Below are some of the clips from the last b ball game of the season...
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Feb 28th- Final Upwards Basketball Game- Taylor
Can you believe I was talked into letting Taylor play basketball only 2 weeks after his accident????
When Tay got his stitches out, his doctor said there was no medical reason that Taylor couldn't play. Needless to say, I was out-numbered once this bit of information got to Daddy's ears!
Below are some clips of his final game of the season, along with a final dog-pile on the coach (Jeff).
And here is the Coach getting dog-piled by his team!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Noah Show-Off during Upwards bball game
Noah had to sit through A LOT of basketball during the Upwards season since both Matt and Tay played. He couldn't stand me video-taping his brothers without getting in on some of the action!
Friday, February 20, 2009
Thank God for Normal!
Taylor went to school for the full day Thursday (yesterday) and he is there again today.
He's been able to brush all of his teeth for a few days and he's been able to do some very light chewing. He will get his stitches out on Tuesday.
He's really getting back to normal. He can fully smile and laugh without any pain and he's back to his goofy self. When I asked him how school was yesterday he said "normal".
Thank God for Normal!
He's been able to brush all of his teeth for a few days and he's been able to do some very light chewing. He will get his stitches out on Tuesday.
He's really getting back to normal. He can fully smile and laugh without any pain and he's back to his goofy self. When I asked him how school was yesterday he said "normal".
Thank God for Normal!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Remembering...
In my daily Bible reading (Daily Walk through the Bible), I recently read about the Israelites leaving Mt. Sinai for the promised land (this is also what the boys and I are studying in BSF).
No sooner has Mt. Sinai faded from view than the congregation begins to grumble and complain. The manna is monotonous... water is scarce... the journey is hard etc.
Now, step back--- God has just re-affirmed His promises to them and He is going with them and they can SEE Him in the pillar of clouds leading the way. God rescued them from slavery in Egypt, made His home among them in the Tabernacle, yet as soon as things get a little bit tough, they forget all that and start complaining.
So, how does this apply to us?
God just saved Taylor from terrible consequences-- even possible death. For days I was on a high and NOTHING got me down, nothing could steal my joy! I was basking in the Love of the Father and His Mercy and Grace.
But 6 days have now gone by and the kids are bickering and pouting about things not being fair and our disposal is broken... just the typical stuff that could steal our joy if we focus on it.
My desire is that our family would be able to rise above the daily joy stealing situations we find ourselves in and focus on God's Love and Grace and Mercy... and REMEMBER all that He has done for us! Any time we are tempted to complain or grumble... Remember instead.
No sooner has Mt. Sinai faded from view than the congregation begins to grumble and complain. The manna is monotonous... water is scarce... the journey is hard etc.
Now, step back--- God has just re-affirmed His promises to them and He is going with them and they can SEE Him in the pillar of clouds leading the way. God rescued them from slavery in Egypt, made His home among them in the Tabernacle, yet as soon as things get a little bit tough, they forget all that and start complaining.
So, how does this apply to us?
God just saved Taylor from terrible consequences-- even possible death. For days I was on a high and NOTHING got me down, nothing could steal my joy! I was basking in the Love of the Father and His Mercy and Grace.
But 6 days have now gone by and the kids are bickering and pouting about things not being fair and our disposal is broken... just the typical stuff that could steal our joy if we focus on it.
My desire is that our family would be able to rise above the daily joy stealing situations we find ourselves in and focus on God's Love and Grace and Mercy... and REMEMBER all that He has done for us! Any time we are tempted to complain or grumble... Remember instead.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Taylor Back to School- Tuesday
Taylor went to school for part of the day on Tuesday- I picked him up at 12:30. Mrs. Hickman (his teacher) and the rest of the kids made him feel special.
All the kids made him personalized cards on Monday-- very sweet.
I think Taylor's favorite things was eating ice cream at lunch.
All the kids made him personalized cards on Monday-- very sweet.
I think Taylor's favorite things was eating ice cream at lunch.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Feb 14th- Taylors Accident- Part 2
Today was a LONG day in ICU. Taylor slept on and off. We were visited by many Dr's-- Neurologist, Pediatrition, Head/Nose/Throat specialist (our Dr. that did the stitches the night before-- Dr. Farris), on-call Dr. etc.
