Pictures From Last Week.
May 5, 2008
As I said, last week was a blast. Monday night I went to the library book sale and loaded up.
But wait, that’s not all.
You can start salivating now.
Now you want to go to the next sale, huh?
I’ll meet you there and we can go out to dinner afterwards. My kids have been reading non stop since I came home. Debbie loaded up on little kids books of which I have no clue about. Next time I will drag her along again ain and make her pick out some books for my little ones.
Tuesday was a quiet day and we were preparing to commemorate a very special anniversary.
One.
Let the party begin.
Everyone join in.
To be continued….
May 5th, 2008 at 10:45 am
What a beautiful bunch of pictures - I have tears in my eyes! The books are fab but it’s the others that has be rejoicing with you.
Do you know anything about the Phantom Stallion series? My 10 wants to read them but I am not familiar.
May 5th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Oh what a wonderful post… it started great with books, and then it ended fabulous!! We are celebrating with you!!!!!!! Praise the Lord!
(I have chill bumps all over!) :)
Love to you all!!!
Chas
May 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am
That last photo is screaming to be enlarged and framed!!!
Praising the Lord with your precious family!!!
May 5th, 2008 at 11:11 am
You have much to celebrate Team Bettendorf!!! =) We are dancing with you Jillie!! Reminds me of the song “Fields of Grace”
There’s a place that I love to run and play
There’s a place that I sing new songs of praise
Dancing with my Father God in fields of grace
There’s a place that I lose myself within
There’s a place that I find myself again
Dancing with my Father God in fields of grace
There’s a place where religion finally dies
There’s a place that I lose my selfish pride
Dancing with my Father God in fields of grace
I love my Father, my Father loves me
I dance for my Father, my Father sings over me
And nothing can take that away from me
There’s a place where religion finally dies
There’s a place that I lose my selfish pride
Dancing with my Father God in fields of grace
May 5th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Oh the pictures of Jillian has been crying and Praising to our Lord God for healing!
She looks great..her smiles make ones heart leap.
Thank you for sharing a joyous celebration!
The books..stop bragging! Yes I am coveting..haha
May 5th, 2008 at 11:41 am
OH what wonderful news. I am so happy for Jillie and your entire family. God is good!!
Blessings
Lisa
May 5th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
LOVE the Jillie dancing pictures. They are great!
~Becky
May 5th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
those pictures of her completely rule. :)
May 5th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Praise the Lord! God is sooo good!!! Those sweet pictures made me cry!
~ Rachelle
May 5th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
What JOY! I love it! Both the books, and Jillie! Victory in Jesus!
May 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Oh, you made me cry!!! Praise GOD!!!
May 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Great pictures! Such a day to celebrate! And I wish our library had such a sale. Maybe I should ask and see if they do? I am so jealous… :)
Blessings…
May 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Oh man, I was fine with the pictures of the books. Jealous, but fine!
And then those pics of Jillie dancing… and the shirt.. and the hair… Now you’ve gone and made me smile and cry at the same time!
I am rejoicing with y’all!!!
Love,
Marsha
May 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Oh Katie!! To see Jillian so full of life is amazing!!! Praise the Lord for this wonderful milestone! May she grow old, with a stack of numbered t-shirts in her attic!!
May 5th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
These are THE HAPPIEST pictures I’ve ever seen! *Ü*
Love,
Beth
May 5th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
What a blessing. I just came here right after reading an email that a little girl from my church just died of cancer. You are blessed.
May 5th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
Love the picture of Jillian! She is such a cutie :-)
May 5th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
A year???? Bless her little heart.
Man, I’ve “known” you for a year. And you didn’t even know it…lol.
I have followed Jillian and your family for over a year when I heard about you from another blog. I praise God for your miracle Katie.
May 5th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
This song made me thing of Jillian, her earthly parents and her heavenly Father:
Just thought I’d share. =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARAJ7uwnhYU&feature=related
Blessings!
May 5th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I really love that last picture. What a sweetheart!
May 5th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
You weren’t kidding when you said you had a great week! And any two of the above would have made my month, lol. :) I look forward to seeing Jillie in that shirt for years to come. And I’m waiting for John’s liver pate blog too! More blessings upon you, Veronica
May 5th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Your light broke through my night
Restored exceeding joy
Your grace fell like the rain
And made this desert live
Chorus:
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy
Your hand lifted me up
I stand on higher ground
Your praise rose in my heart
And made this valley sing
Chorus
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy
This is how we overcome
Chorus
You have turned my mourning into dancing
You have turned my sorrow into joy
May 5th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Beautiful.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Oh, this post touched me. So sweet and right.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Congratulations, Jillie! You are well on your way! :tears: Katie, she looks so beautiful!
The book sale isn’t fair, dang it! The ones they do here only have that many to start with :( *sigh*
May 5th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
Oh, to experience His light - - -
Thank you for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My heart is smiling…
May 5th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
All I can say is….. Sooooo Precious!!!!!! It puts life and all that comes with it into perspective.
I wish many many more happy dances for you and your family!!
May 5th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Love the t-shirt! Love the celebration pictures! Rejoicing with you all!!!
Did you see my snow pictures last week? I do believe it’s all finally melted…
We’ve had our own hospital ordeal this past week, and ugh, I’m glad to be getting over that hump again. Respiratory crud stinks! (I’m really tired and crabby, still…)
Anyhoo- looking forward to hearing about your school schedule revamping. It’s seems I’m always tweaking ours; nothing is really static around here, except, well, maybe dirty dishes and laundry…
Enjoy them all,
ali
May 5th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Jillie looks like she’s being booked in that first picture & none too happy about it, either. :-) Congrats on the mile marker acheivement.
Angela :-)
May 5th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Wow, what a year. Puts life into perspective for sure. She looks wonderful!
May 6th, 2008 at 1:45 am
I couldn’t comment right away- because of all the emotions I feel! My sister is a survivor, too. 4 years- and she is a grown woman. Congratulations, Jillian, you are a survivor. Each day we draw breath is a gift from our awesome God!
May 6th, 2008 at 5:23 am
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE library sales! I got a book at one years ago that was worth $250!!! (The Duchess Bakes a Cake).
Jillian is amazing! And God is good!! YEAH!!!!
May 6th, 2008 at 7:11 am
I love all the books but the pictures I like best are the ones of Jillian!! Wow what a great reason to celebrate!!
May 6th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Ok, so none of the pictures show up for me, and everyone is going crazy over the pictures. I want to see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 6th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I loved these pictures of Jillian. Thank you so much for allowing us to share in your joy! ~Kari
May 6th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Rejoicing at the 1 year cancer free anniversary! THREE CHEERS FOR JILLIAN! God is so good!
May 6th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Were there any books left? :) What a wonderful occasion to celebrate!
May 6th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
BOOKS??? Who cares about books?
Praise the Lord for that girl…and her momma and daddy and brothers and sisters.
I love that last picture with her toes stickin’ out of her jeans. That is MY kind of kid.
Thank you for sharing them.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Praising and thanking the Lord with you!! Jillie is absolutely cutiful. I’ve followed her story from the beginning and prayed along with and for your family. It’s awesome to watch her blossom again. (doing the happy dance)
Oh and the book sale (sniff sniff) that’s no fair. I love library sales but we haven’t had one in ages.