"My Bones Must Be Pretty Strong"

That was Gabe's response to my question "What did you do to your brother??" (And yes, that is blood all over Gideon's smiling face! )

Once Upon A Brother

Once upon a time, there was an adorable little boy sitting on the floor reading his story like the cutie pie that he is.

Next thing you know, his brothers Justus and Gabe appeared on the scene (that always means trouble if you're trying to read a book).
Justus surprised Gideon by "dropping" in to say hello while Gabe ate the rest of the pretzels from two weeks ago that he found under the couch.
Poor Gideon decided to make the best of things and continued to read the book with his brother on his lap.

The End.

Why Do The Clouds Blow?

Gabe: "Why doesn't God have a body?" Me: "Um...because He's a spirit...." Gabe: "Can God hear me when I pray?" Me: "Of course He can!" Gabe: "How can He hear me if He doesn't have ears?" Me: "He doesn't need ears, because He's God." Gabe: "Can He see in the dark?" Me: "Yes" Gabe: "I can see in the dark too, I have a flashlight!" Gabe: "Why do the clouds move?" Me: "Because the wind is blowing them." Gabe: "So God can see us from heaven?" Me: "No, God can see through the clouds." Gabe: "Why does the wind blow them?" Me: We'll have to ask daddy when he gets home." Gabe: "I think 'cause they're following us to Grandmie's house."
Gabe, I love you!

Real Food and Other Encouragements

Praise the Lord, Justus has started to eat real food without gagging! That is such an answer to prayer. We go again tomorrow for chemo and we'll find out then if he has started gaining weight yet. Please pray for that. The next wonderful thing on my list is crawling!!! Wow, I'm so grateful that he is crawling around again and playing on his own. It was VERY difficult to get much of anything done with him stuck to my hip and I was getting a little overwhelmed, but now he's crawling again! :) I'm so happy!
And last but not least, Justus also had his first trip to the zoo! It was so much fun to get out and see all the animals, the boys had a blast! We spend almost the entire day there and Justus was all smiles. I'm so thankful to God for all of these blessings. We have had many "good" days lately and they are a HUGE encouragement. Blessings are overflowing!