Trip down memory lane!
Gotcha day.
China.
Time has gone by so fast and it is hard to imagine our life without him. Joseph has brought so much joy and meaning into our life. I still have family that cannot understand the why I would want to start over and raise a child with a disability. They mean well and only want me to live comfortably, physically, emotionally and finically but I have learned that life is best when lived according to God's Word. Don't get me wrong, I am far from living my life according to Him but Believe me I "want" to but as you know distractions are everywhere living in this world, not to mention our own selfish desires.
God has been ever so faithful in my walk to be more like Jesus. I can write of book of how God has reveled to me what his Word say about unconditional love, joy, patience, gratefulness, worship, forgiveness, acceptance, grace and mercy. Me being able to love and accepting others comes from understanding how much God love and forgives me. I have been forgiven much so how can I not extent the grace and mercy to others?
There are two quotes that God has used to changed my life:
- "Life committed to God has nothing to fear, nothing to lose, and nothing to regret."
- "If you are not happy with what you have, you will never be happy with what you want."
Yes! I love Jesus, He is SO Good.
Starting from where I left off fro my last blog...
Joseph got to say the morning announcement with Pledge of Allegiance.
All the kids with Summer birthdays get to have what Joseph calls "Fake Birthday". Joseph still likes to wear his "Birthday Crown" around the house.
I had a couple of pictures from the Kindergarten field trip.
Our trip to Green Bay visiting Vandersnick's during Spring Break.
Fiesta Texas, look at that smile!
Shanghai Beef. Another successful recipe, Joseph loved it!
I Visited a friend in Waco who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The picture below is taken in 15 years ago or so.
This is us today! I have forgotten how much we missed each other.
Last day of school! Joseph was got the "Sunshine Award" for having a good attitude and bringing joy to others.
Below is his first day of School in October. He is reading in Kinder level and will be entering 1st grade.
We had a early Birthday Party for Joseph so his friends can come before they go on Summer Vacation. We had about 25 kids that showed up for the party.
Always so happy, especially opening all his gift!
We took a little trip to Dallas to see Cortney and Eli. We had a chance to see some relatives we don't get to see too often. Noah is 4 and Jeremy is 2, they played so well together.
My Brother Simon lived in Dallas so we met for dinner. They know all the great places to eat. i wish I would has gotten more pictures...Darn!
Dessert at "Brown Sugar", just look at this masterpiece. Ice-cream with fresh fruit on a waffle, one is big enough for 4 people! one in the small bowl is shaved ice topped with condensed milk, fresh fruit, ice-cream and whipped cream.
I dragged poor Joseph all over town in Dallas and he loved every bit of it. He will say "I'm Partying and having fun". He conked out at Simon's girlfriends house.
On my last blog, we were hoping to come back when the construction is complete. Well not quite, so we got to spend lot of time out in the pool.
Popsicle time with Cortney.
Summer school started today for English as Second Language (ESL). I have to drive him to and from but it is only for 4 weeks. The little girl next to him is Uka from Japan and goes to same school as him so he was happy to see a familiar face.
A little surprise! We are getting a pool. We will enjoy for sure but would like to see what God will do with it. He is full of surprises.
Yahoo! I did it...completed another blog.
