To See or Not to See

This past week both Emma and Aiden had eye exams. It was quite remarkable to observe both of them being examined when they can not actually respond to “better here, better there” or any of the normal methods an eye doctor uses to determine a prescription.  Their prescriptions were determined by watching the eyes response to different [...]

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Emma

If you have been following the story of our recent adoptions, you will know without even reading the words that follow what this image represents to me. My eyes begin to well up at the thought of it. 
Emma loves me. I love Emma. She runs to me. She hugs me tightly. She kisses me voluntarily. [...]

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Celebrating

A year ago in January I started working as an Adoption Consultant for Christian Adoption Consultants. They helped us with our first adoption (Miss Elia Jane), and when they asked me to consider working for them I said YES!  
In 2008, I had the honor of watching the Lord bring 13 babies into their forever [...]

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Aiden, Aiden, Aiden

Tonight we got the kids bathed, had Emma and Aiden in bed, and were finishing getting Elia in her jammies when I hear John say, “Oh no Trac, come here!”
This is what we found. Aiden had gotten out of bed
AND THIS IS WHERE WE FOUND HIM!
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Thank You Jesus, We’re Comin’ HOME

Good news we get to come home TODAY! They decided they would let the third tube test thing go. 
Aiden has had his bath and is waiting on lunch, discharge papers and DADDY to come get us!
Aiden will be on three medications and has a follow up with the International Adoption Clinic to see the TB [...]

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We’re Here Until SATURDAY… dagnabbit

Well, we’re stuck here because of “mandatory protocol for TB” which requires three days in a row of those yucky “tube down the nose to the tummy to drag up some gunk” test. To which I say again, “Dagnabbit!!”
Now to change the subject.
Aiden was crying out to “EAT” right before surgery. He was back in [...]

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Aiden is Doing Well

Aiden is out of surgery and is doing well. He had his c-scan this morning and went to surgery around lunch time. He was back in his room at 2PM. Thanks so much for all your prayers. 
The kids at home are doing great as well. We are so grateful for our OJC family support staff  that [...]

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Little Aiden Update

They did not get everything in order so that Aiden could have his scan and surgical procedure (to extract lung fluid) today.  That will happen first thing in the morning now.  He is not thrilled one bit with being in the hospital. Try keeping a seemingly very healthy boy with an IV in his bed [...]

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Aiden is in the Hospital

Hey all, this will be a quick post.
Aiden has been admitted because he chest x-rays indicate that he has TB. We are waiting on c-scan and tissue/fluid sample to be taken from his lungs and for a course of treatment to be given. The good new is that he is not contagious (due to his [...]

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John’s New Guitar Blog

John’s now offering private guitar instruction as well as small group guitar workshops. If you know anyone interested, send them his way.
Here’s his Guitar 411 blog link.

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