Update
So sorry! I've been a horrible blogger! We have moved to Morrilton in a little rent house until we find the right house for us to buy. We love the area and we love being close to everything. Cutting out the long drive has given us more time as a family and more rest! We are really enjoying our new house and the big yard is a huge perk for Isaac. He is loving the swingset in the back. It had a glider when we got here and Tim added a belt swing and a horse swing, but the glider remains Isaac's favorite. He maxes it out every time he swings...such a boy! I wish I could post some pics, but my camera is among one of the boxes we have not unpacked yet. So, the pictures will have to wait until I can find the right box! Hope this helps our blogging faithful! Will post again when I find my camera!
God is GOOD!
Well, I just couldn't let this moment of life go without documenting God's goodness. Yesterday, my mom had a cat scan to see the progress of the chemo, and the doctor said that the scan showed "dramatic results". He said that out of several enlarged lymphnodes before, there were only 2 left. This was wonderful, considering that she is only halfway through her treatments. The doctor was even crying about it when he told them. (Times like those I can totally understand why onocologists enter the field). I believe that this was a miracle from God. So many people have been praying for her to have miraculous healing, and God heard the prayers and answered. Dr. Shinwari said that he feels confident that the next three treatments should take care of the rest of the cancer. He also said that as the lymphnodes are going back to regular size, the bone marrow should be going back to normal as well. I just can't express our joy when we found out. I knew that God would do something amazing, but I had no idea it would be this quick and this wonderful. Thank everyone for your prayers...they have been heard. Continue praying for the last little bit to be gone quickly, for it to never come back, and for mom to endure the rest of the treatments well and to recover quickly. We love you all. God bless.
Life Changes
Well, since the last blog, needless to say, there have been some MAJOR life changes in the Wood family. After much prayer, we decided that Tim would join my dad's plumbing and electrical company, Gen-Co (501) 215-1999...shameless plug. Anyway, we also decided to move to Morrilton. So, we readied our house for the market. We worked really, really, really hard on it! In fact, we did all the things that we've always wanted to do to it. It looked great, and was a little hard to leave. But, not bad! We went ahead and temporarily moved to Bee Branch because there's just no way that I was going to be able to keep the house clean enough to show to people on a whim. Well, all our hard work payed off. In one week, we had 8 showings and two offers. It was awesome. We accepted a great offer that basically gave us exactly what we asked for. It was truly a God thing to sell the house so quickly in such difficult economic times.
Our search for a house in Morrilton wasn't quite as easy. I guess some things have to be hard or you wouldn't appreciate it. Anyway, we've looked at several houses and we actually made an offer on one in Oppelo, but it turned out that it was rotten underneath, and we decided not to go there....So, we are in the process of making another offer on a house that is actually right behind my parents' house. We're very excited. It will be very nice to be close if all goes well.
Isaac is a little confused with all the commotion in our life right now, but he's doing well otherwise. He absolutely loves listening to Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Johnny Cash. He would rather play with his guitar than play with toys just about. He entertains us in the evenings by dancing to the Beach Boys. Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ZenYTxt1E for a hilarious video of Isaac dancing and playing his guitar to "Jailhouse Rock". He's said some real doosies lately. A few stories that I don't think I've already told... The other day at Wal-Mart, the cashier said to Isaac, who was sitting nicely in the buggy (thank goodness!), "Well, what's your name?" And Isaac said, "My name is Elvis". The cashier laughed and said, "Well, I bet you don't even know who Elvis is." He replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, I do." And she said, "Well your momma wasn't even born when Elvis was popular" and Isaac said, "My momma is Jerry Lee Lewis". Now tell me that that's not Tim's son. Unfortunately, I can't even think of all the hilarious things he's said here lately. It just seems like a blur!
Well, we will try to keep everyone better posted from now on. We'll post pictures of our new house as soon as we get one!
I wish I was this smart when I was Isaac's age
Well Isaac and I are iced in and Mom is asleep from painting until 4 in the morning, I still say sleep is a crutch like food and bathing, so anyway I had to be creative to keep the boy entertained. Well, using my chop saw, drill, sacrificing a rake handle, two paper clips and some electrical tape later, Isaac and I now have a working hay operation complete with round bales and bale spikes. If I had access to these tools when I was a kid I probably wouldnt have gone to college, I would still be in my room playing.
