Mr. Zion

Miss Personality aka Princess Moriah

Happy Birthday Grandma Carmon

The Grand kids, their moms, and Aunt Cassie took Grandma Carmon out for her birthday today. Our stops were Portrait Innovations, Panda Express, and Cold Stone Creamery.

Our Green Play Room

In March I posted that I was thinking about painting the play room green. I got motivated a few days later while Zion was visiting my family in Ohio. Here are a few after pictures before all the toys got moved in. I am hoping to add some pictures on the walls and develop an organzing system so it looks nicer, but for now I am just happy to have the toy mess in one room most of the time.

Pictures of our Life

My cousins Heidi and Sam visited us the weekend of March 18-20th.


Jordan and Joy stayed overnight with us March 25th on their way to a wedding in Illinois.


We were in Toledo March 26th and 27th visiting Doug, Lanna, and their family. Shari made me a wonderful birthday cake.


The Bertsch family stayed at the Farmstead Inn April 1-3. We celebrated Elly, Ashlyn, and Moriah's Birthdays (Moriah turns 2 May 15th). On Sunday our family went to Milford for Abe and Julie's wedding.


Mom and Jason visited a few days over Jason's spring break. Mom and Cassie went with Zach to his chemo treatment on April 5th.

Heaven and Earth

Jesus cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. - John 11:43-44

I was telling Zion the Bible story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead the other day. At the end of the story, I thought I better explain that most people who go to Heaven don’t come back down to earth. I then said that “if Daddy goes to Heaven in the next few years, I won’t be able to come back to earth. I’ll have to wait until you join me in Heaven.” Tears swelled in Zion’s eyes and he said, “Daddy, you gotta come back. You can’t leave us.” I started weeping as well but I had no words of encouragement for my little boy. We just sat their weeping and hugging. Zion is only 3 ½ years old, but he understands a lot. It is hard to keep the Biblical perspective of Heaven when we love so many people on earth. But we need to love our Creator and Savior more.

Please pray for Zion, since this conversation he has made different comments about heaven and that he doesn't want Zach to go there. He has gotten sad when heaven is mentioned and gets really upset if he isn't awake to say good bye when Zach leaves for work. We know that he is struggling to understand all that is happening and pray that God can protect his heart and mind in the days ahead.

In Heaven we'll be with the person we were made for in the place we were made for. - Randy Alcorn

Playing at the Playground

Yesterday Zion and Moriah were excited that it was nice enough outside to play at the playground accross the street. Moriah loved all the big slides and Zion spent a lot of time in the swing.