And That Is A "Wrap!!"

Did those words actually come from this pen?

Yes they did!
From the very first word I penned, to the very last......I can truly say, that this my friend,  is my manuscript complete!
It was a struggle to get started and struggle to endure....so many components....but I believe I have made it through...
To give you a run down of the story behind the story; is one that I wasn't sure would ever be written, because my friend, my life was almost cut short before it even started.
Five years does not a life make, however beyond two hands and two feet there was trials and defeat!
So when did my story begin;
March 17, 1973 running through present day; a whole lot of years, but those years have made me who I am today.
Given the opportunity to change things if I could, would I?  The simple answer is NO!
GOD made me, and through HIS gift of a "free will" I alone made the choices I did!  Good or bad, they were lessons I learned from...Seasons of change; there they were many, but I can honestly say that I am a better person for  it...
A Lifetime Commitment is a story about a little girl, a family, overcoming struggles and heartache, but too one of determination and drive...and I am ever determined to keep that drive alive....
If you have read the majority of my posts, they have been about me, my family and that determination and drive which keeps me going day in an day out...
I thought this story was complete many years ago, but that was before my life became more challenging than before.....Would I change; the answer would still be NO!
My life was, is my journey toward a better understand of people and the human condition to overcome many an unforeseen obstacle...but again that takes drive and determination...
My life; won't you join me as I tell of "A Lifetime Commitment?"

No One is Forgotten

 Through all off the hospital visits and hospital stays, we can not forget our Ellie-Marie.  She is special, she is strong, because she so wants to help out and truly wants understand the needs of her little sister.....Yes she had a tough exterior however with a tender heart and that is how I would like her to be...because is is molded into a little me!

relaxing, waiting as a young person can, in the Huntington/Sumas border crossing.....asleep



A warm day, 85/90 degrees

Waiting at BC Children's Hospital
rough on anyone, especially on the
young.
Emily was waiting for ENT
Ears, Nose & Throat

Yes, Emily has some trouble with her
breathing and nose congestion,meaning
anti inflammatory  nose spray for the temporary
We will see in the next few months if it clears the
problems, if not nasal surgery could be next?

As I said, Ellie-Marie can never be pushed to second place.....This week she is attending Vacation Bible School at our home church, Abbotsford Pentecostal Assembly
She is enjoying her time there; in the pre-k class , listening, understanding as much as a 4.5 year old can, answering and sitting attentively.....what we all like to see.

What is next for the girls during the warm and dry start to July that it has been....

Today, Emily was home visited by someone from the Fraser Valley Development Center, talking about her general development and where we like to see her go from here...

Communication is a key stumbling block, though she is learning/understanding a few signs
Toileting; a big maybe; at 3 years minus three weeks (August 1) is her birthday, she has yet to give an indication that she is toilet ready.

So in the mean while we wait; summer is in full swing, so everyone is or isn't here

We shall see what the next few weeks and months will bring?

Emily's 3rd birthday....

but for the temporary there is little ca.mpers for the girls to enjoy; a morning preschool orientated program at the recreation center.

As for appointments that we know; the pediatrician, the ophthalmologist and the endocrine clinic at BC Children's before there is in October, her return to the ENT at BC Children's to see what the outcome of her nasal issues