to remember. She knows her Geography as well. The other day we were riding down the road and she said, "Hey mom, I'm ready to get a wall poster of North America." It was very random, but I said, "Okay, I'll get to work on finding you one"..lol. She has also blown me away with her journal entries. She's giving so much detail in her writing. I hope to share one on this blog soon. (once I figure out how to load) I had plan to go until late June with her schooling, but it looks like we will be finished by the middle to the end of May. How exciting! We will continue however with a light curriculum (mainly review) throughout the summer. For those of you wondering, probably no more than 30 minutes a day. We will continue to push reading this summer as well.

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