The Lawsons: June 2012

Life around here has been a tad bit busy...and not all with good things, unfortunately. My grandmother, Wawa, fell and broke her hip a few weeks ago. I have to tell you, everything has been a downward spiral since. She now lives in an assisted living facility, has minimal memory, and cannot walk by herself. I still can't even believe that I just typed that. My grandmother (who pretty much raised me), the most independent woman on the planet, is now fully dependent on someone else to walk, bathe her, dress her, etc. I can't imagine how she must feel. One minute she is walking around her house, and the next minute she is being uprooted from her home, by ambulance, never to return again. How is that possible? To say she is not happy with the situation is an understatement. We are trying to have someone with her visiting as much as possible, but that's nearly impossible to do. My sister is going out there 2 times a day, my poor mother is dragging her self around all hours to be there for her-let's not forget about her back surgery, my dad visits once a day, and I try to make it out there about 3 or 4 times a week...but I can never stay too long since I have small ones trying to jump in her bed with her and run up and down the hallways. The last time I took the babies, she barely recognized them. I almost had to pick myself up off the floor when I had to tell her what their names were...

Anyways, if you think about us, please pray for Wawa. Pray for comfort and healing, and that she would completely trust the Lord with her life. She is just like a mother to me, so this has been very challenging to watch.

Lee is in the middle of some international travel, and this time of year is never really fun for me. Always sad to see him go...we miss daddy very much while he is gone. We are trying to get in as much family time as possible and we have been beachin' it, boatin' it, hot air balloon festival'n it as much as possible. I have a few pictures that I need to unload on here, so I will do that in a minute.

I have some other news...I am going to HONDURAS in August with my church, and I could not be more excited about it. I have never really been on a mission trip before besides Summer Beach Project, and I am so pumped that I can barely stand it. I can't wait to go and share the good news of Christ with those who have never heard about him. I can't wait to go and love on and play with kids who have the bare minimum. I can't wait to go and experience Him in a deeper way. I just can't wait!

Knox and Campbell