Please Pray . . .

I've been meaning to put up a new post for the past few days, and haven't been able to find the time - and I now I do so with a heavy, but at the same time thankful, heart . . . . This precious little boy is our soon-to-be nephew - my brother's fiance's son (I wrote about his 2nd birthday party below) - and he was in a horrific biking accident this afternoon in Denver. Cayel's dad was pulling him in a trailer behind a bike when the trailer tipped over and Cayel ended up with a skull fracture and hemorraging in the brain. His left side was paralyzed following the accident. He went into surgery at Children's Hospital in Denver late this afternoon, and after 3 hours, was waking up asking for macaroni and cheese. :) So, the great news is that he's still with us, is communicating and has recovered most of the mobility of his left side. He is still having difficulty moving his left hand, so we ask for prayers for that, and he did have to have a plate put between his skull and his brain, so we also ask for prayers that this won't bother him, and will serve it's purpose of keeping skull pressure off the brain. Obviously, his mommy and my brother could also use prayers - for strength, peace, and clarity in this difficult time. It was a very tense few hours around here tonight, and while we are still concerned for his recovery, we are SO THANKFUL that surgery went well and he appears to be okay. I've said it before - he is such a sweet little peanut, my heart just breaks for what he's gone through. I don't think I'll ever let my own children out of this house again without a helmet on - I don't care what they are doing. Talk about an eye-opener.

On the lighter side, I survived my retreat this past weekend, and it appeared to be a huge success. Record turnout; 100% attendance (which is unheard of!!) and lots of great feedback. All at once, I'm relieved it's over, I'm still completely exhausted and I have no idea what I'm going to do with my time now! :) Ha ha, that last one was a joke. Things don't seem to have slowed down this week one bit, not sure why that is.

Saturday evening when I got home, I couldn't move - I basically crashed in a chair and didn't move the rest of the night - just stared off into space. :) Sunday after church we had the BEST time at Bear Country's Cub Fest - their annual introduction of the new cubs to the season pass holders. The best part is we got to pet all of them - oh my word, they were SO CUTE it was just unbelievable. Here's some pictures:

Last night, Mark and I attended the Newsboys concert with some friends and it was AWESOME - loved, loved, loved it. I could follow them all over the country . . . I'm just totally hooked.

This morning I had MOPS and it was a nightmare - one thing after another went wrong - why can't I just finish out the year peacefully?!? NOT going to happen, it appears. I truly had no idea being the Coordinator could be so stressful. Ah well, might as well go out with a bang, I guess . . . .

Then the news this afternoon about Cayel and I have turned into a complete ball of nerves!! I'm seriously debating spending all of tomorrow hiding out in my bed and bathtub - wonder if that would work. Yeah right, NOT going to happen - this house has been neglected for far too long with all the retreat preparations the past couple weeks, and I'm also trying to get some things ready for the school's consignment sale this weekend. My goal is to sell enough stuff this weekend that I won't have to have my own garage sale in May. I hate sacrificing a perfectly good camping weekend to sit in my garage for a weekend. Wish me luck . . . .

Oh and by the way, it was a record 85 degrees here today! Spring has arrived!