Our next son is single and has worked several years for the highway department. He loves hunting and goes quite often. He loves animals and the outdoors. He survived falling from a two story window and landing on a cement driveway when he was a baby, no injuries but a few bruises. We lived in Germany and they had no screens on the windows, he climbed up to the bed, into the window and out. I was one grateful mama and so thankful to God for sparing his life. 

Our oldest daughter has overcome many obstacles and is now a working wife and mom. She is the mother of our two oldest grandsons. She works with physically and mentally challenged children and I might add that she is very good with them, I am so very proud of her. She always helped me with the foster babies when she was home and not in school and she also graduated CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) training . Both of these experiences gave her the training she needed to prepare her for the work that she does today. She is a real 'go-getter' and always on the go and doing something to help someone. 

Our third son is married and has three of our grandchildren. He has worked up to shop supervisor at his job. He struggles each day to overcome challenges in his life, but he does not let the challenges stop him from enjoying life and his family. He is now tutoring a couple of kids in algebra. He has always been a whiz in math. He loves to read and reads quickly then can quote the book almost word for word. 

Our fourth son also has challenges in his life that he has to overcome on a daily basis. He is doing very well though and works two jobs, a day job and an evening job. You would never believe how far this guy has come, there are not words to tell how pleased I am and how proud I am of him. He has also always been a math whiz and he also has a photographic memory...amazing what he can see and remember. 

Our second daughter is another of our children that has many challenges she must overcome every day. She graduated high school last year (I was never so thrilled to see anyone graduate in my life) school was very difficult for her. She is trying very hard to get her life started. She loves animals and children and would love to work with either of them. I am looking forward to the day when her medical issues and life challenges are more in control and she can see her dreams fulfilled. She still lives at home with my husband and myself and works at a fast food establishment. 

Our youngest daughter has left this life for the next. I still miss her so much. What a joy she was to share my life with for eight wonderful years. She would have been 16 years February 2007. If you have not read her story you can read it by clicking here. Memories of Krystal. 

I am very proud of all our children and so thankful that we are close and see them a lot, with the exception of the one and of course little Krystal. None of them have let the huge obstacles they have in their life hold them back, they are going on to make of their lives what they hoped for.