We arrived in Miami on Sunday evening around 7:00pm. Janet and Genesis had arrived earlier thanks to the good folks at Air Canada.
We said hello to some old friends who met us at Public Storage to unload all the heavy stuff off of the big yellow truck.
The next couple weeks will be filled with many more "Hello's."
Thank you, Lord, for all the great friends you have given us.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Saying Good-bye
This week we said good-bye...
...to Roger Vaus, president of Youth Development International. He was a friend. He was a good man who lived for Jesus. He was an example to many. He loved kids. He was a man with a vision. He beat us to heaven. He leaves behind a wife and two young boys
...to the flock of Calvary Fellowship Toronto. We saw them for the last time on Sunday, May 22. Good-byes are never easy. We stand in awe at what the Lord has done in Calvary Toronto in these short months. We love you all; we will be praying for you. And we know the Lord is not done yet....
...to Roger Vaus, president of Youth Development International. He was a friend. He was a good man who lived for Jesus. He was an example to many. He loved kids. He was a man with a vision. He beat us to heaven. He leaves behind a wife and two young boys
...to the flock of Calvary Fellowship Toronto. We saw them for the last time on Sunday, May 22. Good-byes are never easy. We stand in awe at what the Lord has done in Calvary Toronto in these short months. We love you all; we will be praying for you. And we know the Lord is not done yet....
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Bye Doggie
It wasn't hard.
We've had Zeke, our Dalmatian, for about four years. He's a cool dog. But we knew it was time to say good-bye. We just wanted him to have a great home. We're moving to Miami, and it would be great to live him here in the Oakville-area where everyone seems to love dogs. It wouldn't be hard.
We hung up posters, put an ad on some web-sites, and told all our friends. Nothing solid.
Just last week we noticed someone at the library who was noticing our dog. They told us that they lost a Dalmatian a year ago to kidney problems. She had three children, 9, 14, and 18. They loved their dog, he even slept on their bed. That was a luxury Zeke never enjoyed, well, not always anyway. Giving Zeke to this family wasn't hard. It was a perfect match.
For two days, we told our 22 month old daughter, Genesis, to say bye to the doggie. "Bye!" should we repeat joyfully.
When Zeke got in the car to go away with this family. He looked sad. I knew he'd be ok. He'd eat dinner, and play with the kids, and sleep in a great bed. I was holding Genesis, my wife was standing next to me. As the car was backing out of the driveway Genesis starting screaming and crying, "Doggie! Doggie!"
That was hard.
We've had Zeke, our Dalmatian, for about four years. He's a cool dog. But we knew it was time to say good-bye. We just wanted him to have a great home. We're moving to Miami, and it would be great to live him here in the Oakville-area where everyone seems to love dogs. It wouldn't be hard.
We hung up posters, put an ad on some web-sites, and told all our friends. Nothing solid.
Just last week we noticed someone at the library who was noticing our dog. They told us that they lost a Dalmatian a year ago to kidney problems. She had three children, 9, 14, and 18. They loved their dog, he even slept on their bed. That was a luxury Zeke never enjoyed, well, not always anyway. Giving Zeke to this family wasn't hard. It was a perfect match.
For two days, we told our 22 month old daughter, Genesis, to say bye to the doggie. "Bye!" should we repeat joyfully.
When Zeke got in the car to go away with this family. He looked sad. I knew he'd be ok. He'd eat dinner, and play with the kids, and sleep in a great bed. I was holding Genesis, my wife was standing next to me. As the car was backing out of the driveway Genesis starting screaming and crying, "Doggie! Doggie!"
That was hard.
Congenital Heart Defects
Our unborn baby, whom we've named Caleb Elijah, has been diagnosed with six congenital heart defects. The most severe is tricuspid atresia. The others are small right ventrical, ASD (atrial septal defect), VSD (ventricular septal defect), transposition of the great arteries, and pulmonary stenosis. His due date is August 17, 2005. He will have surgery within in a few days of birth. His next surgery will be at four to six months. The third planned surgery is a Fontan operation; this will take place at four to six years. These surgeries will take place at Miami Children's Hospital.
We have been reading The Parents Guide to Children's Congenital Heart Defects by Kramer and Maurer.
If you are in a similar situation, we would love to hear from you. Please email us if we can serve you in any way.
We have been reading The Parents Guide to Children's Congenital Heart Defects by Kramer and Maurer.
If you are in a similar situation, we would love to hear from you. Please email us if we can serve you in any way.
Thursday, May 19, 2005
Intro/About Us
This is our very first blog!
We've had a whirlwind year that including moving to Toronto, Canada from Miami, Florida, starting a church, getting pregnant, finding out our unborn baby has six congenital heart defects, making a difficult decision to move back to Miami less then a year after we got here. In all of that we have learned alot and grown spiritually. It's our belief in Jesus Christ that has carried us. He has given us peace and strength.
We are blessed to have great friends literally all over the world that we have tried to keep in touch with.
The main purpose of this blog is to share what we've learned, hear what others have to say, make new friends, and get closer to old ones.
We've had a whirlwind year that including moving to Toronto, Canada from Miami, Florida, starting a church, getting pregnant, finding out our unborn baby has six congenital heart defects, making a difficult decision to move back to Miami less then a year after we got here. In all of that we have learned alot and grown spiritually. It's our belief in Jesus Christ that has carried us. He has given us peace and strength.
We are blessed to have great friends literally all over the world that we have tried to keep in touch with.
The main purpose of this blog is to share what we've learned, hear what others have to say, make new friends, and get closer to old ones.
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