Some good news finally!!!

Thought I would share Corey's freshman pic. Corey is starting to have more good days than bad days. For that, we are eternally grateful. He will just spend winter resting, no sports. He feels if he continues to heal than he will play football again. Bear and I have decided that this is up to him. He turned 15...wow can't believe that. 15 years old.. I don't know when that happened. He has a girlfriend now, her name is Katherine. He took her to homecoming and they have been dating ever since. Here is a pic from that night:
Corey is also spending alot of free time helping with the elementary after school program. He wants to be a teacher so this really helps him with that goal. He loves the kids and loves reading to them and helping with their homework.
Abby is doing great. She has her first piano recital Tuesday. I will be sure to post pics from that. She continues to excel in school and music. She recently participated in an Eco-Meet with her TAG group. She had lots of fun!!!

Difficult times

I have to apologize for not updating the blog. We have been dealing with some pretty heavy stuff and sometimes even scary. Corey got a concussion, a severe one, in a football game two weeks ago. So far, we have made three trips to the ER. It has been horrible to watch Corey suffer. He has been pulled out of football until next year. In my heart I never want him to go back but I know that football is his love. Yesterday we went back to the ER. Last night at dinner, Corey said something that brought both Bear and myself to tears. Corey is not sure he wants to go back to playing. He realizes the severity of the injury and is not sure he can face this again, or face a worse condition.

When I lost Nora seven years ago, you become delusional thinking that you have lost one and you won't lose another one but we came close. With everything the doctors have told us, we came close. Today is Corey's birthday. I am so thankful to have Corey and to know that in time he will hopefully heal from this injury. Please keep Corey in your prayers.