Category Archives: Kids

9 ½ Fingers

Posted on November 16, 2012 by David

When Jonah had his accident we searched high and low for something to help us explain to him all that was going on. A movie that they had watched over and over was Soul Surfer so he understood what the … Continue reading →

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Comfort

Posted on November 14, 2012 by David

We have been blessed with two amazing boys.  They bring so much joy to our lives!  As a parent, it’s torture to watch our children suffer, be in pain, be ill or have heartache.  Both boys have gone through a … Continue reading →

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What to do?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by David

With the election coming up in the United States we have created a special vote just for our blog readers. We have been purchasing gifts for Joshua and Jonah for Christmas throughout the summer.  Our first Christmas in Cameroon, we … Continue reading →

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One more question

Posted on November 2, 2012 by David

If you have spent any time alone with our children you soon realize that they like to ask questions. They are naturally inquisitive young men. Yesterday Jonah and I went to his LAST appointment at Children’s Mercy. I thought I … Continue reading →

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Passing through Paradise

Posted on October 1, 2012 by David

If you’ve reached Intercourse you’ve gone too far, you should have made a right turn at Paradise to get to the Cherry Crest farms. And if you ended up at Blue Ball you went north instead of south. These are … Continue reading →

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Family Fun

Posted on September 26, 2012 by David

It’s been an emotionally, physically and financially draining furlough.  We have been blessed immensely from many of you from prayers to financial gifts to taking us shopping to helping us with some of our medical bills to allowing us to … Continue reading →

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Words Disappearing

Posted on September 13, 2012 by David

Since arriving back in the United States we’ve walked by Independence Hall where the founding fathers adopted the Declaration of Independence and yesterday we took a day trip to Washington D.C. and one of our stops was to the National … Continue reading →

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Bicycles

Posted on September 10, 2012 by David

We purchased two bicycles for the boys at a yard sale.  We wanted the boys to learn to ride a bicycle and knew they wouldn’t have the opportunity to learn in Yaounde.  The price was right – $30 for both … Continue reading →

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Update on Jonah

Posted on September 1, 2012 by David

Jonah had his follow-up appointment on August 29.  His bandages were removed and we saw for the first time the amputated left ring finger.  The pathology report confirmed that he had a bad bone infection instead of bone death due … Continue reading →

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A day in Philly

Posted on August 24, 2012 by David

This week we decided to visit Philadelphia and we decided the best way to tour the city would be in a duck. So we booked our tour on the Ride the Ducks from home since you can save $7 a … Continue reading →

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