Taylor's progress was continually monitored throughout the day. We were told that the results seemed too good to be true, so they kept running tests to make SURE nothing major was wrong and nothing was missed. Taylor is so precious-- we were glad they were so thorough.
Thanks to all those that came to visit us Saturday. Many of you weren't able to see Taylor because he was sleeping, but I really appreciated the visit! Jamie, I'm especially grateful to you for the coffee :)
By 4:30pm, Dr. Farris gave us the news that we could go home-- there was no reason for Taylor to stay any longer! Within 30 minutes, the nurse rolled Taylor out to the van. We were home before 5:30 PM-- less than 24 hrs after the accident!
We got a beautiful surprise when we arrived home! Cathy (my sis and very best friend), her daughters and my precious oldest son, Matthew, had cleaned the house and hung a "Get Well Soon" poster for Taylor.
Jeff surprised me with an awesome Valentine's gift!--a FLIP video camera, which allowed me to make e-mail sized videos. I think it's one of my favorite gifts ever! Thank you Jeffery!
We had so many family members and friends out of town, we decided to make a video of Taylor so everyone who was concerned and had been praying could see how great he looked after experiencing such trauma and feel comforted and witness the answer to their prayers!
Taylor's progress was continually monitored throughout the day. We were told that the results seemed too good to be true, so they kept running tests to make SURE nothing major was wrong and nothing was missed. Taylor is so precious-- we were glad they were so thorough.
Thanks to all those that came to visit us Saturday. Many of you weren't able to see Taylor because he was sleeping, but I really appreciated the visit! Jamie, I'm especially grateful to you for the coffee :)
By 4:30pm, Dr. Farris gave us the news that we could go home-- there was no reason for Taylor to stay any longer! Within 30 minutes, the nurse rolled Taylor out to the van. We were home before 5:30 PM-- less than 24 hrs after the accident!
We got a beautiful surprise when we arrived home! Cathy (my sis and very best friend), her daughters and my precious oldest son, Matthew, had cleaned the house and hung a "Get Well Soon" poster for Taylor.
Jeff surprised me with an awesome Valentine's gift!--a FLIP video camera, which allowed me to make e-mail sized videos. I think it's one of my favorite gifts ever! Thank you Jeffery!
We had so many family members and friends out of town, we decided to make a video of Taylor so everyone who was concerned and had been praying could see how great he looked after experiencing such trauma and feel comforted and witness the answer to their prayers!
Thank you God for all your provisions. Thank you for filling our lives with family and friends. Thank you for your Mercy. Amen
Friday, February 13, 2009
Feb 13th- Taylor's Accident- Part 1
Tonight was, at one time, the worst night of our lives but then turned into the best night of our lives! Praise God!
(From Mom's perspective)
Tonight I got a call from Jeff at roughly 7:15 to rush to the Springdale High School gym. I knew someone had fallen, but no other details. That was a long and scary drive-- it was a constant prayer to God begging for mercy. When I was almost there, I called Jeff back to find out where I was supposed to go and he said a coach would be meeting me out front and I finally asked who it was that fell... Taylor... from 15 or 16ft, head first onto concrete! Jeff said the paramedics were with him and that his face was pretty messed up. I began to cry. When I pulled into the parking lot, I saw the abulance in front, with it's lights flashing... it was there for my son! I began sobbing-- those deep, terrified sobs.
A coach (don't remember who, but thank you very much!) met me and ushered me into the building as Taylor was being rolled down the hall to the ambulance. He was screaming about his pain and begging them to take off the head stabilizer. There was a lot of blood.
Jeff asked if I wanted to go in the ambulance or follow in the van. I chose the ambulance, but was told by the paramedics I had to first calm down-- for Taylor's sake. God was merciful in his provision of paramedics -- my sister's nephew, Nicholas, was in the ambulance! Taylor screamed the entire way to the hospital. I tried to say soothing things, in-between praying and crying-- it was so hard to hear him screaming and not be able to help make it better.
The ER Dr. began assessing the damage and told me that after a fall like that, Taylor was screaming because he was broken and they had to find where he was broken. That was the hardest things I have ever heard.
As they began to run tests, we were covered in prayer from so many friends/family/church family etc-- Jeff and I called every single person that we had in our phone address books that would pray for us and asked them to call anyone they knew that would also pray -- the prayer chain began-- from NWA to California-- so many people praying for Taylor! We are SO grateful to you all and some day will be able to tell you so in Eternity!
