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\"2014-02-28<\/a>Happy Weekend!\u00a0Well, we returned from Jake’s Disney Make-A-Wish trip on Tuesday\u00a0night and scooted right onto the 9th floor at 7:30am Friday morning for another week of treatment. Talk about not staying in one place for long!\u00a0 We were just here,\u00a0hearing that we would leave for Disney in a week,\u00a0then spent the week in the world of fantasy and now, back again. As for Disney, it was a wonderful\u00a0trip! We were so blessed to have all of our kids with us, including our oldest Meghan, along with her family Adrian, Nikolas and Ebby, which made the trip\u00a0extra special. We have to say THANK \"D41\"<\/a>YOU to all that helped make that happen!\u00a0Having everyone together will be something we will remember forever!\u00a0The week passed so quickly and Jake kept up really well. We only had one day that he needed some downtime so we stayed back at the village to swim and rest while Daddy took the big kids park hopping on all of the big rides. Jake\u00a0LOVED the rollercoasters and road all that his\u00a0whole 42 inches\u00a0could fit (which was most). His favorite was Magic Mountain\u00a0and I think we road it about two dozen times. We would finish and he’d run off toward the line, yelling, “Again, \"D6\"<\/a>again!” The Fast Passes were THE BEST!\u00a0 Jake’s #1 character to meet was Jake the Pirate and we met him\u00a0the first hour of the first day! And Jake, Nikolas, Ryan\u00a0and Daddy went on stage to open the Indiana Jones show as Jr Directors. This was a thrill for all of them but especially Ry.\u00a0This is Ryan’s “thing”!\u00a0 After the show Indiana\u00a0came over to take pictures and talk with the kids, and then gave Ryan his hat. Ryan! Not Jake, but Ry!\u00a0 This made his entire trip!\u00a0 Most times the emphasis is o\"J<\/a>n Jake and the sibs are in the background but at that moment, Ryan was the special one\u00a0and this momma was SO HAPPY for him! Animal kingdom was our favorite park as the Safari was so realistic. The animals were super close, the tour guides were animated and full of information, and I have a feeling that no matter how\u00a0often you take the tour, there is something new each time. We road twice and on one of the journeys, we had a delay due to a giraffe that decided to stop and eat at the edge of the road.\u00a0Our caravan\u00a0couldn’t pass so it gave us lots of close up picture ops. (I have to add that there was a falafel stand that was one of the best we’ve ever had…. Disney of all places!!!) One night, we made an excursion to the\u00a0T-Rex Caf\u00e9\u00a0where Jake found his little piece of Heaven on Earth! And I wrote this on Jake’s FB page but I’ll share here too…\u00a0 we had LOTS of phone disasters… Emma was first as she dropped and cracked her iPod\u00a0screen, then Adrian cracked his, Meg left her phone\u00a0on the changing table in one of the bathroo\"D57\"<\/a>ms, then Kate followed by dropping hers in Magic Kingdom’s toilet and Daddy pulled up the tail end by leaving\u00a0his in the rental car. The good news… Meghan’s was returned to lost-n-found, Daddy’s phone was Fed Ex’d home and Kate’s\u00a0booted up two days later! We stayed at\u00a0Give Kids The World Village, which was such an experience! EVERY family\u00a0visiting has\u00a0a\u00a0story and\u00a0are walking the hardest, darkest road imaginable,\u00a0yet\u00a0there was joy and\u00a0celebration at every turn. It’s an exclusive resort of warriors, a place that is magical and wonderful but if given the c\"2014-03-02<\/a>hoice, we would all give it up in a second. The village is mostly run by volunteers with the kindest, most gentle hearts –\u00a0many were college students bussed in for a\u00a0few days\u00a0at a time, many were retired grandparents who were there to love and laugh with us. And the ice cream shop is\u00a0open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and all times in between.\u00a0Upon arrival\u00a0our guide\u00a0sweetly and grandfatherly stated, “You are responsible for your kids around the ice cream shop. If they enter, we feed them!” There was an American Village (Idol) Contest one night and Emma sang and\u00a0received a trophy. The performers were kids and that was about the only time I thought I might cry. They were dancing,\u00a0telling jokes, singing their little hearts out\u00a0– being kids!\u00a0There were families with their cancer\u00a0shirts everywhere we looked\u00a0and\u00a0there was a commonality, a quiet understanding, something that actually brought hope as there was a realization that each of us\u00a0are making it through. It wa\"2014-03-03<\/a>s good and it was a week without a single tear. THAT was really good! As for today, Jake is feeling good, although his allergies have him\u00a0a little congested and coughy\u00a0which\u00a0puts me on hyper-sensitive-mom-alert. The thought of something dropping into his lungs is terrifying. This admission, we have a\u00a0great view of Fannin (for some reason, this side of the building is my fave), we’ve\u00a0met a couple of new friends and been able to catch up with\u00a0a couple of old ones and have had some of our most lovi\"2014-03-03<\/a>ng, fun, favorite nurses with us.\u00a0Next weekend is the 2nd Annual NFL\/MLB Photo Shoot\u00a0as we gear up to push for GOLD in September. Now is the time to start thinking of how you want to\u00a0Go GOLD too… your office, neighborhood, school teams,\u00a0community, business\"2014-03-02<\/a>es.\u00a0Our hearts\u00a0swell with joy\u00a0when we are out and see\u00a0y’all supporting our fighters!\u00a0We continue to pray over all of our cancer family and\u00a0are keeping the faith for Jake and all of our kids. We will not loose hope and will stay\u00a0prayerful for God’s mercy and healing. After all,\u00a0“Faith is seeing light with your heart when all your eyes\u00a0see is darkness.” Although the author of that quote is unknown, I feel certain it stems from scr\"2014-03-01<\/a>ipture….\u00a0 Faith is being sure of what we hope for. It is being certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11 1:2<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happy Weekend!\u00a0Well, we returned from Jake’s Disney Make-A-Wish trip on Tuesday\u00a0night and scooted right onto the 9th floor at 7:30am Friday morning for another week of treatment. Talk about not staying in one place for long!\u00a0 We were just here,\u00a0hearing that we would leave for Disney in a week,\u00a0then spent the week in the world … <\/p>\n

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