• Apr. 23, 2007
Moving...................

I am moving my blog elsewhere!!!  You can now find my new blog with all new stuff at:

http://howiesgal.blogspot.com/

See you soon.

~C

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• Apr. 18, 2007
The Many Faces of Gillian!!!!

Gillian is known for getting into things and/or doing things that she shouldn't be doing!  Here are some "lovely" pictures we have captured over the years of Gillian being Gillian :o)

~Here is the reason why we only get the paint out once a year!   Gillian does not have tactile defensiveness!  She loves getting all ooey  gooey.

This is what we woke up to one Sunday morning five years ago.  We didn't even know she was up.  She can be so queit and sneaky sometimes.  Apparently she was hungry and helped herself to an apple and some Hershey's syrup! (yep, it's all over her and the floor and the fridge!)

We also limit the use of markers around our house.  Now that I think about crayons aren't really safe either!  We just try to remember to do these things under adult supervision.

We didn't even have to teach her how to put the shaving cream on!  She just learned  by watching daddy.  What a smart girl

And lastly....we have also had issues with eating dirt.   Apparently she is missing some kind of nutirent in her diet.  Or maybe she is trying a cheap version of a mud mask?  Who knows.  It's Gillian!!!!!!!!

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• Apr. 13, 2007
The Dr.

Well I took both of the girls to the Dr. this morning to have them both checked out.  Emma has bronchitis and ear infections.  She is such a great kid she hasn't even been complaining about feeling yucky.  She has had the horrible cough for over 3 weeks.  The Dr. even let me listen to her lungs with his stethoscope to hear what Bronchitis sounds like.

He is referring Gillian back to a Pediatric Neurologist.  He is a bit worried that her seizures are coming on more often since they should be lessening as she gets older.  He also seemed worried about the way her seizures were coming on.  No actually "seizing" movements, just loss of consciousness and turning blue for to long.  We had her checked out by a neurologist back when she was 3 and it was not a thrilling experience for any of us.  SO please be in prayer as we venture on this journey.  And especially pray that she will not have to have another MRI.  We had a horrific experience with the last one.  I will keep you all updated on what happens.

Thanks to everyone for their sweet comments and e-mails.  How great it is to know that we are being lifting up to our Lord by so many.

~C

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• Apr. 11, 2007
Not my will but Yours, oh Lord

(I promise, more resources to come.  the new camera has arrived I just need to take some pics.)

“Come to me, all you who are labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”  Matthew 11:28-30

I have so many verses running through my head right now but Matthew 11:28-30 seems to be standing out the most.  The Lord is calling me to Him for the rest that I so need right now.  Not the sleeping kind of rest but the rest from the weariness of life that we allow ourselves to feel.  Rest from constantly trying to fight the will of our Lord.  What silly people we are, He tells us right there in verses 29 and 30 to take His yoke which is easy and will give our souls rest. 

Gillian just had another febrile seizure about an hour ago.  I found myself to be such a hypocrite while dealing with the whole situation.  First let me start by saying that in the last year we have had 2 families we know deal with the loss of children.  One passed away at birth and the other died in a car accident (she was almost 3 years old).  Watching these families go through their losses was very painful.  I felt like God was reminding me that my children our His and He can call them home at anytime.  I am fully aware of this and even talked about it with others how I knew that God could take my children back anytime He wanted to and I would be accepting of His will to do so.  It is so easy to feel that way and to say those things when your children are healthy and running around and just fine.  Then Gillian started seizing and I found myself on my knees pleading with God to not let this be the time when He takes her.  Hypocrite!  I guess I really need to work on this in my heart a little more.  I know I have written this before in posts about seizures but I will never get use to watching my daughter turn blue and become comatose.  I actually walked out of the room this time (hubby was there trying to get her to come to) and just fell to my knees and prayed.  God has been so gracious to not allow me to be home alone when she has had her seizures.  I truly feel that He knows that I could not handle that. 

As always. Gillian is doing just fine.  Neither one of us could sleep so we are up watching Polar Express together.  And as always, I am physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted form the whole ordeal, mostly because I was fighting the will of God.  I was doing everything in my power to stop a seizure from coming which is futile when my powers are nothing compared to the Almighty’s.  So I will work on taking His yoke upon myself and trying to not fight His will.  He will then give my weary soul the rest that it needs.

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• Mar. 22, 2007
More To Come.....

on resources.  I promise.  First, I broke our digital Camera (dropped it a few weeks back during a really cool hail storm.  I was a little excited!) so I haven't been able to take pics of the other things I was going to blog about. Then we have all battled a yucky 'ol cold.  Everyone is better now except for me.  I decided to make hang onto the cold until it became a sinus and double ear infections!  I love to do things big.  So until then here is an old picture to enjoy

Gillian loves playing the piano at my Grandma's house.  I hope to one day have her take piano lessons.  I think she would do really well..

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