Thursday, July 25, 2013
Thrift Shop
My kids don't even listen to the regular radio - but somehow they know every word of this song. I thought this video was hilarious! (And yes, we are in a restaurant.)
July
As usual, I am very late in putting these posts on here. This month has been good. Hannah has felt good overall except that her stomach hurts almost every day and is often upset. I think she is extra tired some days. Neither of our other kids still needed a nap at age four and she usually does. But if those are the only side effects of all the medicine she is taking, we are thankful!
Our sweet girl, Lauren, turned seven!
Hannah's chemo appointment was scheduled for July 5, so we went up early to try to make it a fun family time. Eric and I ran the (very wet and rainy) Peachtree Road Race on the 4th. We were able to run in support of the Lighthouse Family Retreat.
We watched fireworks between rain showers.
Also, our kids have a new cousin - Hendrix Spurlock. Congratulations, Rocky and Whitney!
Asking for your help!
You could probably guess this post was coming. :)
This is where we ask for your help.
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that Eric and I are training for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. We cannot believe that we are training to run 13.1 miles! It seems almost impossible! But when we think of what our little Hannah has had to go through this year (and the other families we've met in the same circumstances), it doesn't seem that impossible at all.
Unfortunately, most everyone's life has been affected by cancer. Will you help us by donating to this most worthy cause? Your donation will help bring support to those affected by blood cancers and help us reach the ultimate finish line of finding a cure for blood cancers. Just one example - research funded by the Leukemia and Lymphoma society is responsible for medicines like Gleevec. We personally know children whose lives are being saved because of this new medication. This is your opportunity to help save a life!
I hope you will consider making a donation. All donations are 100% tax deductible. To make a donation online, quickly and securely, please visit my TNT homepage. Your donation is appreciated more than we will ever be able to express!
If you know of anyone who would be interested in donating to the LLS mission, please forward the link to your contacts. We are incredibly grateful for your support!
This is where we ask for your help.
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that Eric and I are training for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. We cannot believe that we are training to run 13.1 miles! It seems almost impossible! But when we think of what our little Hannah has had to go through this year (and the other families we've met in the same circumstances), it doesn't seem that impossible at all.
Unfortunately, most everyone's life has been affected by cancer. Will you help us by donating to this most worthy cause? Your donation will help bring support to those affected by blood cancers and help us reach the ultimate finish line of finding a cure for blood cancers. Just one example - research funded by the Leukemia and Lymphoma society is responsible for medicines like Gleevec. We personally know children whose lives are being saved because of this new medication. This is your opportunity to help save a life!
I hope you will consider making a donation. All donations are 100% tax deductible. To make a donation online, quickly and securely, please visit my TNT homepage. Your donation is appreciated more than we will ever be able to express!
If you know of anyone who would be interested in donating to the LLS mission, please forward the link to your contacts. We are incredibly grateful for your support!
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Lighthouse Family Retreat
We had the privilege of attending the Lighthouse Family Retreat for a week in June. (I've waited to post about it because I was waiting to get some pictures in the mail.) It was one of the most wonderful weeks our family has ever had together! The LFR describes what their mission is as:
"Lighthouse Family Retreat serves children with cancer and their families at a seaside retreat to help them laugh, restore family relationships and find hope in God."
We had heard from other families how great the retreat was, but we had no idea how much fun it would be and how good it would be for each one of us. There are no words to describe how amazing the volunteers were! We were assigned two families as our personal volunteers and there were many more there to cook, serve, do the music/worship, play with the kids and help with activities. There was a whole group of Summer Staff volunteers. These were college students who had given their entire summer vacation to serve the families at these retreats. This is a picture of just some the volunteers entertaining us at dinner:
We definitely had the best family volunteers assigned to us. Here is us with Nate and Lindsey:
Lauren and Hannah fell in love with one of the college volunteers, Carly. She spent hours playing with them and was so incredibly sweet! All of the volunteers took a week of their vacation time and paid their room and board expenses to serve families like ours for a week. Who does that? We are blown away from this and the love that was poured out on us!
Our kids had the best time playing with the children of the volunteers and other retreat families. They had lots of time to play on this big open area. There were games of football, nine-square and tag going on all the time.
This is the group photo of all the retreat families. Look how many people were blessed by this ministry!
We are so thankful to this ministry for allowing us to have a week to relax and have fun at the beach! Each morning the kids went to their fun activities and the parents went to a group time. It was such a unique and healing experience to be in a room full of parents who are also walking through this journey of childhood cancer. We enjoyed every minute of our week and hope to be a volunteer family one day!
"Lighthouse Family Retreat serves children with cancer and their families at a seaside retreat to help them laugh, restore family relationships and find hope in God."
We had heard from other families how great the retreat was, but we had no idea how much fun it would be and how good it would be for each one of us. There are no words to describe how amazing the volunteers were! We were assigned two families as our personal volunteers and there were many more there to cook, serve, do the music/worship, play with the kids and help with activities. There was a whole group of Summer Staff volunteers. These were college students who had given their entire summer vacation to serve the families at these retreats. This is a picture of just some the volunteers entertaining us at dinner:
We definitely had the best family volunteers assigned to us. Here is us with Nate and Lindsey:
We somehow didn't get a picture of us with our other family volunteers, Bob, Barb and their granddaughter, Molly. (I'm very sad about that!) Lauren and Hannah quickly became great friends with Molly.
Lauren and Hannah fell in love with one of the college volunteers, Carly. She spent hours playing with them and was so incredibly sweet! All of the volunteers took a week of their vacation time and paid their room and board expenses to serve families like ours for a week. Who does that? We are blown away from this and the love that was poured out on us!
Our kids had the best time playing with the children of the volunteers and other retreat families. They had lots of time to play on this big open area. There were games of football, nine-square and tag going on all the time.
This is the group photo of all the retreat families. Look how many people were blessed by this ministry!
We are so thankful to this ministry for allowing us to have a week to relax and have fun at the beach! Each morning the kids went to their fun activities and the parents went to a group time. It was such a unique and healing experience to be in a room full of parents who are also walking through this journey of childhood cancer. We enjoyed every minute of our week and hope to be a volunteer family one day!
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