My sis and her grandbaby, Elizabeth, she is a doll!

My sis and her grandbaby, Elizabeth, she is a doll!

My nephew Will, his wife Nicole and the newest family member, my great niece Elizabeth

My nephew Will, his wife Nicole and the newest family member, my great niece Elizabeth

Mom, me, Barb and Myles (my sis and bro)

Mom, me, Barb and Myles (my sis and bro)

Missie and Uncle Myles (my brother)

Missie and Uncle Myles (my brother)

Missie and grandparents

Missie and grandparents

Missie at park in Brockville,Ont. Canada

Missie at park in Brockville,Ont. Canada

Missie and I went to Canada in October

Missie and I went to Canada in October
Mom and Jim

Part of Preston's room, he has large room, calls it his apt.

Part of Preston's room, he has large room, calls it his apt.
has a recliner and little refrig.

Missie wanted her room lime green and black

Missie wanted her room lime green and black
turned out very nice!

Left side of kitchen

Left side of kitchen

Right side of kitchen (sunflowers)

Right side of kitchen (sunflowers)

Other half of living room

Other half of living room

Part of living room

Part of living room

Part of our dining room, it is a large room

Part of our dining room, it is a large room

Our new home!

Our new home!

Jr.s shop

Jr.s shop

2 car garage

2 car garage

This is the only way it would let me post :(

Here it is December, where has time gone. I just realized this a.m. I have not posted pics of our new home, where we moved to in May. I am really bad at blogging now :( Preston is doing great! He did have a cold, but other than that, he is doing well! We are so thankful for that.Missie loves Union Bible Academy. She has moved into the dorm so she won't have to drive 1 1/2 hrs/day and during winter it would have been hard. She loves living in dorm and having her friends there. She is in choir and absolutely loves that and travels when they travel. She is maintaining a B average, and that is great! It was a big switch to switch from ACE cirriculum to textbooks, but she has done very well. We love our home, and spending our first holidays in it! Will post some pics.

Preston and Missie before surgery

Preston and Missie before surgery

Preston before surgery

Preston before surgery

Preston after his surgery

Preston after his surgery

Monday, October 15, 2007

What are the 7 wonders of this present world?

Well, what is your answer to this question? What are the 7 wonders of this present world? Here is my answer:

To see
To hear
To touch
To feel (emotions)
To laugh
To love

and THE GREATEST OF ALL, IS THAT JESUS GAVE HIM LIFE FOR US!

I watched our son lay in a hospital bed when he had lost his ability to see, eat, talk, walk, use the bathroom, and was as helpless as a baby. Now to hear him talk, laugh, watch him eat and be able to see again, those are the great wonders of our present world! It scared me so bad the first day I realized he couldn't see. I thought the infection had caused him to go blind. He couldn't tell us what pain he was suffering, because he couldn't talk. To see him do these things all again is greater than any wonder of the world that you might could visit.

To hear our daughter laugh and feel her arms around us, is a wonder; because all of the things Preston could never do in life; she can do, and it has been a blessing to watch her excel. To watch her be part child and part teenager is quite a wonder! She is 13 and that is a hard age. The acne, the way of women that has already started for her, her like for boys (oh no, what are we in for??) these prove she is a normal young lady. So we have the joys of a special needs child and the joys of a very intelligent child. Both are precious in the eyes of the Lord and in our eyes as well.

So if you can't remember the 7 wonders, look around you; you will quickly find 7 and more wonders of the world.

Yes, we all have problems, but we all have wonders too; many more than 7.

4 comments:

Les said...

You are so right! I think we see things differently than others since we live the "special needs" way of life.

Norma Gwen Watson said...

Exactly, Les! And it is hard having a special needs child, but I am so glad I can see so many wonders that I might never had seen if I had of had 2 healthy children.

Anonymous said...

Norma,

You are so right!!!! Just look around and we ALL live in the presence of wonders and miracles. Some of us need a little help seeing them. I am so glad things are going well for you and your family.

Love, Cindy

Norma Gwen Watson said...

Thanks Cindy! Things have greatly improved. My fibro is really acting up though and I am in pain a lot. Can't win them all.