Jezzie's turning eight!

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Well, I am still trying to figure out

how to label my pictures! Michael had his fall choir concert last night and he looked so handsome in his tux I had to include his pic! He is in chamber choir this year and they did an excellent job. I had to take a picture of the special gal in the freshman choir-she was the one doing what everyone else wanted to do-expressing herself as she sang, sheilding her eyes when the lights were too bright, pointing to her friends in the audience, waving and smiling...Does God put such childlike minds in big bodies to remind us to not get too big? That the Kingdom belongs to little children and that we must become like them? While a lot of my friends are done with diapers and moving on, I have to say I am thankful for the daily reminders I live with that keep me from getting too grown up.
I had to include a picture of our first potato crop. They started from a sprouted spud in my pantry, so I figure we saved about .03 as we did eat them roasted with a little rosemary and olive oil.
And Jezzie had her eight birthday party yesterday! She had so much fun. She was surrounded by people that loved her and showered her with affection. We had a panda party with chinese noodles for lunch. They symbolize long life and are a traditional birthday choice. We decided to have her birthday a little early as next week she is scheduled for an ear surgery called a tympanoplasty to repair the hole in her eardrum. Everyone prayed for her yesterday and we are still hoping God heals it before Wednesday! Please pray for her this week. The surgery is set for Wednesday the 21st. Having a weak heart and other lung issues, etc, make this surgery so undesirable, but they feel like it will improve her hearing which can in turn improve her speech. We feel like this is a special birthday for Jez. She left China on her fourth birthday and it feels like the past four years have been replacing what the devourer had stolen from her. In the Bible, eight symbolizes new beginnings. We are continuing to press through for breakthrough for Jez's cognition, nervous symstem, and speech.