Flaming June's Love

So here he is. The newest light in my life. When he sees me he opens his arms for me to take him. I hold him, rock him, sing to him. Owen Reilly my smashingly handsome funny sweet grandson. Allie and I went to an allergist with him today, knowing he had food alleriges, but how severe was shocking. Milk Eggs Peanuts. Just the begining I am afraid. He has been small since he was born and Allie has done EVERYTHING to make it happen fo him. needing to gain weight and not thow up.  diarrhea, constipation, rashes, fevers. He is 14 months old and quite the trooper. So now we do MORE to make him comfortable and happy and healthy. Today we can be sad, and scared and angry that it hasnt been easy for this little guy so far. But tomorrow.... We get up and realize that it could be SO SO SO much worse. We know what he cannot have.  Which leaves us with the things he CAN HAVE. Of course I went to the store tonight and read labels.  I read lables that I have nev...

This is Jack yesterday. I see a young man, nearly a man. Yet when he sees me he hugs me, wants me to rub his back when he goes to sleep, and feels sad when I scold him. He is in 7th grade and Ive looked back on this very blog and found preK posts. Post when my heart was nearly broken. Fear and dread filled posts about our future. Is it an easy task to be jacks Mom.? No.  But my rewards are greater than any burden I could ever ever claim to have. Andy and I have not made this marriage thing easy.  Nor have we always made the co parenting thing easy. BUT- God was watching and when I was just about at the end, someone, somewhere came to my rescue. Whether it was Andy, Nana, my girls, a stranger, or friend. Pulled me out of the "bridge" and kept Jack and I going over the edge. We were in the car after a brief visit to the peds office this evening.  The Dr asked him if he was on any medication.  He said No, not any more. I was so surprised he answered li...

Can you recall a tine in your life when you were really happy? Did you know you were really happy? There is a song or poem somewhere I recall that says "These are the days we will remember" I was driving Friday evening with jack and my mom to Kutztown for a Cross Country tournament and said to my Mom. I am really happy right now. RIGHT NOW! I was joyful!  I was feeling almost overwhelmed. Was that menopausal hormone surges, the Holy Spirit, or just a glimpse of "the moment"? I Was feeling physically well, my Mom is feeling good after her bout with Pneumonia and a 5 day hospitalization last month.  Andy is happy in his new job.  Really happy challenged and working hard is real good for him. Our boy is happy and healthy in 7th grade.  He is trying new things and spreading himself out a little bit.  Scary, but good for growth. My girls are good.  Owen is good. I feel good. So guess what I am happy!!  It may last a day, an hour, a week, a yea...