Hallelujah ~ Praise the Lord!

JOSIAH NO LONGER WEARS A HELMET!!!!!

Today is day 7 without that bulky face-masked obstruction hiding his handsome face.  And, all it took was a trip to Florida.

If you know anything about Josiah you know it has been 3 years (how could it possibly be THREE years) that he has been wearing a padded helmet nearly every minute of every day.

He bathed in it, he slept in it, he ate in it.  He lived in that thing.  In fact, he needed several helmets so two could air out while one was on his head.

Over the past year or so there has been some success in removing the helmet for short periods of time. Depending upon who he was with and what he was doing, Josiah was even able to go 4-6 hours more recently without it.
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Welcome to My World

world-handOur family would make for an interesting reality show. I’m just not sure I’d want anyone to have that much access to everything that occurs within these four walls.

We have 5 children, ranging in age from 20 down to 9.  The oldest has an ‘I should be an only child’ attitude and has since acquiring that title many years ago.

I distinctly remember telling her she was going to have a little sister or brother.  Barely two, she looked me square in the eye and said, Ship that baby to Alaska! Read more