Happy Thanksgiving!

First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope you have a wonderful day with your families. Enjoy.

We will gather at Kena's house for lunch today. We will be minus a special important person, as all know. Mother is doing fine today. I know she would rather be will all of us, but God has not allowed that. Please say a special prayer for us today, because it will be rather hard on us. The holidays put our feelings in a different place. I feel more in touch with life and family during these times. I pray to God that he give us a sense of peace to make it through the day.

Don't eat to much and will blog soon.

Grandmother is out of the hospital. Special thanks to all that prayed for her. Thank You.

I am going to miss Mother's sweet potatoes. I hear everyone say that nothing is better than your Mother's cooking.

Take care and God bless,

Keith

update

The family meeting went fine. The short term for Mother will be to leave her where she is to further heal and try to make progress. We are still praying and hoping for God's miracle. We still are receiving grim outcomes from the staff. The longer Mother goes without making any significant progress, the unlikely she will come out of this. We, as a family, know this, but I will never give up hope for her. She would do everything possible if the shoe was on her foot. With that said, I have to give her all hope. It is hard to see Mother struggle, but she is the toughest human being I know. For the ones that know her, I am sure you would agree. Romans 8:28 has become my favorite verse from the Bible. I know I love God, and He is working for the good for me. Next week, when we all gather for a great meal on Thursday, Mother will not be there with us. We will have to endure another difficult situation. We will call upon all prayers to guide us through this day. We will rally around Mother to ensure that we have a good day with her spirit there. God bless all.

My Grandmother was admitted back into the hospital this week. Please include her in your prayers. She is going through these times with a lot on her shoulders. I love you Grandmother.


May your peace and love be through Jesus Christ,

Keith

Dear Friends,
I thank you for your prayers and thoughts. We really need your prayers tomorrow as we meet with case worker at the hospital to discuss Sue's care plan. Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers tomorrow. We know Sue is in God's hands and He is watching over her. Please keep Kena, Keith, and Kyle in your prayers also. They have been so strong for me. I have been blessed with such wonderful family. These have been such tough times and only God has seen us through this. Only with our faith, knowing God is in control and He is going to heal Sue, we have we been able to face each day. And again I want to thank everyone for their prayers, thoughts, and kind words. We do have many great friends and we love each and every one of you. Life would be so lonely without you. Again I ask for your prayers for Sue. I love and miss her so much. Life as I knew it will never be the same without her. In God's name with love.

Thanks,
Kenny

Good Morning

Good Morning to all,

Mother was doing fine this weekend. She is settling into her new environment. It is easier on the family because we can go in the room whenever and stay as long as we choose.

There is not any changes to report today. It seems to me that things are the same. We have to continue praying for change.

Thanks,

Keith

Mom

Mother had a good birthday. She received flowers, balloons, new pictures, manicure, pedicure, and a lot of love. I hope she sensed what was going on. I know she would proud of us for trying to find something positive during these terrible times.

She is doing well today. She was resting very good at lunchtime. She really did not open eyes a whole lot. Maybe she was very tired. I would love to say more, but there is no significant changes.

Thanks to all that wished her a happy birthday and thought about her and us yesterday. I felt a strong presence of our Lord yesterday. I felt His arms surrounding us. It was appreciated. Praise God.

May you all have a special and great weekend,

KT

Go Bama and Lions!

Happy 60th Birthday Mimi!!!

We hope you have a wonderful Birthday!! We love you so much!!! We pray everyday that God will make you better real soon!! We miss you so much. Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

XOXOXO,

Isabella & Cash

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Mimi! We love you so much! We are praying for you everyday to get better! God hears little children's prayers! We miss you so very much. Our mommy is going to give you lots of kisses from us. You are the best Mimi in all of the world!

Love, Jack, Ella, John Tate, and Jess

Happy Birthday!!

Today is Mother's 60th Birthday. I want to wish her a Happy Birthday!!! Mother, I hope you have a wonderful day.

If you can, please join me in wishing her a Happy Birthday.


Keith

Mother

Late yesterday afternoon, Mother was moved into another room in the hospital. She is finally out of the ICU unit. I believe that this is progress. Her vital signs are staying steady. This is another step in the healing process. We are waiting for her opportunity to be moved into the long term facility soon. We appreciate all the comments and all of you that read this blog. It makes us feel good to know that you care.

As Kena indicated, Mother's Birthday is tomorrow. Please say a prayer for our family, because it is going to be an emotional day. Thank you.

Mothers....we all have one. Some might not have the kind of relationship that is desired, but most do. I would challenge you to give your Mother a hug, a call, a note, or a kiss, because you never know what God's plans are. I wish desperately that I could have one more conversation with my Mother, because I would tell her how much she means to me. I say this with tears in my eyes, because it hurts so bad.


May God bless you,

Keith
Romans 8:28

We Need Everyone's Prayers

Hello Friends,

Some days are really harder than others. Today is one of those days. I just think "Is this really happening to us?" It most definitely is. I can't even think about the holidays. I wish I could just close my eyes and the holidays would be over. But, I have 4 precious little children that are really excited about Thanksgiving and Christmas. They are also sad because their Mimi will not be home to celebrate. Being together with family that you love is really what is special about the holidays. Right?

Thursday is Mom's birthday. She will be 60! I had planned on having a big 6-0 birthday party for her. I will celebrate with balloons and maybe a cake in Birmingham. I hope she will know that I am there to wish her a Happy Birthday. Also, Saturday is Mom and Dad's 40th wedding anniversary. Please remember my dad in your prayers for I'm sure this will be a hard day for him. There isn't any change with Mom. My Aunt Toots went to see her yesterday and she said she was really alert.

We are uplifted by all of your prayers everyday. Please continue to pray for a miracle. It is hard to have patience, but God is working on His time not ours. Thank you to our friends that respond on the blog. I look forward to the encouraging messages everyday. May God bless everyone.

"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Matthew 21:22

Kena

This Week

Team,

There is no real changes to Mother this week. We are still waiting on moving her to the long term facility. She is still considered in a coma state. She does still open her eyes during a sleep-wake cycle. She does move her head and mouth on occasions. She is still on the ventilator. She is still pulling for Alabama to beat LSU. I will report back with more this weekend.


God Bless,

Keith

Good morning

Sometimes you have to step back and see the big picture. Our plan for our Mother has never changed. We will continue to do all we can to restore her. That means praying daily for this, and giving her all the opportunity to heal.



This weekend, she was doing some different things. She actually had some movement in her legs and more movement in her neck and head. This was caused by natural causes, but I have never seen her make any movements like that. It is showing us that things are changing for her. Praise our Lord!



Today is the 86th day. 86 days? That seems like a long time. She is missing a whole season, she is missing Alabama being #1, she missed Halloween (she does not like it anyway), she missed some of her kids' birthdays, she is going to miss a new President. But you know what? I do not really care. I would trade all of those things and more for her to get better. I love you Mother, and I pray you are on your way back to us!


Keith