New Babies, New Life

The story to these pics is at tail end of this blog.

Spencer is holding Ellie Grace

Brittyn gets to cuddle with a different Ellie, not Ellie the Elephant.

Ellie Grace was born to Nate and Whit VanDussen, Shane's cousin. She weighed in at 9lbs. 3oz.

Meg is home from the hospital - that is a HUGE step in the right direction. She is still taking chemo treatments, but she looks good and still has a positive attitude. She is such a trooper and a great model of endurance. She still has effects from the chemo treatments that are difficult. She said she is taking it day by day. We love ya , Meg!

Isabelle Grace was born to Drew and Nicki yesterday . She weighed in at 6lbs. 2 oz and 18" ..short. We are going up to the hospital this afternoon to get some pictures, that I will post later.

Shane "got" a deer the second day off the season. Actually, by the pictures , you can tell the deer "got" him. So now, he is driving a rental car and our freezer is full of venison. I wanted venison this year, but I thought he was going to bring it home from Idaho. I should be more specific when I pray for venison. This is one expensive deer!!!

Pray for Megan

Just a short note about our recent news. My sister-in-law, Meg, was diagnosed with Cancer yesterday. She had been having abdominal pain and went to the hospital. They found a mass in her uterus and the cancer has spread to her lungs. It is not in her brain, for which we are thankful! She is dealing with some complications due to some tests. Please pray for Seth and Meg. Seth is Shane's brother. They have two kids, Annabelle (2 ) and Talin (5 months).

Up and running

We just had our computer "revamped" and I am elated with all the "new" things I can do. The down side is that I have to re-enter my favorites and some programs, but I'm not complaning.

Things are a little slow around here - but I like it.

With Halloween coming up, we are facing some different issues. I'd be interested to see all of your viewpoints on participation.

We saw our first snowflake - still trying not to accept it. Not yet!

The kids just finished the fall season of soccer. I think Brittyn is ready to try new things and Spencer can't wait till the Spring season. He is definately a sports fanatic. He would watch college and pro football all day if I let him. With the Big Ten channel, it is hard for ME to not watch. That is why it stays OFF until the weekend! Ok...so I watch a few volleyball games once in a while. :)

Brittyn has really taken off on her piano lessons. I have noticed a difference in her practice and her skill level. She enjoys it now.

Austin is growing so much. He is talking non-stop...and we can understand him. He talks well for a two year old....and he is still well-behaved. He love to play with Tittyn and Senser. He also likes to wrestle with Unca Shane and gives me, Kiwi, big hugs. He is such a joy to have around.

Guess I better get off this and get to downloading more files. Yikes!

" I feel so Good!!!

Those were Spencer's words just a few minutes ago. He had heard today that his neighbor and close friend , Madison, had accepted Jesus into her heart. He was excited! Tonight, during prayer, he thanked God for Madison's acceptance to heaven. After I prayed, he started crying. He said, " Mom , I WANT to understand, I just want to understand." So then we launched into looking up 1 John 5:10, and John 3:16 and Acts 16:31. Shane joined us a few minutes later and shared his testimony with Spencer. Shane and I knew Spencer was getting close, but tonight we could see that he DID understand what it means to be saved and asking for forgiveness for his sins because he knows he is a sinner. After he accepted Christ, he immediately said, "I feel so Good!!! The tears were just pouring down my face. He was shocked to see me crying until I told him they were Happy Tears. He then told his sister and dad and called both Grandparents. He will have to wait till tomorrow to call Madison. He can't wait. As he was laying back down to sleep, he said "mom, I can't wait to meet Jonah!" "Yes dear, Jonah will be there" "And Mom, I can see Matthew and Peter and even Jesus!" Yes dear, you will see every one of them." "Mom.... I still feel so great!! It was like a burden was lifted for him. We are so excited that our children will join us in Heaven and they both love God and want to serve Him. Spencer knows that Satan will try even harder to get him to sin, but Spencer said that he is ready for him. :)

Smile!!!

This is Spencer's BEFORE picture.





This is his AFTER Picture.






Brittyn now has a straw hole.







Austin is ready to swim and bike at the same time. The funny part is that you can't see the glove shoved on his left hand - like M. Jackson.

These were some pictures that Sam took of a storm that rolled through here about a month ago. I used one for my desktop. It is so amazing to wonder at the power of God. These were some pretty cool pictures. Even better standing out in it!

Brittyn and Spencer decided that they wanted to hide from me. It took me a little while to figure out that they
actually fit into the dryer. Crazy~~ Then Austin wanted to "help cook" dinner. He had to have the apron too. What a cutie!