Isaiah 2

Isaiah's surgery was canceled!! This is the information I have from Ann Kelly : His surgeon has the flu! No other doctor had prepared for the surgery so it will have to be rescheduled. Please pray for Tim and Nicki. They had prepared for this surgery for months and the reality that they will have to do it all over again is overwhelming.

YOU GO Little Sister!!

WOW! My Little Sister was on TV!! She just was on FOX's Terminator the Sarah Conner Chronicles as Jessica Peck. The dead girl they rolled over was her! Gruesome I know, but this is the first part she has had that had her name in the credits A VERY BIG DEAL!!

Isaiah

These are pictures from when we took Isaiah his Prayer Balloons!! He LOVED them :)
Isaiah Buchannon has his surgery tomorrow morning. Please join us in praying for Tim and Nicki tomorrow as they hand Isaiah over to the medical team. This surgery is expected to take 10-12 hours so please lift them up through out the day.
Ways to pray:
Pray for continued peace for Tim and Nicki.
Pray for Isaiah to remain stable through out the surgey and after.
Pray for Isaiah to have as little blood loss as possible.
Pray for those caring for Isaiah: Doctors, Nurses, Aides, all the medical team and care support at the hospital.
Pray for Tim and Nicki's family and friends as they provide love and support over the next several weeks.

There is a link to Isaiah's Caring Bridge page in my link list. Please take the time to stop in there and leave them a message. You can also go to www.vanderbiltchildrens.com and send an e card to Isaiah. It only takes a moment and brightens Isaiah's day (Tim and Nicki's too :)
Hope everyone is having a great week! Now I have to get back to the girl's closet UGH!!

Sick Sick Sick

We have all been sick! Ben has had the flu, both girls have had strep and respiratory problems and Wes has had a random fever that comes and goes as it pleases. I had managed to stay relatively ok (a migraine one day) until last night. After lunch I had a gallbladder attack that resulted in a trip to the emergency room. Always fun!! After they got me back to a room (which didn't take long in emergency room time) they left us there forever!! A Doctor finally came around and gave me some pain meds and left me again for a while, after an ultrasound and a few more hours of waiting they came and told me (drum roll please...) I have SLUDGE in my galbladder. Ben told me that he could have told me that because he could see the screen when the tech was doing my ultra sound. She measured out some stuff and then typed SLUDGE on the screen. SLUDGE!! So, I will likely have my galbladder removed eventually. How is that for non comittal! Have to have a second and maybe third opinion (can you tell I really don't want to have surgery?) I have even more respect for Tricia and Isaiah than ever before!! See their stories at the links below! I try to work them in when I can LOL!
www.cfhusband.blogspot.com
www.caringbridge.org/ky/isaiah

Happy Valentine's Day

I took these pictures and made cards for the kids Valentine's Parties. I think they turned out well. These are my first attempts at something like this. My mom gave me my first digital camera for Chirstmas and I am having lots of fun with it!! If you look close the girls are holding different hearts. Rebekah's has a "cheer me on" heart in the center and Lizzie has a "two hearts" heart in the center. And special thanks to Blake and Chrissi for letting us borrow the Superman costume.
Hope you all have a great Valentine's Day!!

Through the Bible

Our church began reading through the Bible at the begining of the year. We are using a chronological plan that has the Psalms spread out over the year. Each Sunday night our pastor teaches from the scripture we have read that week as a congregation. The reading plan and sermons are available on the church's web site. We would love to have you join us as we read. Its not too late to catch up!! The church's website is available through the link to the left or try here www.richpond.org

LET'S GO UPWARD!!

I have had the priviledge of coaching 4 Upward cheerleading squads in the last 3 years. It has been an experience that God has used to grow me in so many ways. These girls (around 28 of them so far) have been a joy to coach. We have our "moments", girls like to talk and giggle and play. God has shown me how precious that is and I appreciate it more now than I am irritated by it. I have seen shy, quiet girls willing step up and be on top of the pyramid (albeit a small pyramid :) hold their arms up and grin from ear to ear! There have been girls who are outgoing, obvious leaders who learned to be effective leaders of their peers not bullying their friends into action. I have had numerous opportunities to minister to families. You can truly never know what is going on in the lives of these kiddos. They are each so unique and I have sweet memories of each squad. So, if you have the opportunity to be a part of an Upward league in your area take advantage. This is an incredible ministry to the families of our community and I thank God for allowing me to be a part of it!
So, this is how our family spends our Saturdays :) Yes we are an Upward family! Ben coaches our son's team and I coach 1 of our daughter's cheer squad. Our other daughter has the pleasure of being on a team with lots of girls from our church and is coached by a friend of ours from church. We travel between 2 different churches on Saturdays trying to see as much of each game as our schedule allows. No complaints from the Jarboe Team though, this is our season of life and God is showing me how quickly it will be gone!
When I get this all figured out I'll try to add some pictures of the action!

Here is a link to Upward's web site for more information. http://www.upward.org