The 1984 National League Championship Series was played between the San Diego Padres and the Chicago Cubs. San Diego won the series three games to two to advance to the World Series. The 1984 NLCS was the first postseason series EVER for the Padres since the franchise's beginning in 1969. Because Katie Ann Blair arrived in the world in the middle of the series, her father hence forth referred to her as Katie Cub Buster.
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I'm not sure why I limit God. Maybe because our generation is great at making up our own plans that pick and choose the method based on our own hedonistic values. We have the privilege and freedom to choose an a la cart menu of religions, politics, careers, and lifestyles that don't have to follow any particular rules. If you know anything about postmodernism, you know that our current society thrives on creating a sense of limitless truths that encompass any and every mode of thinking without actually believing anything. Without getting too philosophical, let me just say that once again, since Adam and Eve, I think we are just trying to "play God" again. I don't think we give the Creator of the universe enough credit. Many believe the Bible is outdated, and more of a nice rule-based value system than anything else. Based on the history within this book of faith, I would beg to differ.
I recently read a devotional that captured the creativity and power that our God possesses, which we continuously forget. In the Book of Exodus, the Israelites were pretty upset with Moses:
"As
Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the
Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the
Lord. They
said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you
brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us
out of Egypt? Didn’t
we say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians’?
It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in
the desert!”
Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Most people know that this is where the parting of the red sea occurred. I have to admit though, I think if I lived during this time, and I followed Moses out of Egypt and stood between an army and an ocean, I'd think it was a "rock and hard place" kind of moment. When we see a mountain before us and a fire behind us, we are always quick to question why God is missing; when plan A and plan B both fail, why don't we trust that God had a totally different plan altogether? It's simply hard to imagine how you will deal with something that is seemingly impossible to the naked eye and the rational thought, but keep on trusting that there is a more creative, out-of-the-box thinker than yourself that is actually the driving force in this world. Don't limit Him because he is without limits.
The wagon we grabbed at CHOA was such a sweet moment. Look who it's in honor of!?
Our little man is still off of oxygen!
We were blessed with a first time meeting between our boys. Silas and Levi both did amazing!
For the Fourth we were finally a family of four!
Celebrated the fourth with some old-school blueberry picking.
Watch this progression of firework viewing... (first there was fear)
concern
interest
awe
enjoyment
PRAISE-
We are all taking steps to get Levi home! They are thinking in the next 5-10 days!
He is still off of oxygen!
He is tolerating his new feeds via his g-tube and the fundo has kept him from spitting up!
Our boys got to meet and I would have cried tears of joy had I not wanted either child to witness it.
PRAYERS NEEDED-
Levi may have an infection around the g-tube site. He's pretty uncomfortable. He's on antibiotics now, but it may lengthen his hospital stay until it's under control.
Levi still de-sats some (hold his breath), so please pray this in infrequent when he comes home (if at all).
Matthew and I have to "room-in" at CHOA tomorrow for 8 hours so the nurses and doctors can watch us care for our child. We have a lot to learn in a little bit of time.
We have so many different appointments that have to occur with Levi in the coming months. Please pray for our ability to schedule all of these, and for Levi to have the right therapists and doctors treating him either at home or in clinics. He hasn't had much therapy this last week because of the surgery and holiday. Pray that he doesn't take steps backwards.
Pray that Levi comes home at just the right time, and we all adjust well to the changes.
Thank you so very very much for your constant love!
Heartache and hard times seem to come like heat: in waves. Right now, I feel I have escaped the wave. I feel a sense of respite and relief. My world doesn't seem to be hanging in the balance of the next uncertainty. However, I feel the wave around me in the lives of others. It feels as if I'm sitting in the middle of my sweet autumn breeze while I'm hearing story after story of diagnosis, loss, and turmoil. Once upon a time, I would anxiously pray and wonder when my time of turmoil would next hit, but I've had my share of storms since then. Now I can praise God in good times, knowing the hard will come again. Instead of living in fear, I feel assurance that I will again experience respite and joy, and one day all my sorrows will cease when I leave this body. There's no sense in trying to avoid waves; if you have someone bigger, who created the oceans, then you can live at a level of ease no matter your circumstances. When I hear of these hurts, my heart hurts too, b...
influence....... influenced. The latter word signifies a condition where someone else has an effect on your life. Taking off one little letter seems to insight a condition where you are the one acting upon the lives of others. I wish I could claim that I am rarely influenced by the opinions of others, but sadly that is not the case. If it does not go against my beliefs, principles, or well-being, I am one of those people that can easily jump on a bandwagon if presented with the material in an intelligent and legitimate manner. For that reason, I stay away from most things that can have a potential momentary or negative influence on my life. Unfortunately when it comes to little Levi, there are many different people taking care of him, and there are many different opinions regarding his current and future condition. For some reason, since the day Levi was born though, I have not searched the internet for a single thing regarding his care or condition. I believe God has protected me fro...
School has officially started for me, and my teachable teenagers will be booming into my room in two days! I can't wait to shape those minds of our future! :) However, my summer projects are a great reminder of the joyful color and peace I had for two months. :) I found this great idea on Pinterest and thought it would add a great accent color to any room in my home! I still have to put it all together, but here's what the finished product will look like with a little more subtle turquoise: I have it all painted and ready to be assembled! More pics upon completion! (may be quite a while though now that school is in session... hope you weren't holding your breath.) ~CC
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