Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Light the Night Fundraiser - 2011


Light The Night Walk is the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's evening walk and fund raising event. It is the nation's night to pay tribute and bring hope to thousands of people battling blood cancers and to commemorate loved ones lost.

Team Jacob will be partnering with Genghis Grill to raise money for lifesaving research

October 13, 2011

11:00 AM- 10:00pm

1920 Eldorado Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75069

Genghis Grill has generously agreed to allow us to earn up to 20% of each guest check that is paid and accompanied by this flier. Your family gets an amazing dinner and you help raise money for a great cause!

http://pages.lightthenight.org/ntxok/Plano11/TeamJacob


Click Here for a page that is easier to print.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Make A Wish




Last Wednesday, at the Carlson Celebration, Jacob received a "Special Delivery" from some new friends of ours. As he started to unwrap the giant box he found a clue and a little blue airplane.



Then there was a smaller box that held a 2nd clue and another few presents for Jacob. He was excited that the bag was the colors of the Minnesota Twins but he had not yet figured out what the clues were leading to.



His next clue actually left him a little bit more confused but by this time everyone in the room was getting really excited!!! Where are these clues leading us?



Then came the smallest box - with the very best of all clues and presents.








You see, our new friends are from the Make a Wish organization. The clues were telling Jacob that he has been approved for his wish and that he would be leaving on Monday to fly to Minnesota. Jacob's wish was to meet the Minnesota Twins and they were inviting him to come.

In the last 38 months of chemotherapy we have seen Jacob overwhelmed with many things. Pain, fear, frustration, anger, doubt, uncertainty are just a few that we dealt with on a fairly regular basis. When Jacob realized that he was getting to go on his Make a Wish trip we again got to see him being completely overwhelmed. With Joy!!! Pure, unadulterated JOY!!!

Joy so overwhelming that the tears came and all he could do was put his hand to his face and drop his head because he was so happy he could not process the flow of emotion.

So many times the world teaches us that wishes don't come true. Let me encourage you to not embrace that as your reality. This week is all about celebrating the fact that wished DO come true.

On Thursday Jacob rec'd another delivery from the Make a Wish organization. Twins balloons and the Twins Mr. Potato Head - so cool.





And speaking of cool, they wanted Jake to stay cool in the Texas heat while waiting for his trip so on Friday a Dairy Queen Blizzard Cake was delivered to help us accomplish that.

On Saturday we also had gifts. Taco Bell provided dinner for the family. Picking up Taco Bell after treatment and ER visits has became, well, almost a tradition in our family and it was so fun to enjoy when we had been nowhere near a hospital or the clinic.

Saturday also brought with it our Make a Wish itinerary so we could have a peak at what the week would hold.




There were also a few supplies for the boys to help them out on their very first airplane ride. Mauer backpacks, luggage tags, Twins playing cards, Make a Wish t shirts and baseball hats. In addition to that, the sons of our Wish coordinator had sent along a Twins pennant for Jacob. Could that be any cooler - we so often get to see the very best of people - even some very young people!










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Saturday, January 15, 2011

guest post - from Joshua's school blog

In my house we are all Christians. We read the Bible, pray and go to church. We go to an amazing church that my family and a couple others started called Vintage church. All the family's that helped start the church moved from Denver, Colorado to Texas. Vintage church's motto is Learn to live, Live to Serve. So talk to your parents, click on the link bellow, and join Vintage church on Sunday mornings at 10:30

Tonight our family is starting a Life group in our house. A Life group is when You get some family's together. Have a meal, chat, make some new friends, and who knows. They might become a big part in your life. In our Life group all the family's our from our church, Vintage church. To learn more about Life groups/Small Groups and the Vintage Church. Click on the picture below to view the site.


Vintage Church

Friday, November 5, 2010

Astros

I am loving me some baseball and specifically I am loving me some Astros tonight. Every aspect of this team is so much fun!!! We have great kids who work really hard to play good ball and the families are so awesome - encouraging and just fun to be around.

Tomorrow we get to play in the championship game and while it will be great to win :) there is no way I could be any prouder of these boys and the way they have played and handled themselves this season.

GO ASTROS!!!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Life and Baseball

Yesterday, November 3, ended in a rush when we found out that the baby girl our friends are adopting was being rushed in for an emergency C section delivery at 32 weeks. The lists that had been started now needed to be expedited so that Joy could get to baby as soon as possible. Due to some of the privacy laws, once Mom was taken in for the delivery there was no more news coming our direction. That makes for a long night, full of emotion and as we left last night we ended with prayer. Our God is a BIG God and the author of life! A couple of weeks ago God gave Joy and Chris the name for this baby, Zoe, which means life.

How exciting this morning as the news came in
  • Apgar score of 8-9
  • Baby does not need to be on oxygen
  • baby tested negative for drug exposure
  • 3lbs 9oz
  • 15 inches long
  • head full of beautiful dark hair
  • Ronald McDonald House in the vicinity that Joy can base out of
  • Relatives traveling to help Chris with the girls while Joy is gone
  • Chris getting OK'd to take a few days off now to care for the girls and to travel for Joy and Baby when they are ready to come home
  • Joy's Mom was able to travel today to be with her and help her during the first few days
So I have been feeling very thankful for life, in general, and for life *Zoe* specifically.


Today - after a busy day of packing, organizing, and helping at the Langleys, I got to go watch my boys play in the first game of the baseball tournament. I love baseball. It was a great game in the freezing cold and the Astros played a great game and ended up winning 5-2. GO ASTROS







Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Cold Rain & a Warm Oven

Some of my baseball Mom's may get upset with me, but today I am so thankful for cold rain. Rain, rain, and more rain that delayed the baseball tournament. Jacob got his cast off with hopes of playing but now he is fighting off sniffles and a sore throat so a delayed tournament gives lots of time for chicken noodle soup, sleep and healing.

I am also so thankful for a warm oven! Baked potato, pork chops and chocolate chip cookies :P

Monday, November 1, 2010

Being Thankful

I have a great friend who just shared on Facebook that they are going to spend November being thankful. I love it and I think it is such a great idea that I am stealing it!

For today, I am so thankful for my family and for the time we get as a family. 3 Carlson men on the ball diamond and me watching and cheering - that's how it should be.

Hugs, Kisses and Prays before bed - that's also how it should be.