The ER and waiting room began to fill with concerned family and friends. Beau and Amanda Patrick were the first to arrive in the ER and we all prayed together. We began getting positive reports back from tests that were being done on Tay. The MRI took what seemed like a very long time, but we spent that time praying and calling folks and asking for prayer. One by one we got miraculous answers to the tests... no brain bleeding or swelling, no spinal damage, no internal organ damage! He had a broken jaw, was in need of some sutures on his face and it was too soon to assess damage to teeth, but didn't think any were broken.
Taylor was surrounded by family and friends while the Dr sutured up his facial wounds. Cathy, Papa, Lori, Clint, the ER nurse and Dr., me, Jeff... and many more were in and out of the room, taking turns holding Taylor's hands etc while he was being stitched.
(From Mom's perspective)
Tonight I got a call from Jeff at roughly 7:15 to rush to the Springdale High School gym. I knew someone had fallen, but no other details. That was a long and scary drive-- it was a constant prayer to God begging for mercy. When I was almost there, I called Jeff back to find out where I was supposed to go and he said a coach would be meeting me out front and I finally asked who it was that fell... Taylor... from 15 or 16ft, head first onto concrete! Jeff said the paramedics were with him and that his face was pretty messed up. I began to cry. When I pulled into the parking lot, I saw the abulance in front, with it's lights flashing... it was there for my son! I began sobbing-- those deep, terrified sobs.
A coach (don't remember who, but thank you very much!) met me and ushered me into the building as Taylor was being rolled down the hall to the ambulance. He was screaming about his pain and begging them to take off the head stabilizer. There was a lot of blood.
Jeff asked if I wanted to go in the ambulance or follow in the van. I chose the ambulance, but was told by the paramedics I had to first calm down-- for Taylor's sake. God was merciful in his provision of paramedics -- my sister's nephew, Nicholas, was in the ambulance! Taylor screamed the entire way to the hospital. I tried to say soothing things, in-between praying and crying-- it was so hard to hear him screaming and not be able to help make it better.
The ER Dr. began assessing the damage and told me that after a fall like that, Taylor was screaming because he was broken and they had to find where he was broken. That was the hardest things I have ever heard.
As they began to run tests, we were covered in prayer from so many friends/family/church family etc-- Jeff and I called every single person that we had in our phone address books that would pray for us and asked them to call anyone they knew that would also pray -- the prayer chain began-- from NWA to California-- so many people praying for Taylor! We are SO grateful to you all and some day will be able to tell you so in Eternity!
The ER and waiting room began to fill with concerned family and friends. Beau and Amanda Patrick were the first to arrive in the ER and we all prayed together. We began getting positive reports back from tests that were being done on Tay. The MRI took what seemed like a very long time, but we spent that time praying and calling folks and asking for prayer. One by one we got miraculous answers to the tests... no brain bleeding or swelling, no spinal damage, no internal organ damage! He had a broken jaw, was in need of some sutures on his face and it was too soon to assess damage to teeth, but didn't think any were broken.
Taylor was surrounded by family and friends while the Dr sutured up his facial wounds. Cathy, Papa, Lori, Clint, the ER nurse and Dr., me, Jeff... and many more were in and out of the room, taking turns holding Taylor's hands etc while he was being stitched.
In the meantime, Rachel, Kevin, Steve, Jamie, Ron, Ross, Lisa and many more, took turns watching Matthew and Noah in the waiting room.
Once Taylor was stitched up and all the testing came back with good news, Taylor and I were ushered to the ICU for the night. Cath and Kev took Matthew and Noah home to spend the night with them. Jeff went home to gather supplies for my night with Tay in the ICU. I was very happy to find out they had "wireless access" and allowed me to have my laptop in our room!
It was a tough night for Taylor --- the night staff had to wake him up every hour to check his eyes and his stats-- typical follow up for a head wound. So, he got very little sleep, but I tried to make him as comfortable as possible-- massaging, tickling, re-positioning. He wasn't too happy when they had to draw blood again at 3:30. But, he was alive and doing well, so I was elated.
Below are some pics of him resting Saturday morning, once his 6 hours of hourly wake-ups were over. He had an IV and several electrodes hooked up to him measuring many different stats.
Thank you Lord for saving Taylor from serious injury or worse. We are so grateful to you and all your Saints that were so faithful to pray for us! Amen
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