My Paw Paw

Several of you have been praying for my PawPaw so I wanted to put a picture of him up so that you could see just who you are praying for. For those of you that aren't aware of what is going on here is a brief description. My PawPaw, Dale, was diagnosed with lung cancer a few weeks ago. It has taken over one lung and is already in his lymph nodes. His other lung is strong enough to support him if he undergoes surgery but the doctors still don't have a plan of action at this point.

I love my PawPaw. He is the only granddad I have ever known. Just a few thoughts that come to mind when I think of him...

* Practicing my gymnastics in his thick green grass
* His 2nd wife Dottie that pierced my ears
* Climbing up in his lap for a big hug
* Getting to work everyday in the same place with him for years
* Sharing Jesus with him and praying with him (still praying for him in this area)
* His thick white hair
* His belly that was always so comfy to snuggle on (he doesn't have it anymore)

Those are just a few of them. I love my PawPaw and I am praying for his salvation, his health, his comfort and his strength as he battles this cancer.

Easter

Easter was such a beautiful day, cold, but beautiful. It wasn't about the girls looking beautiful (which they did), but about making sure they understood just what Easter was. We didn't really talk about the Easter bunny, even though they got baskets with some candy, but really tried to focus on Jesus and the sacrifice that was made in order for us to be saved.

When the girls woke up on Sunday morning they came in and sat on the bed and were admiring all their candy. Emi laid down next to me and I asked her what day it was. This was our conversation:

M: What day is today?
E: Easter
M: What is Easter?
E: (Thinking...) Well, Jesus died on the cross but then he rose from the dead. He was put behind some rocks but when Mary went in to find him, Jesus wasn't there. When she finally saw Jesus he told her "don't be scared, see Mary, it is me, look at my hands, they have scars on them from the cross". Jesus died and then got up from the dead to save us from our sins so we can be born again.
M: Emi, that is great and I'm glad you are finally understanding what Jesus did for us.

I sat in the bed and just thanked God for the girls and for Emi listening to the stories we have been trying to teach her out of the Bible. It was such a breath of fresh air to know that the little seeds we are planting each day, are finally starting to grow.

We had a great day at church and then at Nana & Paw's house with family.

Here are a few pics to share...

My "angels". My precious mom-in-law made these beautiful dresses!! They were absolutely amazingly beautiful!!!

This was our attempt at a family picture... you know how much fun that is with 3 little ones that are tired and hungry.

These are all the cousins on the Roberts' side. Guy, Ben, Will, Brooks, Emi, Graci & Payton. We didn't get one picture with all of them looking in the same direction :)

Spring and things I'm thankful for

This past week has caused Spring fever in my house. We are outside as much as possible, despite all of us fighting allergies. The weather has been beautiful and we are enjoying it every second we can.

A few things I am thankful for:

• blue skies
• friends we can have fun with
• finding shapes in the clouds with the girls
• rolling down our front hill with the girls
• parks
• laughter

Here are a few pictures to share too:

Emi's Meet

Emi was so incredible Friday during her meet. She acted like she had been competing all her life. She wasn't nervous and she really did do great. She placed 1st in beam with a score of 8.7. She placed 2nd on floor with a score of 9.1. She placed 2nd on vault with a score of 8.0. She didn't place on bars because she slipped off so she scored low at 6.2. She placed 4th all around within her age group (4 and 5 year olds).
The pictures are priceless but for some reason I can't get the link to stay working. So here is a new link to try again :
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=93kg1d9v.9b7wyftf&x=0&h=1&y=-p3rd8h
Here is the website to go and look at all the meet results within her age group:
www.alausag.org
click on meet results, JFJ elite cup, Level 2, L2a