And so this is Christmas...

I apologize for taking so long to update. I find it harder to do some things that we did while Wesleigh Anne was alive than others. This is one of the tougher things. Perhaps that is because it requires thought, I'm not sure. Our goal most days is to be as busy as possible from the time we wake up until the time we pass out at night. So far, we've done a pretty good job accomplishing this goal. Trey has been keeping the youth busy and I'm still playing secretary at church. We also have put up the Christmas tree, decorated the house and gotten all of our Christmas shopping done. Christmas really doesn't feel the same this year. We were already making big plans for Christmas when Wesleigh Anne passed away and now the giving and receiving of Christmas doesn't seem so exciting. We are thrilled to get to spend some much needed time together and with our families as well as with many good friends. We are also excited to travel to MUSC next week to take presents that were collected by my women's group at church to the babies in the PCICU and 7C step-down units. The staff of these units were so good to us during Wesleigh Anne's illness that we are happy to be able to give back to them. We were looking forward to seeing some very good friends during this trip, the Wilsons. You may remember them as I have asked for prayer for their son Josiah many times. However, we are more excited to not be able to see them because they are going HOME!!! Please continue to pray for this amazing family as they make this transition. Erin (the mom) put it best when she said "it's not like we're taking home a healthy baby...we just got the right machines and learned enough to take care of him at home". I know they will face many challenges in the days ahead and I know they would appreciate all of the prayer you can give them. I don't have much to say today, mostly because we haven't been doing much out of the ordinary. It's amazing after a crisis how quickly you fall back into a routine because routines are comforting. All of the notes and phone calls from so many amazing friends have been comforting as well. We look forward to getting to see all of you sometime soon!!!