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Sunday, June 21, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Camping in Grand Haven June 2009
So we took our first attempt at Camping in our new camper this year. Karlie is 3, and Luke is 1 year and 4 months. The first night was not that great. It didn't take us long to set up camp being in a trailer is really easy, but the kids would NOT go to bed that night and it was just me, Mom. They finally crashed around 11pm, Luke was up 3 times in the night crying, finally I took him in bed with me and Kar, and he was up at 6:15. Crabby! He wanted to go outside and it was raining, he woke up Karlie, and they were both sitting there crying. Mom loaded them up and we went home, not even 24 hours later! We went home took 3 hour naps (all of us) and took a bath and headed back out. By then the sun was out and all was well. The rest of the week went great! I think they just needed to adjust, its all new to them, its alittle scary away from home, and they loved it! We had a great time. The weather was perfect, dad came to stay a few nights, and even though mom was DEAD tired herself and it is alot of work with 2 little babies, it was all worth it. The worst part: coming home and cleaning up and getting back to life! I could sit by a campfire all night long!
It was great spending time with my kids alone, playing, riding bikes, going to Arts and Crafts fair, getting icecream, walking the pier and watching the fishermen....Just soaking up the beauty of this earth and all the Lord has blessed us with. I can't wait to do it agian!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
KIDS SAY THE CUTEST THINGS!!!!
Mom: I am going to have Mrs Jenny show us how to attach the bike trailer to my bike to that I can pull you and Luke behind my bike and we can take bike rides at night.
Karlie: We can do it just like Dad does, put it on our hitch. Oh thats right, bikes don't have hitches. (6/8/09,3 years old)
Mom: I wasn't at the memorial parade with you because I was sick.
Karlie: oh ya, thats right, you were getting new veins in your throat with rubber bands.
(after that statement we had a LONG discussion about Dr.'s and putting mommy to sleep with medicine so nothing hurt, and how did the Dr go down my throat? How did you get the Dr out?)
(6/8/09,3 years old)
Mom: Dad was with mommy in the hospital
Karlie: Was he getting fixed too?
Mom: No, he just stayed with mommy to hold my hand
Karlie: And to give you lots of kisses?
Mom: yes
Karlie: Awe, You should tell him Thank you! That was so nice. (she was so happy!)(3 years old)
to be continued.....
Mom: Great Grandma is going to go to heaven soon, we need to ask Jesus to take her
Karlie: Do we all get to go to the same one?
Mom: Yes
Karlie: Oh yeah, I am so excited to go there, I want grandma to be there, mommy.....I love you mommy, do you want a bear hug?
Mom: Karlie, your gonna be a cool dirtbiking chick! (she just got her new PW 50)
Karlie: Mom, chickens don't ride dirtbikes!!! She thought that was so funny that I would say that, and I thought she was so funny, but she didn't know why obviously. Super funny! (1-6-2010, Karlie 4 years old)
Mom: Karlie, I really don't want you to do my hair, I just did it and I don't want to do it again.
Karlie: But mom, its just alittle makeover and everyone likes those! (April 2010, 4 years old) I have no idea where they come up with such things!!!!!
So my son came up to me this morning with his PJ's unzipped. Thats wierd I thought, until he said "shot" and looked at me, in his hand was a fake srynge from a toy Dr's kit and he gave himself the "shot" in his stomach and smiled at me. It was so sweet! Just like he sees mom do it everyday! He is so smart! (April 9,2010, 2 years old)
Karlie (5): Mom luke just burped and something came out of his mouth!!!"
(I come and look, luke threw up all over the couch! Not going to bible study this morning!:)
Karlie: I looked at him mom and it almost made ME throw up!
Luke and I laying in bed (almost 4 years old) "I'm not afraid of the dark mom"
Me: "your not!!?"
Luke: "nope, Jesus keeps me safe"
A different night laying in bed (Luke was crabby and wouldn't go to sleep)
Me: "boy, you sure are crabby, who did you come from?"
Luke: "jesus"
Me: "your right, you DID come from Jesus"
Luke: "ya, b/c I don't want satan in my heart"
Me: "thats right buddy, you don't. And someday Jesus is going to come again and satan and him will have a fight and do you know who will win?"
