Good day!

Well, overall today has been a good day. Jr. and Missie put up the wallpaper border in Preston's room. Then I put up his pet net and it is overflowing with stuffed animals. He won't let me get rid of them. I was able to get rid of some a while back. But he really needs 2 pet nets to hold them all. I will take pictures of his room and post some on here. It looks very nice with the blue walls, sea life wallpaper border, then wall stickers to match the border. Also, when I was up in Canada I found ceramic fish, turtle, seahorse, etc. for 25 cents each or less and bought them. I am pleased with his room. He likes it too.

Preston went outside and sat on his swing today on our porch. We moved it back up to the porch so it would be closer for him to sit on it and swing. It makes it crowded but that is ok. He put his hat and sunglasses on and sat outside for a while. I was glad for him to get some fresh air and sunshine.

I was thinking while folding clothes about my feelings of fatigue that I have, from the last 19 years, since Preston has been born and has had so many problems, then it came to me: there are some things Jr. and I will never have to face with our son, that many others have had to face. He will never go to war; he will never drink, smoke or take drugs; he will never be sexually immoral; he will never know the depths of a sinful life and that is such a HUGE blessing. No, he will never graduate from high school or college; he will never have a job probably; but what is more important? We know that he will make it to Heaven and that is worth it all. It is worth it all to go through the sorrows of a sick child to know he will never go to Hell. That just thrills my heart. While other parents have bleeding hearts for their lost children (in sin); Jr. and I have bleeding hearts because Preston isn't normal and we have had to watch him suffer. No one wants to see their children suffer. But I am so thankful for the things he will never do. I only hope and pray Missie will never experience the sinful life too. That is why it is so important to get her in a Holiness school. She goes into 9th grade next year; that is hard to believe. I don't care if we don't have a lot, just to get her a holiness education and see her totally rooted and grounded in the Lord is our greatest desire.

Many are worried about my physical health with caring for Preston, but we all work together as a family. Missie is right there to help me when Jr. is at work. When Jr. is home, he does most of it. So although there are some hard times for me since I have this arthritis and fibromyalgia, we plan to care for him as long as we can. We realize we might not always be able too. But he is improving and using the cane with the legs is helping. Jr. and I washed his hair and gave him a shower today. He gets one good shower a week, and bed baths during the week.

Friday is Mildred's last day; we will greatly miss her. She sweeps, does dishes, take clothes out of dryer and folds them all, and puts away what goes in kitchen and bathroom; she loves to be busy. It helps lighten my load a lot! I am sorry she has to go right now. Preston will miss her too.

Please just prayer that Hannah will be able to start sooner than the middle of December!