Prayer request

I need to reach out and ask for prayer. Matthew is developing some high blood pressure and there may be complications with his previous surgery that will require more procedures. He is not in any discomfort or distress and the doctors want him to play ball and exercise as tolerated, that will help keep his heart muscle strong, but not to do any lifting or straining. He will be having a cardiac MRI (we are fortunate to live not far from state of the art equipment) on January 9th which will tell us much more about his condition. He is a wonderful patient and is showing no worry or anxiety, just going along enjoying each day as it comes.

His mommy, a doctor at that, is supposed to be able to fix everything. I can't fix this, but
Matthew has shown us the infinite power of God's grace and the power of prayer. So I know that what I can do is to ask you to take my son into your heart and pray that He lifts us up and holds us in the palm of His hand. I know that through this I can find that peace that passes all understanding that I see in my son's eyes already.

A Picture Worth a Thousand Words

Hope you are having a blessed Christmas!

Wishing you. . .

Wonder

Joy

Brotherly Love

What did you think of the hair?

Did anyone notice the hair on Tucker in the basketball post? We had a Parents' Night Out fundraiser at school the other night and one of the activities was "Makeovers and Updos". Tucker and his friends decided they did not want to be left out, so thanks to Ms. Tammy and a lot of hairspray, he got a mohawk!

Guess that is as close as I am going to get to one of mine getting a fancy updo:)

Not Me!

I am so proud of Jack's achievements in potty training! It has been my honor and pleasure to care for my precious little boys in every way, including changing diapers. The thing is, it has been FOURTEEN YEARS of changing diapers, so I am not too torn up (actually I would say I am downright giddy) about giving up this particular aspect of care. I don't know if it is habit or not wanting to tempt fate, but we still put a pullup on him at times, just IN CASE. Jeff was holding him in his lap tonight and mentioned to me across the room,

"It feels like someone may have used their pullup. . ."

Indignant little voice responds,

"Well, it wasn't ME!!"

Now, I ask you, who else in this house is wearing a pullup?

We may be older parents but we are not to the point of wearing diapers before all the kids are out of them:)!

A Little Hoops Action. . .

It has been a busy week so I haven't gotten to blog! You could say I have been "jumping through hoops" myself! Tucker had a game this morning and this evening the guys are at their first real college basketball game (can you guess which team they are going for?)!