Beach was Wonderful!

The beach was awesome - this is me on the beach with a seaweed! It was a lot of fun - mom will catch up on the rest.

Well this airhead mom had the wrong weekend - but we hustled and made it for most of the trip. It was gorgeous until the end of the week and the rain started in. Not as much fun. I don't know who had the most fun - us or Captain.

Sarah decided to stay with Grandpa and Grandma - Josh came home afraid he would miss Captain too much - plus he was very tired. I have to keep on reminding myself we are still in recovery and not rushing him. But the best part of all was he was a normal teenager - he went out in the kayak and had a blast. He played with the kids. He would sit out when his was tired, but he is have moments of anxiety freedom.

I am reading up on a book and it is awesome helping us realize that he is not alone. Plus Aunt Linda shared some light on it all, which was a blessing. Not fair our family had to go through three major things last year, but we see God's hand through it all and HIS perfect love filling us up.

We are all missing Sarah, but madly getting the house ready for the new bedroom set and cleaning for Grandma and Grandpa coming. Although Josh and I are taking a kick back attitude - I thought the Brady Bunch had been replaced by Gilligan's Island but alas not yet. I need to get DVD cleaner for Brady Bunch.

Well we have a month until school starts and a lot happening - Oregon Jamboree, visit to Seattle and some more fishing in there, hopefully this weekend when Grandpa is here. Besides that we are enjoying our lazy days and blessed to be a family. Praying you are enjoying summer!

God Bless You!

The Henrys

Happy 13th Birthday

It is official - Josh is 13!!!! I am sorry it has been so long - life is flying buy us.

Okay let's start after school got out - a major for both of us was me letting him go to the pool with the rest of the kids and not being there. I did ask a teacher to keep his eye on Josh - but we were apart the entire day - a first. We both did fine! We had our best friends with us - what awesome support.

Then the birthday party - a hot and fun afternoon of mainly girls and lots of laughter. He got great presents and had a blast - the most important things. His birthday was at our friends the Fields again, so it was a joy.

Then Josh, Sarah and I hit the speaking circuit - we spoke in three different areas of Central Oregon on Josh's testimony. Through our sharing more folks came to the Lord, or made a deeper commitment - what a blessing the Lord is. We stayed in a hotel in Redmond so the kids got to swim and watch TV. Josh even let me watch HGTV and enjoyed it with me. Needless to say we all missed Dad and Captain.

Then Grandma Phyllis came over for Josh's 13th birthday - and guess where we ate dinner - you got it The Outback. Our favorite waiter Brandon was there and Shelly popped out to say hi. It was a yummy night. Josh made a haul on money - and he is tight with it the goober.

We spent the 4th of July at home - usually we would be camping with the Fields - but Mr. Fields got a new job so that was all happening - but still great to spend the day with them. We got a new pool, so with the weather in the high 90's and low 100's we spent most of our time in the pool. Can't get Captain interested in his kiddy pool.

This past weekend we got to make some new friends. They are from California - and their 16 year old son, Matt, went through a similar surgery as Josh the beginning of November. His tumor was over twice the size and located in a different section of the pineal gland, but it was great to visit and share and just praise the Lord for our boys. God is so good to bring folks like into our lives through this awesome Internet.

Now we are home till the annual Henry campout - so we are busy sorting and cleaning. I have tons of painting I want to do and the kids hide quickly when I say that word. In addition we are working on our list to visit with when we go back to Seattle in August.

Besides that we are doing well and so blessed. Bruce got a new promotion and is doing great - he loved being off last week and looking forward to the rest of his vacations.

Once again thank you for your prayers - what a blessing to our family you are.

God Bless You!

The Henrys

Bruce, Lori, Josh and Sarah