Happy Birthday TJ!

T.J. turned 15 this past Monday!

The Birthday Boy with the birthday cake Daddy decorated!

Oh no, TJ REALLY blew out the candles! (Just kidding, these are actually the victims of a warmer-than-usual fire he built!)

In Christ,

For the Family,

Tiffany

I'm doing better

I want to thank all of you for your prayers. It has been a real mad house around here with doctors appts. etc. I had my first post operation visit with the doctor, she said it looks like it will be a 12 week recovery more than likely. I'm not able to use my right foot for any weight bearing at all. In about 3 weeks I'll be getting a hard cast for my foot. They will be x-raying my foot around that time to see how the bone graft is working. If it isn't then they will have to go back in and try again with something else. We are praying that all goes well with the healing process.



My family has been incredible during this time. My daughter has given her bed to me so I can bunk downstairs next to the bathroom and in the middle of the school room where I can be with them during the day. I have been sleeping quite a bit, but have reduced the amount of my pain meds. and have been doing better. I have been in bed with my foot elevated for the last week getting up only for necessities. I have started a few new books, one I am reading aloud to the family. This is a tradition in winter, that I read aloud a couple of books in the evenings around the fire. The newest one being The Guns of the Lion, of course being read with the Scottish lilt that I've used on all of the previous Bond books that we have. The kids enjoy it greatly. Needless to say, so do I.

We are also viewing "Entrepreneurial Boot Camp" DVD's and have been thinking about a family
business for some time now. We are hoping to come up some sound ideas to start praying about. Also our generational vision and our family's 200 year plans are still in infancy and need some growth and further development.

I will keep you all posted on my progress and healing through this great blessing of Time being spent with my family.

Thank you all for your continued prayers
Praise the Lord,
Tim

Surgery a Success!

Hello Everyone,

Daddy's surgery went well yesterday! It was a good thing we had it done, because the void in his bone was much larger than they had thought! He had a few issues in recovery but he is doing well here at home! Thank you for your prayers! God Bless!


In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany

Evenings with Victoria Botkin!

Beginning next Monday, Mrs. Botkin will hostessing a series of online mentoring sessions for women and daughters can listen in! Daddy and the boys have been participating in Mr. Botkin's mentoring sessions for men and have greatly enjoyed them! More details can be found at: http://www.westernconservatory.com/evb !!!

Also, Jasmine Baucham is hosting a registration giveaway to this event!! Details on that can be found at:
http://www.joyfullyathomeblog.com/2010/02/evenings-with-victoria-botkin-giveaway.html

By the way, even if you aren't interested in the contest, her blog is always a delight to visit and is listed in our blog roll as Joyfully at Home!

In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany

More Medical Mayhem!

Hello Everyone!

Daddy's right foot has been bothering him for some time and we have finally learned the cause and the solution.

The Cause: A fatty tumor (benign) /cyst the size of a walnut in Daddy's heel bone. This is something he has probably had since birth and basically means that there is a pocket of gunk in his heel. This gunk can be in two consistencies; semi solid or liquid (the doctor likened it to a hard-boiled vs. a raw egg). Unfortunately, Daddy's gunk is liquid which means his heel bone could break at any time and he is not allowed to do any walking beyond what is necessary (i.e. running, hiking, and treadmill are all off limits). :-(

The Solution: Surgery to remove the gunk and replace it with bone chips. This is definitely the route Daddy wanted to take, but it will mean three months off his feet and there is still a chance of breakage. However, once everything is healed up he can do anything he wants with no restrictions! The surgery is scheduled for this next Friday (March 5th) and we would greatly appreciate everyone's prayers that the surgery and healing will go well!

Our Adventures Continue!

In Christ,
For the Family,
Tiffany

The Cats are HAPPY!!

We have a small window bird feeder at the back window of our home, right behind Lisa's sewing machine. The Cat's absolutely love sitting on the window shelf and looking out at the birds. Today they were very intrigued with a small Black Cap Chickadee that courageously kept coming back for more.

Cats are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Much FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UpDate!!

Lisa is doing 100% better and is back to normal, praise the Lord!!!!!!

Have a good day everyone

In Christ,
Tim

Happy New Year !!!!!!

Happy new year!!!!
Lisa's surgery went well, it was scheduled for 7:30 am but we had to be there at 6:00 for prep. The Doctor said everything went well but he needed to make 1 more incision than normal for better view and angle. So she has 5 small incisions 3 about 1/2 inch long and the other 2 about an inch long. One of the longer ones is in her belly button. She came out of recovery and into a room about 11:30am. She was able to keep lunch ( clear diet ) down fine, so they ordered her a soft dinner. That came around 5:30 and she was able to eat that and was doing exceptionally well with walking and moving around. She was able to come home and was discharged at 9:00 that night and we were able to bring in the new year as a family all together. Now she is getting around ok, still in pain but the percacet is helping a lot.

Thank you for all of your prayers!!!!

Tim

Sword Fighting and Being Soldiers for the Most High

It is snowing here in the North West corner of OHIO today. The boys wanted to go outside and use some of the pent up energy that they have. They received practice swords from Vision forum for Christmas this year and decided to "practice" in the snow. They set the line out in our front lawn and soon they were having a great amount of fun and exercise. They were dodging and lunging all over the front lawn. I was thinking while watching them outside, we need to be this way at defending ourselves against the enemies of Christianity. Taking our "swords" and following after Christ daily with our challenges and worldly confrontations. Confronting what is wrong in our society and taking it back for the Glory of God.

Tim

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!!!!!
I hope everyone has had a Blessed Christmas. I worked last night and got off work this morning at 7:00 am. I have the rest of this week off though. We will be spending quality time as a family before Lisa's surgery on the 31st.

Unto us this day a child is born in the city of Bethlehem, a Savior which is Christ the Lord.
He is the reason for the season.

May God bless you and keep you all!!

Tim

A Wonderful Weekend

The Children on the Rope bridge

This past weekend we were able to attend the viewing of "Mysterious Islands" in Kentucky at the Convention Center in Covington. We had such a wonderful time meeting a family there (The Moyers), and going out to dinner at a small restaurant down the block. Getting to know them is such a blessing. It almost seems like we have known each other for years and a lot of the roads we have travled seemed very familiar. We were able to go to worship on Sunday and listen to Dan Horns message. It was a wonderful message and one that everyone needed to hear. I hope we will be able to attend more conferences this coming year, it has always been a blessing to hear the speakers and meet new families.

The Creation Museum was wonderful and we had a great time walking around seeing all the lights outside. We enjoyed a couple new exhibits like the blind cave fish, the different dogs skulls, while enjoying the walk through the Bible. This trip has been a joy and blessing to all of us.

The blind cave fish

The Christmas light display

The dogs skulls

Lisa's gall bladder surgery is scheduled for the 31st at 7:00 am. She has pre op blood work to get done today so I better wind this up. I will post again soon.

Blessings in Christ,
Tim