Luke: "jesus"
Me: "yup!"
Luke: "YYYYYEEESSSS!!! and gets all excited flipping around"
Luke and I were driving to school to drop something off to Karlie and listening to WCSG, the announcer says, and that was Jeremy Camp
Luke: "MOM!!! Did you hear what he said?!!!!
Me: "Yes...???"
Luke: "HE said Jeremy camp!!!"
Me: "ya???" (not having a clue where this was going)
Luke: "That means we are going to go camping soon with Jeremy!!!" (alittle friend he met last summer at Holland state park while camping. :) TOoo cute!! He was soooo excited!!!
Luke and I were taking a bath (dec. 2011, almost 4)
Luke: Why does your stomach look like that mom?
Me: oh, b/c mommy had a big surgery and from my shots everyday (its black and blue)
Luke: thats gross!
Same day, I went shopping for Karlie (6)
Me: I bought you some new underwear b/c yours is getting too small
Karlie: There NOT as big as yours are they!!!!???
Me: I just don't want time to go fast and I wish we could stay right where we are forever!!! I want you to stay my little buddy!!
Luke: "Do you want me to stop eating?" (June 3, 2012, 4 years)
Luke, Karlie and I were camping at the conference grounds this week and Luke came running up to me and said "Are you not sooo happy that I found this new friend mom?" He was so proud to make a new friend at the playground. It was so cute!
Karlie continues to say "come on Bro, come to big sissy" (aug. 2012) oh my
Karlie: We can do it just like Dad does, put it on our hitch. Oh thats right, bikes don't have hitches. (6/8/09,3 years old)
Mom: I wasn't at the memorial parade with you because I was sick.
Karlie: oh ya, thats right, you were getting new veins in your throat with rubber bands.
(after that statement we had a LONG discussion about Dr.'s and putting mommy to sleep with medicine so nothing hurt, and how did the Dr go down my throat? How did you get the Dr out?)
(6/8/09,3 years old)
Mom: Dad was with mommy in the hospital
Karlie: Was he getting fixed too?
Mom: No, he just stayed with mommy to hold my hand
Karlie: And to give you lots of kisses?
Mom: yes
Karlie: Awe, You should tell him Thank you! That was so nice. (she was so happy!)(3 years old)
to be continued.....
Mom: Great Grandma is going to go to heaven soon, we need to ask Jesus to take her
Karlie: Do we all get to go to the same one?
Mom: Yes
Karlie: Oh yeah, I am so excited to go there, I want grandma to be there, mommy.....I love you mommy, do you want a bear hug?
Mom: Karlie, your gonna be a cool dirtbiking chick! (she just got her new PW 50)
Karlie: Mom, chickens don't ride dirtbikes!!! She thought that was so funny that I would say that, and I thought she was so funny, but she didn't know why obviously. Super funny! (1-6-2010, Karlie 4 years old)
Mom: Karlie, I really don't want you to do my hair, I just did it and I don't want to do it again.
Karlie: But mom, its just alittle makeover and everyone likes those! (April 2010, 4 years old) I have no idea where they come up with such things!!!!!
So my son came up to me this morning with his PJ's unzipped. Thats wierd I thought, until he said "shot" and looked at me, in his hand was a fake srynge from a toy Dr's kit and he gave himself the "shot" in his stomach and smiled at me. It was so sweet! Just like he sees mom do it everyday! He is so smart! (April 9,2010, 2 years old)
Karlie (5): Mom luke just burped and something came out of his mouth!!!"
(I come and look, luke threw up all over the couch! Not going to bible study this morning!:)
Karlie: I looked at him mom and it almost made ME throw up!
Luke and I laying in bed (almost 4 years old) "I'm not afraid of the dark mom"
Me: "your not!!?"
Luke: "nope, Jesus keeps me safe"
A different night laying in bed (Luke was crabby and wouldn't go to sleep)
Me: "boy, you sure are crabby, who did you come from?"
