Kailyn

Let me start by saying I have been working on templates for my blog. This is way more complicated than my computer skills (or lack there of). Be patient with me as I try to improve my site and forgive me of my many errors.

Okay, now to the good stuff. I took my Kailyn to the Dr. yesterday for her routine 3 year old check up. Yes, I know she is 3 and a half, but now that her dr. is an hour and a half away it is more difficult to get her there. My friend Dr. Wann and I discussed all of her health problems and were able to check them all off as either cured, managed, or so minor that it doesn't even matter. She used the words "perfectly normal 3 year old". I had never heard these words before when it came to Kailyn. If you need proof of God's ability to heal, look at my child. She has no hormone imbalance, as a matter of fact that dr. has dismissed her. Her skin is perfect. We have figured how to keep the eczema at bay. The hole in her heart is so small that she could not even hear it. If you remember, the heart surgeon said the same thing when we did the heart cath a year ago last March. It was too small to patch. We only see him every 4 years now. Guys, God answers prayers. As I am writing this my mind goes to the prayer warriors at FBC Okmulgee. The Caudles, Dennis and Janet, the list goes on and on. I also could never forget the coveted prayers of two of my favorite people, Pitty Pat and Grandad. These people will never know how much they have meant to my kids and me. I keep several of the notes that Harold wrote me from the prayer room. They will be cherished for years to come. One day Kailyn will appreciate them the way I do. It is so nice to be loved! And boy are my kids loved.

So now, thanks be to God for the healing and to those who diligently prayed for my baby. pray that she will never forget that her life and health are so precious and that people prayed her healthy. God has a tremendous plan for her life and I look forward to seeing it unfold. May we use this experience for His good!

Blog Game

Okay, Steph, I'll try this thing!!!! Here is my picture. You can see Kailyn is cheesing. I think she is on my mom's lap. We had been fishing at a fishing contest at the lake. Kobe, as you can see in the background is chilling out (maybe even almost asleep!!!).

Emotional Week

This has been a very emotional week on several accounts. I lost a student that I am concerned about. We have hit some major success with our football team. We are now 5-0 going in to a very easy game Friday. The overall feeling of this week is life goes on. Last year at this time we were thinking that we could turn around a football team. Now, we have achieved this goal. I thought I would feel different, like the world would be perfect if this is the case. Instead, I find myself thinking that football is not everything. Don't get me wrong, it is nice to walk in Wal Mart and hear everyone talk about how wonderful my husband is. This time last year we were these people who had to earn their trust. Now we have it and it is scary. People are looking for something to believe in. They believe in my husband, us, and we will at some point let them down. We are people. People let people down. Just look at this country. We would not be in the situation we were in if we were dealing with perfection. We will be let down. I let my husband down. I let my kids down. I let my students down. I let my friends down. The list goes on and on.



Here is the good news. We have Someone who does not let us down. He is there for us through the thick and thin. The good and the bad. The wins and the losses. He never changes.



One of the biggest emotional things I have had to work through this week is the anniversary of the death of a friend. A friend whom I worked with, went to church with, raised my children with. She understood something that only despiration can teach us. God is in control. He never dissapoints. Even when the world around us is crumbling, He is strong. Even when we don't know if our next breath is coming, He is in control. The world gets all wrapped up with stuff. What we have, the stock market, our bank account. God is wrapped up in us. Cleaning us up. Teaching us the real meaning of life. Understanding that it is all about Him, and that when we let Him be in control, He handles the rest. He gives us peace about money, cancer, whatever our issues are. He protects us from the world and a lot of times ourselves. You see, I am a fixer. I am never more happy than when I am fixing somebody. I want to fix this student of mine's situation. I wanted to cure my friend's cancer. I even want to have the money to fix everyones problems. The problem is, I am not the fixer. God is. When I try to fix things, I mess them up worse. I have to trust Him to do the fixings and me to do the obeying. I am working on this.



One of the things I know I can do is pray. I am going to attach some pictures of my friend's children that she has left behind. Pray for them. Pray for their father who lost his wonderful wife and became a single parent all in one day. That my friends, is something we can do!

Skating

We went skating with the church today. It was Kailyn's first time. Kobe has been two other times, but for the first time really got the hang of it. Some of the girls from church helped. Kailyn liked the strobe light the best. I was cracking up. The place probably looks the same as it did 20 years ago!!!! I guess skating is not as big of a deal as it once was!!! The kids didn't care, though!!!



We also are 4-0 in football. We went back to Okmulgee to play yesterday. It was weird. I had never sat on that side before. We beat them, but it was bittersweet. Life goes on!!!!



I am showing some skating pictures. It was really dark and I did not get very many good ones.



By the way, Darin got his stiches out and his ear looks great!!!!

Just thought I would give an update. We won the big McIntosh county war. It was ugly but it was a win. Checotah hadn't won in 10 years, so it was a huge night.

On a side note, the babysitter called today and told me Kailyn had a bead stuck in her nose. It ended up in her shirt somehow so we are not sure if it ever was in her nose or if it fell out. We are ready for a vacation!!!!!

What a Week!!!!!!

We are right in the middle of football season at our house. We are definitely the family of a football coach. The kids looked so cute as we got ready for the game the other night that I had to show them.

Darin has shown some team spirit this week, too. We have the big Eufaula/ Checotah game this week. It is a huge game and is called the McIntosh county war. It has been going on since the 20's. When I got home yesterday, Darin met me with the Checotah Chief of Police (who has a son that plays on the team). They informed me that Darin needed stitches, but to go ahead and get the kids settled because he was not finished with defence practice (he is the defensive coordinator). I figured it couldn't be that bad, but I was wrong. He had a horizontal cut in the center of his ear that required 15 stitches. He was playing scout quarterback (yes at 36) and the scout reciever ran into him. It was a complete accident. We headed to the nearest big town (Muskogee) and were going to the emergency room, seeing that his ear was literally in two pieces being held on by a little skin. The boy who hit Darin happened to have a mom for a nurse that works for a doctor that does a lot of plastics. He really did a great job. Darin is very sore, but overall seems to be okay. It was quite an evening.

To make the week more exciting, Kobe came up to me at lunch and said he wasn't feeling very well. I decided that I would take his temp. It was 101. He is with my mom. So, we have Kobe with a fever, Darin with stitches in his ear, and the biggest game of the year. WOW!!!