Sunday, August 31, 2008
go away gustav!
busy with the hurricane preparations! of course, we have no idea at this point where it's going to go, but i say better to be safe than sorry. the laundry's done, the house is clean; I have oreos, pop tarts and diet cokes. now it's time to venture out in the yard and remove my "yard art"- specifically my bottle tree and all my MSU paraphernalia- that could become hurling missiles if the wind kicked up just right. good thing all my flowers have already died! one less thing to worry about.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
we're home!
yay! mom got to come home today. she will be staying at my house for a while, definitely until this hurricane thing passes. She is feeling better and is almost back to her old self. We do not have the pathology reports back yet, but we feel confident that her cancer is all gone.
After all, she is in the care of the best doctor there could ever be- Jehovah Rapha, the Lord, Our Healer.
After all, she is in the care of the best doctor there could ever be- Jehovah Rapha, the Lord, Our Healer.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
my favorite text message ever
my favorite text message EVER, from tracie, last night about 9pm
"during abbie's bedtime prayers, she asked if jackie was going to come home from the hospital with a baby"
i read this out loud to mama when she emerged briefly from a morphine haze and she laughed and said "i hope not!"
i love kids, especially that one. abbie you are so precious. i see so much of your mama in you- and i know she sees so much of ME in you, and it's just enough to make her crazy.
"during abbie's bedtime prayers, she asked if jackie was going to come home from the hospital with a baby"
i read this out loud to mama when she emerged briefly from a morphine haze and she laughed and said "i hope not!"
i love kids, especially that one. abbie you are so precious. i see so much of your mama in you- and i know she sees so much of ME in you, and it's just enough to make her crazy.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
surgery
today is mom's mastectomy/reconstruction. the surgery is about 2pm, so they won't be finished until 8 or 9pm. i'll update as soon as i can. pray for wisdom, steady hands and healing! We have faith that God has a great plan at work here somewhere.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
oh my goodness..
oh people. way too much has gone on for this to be a downtime weekend. but it was educational. i will share the lessons so you won't have to learn them on your own:
1. a very smart 3 year old will argue with you that it IS possible that the 3 little pigs were present at the birth of Jesus. And, truly, it doesn't say anywhere that they were not there.
2. something that you have worried yourself about every day for 5 years has probably not bothered the other person at all, but you will feel so much better if you just say what you have to say and clear the air. especially if you have prayed for an opportunity to apologize to this person and then you just "happen" to end up sitting beside them in a huge church on sunday morning. coincidence? i think not. With God, there isn't coincidence. it was just time to make it right.
3. it is VERY important that you read the directions on a pregnancy test box before you start screaming and basically announce to your husband and mother that you are with child, only to realize that it should have a +, not just a -. sorry again, guys.
4. little boys can puke and ask for something to eat almost simultaneously. i think this is weird. he had just thrown up twice, but wanted to know where his doughnuts were when i got home from work.
5. my dog has a weird fetish for toilet paper. he chewed through a BRAND NEW PACK of angel soft and tore up 2 rolls. does anybody else's dog do this?
6. my husband (who is very white, by the way) has somehow channeled my Papoo and made the BEST Lebanese food Saturday night.
in all the craziness, i marvel at how God has answered my pleas to take away the overwhelming stress i have felt over the last few weeks. Thank you, Lord. Thank you for my little boy who innocently thanks You for lights that turn on and off and for chairs to sit in. Thank you for my husband who brings my little boy to have a picnic with me on Friday night at work so I can spend time with them and have a homecooked meal. Thank you for my mama who will use this whole Breast Cancer Extravaganza as a witness to someone who needs it, i just know it. Thank you for my sweet friend Christa, who always listens and makes me feel better, and ALWAYS takes my side even when it is possible I am wrong. (and tells me, NO, OF COURSE YOU ARE NOT BOSSY). Thank you for my Tracie who always calls at just the right time. Thank you for all my mamas who I have always had to take care of me. Thank you that I am blessed with the best in-laws in the world, who truly treat me as their daughter. And especially, thank you Lord, that Friday night at work You let me see a miracle. Amen.
p.s. if you have not read The Shack, run run run to Borders and get this book! it will change your life!!
1. a very smart 3 year old will argue with you that it IS possible that the 3 little pigs were present at the birth of Jesus. And, truly, it doesn't say anywhere that they were not there.
