Christmas Week

 Merry Christmas!  Monday Josiah went to the clinic and hospital for chemo, some platelets, and another spinal tap.  His ANC, platelets and hemoglobin were all low.  I was surprised by that because his energy has been good lately.  He was back for red blood cells on Tuesday.  We got to meet the lady that makes Comfy Cozies!  You can read her daughter's story and find out more about these shirts she makes for kids receiving chemo treatments.

That night we headed to our community park for our church's candlelight Christmas Eve service then had cupcakes to celebrate Jesus' birthday at home afterward.  This morning we opened gifts, had breakfast and headed to a local nursing home to help hand out presents.  The kids enjoyed helping unwrap gifts and the residents enjoyed having some little ones about.  It was special to see all the beautiful blanket and throws that had been made for the residents.

In one wing, most of the residents were out in the lobby and in the other wing, we took their gifts to their room.  After the first group, our little introvert Mary was shot and ready to go home.  She had a complete turn around in the second group and was having so much fun she didn't want to leave.  It was amazing to see the difference for her between being in a large room with a lot of people and being in a small room with one or two individuals.  And then there was brother who was totally in his element on the first wing and quickly got bored on the second wing!  :)

Our house is a mess and we ate leftovers for Christmas dinner, but our hearts are full and we get to celebrate the hope we have in Christ this Christmas!