PukeFest 2007 Continues...

The puking never ends... Monday was dad's turn be sick throwing up. Then Monday evening/early Tuesday morning was Mom's turn, and then Pearl again on Tuesday night.

Mom even ended up at the ER on Tuesday evening. She is OK and the doctors only found that she was dehydrated and little low on her potassium level. Me and Pearl know she is monkey enough for us, but we placed an order for more bananas anyway.

What a week, through all this we can see how awesome God is!!! and how amazing He is for making such a wonderful creation as the human body and even better, family.

PukeFest 2007!

Well, I think Pearl is feeling better today, Monday January 22nd, 2007 since she started throwing up yesterday around 2pm and did not stop until around 11pm that night. She even threw up one more time 2am on Monday. Boy was she sick. We took her to the ER last night and they said she could not hold liquids down because she was nauseated and then they let us she has an ear infection in her left ear. We also found out Pearl does not like anti-nausea suppository medicine and I do not blame her!

She still needs to get over her ear infection, but she is doing much better now.

I saw some interesting things yesterday as I watched 12 shirts, three pairs of sweatpants, and two pair of shorts, all my clothes I was wearing, get puked on. I saw how Pearl's needs are not always seen. It was obvious when she wanted me to hold her while she was puking she wanted her father to comfort her, but there was something else she needed, more foundational, more basic, and essential. Every so often she needed to hear her mom's voice. It comforted her on a deeper level. One time I saw this clearly was when she had to come down the stairs, away from our puke zone, where the towels and wash rags were, because she kept calling mom who was diligently cooking in the kitchen since our family was coming over for supper. Pearl got to the bottom of the stairs and yelled mom, long before Pearl could have seen her mom, Brenda responded, and that was all Pearl needed. Pearl heard her mothers voice and instantly turned around and started back up the stairs. She needed something that important, deep, and hidden.

Sometimes I think this is how we are with God. Maybe it is good this way and maybe it is bad, but once we recognize this we get to know God a little better, our relationship with him, and even get to know ourselves a little better.

May the lessons continue, just hopefully without all the puking!

Coming Home

We are soooooo excited. Corben is coming home today. He is going to try to make it before nap time. Pearl was a real trooper this week. There was only one time that she spazed out. That was last night, but after a phone call to Daddy and hearing hime sing to her in Hebrew she was fast asleep. Praise God for phones.

New Year

Well 2007 is here, and we are already off and running. Corben is away at school this week in Kentucky. I am praying that it will be a time of rest and renewal for him as well as a time of great learning. He is taking a class on leadership. When he returns he will be participating in the partnersteps program through the conference along with a member of our church, (praise God for her willingness). While Corben is away Pearl and I are working on taking down the Christmas decorations and cleaning the house. We were going to work on potty training, however due to her being sick over new year's and spending a day in the ER we are just working on getting her over her viral infection and congestion. She has not thrown up since Monday morning, priase God. I had to wash all of the sheets on Monday due to Sunday night in her bed and than Monday morning in our bed. Pearl, gotta love her. She is cute even when she pukes all over the beds.

Christmas

Well Christmas has come and has gone, but that does not mean we have to stop celebrating. We can and should celebrate anew everyday the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Some of my highlights of Christmas were:
1.Pearl going out and talking to all of the people and animails in the churches nativity set up on the front lawn of the church. She even asks to go and see Jesus a few nights.
2.Pearl telling us that Christmas is about Jesus.
3.Seeing all of our family and friends during the Christmas season.
4.Having Christmas breakfast for Pearl's Grandparents and Aunt Dottie, oh and lunch too. (due to the fire)
5.Attending the Christmas Eve Eve service at Concord UMC, what a blessing it was to sit in church with Corben.