Blogging Family!

So it seems I have finally gotten my girls into the blogger world.

We will see how they enjoy that.

Today is a very lazy day for me and I have needed one of those for a long time now already. I will be going 40 hours a week for a while now, things are getting so busy at work that I just can't do both my jobs well with the hours I had. If I know that I have so much work I can't relax at home anyway. So...we'll see how this goes.

Thanks to all of you who are praying for my kids and Noah. It means the world to us and I know that the prayers of all of you is what is holding them up.

A special prayer request would be that they find a Dr. in Winkler/Morden that will be comfortable with assisting with the delivering of Noah. I don't know that anyone here has ever has a patient with MG. Jo does not want to have him in Winnipeg if at all possible.

Baby Noah Blog!

Jolene has started her blog this is her address

http://joleneandhank.blogspot.com/

Stepping UP

Jolene, Victoria and I started a Beth Moore Bible study at our church yesterday.

I am really looking forward to learning and studying in a different way together with my girls!

6 months

Today Jo is 6 months pregnant with Noah. I want to update you all on what the ultrasound results were last Friday.

It turns out that Noah has Meckel-Gruber Syndrome, not Anencephaly.

This was not very good news for Hank and Jolene. Noah's life expectancy remains the same but Hank and Jo's chance to have another baby with MGS is 1 in 4.

Please continue to pray for them that the Lord will bring about comfort and peace.

Jo is now on maternity leave, she is an esthetitian and was doing mainly pedicures and it was becoming to much to be bent over all the time.

Still hoping to post some US pics. Our little guy has 6 toes on each foot!

twenty-six week ultrasound

Yesterday I had the pleasure of seeing my grandson, Noah on an ultrasound! Wow!


I will praise you; for Noah is fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvelous are your works; and that my soul knows right well.

Picture may follow :)

25 Weeks

Vikk having some hands on time with Noah and Mommy!

Vikk felt him kick for the first time this week!

Jolene is now 24 weeks pregnant with Noah. She only missed 3 days of work and 2 of those were appointments. Thank you for your prayers. They went to see a specialist in Winnipeg who told them that he delivers 5 anencephaly babies a year!
She found an online support group of women that have had anencephaly babies and carried to term or Moms currently carry and anen baby. I have also joined. Jo says it is so good to be able to communicate with others who have or are going through this.


This morning in church our pastor said that God uses, allows, even causes - change, turmoil, disappointment to mold us into the person that we otherwise would never be.

Spiritual growth occurs within the context of frustration, suffering or challenge.

When things are bad in our life, 3 things are true
-God is still alive and well
-God knows what He is doing
-God is still with us.

My prayer is that we will all grow in our faith through little Noah's life.

Miss Congeniality!

Definition of Congeniality


1.
The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity; adaptation; suitableness.
If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage happy, that union should have been thrice blessed.
- Motley.
2.
Compatibility between persons.
3.
The personality trait of being friendly to a conspicuous degree.
4.
The personality trait of being likable or pleasant.

Talent: A foxtrot with Dad to this Faith Hill song.

A little girl, a little small for her age

A little too slow for the field day race

Momma's waiting at the finish line

And wipes the teardrops from her eyes

She says, "You did just fine honey, that's okay "

Sometimes life's just that way "

You're gonna lose the race from time to time "

But you're always gonna find "



You can't lose me "Bet your life "

I am here and I will always be

"Just a wish away "Wherever you go "

No matter how far

"My love is where you are

"You won't be lost if you believe

"You can't lose me"



Momma use to say "Girl it won't be long

'"Til it's time to go out on your own "

Chase your dreams find your place in life

"I know you'll do just fine"

When that day finally came

There were things she needed to but could not say

So I whispered softly as I wiped

The tears from Momma's eyes



"You can't lose me "Bet your life

"I am here and I will always be "

Just a wish away

"Wherever I go "No matter how far "

My love is where you are "

You won't be lost if you believe "

You can't lose me"

The parade

Queen, Princess???

