I wish I knew more about this digital SLR camera Lynda has. I have fun playing around with it…but I definitely could use some tips or instructions. I may have to look into some kind of class…
Anway, here are a few random photos from the past few weeks.
When we lived in Massachusetts, we had the joy of knowing Hanneke Cassel.. She can play the fiddle like no one I know — although that’s not saying too much because I don’t know that many fiddle players.
So maybe her touring schedule that takes her all around the world is more a testimony to how good of a musician she is!
Today I downloaded her latest offering, For Reasons Unseen. And my take…amazing. inspiring. energizing. mesmerizing. beautiful.
It’s my background music today while I work. And it’s making me happy!
We had a great visit with Aubrey’s new endocrinologist in St Louis yesterday. While I hate this disease and the fact that Aubrey will have to deal with this for the rest of her life, I am thankful that we have found a great endocrinology practice to manage her diabetes and support us through this. I think we found a good fit!
Thanks for the prayers…
Tomorrow we’ll be at Children’s Hospital for a visit with a pediatric endocrinologist. Aubrey has had great care here in Springfield — but there aren’t any pediatric endocrinologists here. So they are sending us down to St Louis for a consult…and perhaps for this to become her regular doc. We’ve heard really great things about their program. We’re hoping and praying that this will be a good fit for her. Prayers for Aubrey are always welcomed!
Wow…what a fun weekend it was to have Amy Petty join us in our services. It’s always a joy to have her come and share her beautiful music with us. And the song she wrote to go with our series, Fearless…simply amazing. I woke up this morning singing…
I am fearless cuz I know you hear me
And I will give my hand to you, give my hand
I am fearless cuz I know you’re near me
And I will give my hand to you, give my hand
Thanks Amy for sharing your music with us!
Go show Amy some love…check out her website and her Facebook page.
Tonight our family sponsored our first child through Compassion International.
Let me introduce you to Collins.
He’s 6 years old.
He lives with his mom and dad.
And with 6 brothers and sisters.
And he lives in Kenya.
I am really excited for our family to share in the life of this sweet boy. And for our kids to pray for him…and to write to him…and to learn how someone on the other side of the globe will be impacted because of their prayers, words and support.
Really excited that Amy Petty will be joining us again at RCC this coming weekend. She was here last summer…it’s always a wonderful thing to have her play and sing! She’ll be once again joining our worship team and sharing a couple of songs with us during all 4 services. If you’re local…don’t miss this weekend (Sat 5:30, Sun 8:00, 9:15 & 10:45)!
Just a reminder that Help Haiti Live is this week. Great music for a great cause. Check it out.
This past weekend we attended our first JDRF Family Retreat. Lynda’s parents came up from Joplin and stayed with the twins while Lynda and I took Aubrey and Colin to the St Louis Millennium Hotel for 24 hours of fun.
Aubrey and Colin went to the children’s activities while Lynda and I attended the parent sessions discussing various topics related to diabetes and diabetes research. Their weekend was filled with fun times: laughter, face painting, magicians, jugglers, pool time. And we received the encouragement of conversations with other parents who are walking in our shoes. I learned a ton…and really see hope for Aubrey as they continue to learn more about this disease and get closer to a cure.
With this being relatively new for us (just since November), we weren’t very familiar with JDRF. But coming away from this weekend, I believe in the work of JDRF and will look for various ways to support and promote this very important organization. I love that they did this for us as a family…the kids are already talking about going back next year.
Visit the JDRF website to learn how you can support the cure for Type 1 Diabetes.
