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Pictures from Oregon last summer

This is the front porch of my grandparents house. Isn't it beautiful? My grandma Gloria is amazing with flowers. I enjoy staying here so much! I have wonderful memories of this house.
This is looking out at their garden.
This is the field where they have their cows and the little house is the nut house where they shell and package the nuts they grow.
This is the orchard. Lots of games of kick the can. :-)
This is is part of the flower garden.
Fresh picked berries from the garden! Yummy!
Here is my grandpa Ron with Zoë.

Often the difference between where you are and where God wants you to be is the painful decison you are unwilling to make - Craig Groeschel

Adoption and Orphan Care

If you are interested in adoption and caring for orphans check out this conference coming up!

Please take the time to listen

Please take the time to listen to these two broadcasts from Family Life Today. This is something every parent needs to hear. They are in order on my blog. The first broadcast is right under this post. This is well worth your time.

The Alarming Truth - FamilyLife.com

The Alarming Truth - FamilyLife.com

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Parents: Tell The Truth - FamilyLife.com

Parents: Tell The Truth - FamilyLife.com

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Rock and Music Roadshow!

This is Zoë's first concert! She did very well keeping her ear protectors. What a great concert it was! :-)

Zoë and the Doc

So, Zoë returned to the Doc today to check up on her rash. They think that it was a staff infection and that it will clear up in the next week or so. Zoë now has some hydrocortisone cream that we will put on her face twice a day. I am hoping this will work. I really liked Dr. Stevens. He was a very nice and caring doctor.

Apartment for Rent if Interested

So, I thought of this today, if you are needing an apartment to rent let me know. I have a friend who has an apartment opening up and available by April 1st. So, if you would like to look at it, let me know and I will put you in contact with my friend. :-)

Some Fun Things... and Sad, Very Sad Things for Paul

Yes, I will start with the incredibly sad news first... yes, the Jayhawks lost. By 2 points. For my husband this is devastating. (Although, he was quick to remind me it was only a game.) He does enjoy a Jayhawk team that is winning. He bought Zoë her first Jayhawk outfit. I was the one hoping that the Jayhawks would win so I could show you her and her daddy all dressed up for their team. Even though they lost I will still show you the picture.

OK, here is the other fun thing....Zoë in her ear protectors. We will be taking her to her first concert and we really do not want her to hurt her hearing so we found these cool ear protectors. I will let you know how well they work. She keeps them on for now. :-)

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Well, Zoë and I are living. :-) She is actually doing much better than I am. Today was hard for me and she is doing better and better every hour. I am hoping that this next week will be better than the last two. I will be taking her back to the doctor to double check the rash, and get a second opinion. Well, I need to go get her, she just woke up. I should mention that my whole family came in yesterday. It will be nice to have almost everyone here this coming week. Should be a blast!

We Need Some Big Prayer Warriors!! :-)

So, here is something cool that you can be praying about on behalf of our family. My sister in-law and brother in-law are starting the process of adopting a little girl from Rwanda. Here are some things that need prayer:
1) That God will open the doors wide and quickly for them to be approved in the process of adopting.
2) That the Rwandan government will allow them to adopt despite already having 3 kids. That they will take their case on personally and not inforce the "only two" kids rule.
3) Finances. They are giving up a LOT to begin this adoption process and it can be discouraging. Please pray that God will provide and that they can see God move in this area of the adoption process.
4)That God will prepare the family to open their arms and hearts for a new sister/daughter.
Paul and I are so excited for them, but know that this can be a draining process for them. So, I know I have some prayer warriors who read this and will be praying. So please pray. If you are interested in giving towards the adoption just let me know. :-) Thank you so much for your prayers!!!

Pictures from High-School Retreat

Little Sickies :-(

Yep...Zoë and I are sick. We have been batteling fevers and runny, stuffy noses. Not fun when you can't sleep at night because you are listenig to make sure your daughter is breathing. I feel bad for Zoë because she has not been this sick ever. I think it is a little scary for her when she coughs and can't breath as well (scary for her mommy too). Yuck...colds stink. Her blisters are no longer there but the bright redness is still there. I am hoping that it will heal up and go away. On the same note the culture came back and it was not any virus...SO.... we don't know what it is that made her blister so badly.

Funny Pictures

10 Months

Here are a few things that Zoë can do:
*Stand very well at the coffee table and scoot from one side to another.
*Actually clap her hands correctly (palm to palm) and make noise.
*Take steps when you hold her hands and walk along with her.
*Says "wat's tat?" or "tat"(that)
*Says "mama"
*Knows the word "NO" and will cry pitifully if she hears that word.
*Waves very well to people.
*Gives kisses.
*Gives snuggles by dropping her head into the crook of your neck.
*hmmmm I am sure that there are some more things that she is doing. I will have to add them when I remember. She still has no teeth "out" yet but I can feel them beginning to poke through and they are SHARP!! Zoë still will not crawl, but I am not worried anymore as she likes to walk when you hold her hands. Who knows, maybe she will just walk! :-)

Update

Well, I guess we better update you on how Zoë is doing. The blisters are healing little by little. Poor little thing is scabbed over. I am praising the LORD though, because Zoë is not itching and scratching her face. I am hoping that it will be all cleared up by the end of the week. So far we think it was a reaction to a virus that she caught. She has had to take medicine all week. (Banana flavored). She did like it, that was another blessing because then we didn't have to fight her take it. I was stuck inside my house most of the week which was hard. Zoë just couldn't go out. So, all in all, it was a LONG week for me. I hope that your week went better! ;-)

blisters

Well, please pray for Zoë. We had to run her into the doctor today and they did not know what it was that was creating blisters in her face. This is a toned down picture of her blisters, you can just see the one on her left check (your right) now all the red parts of her face have blisters. She does not have a fever, but we do not know why there are blisters popping up for seemingly no reason. Please pray that we can figure out what is wrong and that God will heal her. It was a bit of a rough day today.

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