A while in between blogs...

I blog today with a heavy and sad heart. A couple weeks ago we found out that the daughter of one of our tailgating friends has a tumor on/around her optic nerve. At first they weren't going to do surgery, but after further exploration and testing they determined that the tumor was actually above the nerve and a surgery date was set for the 10th. The surgery went as well as to be expected--they got most of it--but there is a high probability that she has lost sight in her right eye.

I look at my own two boys and thank God that they are happy and healthy. I haven't blogged in a while. Part of that is guilt. I know of someone else in my MOPS group that has a friend whose son has neuroblastoma, yet another type of cancer. These kids are under the age of 2! And here I am, saddened by the fact that my little Garrett is growing faster than I want, while there are so many little ones his age going through a variety of life-threatening illnesses. He's one now and practically running! Wrestling with his brother is probably one of his favorite past times. Saying mama, dada, duck, dog, ni-ni...such a little man! And then there's Spencer getting ready to head off to kindergarten in a few months! Such bittersweet moments in the lives of parents!

I guess I just ask for your prayers for little Paige. You can visit her website at caringbridge.org and her page name is paigejames.

Enjoy the little ones in your life...how precious they all are!