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| Newspaper photo of Daddy Daughter Dinner Dance Emma wins the dance competition Dad collapses on the floor afterwards (but it was worth it) |
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| What, your Mr. Potato Head doesn't have a feeding tube? |
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| Not bad for a girl who was supposed to be quadriplegic If you're wondering how she got up there, I was wondering the same thing |
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| Sometimes Miracles Hide luncheon for moms with special needs children Somebody had their hands full |
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| So thrilled at the progress one of our caregivers made with Emma using simple alphabet blocks |
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| Hope on Easter BEFORE she ate a bunch of candy |
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| Mother's Day |
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| People look at this and think, at least she can always dream. I look at it and think, why stop at dreaming. That girl won a dance contest. |
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| Hope in a Box |
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| Emma is a quad and can't sit upright so the caregiver improvised and used her special needs swing |
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| Yard sale treasure |
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| The state provided us with a ceiling track lift system but I'm not sure this is what they had in mind |
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| One of the caregivers babysat so Laura and I could have a night out. We went to Stevie's dance performance. It was awesome! |
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| Camping with 2 daughters, both with same brain injury One quadriplegic and blind the other does everything other children her age do |
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| Emma is baptized Shoulda seen the look on the pastor's face when I answered his question, "You don't want to dunk her do you?" |
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| Decisions, decisions, decisions |
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| We did a lot of camping this year and met another girl in a wheelchair. We had wheelchair races every night to the delight of all the other campers. |
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| Joni & Friends disability family camp For the first time we were the insiders instead of the outsiders looking in |
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| Joni & Friends disability family camp World's greatest weight loss program. Be a caregiver for Hope for a week. |
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| Joni & Friends disability family camp Special time with dad |
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| Joni & Friends disability family camp Emma loves square dancing Dad loves Emma |
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| Joni & Friends disability family camp We were treated like royalty |
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| Joni & Friends disability family camp If only the rest of the world could be as happy as Emma... |
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| Emma returning to where she was baptized |
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| Miracle Baby Reunion They really do save a lot of kids but I don't think even Dr. Hope can save this one |
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| At the library What's up, chicken butt? |
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| Hide and Seek with new ceiling track lift system |
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| And you think it's a big deal your 3-year-old isn't potty trained yet And this is just a 90 day supply |
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| Fun before the school bus arrives |
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| Proof Hope isn't always the world's most hyperactive kid |
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| They said she would never walk but they never said anything about flying |
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| Better watch out for the left hook Emma about to demonstrate her legacy of having 3 sisters with black belts in taekowndo |
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| Emma discovers her hand |
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| A real train equipped for a wheelchair! |
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| Emma, the light at the end of my tunnel |
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| What do you get for her birthday for a kid who can't hold a toy in her hand? |
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| Chillin' with my 17-year-old |
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| Emma is legally blind What better gift for her than the gift of light |
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| Breakfast with 5 of my 9 lovely daughters |
What a really wonderful blog! :) Anyways, I am a democratic socialist, from the Hat o' the USA. xD
ReplyDeleteI hope to see some more posts sometime!
ReplyDeletei remember you from CBC--but you had an entirely different family/wife/kids. Where are all of them now? AWANAs was lively with all the Ellis family! I still have one of the beautiful tapes your girls made--they were our "Lennon Sisters"! Looks like your life is busy and full. I'd seen you on another CP church site also, where a good friend of mine goes. You certainly do get around!