Journey Through The Life of Jonathan and Jennifer: Lord Give Us Strenght and Wisdom.

Last Friday we had our first appointment at Duke for David. This Momma was a little nervous but felt it was time for a change and our little boy deserves some help. Sometimes I have a hard time talking about it so bare with me. Don't get me wrong I understand he doesn't have something awful like cancer and we are very thankful it is not anything life threatening but it is life altering for him (and us at times) Most days he complains of his stomach hurting and at times crying with it. (It makes you hurt knowing your child hurts) He has now saying his head hurts along with it. Just want to figure our some answers and how to help him and what we can do.Back to his apt. on Friday. We met Dr. Reinstein after waiting a little while, haha. He was very informative in explaining things, drawing pictures etc. to help make sure that we understand. He asked us a lot of questions...A lot from all the way back to when the day he was born. He ordered a barium enema so we had it done here at home at Baptist. The poor child cried the whole time, for about 40 minutes straight. The radiologist was nice but that ease him any. "Mommy please help me" is what he said over and over. I normally try and stay strong but it took everything in me to keep the tears back. So right now we are just in the process of waiting to hear back and see what the next step is from Duke.

If you can't tell we had to tell him to smile. He was getting tired.

On a fun note for David Wayne, he loves to drive home. When we pull into the driveway. No worries not on the main road. If you haven't seen the picture on facebook. The look on his face is priceless. He actually is doing well about figuring out when he needs to turn down the street and into the driveway.

Gracie is doing well. Loving school I believe...I have been trying to work some too. While I am at work she will do her school work at my moms and when I get home we will go over it and then supper etc. for the night. I think next week I may switch up my work schedule and go in at lunch time bc doing both after I get home after work is long some days. And on Wed with church everything doesn't get done. But it is all working out. On Friday when I was off we went by the library. Got her own library card and got a few books that were on the subjects that she has been studying. Rocks, minerals, amphibians that kind of fun stuff.

Last Saturday we left mid day and went up to Madison County Virginia about 4 1/2 hours away. Jonathan was going to be preaching in both services on Sunday. The kids did well traveling, proud of them because I was getting tired by that long. We got to the place where we were staying, very pretty, got in our room with no T.V, and no phone. Well that gets your attention. We ran out to Walmart, a thirty min drive from where we were staying to get something for breakfast in the morning. No continental breakfast. It all works out. We had great family time and enjoyed the great weather on the porch in the rocking chair...:) The people at the church were very nice and Jonathan preached great and Sunday night seen the Lord work in a special way in the service. We will be praying for the church and the people there.

This was our view from the room.

Before we left thought we would let the kids play in the creek before riding in the car so long, well may not have been the best idea. The water was COLD.