Kara and the kids have spent a busy week at the farm with Mom and Dad while Matt is at a conference in San Antonio. Last weekend we were all together and kicked-off Christmas. A historical landmark called Monument Hill in LaGrange puts on a "Trail of Lights" which we went to on Saturday night and enjoyed the fun outdoor light decorations and a beautifully decorated old homestead with Santa and Mrs. Clause, and a choir singing Christmas carols in German.
Emma has been learning how to sing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and serenading us quite wonderfully. Luke has become more and more talkative, and is getting good at sounding out words and repeating speech patterns -- he learned to say "love" last weekend!
Emma and Luke have been having a great time playing outside, even though it's been really, really cold here (below freezing)! Santa brought Emma and Luke a kid-sized electric car made to look like a John Deere Gator, and Emma has been busy doing her "chores" with it (filling the dump truck bed with cow cookies to feed the cows, shoveling dirt into it to fill up Mimi's flower bed). Emma and Doc made a "cave" -- piled dirt on top of a dog house -- so the kids have a place to hang out outside without the wind getting to them.
Kara has been inside under lots and lots of blankets, with a heating pad and space heater nearby trying to stay warm! We had an ice storm on Wednesday night that put a good layer of ice and frost over everything, and I'm sure the kids had fun seeing that!
Prayer Requests:
- Please pray that Kara's liver tumors do not require further treatment.
- Please pray that Kara's neuropathy continues to improve, so that she can regain some autonomy and be able take care of Emma and Luke herself.
- Please pray that the cancer be eradicated from Kara's body, permanently.
Thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement. We are so thankful to God for seeing Kara through this far and hearing all of our prayers, and we look forward to a good holiday with the family.
In February 2005, Kara was diagnosed with a rare form of metastatic brain cancer – large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. She is a devoted mother of two, and a caring and generous wife, sister and daughter. This blog was started to keep family and friends informed of Kara's progress. The thoughts and prayers Kara has received through this blog have been an unending source of hope and inspiration, including many kind and encouraging comments from people she has never met. We thank you all.
3 comments:
Hi Kara,
It looks like you all did have a good start of the Christmas season with the festivities around La Grange last weekend. We are glad you have had fun "on the farm" with the kids this week and that you are staying warm inside and away from the icy weather. It looks like the kids are enjoying it thoroughly, though. What a blessing! We are thanking the Lord and keeping you in our prayers daily.
Love,
Aunt Karen and Uncle Don
What great pictures! Jean, you really have the photographer's eye. Looks like you all had a great time!
What awesome pictures of you all!
What a family!
PRAISE YOU JESUS!
It is so good to see you in these family pictures Kara at Thanksgivng; at the farm with Matt, Emma, Luke, your Dad, Jean, John! Behold the hand of Jesus.
I would have these blown up, hang them on my wall and say LOOK SATAN AND WEEP!
YOU MEANT IT FOR HARM - JESUS MADE IT GOOD.
GREATER IS HE THAT IS IN ME THAN HE THAT IS IN THE WORLD!
NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME WILL PROSPER!
EVERY KNEE WILL BOW - EVERY TONGUE WILL CONFESS - including you Devil - JESUS CHRIST IS LORD FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER!
NO NAME ABOVE THE NAME OF JESUS!
JESUS CHRIST SAYS I WILL LIVE AND NOT DIE TO DECLARE THE GLORY OF HIS PRECIOUS NAME!
IT IS FINISHED! GLORY TO JESUS.
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