Why do people find it so how to believe I am his mom? It's not like he was born this size.
He wasn't even my largest baby.
He wasn't even my largest baby.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten about Haiti and the earthquake? I pray that you haven't and that you are continuing to pray for Haiti. Here is a link that Tara Livesay posted today about living through those first few hours after the earthquake. Grab some tissues before clicking on the link. I think you will need them.
The Livesay [Haiti] Weblog
Pictures from July 2008
Anna walking through the village with some of the kids.
A sweet young boy who was fascinated with my camera. That is Zack behind him.
A precious little girl waiting for her lunch at a food distribution program.
A beautiful mother who actually wanted her picture taken even though she doesn't appear to. She was all smiles when I showed her the picture after I had taken it. I showed it to the mom and kids in the background also and they were so excited to see themselves in the picture.
There is so much death in Haiti (even before the earthquake) that I often look at these pictures and wonder how the families are doing but even more so since the earthquake.
Let's not forget to keep them in our prayers.
Pictures from July 2008
Anna walking through the village with some of the kids.
A sweet young boy who was fascinated with my camera. That is Zack behind him.
A precious little girl waiting for her lunch at a food distribution program.
A beautiful mother who actually wanted her picture taken even though she doesn't appear to. She was all smiles when I showed her the picture after I had taken it. I showed it to the mom and kids in the background also and they were so excited to see themselves in the picture.There is so much death in Haiti (even before the earthquake) that I often look at these pictures and wonder how the families are doing but even more so since the earthquake.
Let's not forget to keep them in our prayers.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Guatemala bound this summer
This is a letter my oldest daughter wrote to mail out to family and friends about our upcoming trip to Guatemala this summer:
This summer from July 19 through July 26 my sister Kaylyn, my Mom, and I will be going to Guatemala on a mission trip with Lighthouse Community Church youth group and Paradise Bound Ministries. I am sending this letter to ask for your support. I would like to share with you more about the trip, why we are going, and what we will be doing there. I would also ask that you consider supporting the trip either financially or through your prayers.
This summer from July 19 through July 26 my sister Kaylyn, my Mom, and I will be going to Guatemala on a mission trip with Lighthouse Community Church youth group and Paradise Bound Ministries. I am sending this letter to ask for your support. I would like to share with you more about the trip, why we are going, and what we will be doing there. I would also ask that you consider supporting the trip either financially or through your prayers.
The time spent in Guatemala will be spent building homes for local villagers who currently reside in mud floor, corn-stalk huts. The homes we will be building are steel frame houses with dry wall interior, cement-board and stucco exterior, and a poured concrete floor. They are 12’x12’. They are incredibly nice homes compared to the corn-stalk huts of the villages.
In addition to the home building, we will also be holding two medical clinics. These clinics will be located in remote mountain or coastal villages many of whom have not seen outsiders for many years. The medical clinics will open the door to sharing the gospel with these people through the Jesus film, and through a local pastor’s preaching.
I would simply ask that you prayerfully consider how God may lead you to support our mission project. The cost for the 3 of us combined is $3900, plus we are raising money for supplies to build the homes. You can send your donation to us. Please make all checks out to “Lighthouse Community Church” and note “Hill family” on the memo line. If you need a receipt for a tax deduction please include a note stating that and we will make sure that church writes you a receipt.
I added a PayPal button on the side of my blog for anyone who feels moved to supporting us.
-Thank you for your consideration.
-Thank you for your consideration.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Libby's solo
Libby is in a school choir called "Singing Falcons". They had a performance Tuesday night at the Fine Arts Fair. She is the first solo in the song.
We went back!
You heard it right. Mark got re-admitted to the hospital last week Thursday. The infection stopped getting better and started growing again. He was put back on IV antibiotics which was a nightmare in itself. His veins were not playing nice. He had 4 different nurses attempt 14 times to get an IV started!!! I have never seen my poor husband so white and pasty (did I spell that right?) looking.
He was set up to see an Infectious Disease doctor and they also ordered an ultrasound for his neck and his elbow.
He had formed a blood clot in his right arm where the previous IV had been and had to go on blood thinner and a gel that he has to apply on the skin that soaks down to help break up the blood clot.
He was released Friday night with a oral prescription that get this.... cost $1600! Thank goodness we have health insurance. I can't even imagine if we didn't. The doctor asked us about insurance before he wrote the prescription because he knew it was costly. However, it is cheaper than paying to keep him in the hospital so that he can be on the IV equivalent.
So we are home now. My house still isn't back to being under control and I hate that but it will get there.
On an interesting side note, while Mark is on the expensive prescription he can't eat anything pickled, smoked, or aged (like cheese) and he can't have red wine. Both the doctor and the pharmacy technician warned us and highlighted it so we wouldn't miss it. Apparently it could raise his blood pressure to a dangerous level. So what did I almost buy yesterday morning? Corned beef and cabbage. When I set it on the checkout belt it dawned on me that it is probably considered "pickled"! My family LOVES corned beef and cabbage but we will have to wait a couple weeks for that meal.
He was set up to see an Infectious Disease doctor and they also ordered an ultrasound for his neck and his elbow.
He had formed a blood clot in his right arm where the previous IV had been and had to go on blood thinner and a gel that he has to apply on the skin that soaks down to help break up the blood clot.
He was released Friday night with a oral prescription that get this.... cost $1600! Thank goodness we have health insurance. I can't even imagine if we didn't. The doctor asked us about insurance before he wrote the prescription because he knew it was costly. However, it is cheaper than paying to keep him in the hospital so that he can be on the IV equivalent.
So we are home now. My house still isn't back to being under control and I hate that but it will get there.
