waiting patiently

Sometimes it is not easy to wait. I feel torn in three pieces right now, but must wait for God's timing to move. I am currently staying with my Parents who live with my grandparents. Dad is doing ok, but very tired. We found out through his new doctor that his cancer is more spread than we realized and the spots are larger than we realized. It is inoperable. The boys are with Jeremy's parents and Jeremy is still in California and I miss them all. And I must wait. please continue to pray for us.

My Grandpa Strong (My Dad's Dad) passed away in March. He was a wonderful man and will be very missed.

crazy hair and sprinklers

Daddy gave the boys baths one day and they came out looking like this. We let them play in the sprinkler outside the next day before washing out all the goop in their hair.

baby shower

I was also able to go to Vanessa's baby shower in March. It was wonderful to see our Oki family again! I wish I had taken more pictures.

The boys playing... James really needed his friend time!

JP, Aaron, and James

wonderful friends

Cathy and Vaness with their quilts

month of March

The month of March was a lot of fun for us with my sister here. We made some pillows and a quilt for her, went up to Lake Tahoe and played on the beach and in the snow (Mari took most of the snow pictures), and had a lot of fun just hanging out. Here are some pictures of her visit.

Jonathan hamming it up on the beach

The boys at Lake Tahoe at sunset

A mountain view of Lake Tahoe

The quilt Mari and I made for her

The pillows and the back of the quilt

In the snowy mountains

A walk in the snow


it's squishy

Making snow angels


There it is :)


Making a snowman


Not bad, Boys ;)


Snowball fight!


thigh deep in snow

Prayer request

About three weeks ago my Dad started losing function on the left side of his body. He went in to the doctor this past Monday and they thought he might have had a small stroke so they scheduled an MRI to check on him. They found two lumps on his brain. They sent him to a better hospital in another town (this happened yesterday morning) and that hospital ran more tests and found that my Dad has masses all over the organs on the left side of his body: his lungs, brain, liver, and kidney (adrenal gland). They have diagnosed him with stage four (last stage) cancer and have given him about a year to live. Please pray for my family. Pray for God's peace. Pray for our decision making. Please pray.

Mari is here!!!!! Yeah! My sister arrived on Tuesday and we have really been enjoying having her here. The boys are having fun playing with Aunt Mari and Mom is enjoying having a female to converse with during the day rather than just my normal toddler talk. Daddy is going to the Men's retreat this weekend, his first ever. We are praying he enjoys it and grows much. Just a quick update this time.

Isn't he a cutie?


Jonathan lounging in the sand


Super pirate


My beautiful sister :D


We are the pirates who don't do anything but play around a make a mess ;D