Longtime no blog.

Here's my update:

We are here living back in Oviedo FL.  We are all going to our last little league game for this season tonight.  We have a choir concert on Sunday.  Normally these would indicate the ending of the school year but this year we are playing catch up.  Our time in Virginia put me behind a few months.  Jacob has 49 days of Algebra 1/2 left so we will work until that is done.  The good part about homeschooling is we can go all summer long, yet take a break when we need to.

While in Virginia I was in intense muscle pain and I was exhausted.  I thought it was stress.  Then Maxwell almost died from his diabetes.  I'm so grateful God allowed us to find out what was wrong with him.  God has been so gracious with us.  During this time I was just ignoring my symptoms.  When we returned to Florida I thought my symptoms would get better in the warmth but it did not.  I went to my doctor for aching ears.  He asked what else was wrong.  I started crying about my weight but neglected to tell him this list:

• Itchy skin when I eat wheat  (I have Celiacs disease now, just diagnosed)
• Weakness (I could not stand in the kitchen to clean for more than 10 minutes)
• Weight gain or increased difficulty losing weight (I gave up sugar and wheat 1 month and lost nothing but gain 5 lbs)
• Coarse, dry hair (This was nasty, even my hair stylist was shocked) 
• Constipation
• Depression
• Irritability
• Memory loss (I can hardly remember...............oh I forget what)
• Abnormal menstrual cycles (UGGGGGGGGG)
• Muscle cramps and frequent muscle aches

• Fatigue (I was falling asleep during teaching school, sometimes 3X a day)

I have Hypothyroidism.  I've been on the meds almost two weeks and I have had more energy and I've dropped 11lbs.  I have less pain and most my symptoms have lessened.  I'm truly grateful for medicine.  I thought I'd be happiest to lose weight but I'm happiest that my head is no longer heavy all the time.  I still have alot of memory loss but I'm working on that.

Steve still needs a job.  His job ends tomorrow.  He has a possible pastoral job but he also has regular job opportunities in Texas and New Hampshire.  Please pray for him. 

I often wonder how he puts up with my lack of faith.  I am a wretched sinner and yet his love endures forever. 

25 years ago I was hit by a car.  I have waited 25 years to say thank you to a young man who walked with me from class to class when I was hobbling along and trying to walk.  He walked with me when I was scared and tired.  Today on facebook I asked for prayer and he said.

Maxwell hates his diabetes and his shots.  He does not want anyone to know.  He is ashamed.  It breaks my heart so bad.  Today his blood sugar was very high at church.  We sat in the foyer and kept making him walk around but his sugar kept going up.  I'm all new at this and I did not know what to do.  I left my book at home that tells me what to do.  I am very confused.  I know it has only been a week and I'll learn.

Tonight I'm very sad.  I just got news that Maxwell will not be able to be in a clinical study in Gainesville Florida because we were too cheap to save our boys embilical cord blood.  I feel like such a bad mom.  I can't stop crying.  I know God is sovereign but that doesn't mean I don't regret things.  I regret so much tonight.  I wish we were near our families.  It is very lonely to be away from family during tough times.  Even if my family is off in good times, they are great during bad times.  I could tell my mom I'm scared and she'd hug me.  Sometimes it is hard to be a Christian because if you say "I'm scared", people say don't worry the word of God says not to worry.  Honestly I'm scared and I know God will care for my boy but I'm scared of what that looks like.  I know that sounds bad but I'm not looking to be perfect any time soon. 

-Please pray that Steve gets a job this week.  Kathryn has been fabulous to us and we are grateful but we need to be closer to either chattanooga, Baltimore or Boston for Maxwell's treatment. 

-Please pray that Maxwell be ok with his shots.

-Please pray for Jacob and Maxwell to be close friends.

Look in my audio and you can listen to Steve's most recent sermon.  The first 10 minutes are quieter than than the rest so please turn up the volume.  I like this sermon much better than the 2nd service he did.  Please pray for his placement in a position that God would be most glorified. 

Life is good at the Dally home.  I'm currently listening to K play "Good Christian Men Rejoice".  Beautiful.  Last night Hannah cried hysterically because she heard us talking about moving away.  She thought we had moved in forever.  It was very sad, both K and I teared up for her poor heart.

I'm very tired.  Tomorrow  I'll be getting up early to try and get school finished before 11 am.  I'll let you know.

Steve and I were just practicing how fast we could say "yes ma'am".  We have a friend whose son can say it so quick that it sounds like "sam", he is so cute.

I had a great birthday yesterday.  I'm officially 38 years old.  I don't feel a day over 89.  ok maybe a bit younger.  I'm a lactovegetarian now.  I was feeling miserable and prayed and figured out that my body could not digest meat properly.  Everytime I have gone on those high protein diets, I get very sick.  I feel great on my nuts, fruits and veggies.  Everyone wants to add to my diet.  One lady at church said I should give up white flour also...............  Come on lady, let me live a bit.  What is life without a good loaf of Italian bread?

I'm off to bed.