HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK (WOODY) STROTHER

The cutest birthday pictures ever….well maybe I am a tad partial. I had to get someone to make them for me as I was sick…running fever and decided the best thing for me and the little's  was to stay home. Sad,but know it was the best thing.   


























I don’t think you need any script on the pictures. As you can see in the pictures Jack (Pop) is doing good. You can also see that my adult kids are just big kids.
You can read the picture titles in their faces.  TOY STORY MANIA and Jack LOVED EVERY MINUTE of IT. 
Just came in the mail from Amanda

Wow do I love this BOY…..

ANOTHER BABY CHANGED EVERYTHING

HIS name IS Jack Woody Buzz Strother. 



His Mom and Dad are Amanda and Micah!

and his Big Brother is Parker

AND THREE YEARS AGO on JANUARY 31
ANOTHER BOy ROCKEd OuR WORLD. ANOTHER BOy CHANGED EVERYTHING.
A REALLY FUnNY BOY.
How Lucky I Am TO be HIS GRAMMY! He is a miniature of HIS DAD.  (remember this is the MICAH that I did not want Amanda to marry) 
I was first Jack’s mammy, then his gammy and NOW HIS GRAMMY. (finally)
I could write a book on what this boy says.  He has a very BIG  vocabulary.
A VERY vivid Imagination.
There is a big age difference in he and Parker.

Parker is 11 and Jack is turning 3.  Parker and I spend most of our time shaking our heads and laughing at what comes out of his MOUTH!  
He Lives in Toy Story World, Almost ALWAYS in character. HE EXPECTS you to be ALSO. So to be his friend it is important to know your lines.
He is a Night OWL like me, so when he spends the NIGHT, (which is often) he stays up as late as I will)  some of my MOST  Precious times with him are in the MIDNIGHT hour.
he is almost impossible to discipline because he is so funny.
Tomorrow is his party, so check back for party pictures.  And of course, he
is having a Woody Cake..
For some reason he decided this week to rename me.  I am no longer Jessie, I am now Lostso!  POP is  now
Alien!  He is in charge of
naming everyone and YOU MUST not argue with him about who you are.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK WOODY BUZZ STROTHER!
I AM SO GLAD YOu WERE BORN.

And YES
I am the only person that gives him his CHOCO MILK in a BABY BOTTLE.  AND he LOVES me for it. 

I HAD ANOHER POST BUT THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT

My heart had been broken all week for blogger friend, Joanne Heim. I cannot go five minutes without thinking about her. This time last week she was fine.  Tonight, she is fighting to live, literally after suffering a stroke on Tuesday.  This is a 38 year old super fit, full of life Mom and Wife. 

Life changes in a heartbeat.  I am going to copy and paste some information that just came out.  Check her blog and read about the last week. 
From her close friend,  How You Can Help
Hello, my name is Janna, and I've been given permission by Toben to hijack Joanne's blog for a little bit. I met Joanne several years ago through her lovely sister Kristen. I have the pleasure of considering these two sisters my dearest of friends.
Many of you, like me, feel honored to call Joanne "friend.” Some of you know her in real life and some from the blogosphere. Some of you may have never met Joanne but have come to her blog to get updates and to pray. I feel confident that Joanne would consider you a friend, also.
The outpouring of love, prayer and interest in Joanne's condition has been overwhelming. The family is extremely moved and encouraged by how the Body of Christ has come together in this time of crisis. Many of you have asked how you can help. So with the collaboration of some of Joanne's many friends, we've organized some new features on Joanne's blog to Help the Heims.If you have ever met, read or come into contact with Joanne, you have probably been blessed in some way. That is Joanne. Now it is our turn to bless her. Let's join together to show her family our support and love. -------------------------------------
How You Can Help the Heims:    Financial gifts
Even with the most desired outcome, Joanne's medical and recovery time will be very costly. There is time off of work (Toben), medical bills, etc. Giving financially is one of the most practical things we can do to help them on this long journey ahead.Click on her sidebar to give via PayPal:Or make checks payable to Toben Heim. Mail to: Joanne Heim, c/o Kristen Haufschild, 11004 Grayledge Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130
Prayer
Thousands of people all over the world are praying for Joanne. Please do not cease in lifting Joanne up to the Lord. She needs a miracle. Psalm 46 is the scripture that the Heims are claiming over Joanne. Please read it as a prayer for her.  Spread the word…..Spread the word about Praying for Joanne by displaying her button your blog. Grab the HTML code from the sidebar.
Encouragement     Send cards, letters, pictures, scriptures, prayers, etc. to Joanne. Mail to: Joanne Heim, c/o Kristen Haufschild, 11004 Grayledge Circle, Highlands Ranch, CO 80130 
PLEASE DO THIS…you know how I feel about snail mail
News  Stay updated on Joanne's condition here on her blog and on Twitter via Toben.   Thank you for being a part of her life, her recovery and her blessing.
Below is the post by her weary husband tonight.  This week has been a nightmare. 
http://thesimplewife.typepad.com/the_simple_wife/2011/01/rollercoaster.html
I will admit I have struggled with this all week.  After emailing a dear friend, I do not think she will mind
me using an illustration she gave me…It is one I have thought about all day.
From Melinda
I had a friend tell me once that life was like trying to work a puzzle without the benefit of the picture on the lid. We have random pieces that we do our best to fit together, but it would be so much easier with the lid. To me, that's where we sit right now, with Joanne, where my friends sit in their grief, and where I've been sitting all year: learning how to rest in the fact that the One who holds the lid to the puzzle box lives in us. He can see how it all plays out, why some people get the miracle (more lives affected for the kingdom if they continue life on earth?) and others don't (more lives affected for the kingdom if they pass to eternity?). It boils down to a matter of choice for us: We can trust that, because He knows how it all fits together, and He loves us enough to have made a way to spend eternity with us, we don't have to understand, just trust.  WOW
I am so thankful to have friends in the blog world that will pray. 

THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK ABOUT TONIGHT

I have a blog friend that many of you will  know….but for those that don’t, please add her to your prayer list, your churches prayer list…send her name to anyone who prays. 
Just do what you would want others to do if this was you or your loved one.
  I have only met Joanne twice, both times at a Beth Moore event in San Antonio.  I cannot remember what I had on yesterday nor anyone I was with, but I still remember the first time I saw her and exactly what she had on.  She had her own style.  She had the greatest smile.  As I have followed her blog, I have realized what a great Mom and Wife she is.  Shes a wonderful cook, a runner, a reader (which I love), just one of those gals you wished you lived next door to.
Her name is Joanne Heim from The Simple Wife!
She is fighting for her life right now in a Colorado hospital!   Fighting hard but the news has not been good.  She was on her treadmill two days ago, 38 years old, and collapsed.  She was found by her daughter.  She had a blood clot in her brain which led to a stroke and  has had two surgeries in two days.  The last surgery to go in and remove part of the skull to allow for the swelling. I would guess something similar to Gabby Gifford's.  The MRI does not look good,  a poor prognosis, something I heard a lot about three months ago when Jack had a stroke.  I know there are Miracles…I have one sitting across the room from me.  I grabbed these pictures off her site as it is always easier to pray when I have a face and a family.


Joanne needs a miracle…please pray with me for one.  Again it reminds us how fragile life is.