Happy Birthday Micah Man!

"Christ is risen from the dead

Trampling over death by death

Come awake, come awake!

Come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead

We are one with him again

Come awake, come awake!

Come and rise up from the grave

Oh death! Where is your sting?

Oh hell! Where is your victory? 

Oh Church! Come stand in the light! 

The glory of God has defeated the night! 

Oh death! Where is your sting? 

Oh hell! Where is your victory? 

Oh Church! Come stand in the light! 

Our God is not dead, he's alive! he's alive!"

We long for they day when our faith will be made sight, 

until then may hope abound. Happy Birthday dear Micah, 

you are greatly missed!

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, 

the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

Fun!

A beautiful day to celebrate, have a bit of fun and visit some place that are
special to our family in honor of Mike's Bday!

And More B-days!!

   

    How Cool is it that Cianne and Owen share a Birthday! ( I hoe she thinks that =) Cianne was 5 weeks early and Owen 2- what are the odds?

You guys are wonderful Gifts to our family!!!

   Cianne! My sweet girl, no one serves quite like you do ( you must get that from your Nana!) You a have such a gift a seeing the needs and desires of others and wanting to meet those. Your crazy, passionate, sweet, tender- you love to laugh and entertain, you want the stage! You love Jesus your family and the poor. I am so grateful for the way you  long to care for others and your sacrificial giving already. Thank You for giving of your time and energy now even when you are very young, may Lord only increase your desires, dreams and platform to do great work for Him. I LOVE YOU GOO!

   Owen, you bubby, chub, Owey...any many more fun names- were our happy Surprise!! You love your food!! Watch out if you havent had breakfast- or lunch, snack--- whatever! You are happy and loving, right now you are sitting in the chair "singing" as you "read" your book. It sounds kinda like the ABC song =) You are a snuggler and a great sleeper --- YEAHHHHH for Mommy! Climber--- not so good for mommy! Glad you are a part of this family and we enjoy each day watching you grow!

Happy 9 Micah J

We sure miss you!

Happy Birthday Mom!! ~3 Cords Bags

   So often a moms work, love, care and sacrifice is unseen by many and under appreciated.  Mom, there will never be words or praise on this side to put to all you have given to so many- for so long. I know that in the midst of the daily/ yearly grind =) all you do can seem rote, probably because giving comes so very naturally to you-  I am sure you don't see the beauty or the gift you are giving to so many; namely your family, grands and friends. There is no way to repay or no thanks deep enough, the ripple effects of your loving, care stretch farther than you can begin to imagine. A smile (okay and tears) come to my face as I imagine our Savior sharing the great tapestry, the grand ripple effect of your life - of living a life worthy and bringing voice of thanks to all the unseen. In the hard, please know much grace is seen. May this year bring much joy and refreshment to your heart.
 We are all ever grateful for you!!! Much Love


Because this is who she is she asked for a beautiful tote that is made by 3 Cords...
~3 Cords~  is a social enterprise founded in September 2010 to train, employ, and empower Haitian women and their families.  Our mission is to provide opportunities to women with physical disabilities, and to show them that they are both beautiful and valuable.  We do this by training the women as artisans in a loving, community oriented environment. 

Princess is 3

It is hard to believe that lil miss is 3! So I asked the kids what they would say about their lil sis and here it is...
Braeton: sweet & sour- grouchy ( can u tell the morning it has been here!!!??)
Cianne: cute, enjoyable, snuggly and I love her!! ~ awe, sisters!

Happy Birthday Micah Man

April 28- 8 years old
A day in photos.

   The weekend was filled with emotion~ memories, tears, laughter, recounting, happiness, sadness and longing. We spent the day as a fam enjoying some of Micah's favorites, Krispy cream , McDonald's and pizza. It was rainy so most of our activities were food related =) But we were able to go to the cemetery which was good and hard all at the same time. Luke and Braeton lead us in songs, it was a sweet time that overwhelmed our hearts.
  Its hard to believe that he would have been 8. Sometime is seems like forever and other days just yesterday. The reality of death always hits hard-the finality of it can seem altogether unreal. There are still those occasional times I turn around expecting him to be a part of the bunch and this is what makes the promise of Heaven so very dear. Jesus has conquered death, hell and the grave and while Micah is absent from us here, he is very much alive and well in Heaven. I can only imagine what he is up to- the sights, the sounds, his family there, the Savior. What comfort and hope this brings to my heart. One day... oh what a day...


Pics in no particular order-- I think this Dinner first =)

Dessert Together

Gerber Daises- 8 of them =) THANKS MOM!

Watching Doughnuts!

The Girls!

Napping with Dadda- we were worn out!

A picture with my boys too!

Some of his fav foods, Pepsi, Coffee, M&M's , Chips and Candy!

A Gift from Mark & Jenny- oh this is a treasure for me! Our boy sure loved his chocolate! 

Cianne turned 4!!

Here's Cianne!!! Wow, she's really 4! What can I say about this lil miss. She is my Firecraker, sweet and sour =)! Her imagination is exploding! Many days are spent pretending she is either a dog or a lil mommy. She's totally a lil boss and is my social butterfly! Admist all the drama of a lil princess, we love the fun and whit she brings to our home!
see, I told you she is super silly!
the girls!
Daddy serving tea!
laughs with uncle B!
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4!! Yeap, she's Four... going on 14!!

Happy Birthday Sweetie!!

Our Boys B-day

Thanks for all the prayer and the notes. They are still much appreciated!!

The night before Mikes b-day my dear frind brought me Cars balloons and orange flowers =) too sweet. Luke was able to take off so we spent the whole day doing some of Mikes fav things. Krispy Kreme, Chuckie Cheese and Noodles. Of course we had to watch Cars and a few home videos. It was a great day together. Many wonderful times to reflect on God's kindness and the life he gave to our dear boy.

The following week was the annual walk for Hope in DC which we were able to attend with friends and fam- it was crazy with tons of people but awesome to see the tremdous support. How we long for the day when sickness and brain tumors with no longer be!