2. something that you have worried yourself about every day for 5 years has probably not bothered the other person at all, but you will feel so much better if you just say what you have to say and clear the air. especially if you have prayed for an opportunity to apologize to this person and then you just "happen" to end up sitting beside them in a huge church on sunday morning. coincidence? i think not. With God, there isn't coincidence. it was just time to make it right.
3. it is VERY important that you read the directions on a pregnancy test box before you start screaming and basically announce to your husband and mother that you are with child, only to realize that it should have a +, not just a -. sorry again, guys.
4. little boys can puke and ask for something to eat almost simultaneously. i think this is weird. he had just thrown up twice, but wanted to know where his doughnuts were when i got home from work.
5. my dog has a weird fetish for toilet paper. he chewed through a BRAND NEW PACK of angel soft and tore up 2 rolls. does anybody else's dog do this?
6. my husband (who is very white, by the way) has somehow channeled my Papoo and made the BEST Lebanese food Saturday night.
in all the craziness, i marvel at how God has answered my pleas to take away the overwhelming stress i have felt over the last few weeks. Thank you, Lord. Thank you for my little boy who innocently thanks You for lights that turn on and off and for chairs to sit in. Thank you for my husband who brings my little boy to have a picnic with me on Friday night at work so I can spend time with them and have a homecooked meal. Thank you for my mama who will use this whole Breast Cancer Extravaganza as a witness to someone who needs it, i just know it. Thank you for my sweet friend Christa, who always listens and makes me feel better, and ALWAYS takes my side even when it is possible I am wrong. (and tells me, NO, OF COURSE YOU ARE NOT BOSSY). Thank you for my Tracie who always calls at just the right time. Thank you for all my mamas who I have always had to take care of me. Thank you that I am blessed with the best in-laws in the world, who truly treat me as their daughter. And especially, thank you Lord, that Friday night at work You let me see a miracle. Amen.
p.s. if you have not read The Shack, run run run to Borders and get this book! it will change your life!!
Friday, August 22, 2008
the weekend ahead
we need some downtime. BADLY. we have been so crazy with this house thing, the work thing etc. that we need some Adcox Family Time. except somehow in a moment of craziness i signed up to work tonite, so the Adcox boys will be hanging out together, eating a pizza probably and watching a movie. Saturday will be low key, then church on Sunday and hanging out Sunday afternoon, getting ready for THE BIG SURGERY WEEK ahead. (wednesday, 9am, river oaks)
have i mentioned just how busy we have been at work lately? i mean, we are busy every summer but this is ridiculous. what were all ya'll doing last Christmas, people?! and i just realized the other night that people who were in high school with me are having grandchildren. i'll let that one sink in a minute. (let's do the math. they were 15 or 16 when they had a baby, now their daughter is 15...). SCARY and SAD.
have i mentioned just how busy we have been at work lately? i mean, we are busy every summer but this is ridiculous. what were all ya'll doing last Christmas, people?! and i just realized the other night that people who were in high school with me are having grandchildren. i'll let that one sink in a minute. (let's do the math. they were 15 or 16 when they had a baby, now their daughter is 15...). SCARY and SAD.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
trying something new
a new season of life has begun.
i thought this would be a good way to keep everyone updated on the ins and outs of our days.
let me know your thoughts.
So, a little about this week. My sweet baby boy is off to preschool. With a backpack and a folder that is obviously SO important that the teacher reminded me THREE times not to forget it. The backpack is orange, of course, with dinosaurs, of course. my mom has a little breast cancer and she's getting some new boobs next week. i definitely don't want cancer but i'm a little jealous of the boob job. i'll update more on that when i know more. Still trying to sell the house, but that will come in time. If there is one thing I have learned in my life, it is that God's timing is ALWAYS perfect, even if we can't see it from where we stand.
i thought this would be a good way to keep everyone updated on the ins and outs of our days.
let me know your thoughts.
So, a little about this week. My sweet baby boy is off to preschool. With a backpack and a folder that is obviously SO important that the teacher reminded me THREE times not to forget it. The backpack is orange, of course, with dinosaurs, of course. my mom has a little breast cancer and she's getting some new boobs next week. i definitely don't want cancer but i'm a little jealous of the boob job. i'll update more on that when i know more. Still trying to sell the house, but that will come in time. If there is one thing I have learned in my life, it is that God's timing is ALWAYS perfect, even if we can't see it from where we stand.
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