Awakening Fest 2008

Last weekend my friend, Jeanette, and I took a group of teens plus our two 9 year-olds to an outdoor Christian music festival. We had a blast! We met up with others we knew and hung out. It was a beautiful day (we prayed the thunderstorms away and they skirted around us)the music was great(Newsboys, Skillet, Matthew West plus others), the speaker(Justin Lookadoo) was awesome and we got to meet one of our favorite bands, Skillet. Check out the slide show I put together.

A Cure for Juvenile Diabetes

I have been so blessed. I have 5 children and they are all healthy children. We haven't been to see a doctor in 2 years. Not everybody is this lucky.

My sister, Kendra, has two boys who both at the age of 10 were diagnosed with Juvenile Diabetes. They were plunged into a world of checking their blood for sugar and shots of insulin everyday. They are capable of managing it, but there are still high risks involved if something gets miscalculated, someone is sick, even the natural process of going through puberty effects this delicate balance. It is not a life I would wish on anyone, especially a child and that who is typically diagnosed with this disease.

Please take the time to watch Jared and Jake's video and if you can at all help go to this website and help raise money for a cure.