Monday, June 25, 2012

Let us pray

This Friday Jasmine will have her follow up appointment due to the cast. If the fracture is healed then she will have the cast taken off. Let us pray for a miracle and healing for my baby girl. I know she is so tired of this journey she is on. We just want it to end for her. The lord tells us to have faith as a mustard seed and we do. I have complete faith in him that he will heal her.

Lord, you tell us that when two or more come together in prayer, you hear our prayers. We have so many people praying for healing and we believe that you are the healer. We know what you can do and we pray for healing for our baby girl. We praise you lord for the many blessings in our lives and let us still continue to stand strong in our faith in you. In Jesus sweet name I pray....AMEN

UPDATE....SURGERY

As you can see this post is long overdue. As I have stated in my previous postings that I am not much of a writer nor am I good at keeping up with things. Jasmine's surgery went well and for about 2 months she did spectacular but at the beginning of May everything has went down hill and there has been nothing but complication after complication. She has had 4 surgeries since Feb and 3 hospital stays. As of now she is in a SPICA body cast due to falling and fractured and bent the new bone that grew in. She is as of now confined to a bed or reclining wheelchair. I have to do just about everything for her. This has been one emotional roller coaster ride. I sat back the first couple of months because things were going so smoothely. I thought this is so easy...a piece of cake. Then things went haywire. That's when God told me that he would get us through this but he didn't promise me that it would be easy. He told me to be patient and trust in him. I don't know what's in store next but I'm still praising him through this rough patch. This is just temporary. And just when I started feeling sorry for myself and how hard this ride has been, I seen a post on Facebook from a friend that someone she knew passed away last night from cancer. I did not know this lady at all but she had a caringbridge page that she kept up to date. Her name was Laura and she was 37 years old and has been fighting breast cancer for the past 5 years. She had 3 young kids. I started reading her journal and I can tell you what an inspiration her words and thoughts have been to me in the few hours that I have been reading it. Isn't it funny that God knows exactly what we need in out time of need. Through everything this family has been through they still loved God wholeheartedly. Wow...just brings chills to my skin. As I said Laura passed away last night. Not only is her husband suffering from her loss, his mom has been fighting. Cancer as well. I can't even imagine what this family has been through. And I thought I had it bad. I prayed for her husband this morning that he will find strength through God to make it through it. That's he doesn't turn bitter and angry and that his faith will always remain. You can pray for this family too. Please stop by and leave a message of courage on the guestbook. And if you have time ....read through the journal. Some strong powerful words to live by that I will always carry with me.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/lblack

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Surgery Date

So we have finally scheduled a date. Jasmine will have her surgery Feb 23rd. There will be a 3 days hospital stay. She will wear a motorized external fixator that will turn itself once a day to lengthen the bone in her leg. After the 4-6 months of wearing it, she will have it taken out and then she will wear a blown up cast type on her leg till the new bone hardens so there will be no breaks. She will have extensive therapy during the whole process. Its going to be a LONG road ahead but I know in the end and after all 4 surgerys are done.....it will come out for the good. God is so good and I know this is his plan for us and no matter what he always has good things for us around the corner.


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Monday, October 24, 2011

FREE GIVEAWAY

So Christmas is just around the corner and what little one would not love this






And not only better than that for FREE???? So head on over to The Meanest Mom's blog and enter her giveaway. Contest closes on Tuesday, October 25th at 11:59pm EST.

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BTW, while you are there check out her blog. She is the best that I have known and she can really make you laugh and make your day with her post.





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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

It's Done

We spent the whole weekend working and getting everything together so we could start homeschooling this past Monday. It is going great! So far we enjoy the time that Jasmine and I get to spend with each other and I LOVE sitting down and making Art with her. Of course, my youngest daughter drives us nuts from time to time. She is in and out of the room through out the day. I have her own little folder fixed with her some "school" papers and sometimes she does them and at other times she gets tired and goes off to find something else to get into. Next year will be very different as I don't know how I will home school both of them. But of course, their education depends on me so I will try my very best. I really don't think I could do this at all without the support of my husband. He has helped me sit down and find curriculum all weekend long. At times my mind was even at a stand still to come up with something to teach and he came up with a bunch of ideas for Science and Social Studies. As I now see that those are my weaknesses. Thanks honey couldn't have done it without you!!

I posted pics below of the completed room. It may not be perfect but it works for us.












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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Home School

So after much thought I pulled Jasmine out of school and we are going to home school(which she would have been schooled at home during her surgery). We registered with alabamahomeschooling.com(Everest Academy) which is located right here in our hometown. I have heard that it is a great christian based home schooling Academy and I know that we are going to love it. So far, the planning has been a pain but in a fun way as well. Jasmine just stayed so sick and she was missing so much school so instead of paying 100 to 200 bucks(after going twice and paying co-pays and meds) every couple of weeks to go to the doctor, we decided lets just pay the enrollment fee and I will teach her here. Of course growing up I have always wanted to do so many things and being a teacher was one of them so I guess this kind of gives me that degree only if it is teaching just my child. My youngest daughter, we feel that she is very behind than where she is suppose to be for an almost 5 year old so we knew that we was going to have to do something with her as either let her complete kindy twice or wait till she was 6 to let her start but now we think it is a great idea to get her started next year in homeschooling as well. I really hope that we enjoy this fun awesome journey and I am thankful to god that I am able to be at home and allowed to teach them.

Here are some pics of our room. I took the kids playroom/computer room and turned half of it into a home school room. Wish I would have had time to paint it but this week has been crazy busy and with getting everything together I didn't have time. I did go with a school feel. We have yet to get an art table or desk right now so we are working on those.









Wednesday, September 28, 2011

7th Birthday


Two weeks ago my oldest baby girl celebrated her 7th Birthday. SERIOUSLY?? Where did that time go? Jasmine Rae, we love you so much and we hope that you had a wonderful Birthday. You deserve it.






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