On an interesting side note, while Mark is on the expensive prescription he can't eat anything pickled, smoked, or aged (like cheese) and he can't have red wine. Both the doctor and the pharmacy technician warned us and highlighted it so we wouldn't miss it. Apparently it could raise his blood pressure to a dangerous level. So what did I almost buy yesterday morning? Corned beef and cabbage. When I set it on the checkout belt it dawned on me that it is probably considered "pickled"! My family LOVES corned beef and cabbage but we will have to wait a couple weeks for that meal.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Wordless Wednesday - Do they ever out grow it?
How old do boys have to be to stop trying to wrestle their dad's?
Poor Mark. He was just trying to rest.
It looks like Mark can still take the "Mighty Man" even when he isn't completely back to good health.
Awe! Father son love!
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Well that caught us off gaurd!
Sunday started off like any other Sunday. While we were still at church Mark complained that his neck was starting to hurt like he had slept wrong on it. I felt it and I could feel a small lump at the base of his skull. We both thought it was like a knot in his muscle. When we got home from church he grabbed an ice pad and went and laid down for a little while to see if that would help.
As the day went on he started feeling like he was getting flu symptoms. He had fever and chills, sweating, and was getting a terrible headache.
I left around 5:30pm for a mtg at church and then Youth Group. The girls mentioned when I picked them up for youth group at 7pm that Dad really wasn't feeling well.
While we were gone the pain got really bad. Mark said he almost called me to come and sit with him. That is NOT like my husband. He's a pretty tough guy.
When I got home at 9pm he asked me to take a look at his neck for him before he tried putting ice on it again. Oh my! When I seen what had become of the little lump from earlier I said "You ARE going to the ER to have someone look at that." It had gone from only feeling a little bump to seeing without even touching it a huge swollen lump on the back of his neck that was about 3" by 6"!
Here he is in the ER. I laid his coat and sweatshirt over him because he was freezing. The ER doctor took one look at the back of his neck and said, "OH BUDDY!" I thought that was an interesting response. LOL! The nurse had told us within being there not even 20 minutes, "You do know you are staying right?"
It turns out Mark had cellulitis which is a deep skin bacterial infection and he would be admitted for 3 reasons.
1. He's diabetic and therefore doesn't fight infections well.
2. Because of how fast this took off.
3. Because of how close it is to his brain and spinal cord.
All of these meant they couldn't just send him home with a prescription for antibiotics he needed to be on a stronger medicine that would need to be administered via IV.
We were hoping that the hospital beds were a bit longer than the ER beds. We do find humor in all situations. Wink!
This is a picture I took while Mark was sleeping Monday.
Monday afternoon the nurse drew an outline so that we would know if it was changing in size. Mark said it felt like a neck roll (that is what football players wear between their helmets and shoulder pads to protect their necks) on the back of his neck.
I took this picture Tuesday. Mark was starting to get a little stir crazy from being confined to a small hospital room so we went and sat in the patient visitors lounge and watched tv together. He was hooked up to IV but it was the kind that can roll down the hall so it could go where he went. He still looks tired to me in this picture. Both of us ended up falling asleep on the couch. I woke up to his snoring. LOL!
We are home now and he will be on 2 antibiotics for 2 weeks. We feel very loved from everyone that prayed, called, shuttled kids, visited and left messages for us on Facebook. We had no idea how many people cared about the big guy.
That being said 2 of his friends (cough, MIKE, cough, ED) asked if they could have his guns if something happened. NICE!
As the day went on he started feeling like he was getting flu symptoms. He had fever and chills, sweating, and was getting a terrible headache.
I left around 5:30pm for a mtg at church and then Youth Group. The girls mentioned when I picked them up for youth group at 7pm that Dad really wasn't feeling well.
While we were gone the pain got really bad. Mark said he almost called me to come and sit with him. That is NOT like my husband. He's a pretty tough guy.
When I got home at 9pm he asked me to take a look at his neck for him before he tried putting ice on it again. Oh my! When I seen what had become of the little lump from earlier I said "You ARE going to the ER to have someone look at that." It had gone from only feeling a little bump to seeing without even touching it a huge swollen lump on the back of his neck that was about 3" by 6"!
Here he is in the ER. I laid his coat and sweatshirt over him because he was freezing. The ER doctor took one look at the back of his neck and said, "OH BUDDY!" I thought that was an interesting response. LOL! The nurse had told us within being there not even 20 minutes, "You do know you are staying right?"
It turns out Mark had cellulitis which is a deep skin bacterial infection and he would be admitted for 3 reasons.
1. He's diabetic and therefore doesn't fight infections well.
2. Because of how fast this took off.
3. Because of how close it is to his brain and spinal cord.
All of these meant they couldn't just send him home with a prescription for antibiotics he needed to be on a stronger medicine that would need to be administered via IV.
We were hoping that the hospital beds were a bit longer than the ER beds. We do find humor in all situations. Wink!
This is a picture I took while Mark was sleeping Monday.
Monday afternoon the nurse drew an outline so that we would know if it was changing in size. Mark said it felt like a neck roll (that is what football players wear between their helmets and shoulder pads to protect their necks) on the back of his neck.
I took this picture Tuesday. Mark was starting to get a little stir crazy from being confined to a small hospital room so we went and sat in the patient visitors lounge and watched tv together. He was hooked up to IV but it was the kind that can roll down the hall so it could go where he went. He still looks tired to me in this picture. Both of us ended up falling asleep on the couch. I woke up to his snoring. LOL!
We are home now and he will be on 2 antibiotics for 2 weeks. We feel very loved from everyone that prayed, called, shuttled kids, visited and left messages for us on Facebook. We had no idea how many people cared about the big guy.
That being said 2 of his friends (cough, MIKE, cough, ED) asked if they could have his guns if something happened. NICE!
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