Yesterday my aunt Lynda, cousin Sandi and her baby Peyton came to my mom and dad's for a visit. Lynda brought a special gift with a story for McKenna from her niece, Reagan. The story is that there was a girl from Japan named Sadako who was 2 years old when the atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima. She grew to 11 yrs. old before she came down with Leukemia from the bomb. There is a Japanese legend that says that if anyone folds one thousand paper cranes that a wish would be granted. Sadako finished a thousand cranes before she passed away. The point is that she never gave up and that people were inspired by her courage and strength.
So, now that you know the story, the gift was a large plastic container filled with a thousand paper cranes. The cranes were made by different people who have given a good wish with each crane. They are all threaded together and we're looking forward to hanging it up in her room to remember all the good wishes that have been made.
Another awesome thing that happened today is that last week Christ Community Church called and said that since McKenna missed VBS they were wondering if they could bring VBS to her in a format that she could tolerate! So today Tony, Becky, and Tammi came over to the house and did a mini power lab for the kids! It was so great. The kids got to walk on "water", make slime, sing songs of worship, have a Bible story, and make orange soda floats with ice cream. They had such a great time. Dustin and I have been so impressed with the level of care we have received from the church. Everything from making meals for my parents, meals to our house, visits to the hospital, phone calls, letters of encouragement, financial donations, and now they are even caring for the kids to ensure that they didn't miss something great like VBS this Summer. What a great display of true Christian love. Way to go guys! We're overwhelmed with gratitude!
So, now that you know the story, the gift was a large plastic container filled with a thousand paper cranes. The cranes were made by different people who have given a good wish with each crane. They are all threaded together and we're looking forward to hanging it up in her room to remember all the good wishes that have been made.
Another awesome thing that happened today is that last week Christ Community Church called and said that since McKenna missed VBS they were wondering if they could bring VBS to her in a format that she could tolerate! So today Tony, Becky, and Tammi came over to the house and did a mini power lab for the kids! It was so great. The kids got to walk on "water", make slime, sing songs of worship, have a Bible story, and make orange soda floats with ice cream. They had such a great time. Dustin and I have been so impressed with the level of care we have received from the church. Everything from making meals for my parents, meals to our house, visits to the hospital, phone calls, letters of encouragement, financial donations, and now they are even caring for the kids to ensure that they didn't miss something great like VBS this Summer. What a great display of true Christian love. Way to go guys! We're overwhelmed with gratitude!
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