11 Days of Thankfulness

First, today, I am thankful for Veteran's...like my Grandpa's (God rest their souls), my cousins, my friends and my husband. THANK YOU and HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY!

"This nation will remain the land of the free 

only so long as it is the home of the brave."

- Elmer Davis

Secondly, I am thankful for modern medicine. I am thankful I have the opportunity to have insurance to provide all of my boys, especially Jadon today, with proper medical care. Today, Jadon had a barium videofluroscopic study done (swallow study) to see if he was/is aspirating. I requested this because of his constant congestion, his gulping, coughing and gurgling while drinking. He LOVES to drink now that he knows how.

Today, I learned, my son does have difficulties with swallowing. Findings of the study should significant penetration into the airway while swallowing but did not show full-on aspiration (thank God). However, with all the clinical symptoms and having had pneumonia in Ukraine at some point in time, he has clinical symptoms pointing to aspiration even though he did NOT aspirate today during the test.

Recommendation? Thicken all liquids to honey thick consistency. I immediately bought some Thick-It which is a powder form thickening agent and is disgusting, yet my sweet boy is HAPPY just to have his cup and be drinking. I am praying our insurance will cover Simply Thick so we can switch to it instead. Simply Thick is a gel form thickening agent and very expensive. In the meantime, we will use the nasty Thick-It and see what insurance says in the long run.

Can I ask a prayer request to from my readers? I have a dear friend, very close to my heart, who is struggling with a decision pertaining to adoption and what avenue to take. Can you pray for her? Thank you.

Love,



"I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:2-3 (NIV)

10 days of Thankfulness

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 "I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:2-3 (NIV)

Question from a Reader......

Christie- As a busy mom, when do make the time to pray? Or do you pray 'unceasingly' as others do? I would love to know. I loved your post today and would love to learn from you.
(Jane reader/mom in Los Angeles)


Jane, thanks for the question and the compliments. I am humbled, truly.
I would love to say I pray "unceasingly" but I cannot say that. I pray when it hits me. I pray where it hits me. I pray when I can. Sometimes that means in the car,  while cooking dinner, during the kids' nap-time, while on the computer, in the shower, before bed---truly, all throughout my day, I pray off and on. Some days, I pray more...and, honestly, there are days, I don't pray near as much I need too. I cannot say I don't pray as much as I should. "Should", to me, implies a chore. I pray because I want to, not because I should do it.

I tend to have a bit of ADD (just ask my husband) I am never doing just ONE thing, ever. My brain runs a hundred miles a minute nearly all the time and I burn the midnight oil like no other person I know. So, needs (for me and others), requests (again for me and others),  and selfish wants come whenever and I try my best to seize the opportunity when it comes. My prayer might be short and sweet, it may be long and intimate. Mine vary and that is ok; but, the more I've done it the more it just "comes" with ease. Prayer for me just earlier this year was still awkward and "strange". My relationship has grown and my prayer comes easier, more naturally now.

Kind of like the "fake it til you make it" deal. Only here the key is "FAITH it, til you make it". It will come.

I am just a mom, a wife, and a Christian. I fail daily. I screw up big time too. Key is to get back up, reset your compass to His and move on.

Thanks, Jane...I hope this answered your question.




 "I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:2-3 (NIV)

Question from a Reader......

Christie- As a busy mom, when do make the time to pray? Or do you pray 'unceasingly' as others do? I would love to know. I loved your post today and would love to learn from you.
(Jane reader/mom in Los Angeles)


Jane, thanks for the question and the compliments. I am humbled, truly.
I would love to say I pray "unceasingly" but I cannot say that. I pray when it hits me. I pray where it hits me. I pray when I can. Sometimes that means in the car,  while cooking dinner, during the kids' nap-time, while on the computer, in the shower, before bed---truly, all throughout my day, I pray off and on. Some days, I pray more...and, honestly, there are days, I don't pray near as much I need too. I cannot say I don't pray as much as I should. "Should", to me, implies a chore. I pray because I want to, not because I should do it. I've learned to pray more during this
"I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:2-3 (NIV)