Luke: "jesus"
Me: "your right, you DID come from Jesus"
Luke: "ya, b/c I don't want satan in my heart"
Me: "thats right buddy, you don't. And someday Jesus is going to come again and satan and him will have a fight and do you know who will win?"
Luke: "jesus"
Me: "yup!"
Luke: "YYYYYEEESSSS!!! and gets all excited flipping around"
Luke and I were driving to school to drop something off to Karlie and listening to WCSG, the announcer says, and that was Jeremy Camp
Luke: "MOM!!! Did you hear what he said?!!!!
Me: "Yes...???"
Luke: "HE said Jeremy camp!!!"
Me: "ya???" (not having a clue where this was going)
Luke: "That means we are going to go camping soon with Jeremy!!!" (alittle friend he met last summer at Holland state park while camping. :) TOoo cute!! He was soooo excited!!!
Luke and I were taking a bath (dec. 2011, almost 4)
Luke: Why does your stomach look like that mom?
Me: oh, b/c mommy had a big surgery and from my shots everyday (its black and blue)
Luke: thats gross!
Same day, I went shopping for Karlie (6)
Me: I bought you some new underwear b/c yours is getting too small
Karlie: There NOT as big as yours are they!!!!???
Me: I just don't want time to go fast and I wish we could stay right where we are forever!!! I want you to stay my little buddy!!
Luke: "Do you want me to stop eating?" (June 3, 2012, 4 years)
Luke, Karlie and I were camping at the conference grounds this week and Luke came running up to me and said "Are you not sooo happy that I found this new friend mom?" He was so proud to make a new friend at the playground. It was so cute!
Karlie continues to say "come on Bro, come to big sissy" (aug. 2012) oh my
Monday, June 8, 2009
Trying to move on with Life
I have to say that I am acting like nothing has ever happened. Do I think about my health and what happened alot? Absolutely. Am I worried? Absolutely. I can't believe that I am the same person sitting here today that I was 2 weeks ago laying in a hospital bed in so much pain and so much mental frustration wondering what to do with myself when it seemed no one else did either.
I don't know if I am done with "stuff"....I wish I was. I feel pain in my chest every now and then and start to worry, wondering if its normal. Sometimes I lay in bed wondering if I am going to die. Will I live to see my 40th? 50th? My kids get married? Only the good Lord knows. Sometimes I struggle with the thought of death and I am afraid of it, I will admit that I am weak when it comes to the idea of leaving this earth behind, my family. Even though I KNOW I am going to such a better place! I know that no one knows when our time on this earth is done, but it gives me fear....I don't want to die. I tell you what, I sure think about the saying a whole lot more "live each day as if it were your last!" I have changed and I am glad. This has all made me such a better person. I can't even begin to describe it but I have so many feelings and so many thoughts running around, things I want to do, people to see, just living and enjoying LIFE!
I have another banding procedure in a week, I cancelled it and pushed it off a few days b/c I just don't want to go! I don't want to do anything else.....But I know I have to. Maybe he will be happy with what he sees. Maybe I won't have to have these "veins" wrapped anymore. That would be so nice!
My kids are awesome. Sometimes Steve comes home and asks me why I go everywhere and do so much with them? Why not? I want them to experience life, I want to explore, see the world through their eyes, be together, and enjoy every moment I have with my kids! I don't care if we are home or away, I just can't get enough of them. God made me a mom and for that I feel so blessed!
I don't know if I am done with "stuff"....I wish I was. I feel pain in my chest every now and then and start to worry, wondering if its normal. Sometimes I lay in bed wondering if I am going to die. Will I live to see my 40th? 50th? My kids get married? Only the good Lord knows. Sometimes I struggle with the thought of death and I am afraid of it, I will admit that I am weak when it comes to the idea of leaving this earth behind, my family. Even though I KNOW I am going to such a better place! I know that no one knows when our time on this earth is done, but it gives me fear....I don't want to die. I tell you what, I sure think about the saying a whole lot more "live each day as if it were your last!" I have changed and I am glad. This has all made me such a better person. I can't even begin to describe it but I have so many feelings and so many thoughts running around, things I want to do, people to see, just living and enjoying LIFE!
