Saturday, May 22, 2010

A New Chapter

Yesterday, Samantha Grace "graduated" from the 1-year old room into the 2-year old room. Mommy has to say that I am a bit tearful. We have LOVED our teachers this year. They have been some of the most compassionate and loving teachers!

When SG comes home and constantly asks, "Where's Berta (it's really Roberta but she can't say it all)?" or "Where's Christi?" You know it's been a great year!

She has made some fantastic friends and memories! Some we will never forget. One of the best "presents" that SG brought home was a collage of pictures of her and her friends from her class. My! How she has grown and changed since the beginning of the year. She is such a littl girl now!

There is one picture, in particular, where she is standing with her friend Beasley and she has her arm around her, leaning her head on Beasley's shoulder and smiling from ear-to-ear. It looks like a picture you would have seend in a high school year book. It just made Mommy cry.



We have now enetered our summer season. We know that there are still many possible changes on the horizon for our family and wait upon the Lord for some answers. But for now we are enjoying the laughter, water playing, swing-set swinging and friend playing times each moment that we get!

Mommy cannot thank Miss Roberta and Miss Christi for any better year than this! You guys are the best and the memories will last a life time!

Friday, May 7, 2010

A Year Later

Some of you may not realize but last week has a great significance on our lives as a family. Exactly one year ago, we put our sweet Samantha Grace's life in the hands of wonderful doctor's and nurses here at home and at our wonderful Children's Hospital upon the realization of a diagnosis of Type I Diabetes. To mark the year of dramatic changes, I first thought I could compose a letter, but later thought that pictures do a much better job of explaining than I can do in words. Plus have you ever tried to write a letter to your child...not easy! So here in pictures are some of the journeys we have taken since May 8, 2009.


Almost 1 month prior to diagnosis.


Exactly one week prior to diagnosis.




Leaving PICU and heading to a regular room at Children's Hospital on day 3!





About 1 month after diagnosis in Nashville on the lake!



My first Braves game. September 2009.



Collecting rocks with SG's Uncle Vance. October 2009.



Beach trip with Bobo, Mimi, Mommy and Daddy. October 2009.



Tulip Fairy. Halloween 2009.



Thanksgiving 2009. Family Hike in Nashville.
Received our insulin pump. Such an answer to prayer!



Finger/Body painting at Mimi's. November 2009.



Christmas 2009. Only a day after being hospitalized with Type A & B Flu and a double ear infection.



Her favorite Christmas gift. Christmas 2009.



Learning all about Skyping. January 2010.



Riding the carousel at the Nashville Zoo. March 2010.



First petting zoo experience at the Atlanta Zoo. April 2010.



Dress-up like Abby. April 2010.



Samantha Grace and her "big brothers". May 2, 2010.

After all this fun and dramatic physical changes in our little angel, when the day is said and done Samantha Grace is just plain...



wiped out.

"Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever." - Psalm 106:3