A New Day

It is a new day for Justin! Praise God for surgeons--their knowledge & skill is amazing

The doctor completed the surgical procedure and Justin is resting tonight. The surgery seemed to go as planned....drill out the old prosthetic, insert the new one, move paralyzed vocal cord to the center of the throat so the functional one can reach it to provide Justin with a strong voice. He has some pain and swelling. We are very hopeful that when the swelling subsides, we will hear Justin's old voice come out loud and clear.

I know that he is happy to have the surgery behind him. Thanks to all of our friends and family for their kind words and prayers.

New week; new day; new life

We are praying that Justin finds a new lease on life this week! Surgery will be on Thursday at the Methodist Hospital in the medical center here in Houston. We are praying for a successful surgery that will give Justin his voice back.

Brenlee is getting big and we hope you enjoy the latest picture!

Prayers for Justin

We have continued to pray for Justin's recovery. He is getting stronger each day, but still contends with the feeding tube. One week from tomorrow, Sept 10, he will go to Methodist hospital for another surgery. This surgery is supposed to move his vocal cord to a better position and should give him most of his voice back.

Please join us in praying for a successful surgery and a quick recovery!

Playin In Sprinkler

Bren had so much fun playing in the sprinkler this week AND she started preschool!

The teacher said that she led the music class; dancing, singing and getting in the teacher's lap at the front of the room. She was quite the ham! Teacher said she entertained at lunch with her singing, as well. Happy day at school!

Tex' Birthday

We had a fun birthday get together for Tex on his birthday, Aug. 12. We had lunch and swimming at Kay's house. It was Kay's last day of summer as she is back to school on Thursday. All 4 siblings were there and several of the children and grandchildren. Enjoy the pictures!

More Wedding Pics

Small pic at the top is Bill, Sherrie and Brenlee leaving the church.
Next is the 4 siblings...Tex, Sherrie, Kay and Dawn.
Third pic is Cleve and Justin.
Great fun for the whole family!

I have had some emails asking about Justin and he is just bobbing along in the same condition. He feels that IF he gets better it would be in the first year after surgery; and later in the year rather than earlier...so, hopefully, we will see some improvement in the next 6-8 months!

But nothing yet. He will have a procedure in Sept to move the vocal cord and we pray that will give him relief with talking (drs say 80-90% will come back) and possibly slightly with the swallowing (they say maybe some help). I pray for him daily and know God's awesome healing hand is there holding his.

Thank you, again, for your kind thoughts, words and prayers!

Lacey's Wedding

Donlee, Brenlee, and Amanda at Lacey's wedding. It was great fun!