Continuing Life-Miracles

It has been a long, long time since I started this blog and wrote here last. March, after Emma was born in Arizona, was the last post. I guess I was busy after getting home from Arizona and I was back to slow dial up internet again. It takes my desire to use the computer away. We still do not have DSL even though Verizon has brought it as close as 1.7 miles down the road. My friend Amy, that lives there has it. She must be on the very edge of the end of where it reaches. I just have to be very patient and one day it will be here, like a thief in the night. Like Walmart came here one day, and Lowes. They were almost deemed to be miracles. DSL for our family will be a miracle too. But, we have had many wonderful, REAL miracles in the last few months and so we have no need to complain. Our twins, Aiden and Andrew are growing big. They are 15 and 13 pounds now. What a miracle considering their very early birth and many complications. Another miracle is that Jennie and Takeshi have been able to move to Indiana, from Japan. A miralce of a job and easy transformation from Japan has brought them much happiness. Lindsay and Chris have been up there this summer, spending lots of time with their mom. Another miracle happened on Mother's Day when my sister and her husband and daughter were preserved in a very bad auto accident. The outcome could have been worse, but now they are continuing their recovery one day at at time and the outlook is good. Our most recent miracle happened the other day. On Monday, July 21, Allison was in a very bad auto accident here in Marion. She was not driving, but the driver lost control and they went off the road and hit a tree.

After being cut out of the car by EMS, she was flown to the hospital in Asheville and is now recuperating from her injuries. She has a rod in her leg, pins in her pelvis and a broken arm, along with other various stitches and bruises. But, she is alive and we are all thankful for that.

Briggs and I are taking care of the kids and taking them to see her in the hospital. Hopefully she will be out soon and knitting back together. So..... we do not have DSL yet but we have some things that are even better. Thanks and praise to the Lord for his blessings.

Andrew Comes Home

Hurray! One of our little twin grandsons has finally come home after almost 3 months in the NICU. It is truly a blessing and a miracle from a loving Father in Heaven. I could never imagine the stress and strain that Adam and Trish have experienced for the last several months as they worried and prayed for their two little blessings from Heaven. I, myself, have been in constant prayer throughout each day hoping that each day brought good news about the babies. Medical care has certainly advanced these days and is something every family will someday realize they are thankful for. We certainly are! Now that Andrew is home and the family adjusts to the many things involved in caring for a new baby, we await the homecoming of Aiden. He has always lagged a little bit behind Andrew so has a few more weeks to catch up. They are however, moving him closer to home, to the hospital where he was born but not equipped to care for preemies in their condition. Now it can now accomodate his lesser needs. It will be a big help to Adam and Trish as they will be only a few miles from him and perhaps feel like he has progressed along with his brother toward home. Angels around us? Yes, there are! I would like to say that they are the wonderful nurses in the NICU unit where Andrew and Aiden have resided for these few months. Much love and thanks go out to them and a kind and loving Father in Heaven who provided Aiden and Andrew with good care and healing.