God is Good

When we first heard about our boys we were told a bunch of medical jargen:  born at 25wk, 1lb, 12oz, stage 2 ROP, laser eye surgery, grade 2 bilateral brain bleeds, ventilators, chronic lung disease and the list went on.  That night I google every word.  I found words like blindness, cerebral palsy, learn disabilities, respiratory problems, sensory issues. 

We prayed, we talked with good friends, we moved forwarded.

At the hospital we sat with the doctors and nurses and held their tiny bodies hooked to all the alarms and tubes.  They told us then that we were not looking at babies who would be blind, sigh of relief, but they couldn't rule out cerebral palsy or learning and respiratory issue.  

We learned to care for them, how to feed them and bath them and still when we brought them home their overall health outcome was unknown.  With all Jonathan had been through, 3 months on a ventilator, lack of weight gain, brain bleeds and the fact that he was behind in his gestational age, cerebral palsy was brought up. 

So we started early intervention and gave him love and hugs, and slowly Jonathan began to meet his milestones but I was reserved in my excitement because statics said we shouldn't be so lucky.  But God is good and works in such amazing ways.

On Christmas day at 10.5 months (7 months adjusted) Jonathan beat all the odds and crawled. 

Never in my life have I been more happy to pull wrapping paper out of my babies mouth!

God is good.

God will heal.

And Off We Go

It was a wild ride today! Don't miss all the pics: http://JF2.com/121225/

Who Did This?!

You've seen the movie, "Elf", right! Well, have you ever had your very own Elf breakfast? Ya gotta give it a try!... Check out all the pics: http://JF2.com/121224/

Sam got the prize for the best Elf plate!

It's in Her DNA

Papa Bill shared some pictures this evening with Serafina of he and Francie (dearly departed wife) doing theatre during their college days. Serafina comes by it legitimately! A few more photos from this evening: http://JF2.com/121222/

The Bar Line is Closed

Papa Bill (and all the rest of us, too) got too see our little starlet at the Melodrama last night! Her new job is to man the CLOSED sign at the end of the bar line. Papa Bill also got in on a little of the back stage action as the Melodrama does last minute preparations for a show. "5 minutes to places!"

 

 

While Shepherds Watched...

Here are a few pics of the kids choirs singing at GraceSLO last Sunday. See if you can spot the two Regusci cherubs...

 

 

Remember Christmas = Forgiveness and Love

With all the chaos around, we want to make sure you fully understand this post will be about Love and Forgiveness.

Sadly, and tragically, last Friday a suicidal egomaniac killed innocent victims and rocked the foundations of our lives.  Even in the midst of this tragedy, our sensationalized media has utilized this event, and our fragile emotions, to discuss disgusting political issues and split our nation further apart.

We at the Compound are heartbroken and saddened that this event has not brought our nation closer together through love, charity, and forgiveness.

We Americans are amazing, charitable, spiritual people that love and care for neighbors, we may not even know, locally and all across the world.  We should not be known by these few unfortunate events that stream cross the media 24/7.  We should be known by the countless acts of love and charity that goes unnoticed every day.  Like giving food, blankets, shelter, and coats to the needy.  Toys, money, and love to good families struggling to make ends meet.  Countless children loved and cared for by foster and adoptive parents, and thankless gifts equaling over $6,000 to help a downsy baby, Yani, across the world be adopted by an amazing selfless family here in the States.

This is the America we love.  Merry Christmas and God Bless America

After many discussions at the compound about this horrific event, I wrote the following poem to highlight the compounds beliefs and what we will be focusing on this Christmas.

Remember Christmas = Forgiveness and Love 

Tragedy has struck

Our minute safe worlds are torn apart.

Is it bad luck?

Has the country, our people, lost their hearts?

So self-absorbed, so struck with fear, 

We forget the season of our Lord is near.

What do we do, where do we go?

Have we lost sight of the manger below?

This life changing event has caused us much grief,

And turned the most verbose around us mute;

Has rocked the core of our beliefs,

And provoked senseless political dispute.

Many philosophical questions are being asked,

Our intellectual and fragile minds are being racked.

The age old question - how can God exist?

With such death, hated, and evil in our midst.

When sensational brutal crimes are all we in the on TV

We miss the goodness, greatness, Godliness that surrounds.

Media bombards us with ugliness, not beautiful generosity, 

So we forget the vast majority of amazing people all around.

More guns! Less Guns! MORE! OR! LESS!

Don’t get wrapped up in this political mess.

For praise the Lord - A child is to be born

And he will help us constructively morn.

Please remove the rose colored glasses from your eyes,

And see your family, friends, and community clear.

We are Godly people, who will never die;

And cherish our life with no fear.

My family will pray for all victims of crimes,

And whose souls will miss the heavenly chimes.

My family will enter the season happily with love,

Praying, caroling, and celebrating our God above.

Remember it is Christmas and our Savior is alive,

Joyfully we realize Satan's war is lost, forever goodness has won.

Jesus spirit and words survive; though his body, crucified, will die,

Jesus cries out, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they have done.”

Amen