by Sharon O | Jul 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
My husband and I at our favorite place the beach.
A Father and Son picture isn’t is just too funny?
Our Son Christopher and his wife Sarah have three little boys!
Super Heroes ~ Samuel, Seth and Josiah
Our daughter Sarah and her husband Doug… have three daughters.
Hannah, Alexis and Faith
Yes Hannah on left and Alexis on right are identical twins and Yes they surprised this grandma and grandpa we had no idea we would have twins in the family. In this photo they were a week old.
We are so blessed to have all six of these beautiful grand children. We feel it is an honor and a privilege to pray for them and support them. Samuel, Hannah and Alexis are all age 7 Josiah is age 3 Seth is now age 10 months and Faith just turned 12.
We could not be happier grandparents…God has blessed us far beyond what we ever thought possible.
by Sharon O | Jul 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
This last weekend was the Wilsonville relay for life.
It is a cancer walk to raise funds for cancer research.
My daughter was one of the head ‘directors’ in charge of corporate giving.
This is my grand daughter and I walking the walk.
Faith Elizabeth is going to be in 7th grade.
Yes she is tiny in size although she has some height going for her.
I am five feet tall so you can see she is catching up with me.
The relay is from Friday night 6 pm to Saturday morning closing at 10 am.
The final count for donations at 10 am
$60,000.00
Isn’t that awesome?
CANCER research will go on and hopefully many diseases will be cured.
We walked for mom O and for my dad N who is still fighting the fight.
by Sharon O | Jul 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
The grand daughters were having fun playing and running around the back yard playing in the sprinklers with Emma my dog.
Then of course big sister Faith gets the hose and decides to squirt the little ones.
It was fun to watch them scream and run away then come back for more.
Yes they are twins Hannah and Alexis age 7 years and Faith is 12 not a lot bigger than they are.
In the mean time…
The papa and mama bird on the patio were showing signs of being nervous because they had ‘new’ eggs in the bird house and they didn’t want them to be bothered by happy children. Or soaked by a hose or whatever else birds see as a danger to their newly laid eggs. I told the girls to be very careful.
Waiting patiently for the noise to stop and the children to leave… papa bird sat on the fence watching for the opportunity to ‘check’ on his babies to be. He is the most care taking papa I have seen and this is our second batch of babies in the last 3 months. He was there sitting at the house before he even found a mama to set up a home with. It has been fun to watch him woo her and wait for little ones.
He would move closer then move away… the eggs are in the nest to the right and papa was showing signs of agitation and anxiety. Wanting to protect whatever that nest held inside. I often wanted to peek inside it but I am way too short and to step on a stool would be not so safe.
After what seemed like an hour I told the girls we needed to go in or go to the courtyard so the eggs can be checked on by the papa bird. He was wanting to see if things were alright.
He would move from bird house to bird house
waiting for the time to fly into their own.
Still waiting for the time…
after the children left the patio and the quiet settled in he finally flew into the right bird house and I imagine sat for a while on the eggs. About two weeks later we have at least two babies perhaps three and he is the most doting papa bird much more than the mama bird. I placed bird feeders near them so they have seeds and whatever they might need for the babies. This has been a very fun year watching each batch of families for a brief amount of time. I think I could be a bird person it is fascinating to watch how they take care of their own and just hang out.
Before we all left the patio my oldest grand daughter thought she would try to squirt grandma… not a good idea. I captured a cute picture anyway. Isn’t that the most ‘oh my gosh I was caught look?’
Title of the picture is: Don’t you dare squirt your grandma with that cold water…Isn’t she cute??
by Sharon O | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path”
Lord help me to walk closer to you and to walk with intensity and conviction.
Help me to hold fast to your teachings so that I can bind them in my head and in my heart.
Help me to take a firm grip of your life saving hope.
Help me to know that without you
I would be nothing.
Carry me when I feel faint and tired.
Empower me when I feel like I have no words.
Give me wisdom and discernment that only comes
from reading your word and listening to your Holy Spirit.
Attend to my broken heart for
I am broken by so many things that break you and your heart.
I have heard a saying that says, “give me a heart that breaks like yours does.”
Could I deal with that much pain?
Help me to follow you
Help me to serve you
Help me to break and remove the chains that hold me back
from receiving your power and your love.
Forgive me Lord
For I have failed you.
Forgive me Lord for having a selfish heart
and a spirit of individualism and often times an “I want” attitude.
I don’t want to be centered around myself.
Show me and guide me when I move in that direction.
Give me wisdom and help me listen to your correction.
For you are all glory ~ power and praise worthy.
You remain a light unto my path when my path feels so shaky.
You remain strength when I feel weak.
You remain hope when I am not sure where hope is.
Thank you God that I can rely on you always.
For you are love and you love me and I will always praise you.
by Sharon O | Jul 16, 2011 | Uncategorized
Tonight on ABC with Diane Sawyer there will be an encore presentation of the story I wrote about.
Additional details surrounding it all and other dialogue’s will be on the show.
Just thought I would share it in case someone who reads this blog is interested in seeing who Jaycee is and the rest of ‘her story.’ There are many details I did not write about or do not know about.
It is a powerful testimony of resilience and life and hope and she has been on my mind since I saw the first episode. Just can’t imagine the magnitude of her life and all the missing years.
The sad part is this:
how many other children are out there and no one has found them yet?
