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Life goes on…
LIfe goes on, and I think that is one of the hardest things I’m having to come to grips with 11 days after we’ve lost Ava. My whole life has changed, not only in the fact that my baby is gone, but...
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the Silver Lining…
Well we have been at the cottage for four days and now and it’s so very peaceful here. Being here is definitely the silver lining that coats that little gray cloud in my heart. And I think the best...
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Flown away
Our sweet little Birdy has flown to Jesus. She died peacefully in our arms tonight and is finally free from all the pain and suffering that was hers. Our hearts are hurting and rejoicing at the same...
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Not the first day of school
Ha! Today’s post should have been all about the kid’s first day of school – but we are still at the cottage and so obviously there was no first day of school today… lucky us. But this was planned...
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A sunny peaceful place…
Today the girls and I and Grandma went to visit Ava’s grave and put a few flowers on it. I hope this isn’t super morbid or anything, but I wanted to show you what a sweet peaceful place it is where we...
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Friends and Birdys
This week is over! And it’s been a good week – but a busy week and I’m glad it’s the weekend. The kids have a full week of school under their belt and they all did pretty well. Sophia loved...
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Our dear brave girl
Finally I’m going to update you on Sarah and her diabetes clinic… finally! As you can see I haven’t been blogging that much, sorry about that. Things have been busy, but not terribly exciting. It...
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What we are clinging too…
Out dear sweet little Ava had been gone now for almost 6 weeks…. it seems so crazy because in some ways it feels longer than that, but then it seems just like yesterday we were living in Toronto and...
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Sudbury
Here we are again. Another week has passed and I am attempting to blog and my plan is to succeed. :) First off, as a family we are doing fairly well all things considered. We are working on getting...
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Two Months
It’s two months today since our sweet baby Ava died, which means it’s been two months since we held her and kissed her and said good-bye to her. And I look back now and I marvel at how God gave us...
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Challenges
I had a bit of an emotional day yesterday. And no, it wasn’t because of Ava, it was because of Sarah… or I guess because of her diabetes. Since we’ve been home and the care for Sarah has shifted...
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A trip to Toronto
It’s Friday already! And I really thought that I would post this post sooner… but apparently that didn’t happen. So it was already 5 days ago when I took a train to Toronto to visit my good friend...
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A cowgirl and a cupcake
Thank goodness last week’s festivities are over! We had alot of fun as a neighborhood again this year, getting together to eat and carve our pumpkins the night before the big day. We produced such...
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512 Nights…
Last Saturday I got this text from my friend Tanya, Aleeda’s mom…. ”512 nights at Ronald MacDonald and now we are all home!” It just blew me away that it had been that long that they had lived in...
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What a gift…
Well Christmas came a little early for our family today. It all started when Jason and I were sitting in church this morning. The sermon had ended and we were about to sing the final song when...
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Ava Day
I’m pleased to say we had a really nice Ava Day. And to put everyone’s mind at rest, we didn’t spend the day in sadness… I honestly didn’t miss her more on Wednesday than I already do. We just...
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Merry Christmas!
Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, from our family to yours! Everyone here is excited that tomorrow is Christmas, and we are looking forward to all that the day will bring. And I speak for...
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Happy New Year!
January 1, 2014… I wonder what this year will bring? Our last two years have been, well, interesting… to put it mildly. However, God has used these past two years to teach Jason and I decades worth...
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The Highs and the Lows..
Now don’t worry, this post is not about the highs and lows of our Christmas break, haha. :) No, this post is about the highs and lows of living with diabetes… literally and figuratively. Oh Sarah,...
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Something to look forward too…
I’m so excited to be able to announce that in 9 days Sarah will ditch her needles and start using an insulin pump… yipee! We have known this was coming for a while, but last week we actually received...
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