This week is the Harvest Festival and Vikk is in the Queen Pageant.
It will be a busy fun filled weekend and we wish you all the best, Vikk.
In our hearts you have always been our Princess.
Who knows, maybe you will be the Queen of Winkler for 1 year!!!
Enjoy the weekend, don't stress to much and make many great memories.
We love you.

Blessed Be Your Name

Blessed be your name

In the land that is plentiful

Where the streams of abundance flow

Blessed be your name

Blessed be your name

When I'm found in the desert place

Though I walk through the wilderness

Blessed be your name

Every blessing you pour out,

I turn back to praise

When the darkness closes in, Lord

Still I will say...

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be your glorious name

Blessed be your name

When the sun's shining down on me

When the world's all as it should be

Blessed be your name

Blessed be your name

On the road marked with suffering

Though there's pain in the offering

Blessed be your name

Every blessing you pour out,

I turn back to praise

When the darkness closes in, Lord

Still I will say...

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be your name

Blessed be the name of the Lord

Blessed be your glorious name

You give and take away

You give and take away

My heart will choose to say

Lord, Blessed be your name

This is the song Hank & Jolene have both had in their heads

since they found out about Noah.

IT'S A BOY!!!

Hank and Jo were in Winnipeg on Friday for a LOT of testing and they were blessed to be able to find out that they are having a BOY!

Joy in Sorrow!

His name is Noah Gabriel Wall.

Noah means peaceful, comfort - Hebrew
Gabriel means God is my might/strength - Hebrew

meanings vary a bit from site to site

the news did not change except that the Specialist does believe she will carry to term.

Prayer requests:

*for them to feel the peace that passes all understanding
*for the LORD to take away the fear of the unknown
*that their faith will grow stronger
*for them to find the joy even in the sorrow during this pregnancy
*strength to rejoin the world and go back to work
*sensitivity and comfort from the people they meet

Please Pray for Baby Wall and Hank & Jolene

Jolene had her routine ultrasound today and they were given very sad news.
Their baby will not live. I found an artical that will give you and idea of what they will be facing.

Anouk
18 July 2000 - 19 July 2000 On the 18th July 2000, our fourth child, Anouk, was born. Thirteen hours later she died. Today, I will try to write down what we lived through with her. Everything was normal until the 20th week of the pregnancy, but by the time of the main scan, the gynecologist noticed a fibroma on my uterus, which could be dangerous during the delivery. Because he was not sure, he sent me to a specialist at the CHUV hospital. Other than the fibroma, all was well. Everything but the head was able to be examined by the gynecologist, but I knew they could do that at the CHUV, so I was not worried. Two weeks later I met the ultrasonic specialist Dr. Vial. Although he did not mention a fibroma, the examination was longer than usual. "I am seriously worried about the head," he said. "Your child suffers from a very serious malformation called anencephaly. This means that the cranial bone and the skin are missing...


Please Pray for streangth.

Two years ago today, and just as happy =]

20 Weeks!

Halfway there to meeting our little Grandbaby!

Mama and Baby Wall are doing great and so is Daddy!

Birthdays

Happy birthday to:

Dennis - brother July 1

Alexander - nephew July 2 (sixteen)

Kaitlyn - niece July 3

Lorne - brother July 18

23rd Anniversary

June 29th

This is Jo's Grad and also the day she got her promise ring!

GRAD 2008

June 24th was Graduation Day for Victoria Danielle Friesen!

When my babies were born this was one of the dreams I had for them and now both daughters have graduated! (I will post some of Jolene later) I am not great with words so I will post pictures and write a bit about them!

Vikk and her boyfriend, Chris

Vikk and her sister Jolene (mother of my Grandchild!)

The church pics just never turn out for me!

The Grad in her Dress!

Old Hollywood

The proud Father

and Mom

Family & Friends