Thank you to all of our friends and family who've been praying for Peter, have brought gifts and goodies, stopped by, stayed at the hospital with us and have called or texted. You make our boy feel loved! (His parents too!) A very big thank you to Andrew, who went above and beyond his big brother duties. Abi was so supportive and encouraging. Peter ate some homemade Mac and cheese for dinner and some sautéed veggies. He asked for seconds! It hurts to talk and smile so he's laying low. His stitches come out next Tuesday (lip construction surgery-July)
Last
night, after telling the kids good night, (translation: go to bed) I
could still hear a noise. I was yelling (cause I'm an awesome mom like
that) at whoever was making that noise to stop and go to bed. Peter came
to me and said, "but I'm dancing mom because I'm just so happy!" Dance
on, my son, dance on.
And THIS is reason #5,678 why we choose adoption and 'large' families.
As I think back over the last two weeks, I think about how the passing of a great man and his sweet son has changed us. We want to spend more time with our families, laugh more, enjoy life, take advantage of opportunities, take pictures. And then I think, a Man has already died for us to show us this. He left us His words in the Greatest Book ever. He died so we could have eternity with our friend and his son who've gone before us. We have the example to live by. Tom would be honored that we realize these things but he would want God to get all the glory and honor
As you consider giving to help the Eynon girls, I do want to share a story that just gives a small glimpse into the Eynon family. Peter had an appointment with Tom and after Tom had pretended to be peters sparring partner and telling him jokes AND refusing to charge us, we witnessed something beautiful. An elderly woman left a store right by Tom's office. It was raining & she couldn't walk well. Tom ran straight to her, grabbed her umbrella, and escorted her to her car at her pace. He opened her door, made sure she was situated, started her car, then gave her umbrella back before dashing back to his office. Peter was mesmerized, wouldn't leave until Tom had gone inside and asked me why he did that. I told him because that's what real men of God do. I texted Caroline, his wife, and told her that she has no idea the impact her husband has on my son. Tom was a real man of God. I could share countless other stories testifying to this fact. Please consider helping Caroline, Kiera, Kennedy, & Ashlyn. Easing their financial burden is something we can all contribute too.
And THIS is reason #5,678 why we choose adoption and 'large' families.
As I think back over the last two weeks, I think about how the passing of a great man and his sweet son has changed us. We want to spend more time with our families, laugh more, enjoy life, take advantage of opportunities, take pictures. And then I think, a Man has already died for us to show us this. He left us His words in the Greatest Book ever. He died so we could have eternity with our friend and his son who've gone before us. We have the example to live by. Tom would be honored that we realize these things but he would want God to get all the glory and honor
As you consider giving to help the Eynon girls, I do want to share a story that just gives a small glimpse into the Eynon family. Peter had an appointment with Tom and after Tom had pretended to be peters sparring partner and telling him jokes AND refusing to charge us, we witnessed something beautiful. An elderly woman left a store right by Tom's office. It was raining & she couldn't walk well. Tom ran straight to her, grabbed her umbrella, and escorted her to her car at her pace. He opened her door, made sure she was situated, started her car, then gave her umbrella back before dashing back to his office. Peter was mesmerized, wouldn't leave until Tom had gone inside and asked me why he did that. I told him because that's what real men of God do. I texted Caroline, his wife, and told her that she has no idea the impact her husband has on my son. Tom was a real man of God. I could share countless other stories testifying to this fact. Please consider helping Caroline, Kiera, Kennedy, & Ashlyn. Easing their financial burden is something we can all contribute too.
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