Wednesday

Well today was a day that was filled with a roller coaster of emotions and thoughts. The day started out much the usual with a before 7 wake up, our quiet times and a lite breakfast. The temps were just great with a good breeze which actually made it feel cooler than it was and there was little humidity.

We spoke with Amy as Tyler and Ava were getting ready for the 8 hour drive to Pensacola for a visit with an old church friend and holistic dentist, Dr. Choi. Alfred confirmed our suspicions that Ava's sudden behavior changes were as a result of the mercury amalgam fillings she received with in a week time frame,she had 4 teeth filled. He made it know that it was a risky procedure to remove them and some special equipment was needed as well and that he wouldn't be able to come back to our area until the week-end; if we wanted them removed earlier he would do it at his clinic in Pensacola free of charge.

The trip there was just the 2 of them as Sam would have been a bear in his car seat for 8 hours so Tyler and Ava did the trip up and back. The procedure took longer than expected so it was rather late when they started home. The dentist who did these fillings did a sloppy job drilling very deeply and even her gums were stained by the mercury; no wonder she was acting strange. We feel for the kids who are thought to be autistic when the culprit could be this poisoning.

I spent the day keeping busy praying for a successful completion to the trip as well as for little Ava's complete recovery; then we got word that a dear sweet lady friend of ours from Cornerstone(our church in the mountains) passed on at the age of 48 from cancer. Sherry had been fighting this ovarian cancer off and on for over a year. She made her funeral arrangements on Tuesday and said she was ready to leave this life and join Jesus in Heaven and so she did on Wednesday morning. The funeral is scheduled for Thursday at Cornerstone. She was an exceptional lady, a friend and lover of Jesus, she will be sorely missed by all and especially her husband and her son who will have to return to Afghanistan in the Marine Corp later this week. There is a luncheon today at church so we are busy preparing food for the family and friends.

Well that's about it after being so filled with joy about Ava's fillings removed successfully and then saddened by the passing of Sherry. We are scheduled to leave here on Friday for a few days to Virginia to see family, LATER