The Blessings of Easter



When you have considered the miracle of eternal life offered by the Savior.... the glorious resurrection we celebrate each year at Easter.. how can you dare to ask for more, yet our precious Lord just gives and gives!
We were so very blessed this year as God touched Orin with His grace and strength allowing him to be able to not only attend the egg coloring party on Saturday but church services and dinner at Mike and Emily's on Sunday. We were blessed with a special visit from June and Clyde for the weekend. And the pictures of course show our special blessings! (thats June holding Lily for those of you who dont know her)
Orin is still on decadron, though we are attempting to taper that down. Some days are good and some days are not. We just Praise God for each day that is a good day and thank Him for holding us close on the days that are not. The end of this month we will celebrate Lily Claire's first birthday. Orin's very first goal after his diagnosis was to see Anna's first birthday ( she will be three in October) so this is a miracle all its own!! We wish you all a belated but Blessed Easter. Kathy

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Anonymous said…
What a beautiful bunch of kids!
I have missed seeing you or hearing from you, but I know that you have a heavy load right now.
Still praying for you both, Robin
12:00 PM
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