I have another banding procedure in a week, I cancelled it and pushed it off a few days b/c I just don't want to go! I don't want to do anything else.....But I know I have to. Maybe he will be happy with what he sees. Maybe I won't have to have these "veins" wrapped anymore. That would be so nice!
My kids are awesome. Sometimes Steve comes home and asks me why I go everywhere and do so much with them? Why not? I want them to experience life, I want to explore, see the world through their eyes, be together, and enjoy every moment I have with my kids! I don't care if we are home or away, I just can't get enough of them. God made me a mom and for that I feel so blessed!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Letter of Thanks to so many!!!
Dear family and Friends,
I cannot tell you enough how grateful and blessed I am because of you all! What I have been through over the past 2 weeks has been unexplainable in so many ways, and has changed my life forever. I am home, I have returned to being a wife and mother, and tonight I am soooo tired! :) I am trying to take it slow but I think most of you know that is impossible for me, plus, I have 2 little ones that run more than I do!
It feels great to be home and I feel so blessed to have my army of warriors out there praying for me! It worked and God does answer prayers b/c I am proof of it! The Dr.'s were all amazed at the last CT scan and are amazed at how great things looked. The surgeon told me when we were leaving that I am lucky. I think I have a better word for that and it is all b/c of you! I couldn't have made it without all of you praying for me, for holding me up when I was at my lowest, and honestly, I didn't know if I would be seeing anyone again.
Am I "fixed"? No. Do I have something wrong with me? Yes. Am I on my blood pressure meds, blood thinner injections, and more? Yes. But the big hurdle is out of the way and hopefully over time, my body will return to normal. I have a year of tests and lots of blood work, but hopefully with close monitoring, I won't have to have any more surgeries.
Words cannot explain how much I felt your arms around me and the love of the Lord through all of you. It is something that I have never felt so strongly before. Last thursday night something just happened, it was like a light switch inside of me, and all of a sudden my pain went away. After that, the Dr's came with the great news that I could go home, that we didn't have to do surgery again. I cried and cried tears of joy, tears of gratefulness, tears of thanks to the good Lord above. I am crying right now just thinking about it! God is soooooo good!
Thank you, thank you for all you have done. For all of your thoughts and prayers. I could have never made it without you.
Please, share this with anyone you know that has lifted my name in prayer and tell them Thankyou!
I love you all!
Lisa (Steve, Karlie, and Luke) Jongsma
I cannot tell you enough how grateful and blessed I am because of you all! What I have been through over the past 2 weeks has been unexplainable in so many ways, and has changed my life forever. I am home, I have returned to being a wife and mother, and tonight I am soooo tired! :) I am trying to take it slow but I think most of you know that is impossible for me, plus, I have 2 little ones that run more than I do!
It feels great to be home and I feel so blessed to have my army of warriors out there praying for me! It worked and God does answer prayers b/c I am proof of it! The Dr.'s were all amazed at the last CT scan and are amazed at how great things looked. The surgeon told me when we were leaving that I am lucky. I think I have a better word for that and it is all b/c of you! I couldn't have made it without all of you praying for me, for holding me up when I was at my lowest, and honestly, I didn't know if I would be seeing anyone again.
Am I "fixed"? No. Do I have something wrong with me? Yes. Am I on my blood pressure meds, blood thinner injections, and more? Yes. But the big hurdle is out of the way and hopefully over time, my body will return to normal. I have a year of tests and lots of blood work, but hopefully with close monitoring, I won't have to have any more surgeries.
Words cannot explain how much I felt your arms around me and the love of the Lord through all of you. It is something that I have never felt so strongly before. Last thursday night something just happened, it was like a light switch inside of me, and all of a sudden my pain went away. After that, the Dr's came with the great news that I could go home, that we didn't have to do surgery again. I cried and cried tears of joy, tears of gratefulness, tears of thanks to the good Lord above. I am crying right now just thinking about it! God is soooooo good!
Thank you, thank you for all you have done. For all of your thoughts and prayers. I could have never made it without you.
Please, share this with anyone you know that has lifted my name in prayer and tell them Thankyou!
I love you all!
Lisa (Steve, Karlie, and Luke) Jongsma
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