October 17, 2010

Well, a year ago mom was in the hospital and we didn't know why. What a blessed year we have had. Still in treatment and accepting every day as a blessing Mom continues to smile through every day. She is working every day and feeling stronger and more comfortable with the new normal life for now. Every other Friday she is at treatment for about 3 hours to continue the maintenance.

Planning for the travel trip this year to Phoenix it was fun for so many reasons. For those of you who know mom and Ken, one thing they love to do is travel. The excitement of Erica having the first grandSon is amazing. Erica and baby are doing very well. Thank you so much for all your shared joy and prayers. Needless to say grandchildren have completed my mom's life. Seeing "GiGi" with Haidyn for more than 1/2 a second you know exactly what I am saying. Now that Haidyn shows abundance of personality she is the most fun to interact together with her.

This year has had highs and lows for all of us. Last week we went to University Church of Christ and their preacher spoke about "Surviving the Storm". Prayer has become a staple of our lives in ways I personally never imagined. God has taught us patience, trust and gratitude for all our blessings- good and bad. Getting through the storm of a year , almost to the date, can be attributed to prayer. So many people have come up to Mom and hugged her and continued to remind her of their daily prayer for her- that is powerful! Thank you!!

I can't thank you all enough for your prayers, encouragement, gifts, cards and love. As we face the anniversary of mom's diagnosis I never would have imagined the blessings the last year have brought our family and Ken and mom. We are all looking forward to a another year of blessed memories. I will keep you all updated as mom continues to enjoy being a "GiGi".