Heidelberg, Germany

What a Week!

So this past week was full of excitement. We had a few crisis but keep reading because it all worked out in the end.

On Friday I headed to the grocery store to pick up a few things for the weekend. I walked in and a man stopped me and asked me if I was active duty. I said no but my husband is. He then handed me this card. I was totally confused and he said, "here is a Commissary card for $50 of groceries enjoy!" I was totally shocked! I felt like I won the lottery. I asked him why and he said, "it's for you... enjoy!" I thanked him a hundred times and just couldn't believe it!! I was so excited!! It totally made my day!! I rushed home to tell the kids!

A few weeks ago Owen went on a youth retreat and returned home with a terrible cold. About 20 boys shared a cabin so it is not surprising he came back with a cold but boy it was a doozie. We were at the doctor twice with sore throats and ear aches. Owen's cold was passed to Meg. Well, when Pascal returned from the field and the cold was passed to Pascal. After battling it for a week he headed to the doctor because the cold seemed to have gone to his chest. He walked to the clinic and I didn't think much of it, thinking the doctor would send him home with some decongestant. I get a text on my phone a bit later from Pascal saying it looks like he needs to head to the ER. At this point I was a little concerned thinking this must be some cold. So I pick him up and off we go to the ER. In the car he explains that the doctor did a chest x-ray and they saw "something". That "something" could be a pulmonary embolism.

A PULMONARY EMBOLISM..... wwhhhaattt!! So we spent time in the car praying all the way to the ER asking God that whatever showed up on the X-ray God would heal him from. We asked God that he would just remove and restore Pascal to complete health. We drop Pascal off at the ER and then the kids and I spend the next 5 hours... wondering what was going on.

We found a little park and the kids played while I sat and prayed and prayed. I called family and asked everyone to PRAY!!

Pascal had his cell phone so he texted us and kept us posted on things while they were running test.

It was a long 5 hours of waiting!!

We believe in miracles and I am thrilled to say after 5 hours at the ER we left with Pascal and a clean bill of health. In the end they didn't think it was embolism. God is so good! We believe that God was in charge and that he took away whatever they seemed to have seen on the x-ray! Hooray crisis #1 over!

On Saturday morning we left a 2:30 AM to head to Smokey Mtn. where the Charleston Pipe Band was competing. We arrived at 8:30 and were getting dressed from the back of the car when look what happens!! The sole comes completely off my shoe! Crisis #2!! Can you believe this? Well, considering that I got them when I was 16 it is not too surprising but right before competition. WHHAATT!!

So I decided to tape them

The tape got me through a few hours but as I walked the tape stretched. So in the end I had to just take the soles off!

Pascal was up for solo competition. He took home first in one event!! Go Pascal!!

My turn!

Getting tuned up

I'm the short one! Here we are on the field competing!

And we took FIRST!!!!! Hooray ...All the while wearing shoes without soles!!

Owen and Meg leading us off with our trophies!!

Pascal competing

They took first too!! Hooray

The state of my shoes at the end of the day!!

I like to call these "Piper ballet flats". They barely got me through the day and I avoided gravel at all cost! But I made it!! The funny thing is.... they were super comfortable.