Callie is doing great. For the first time, she was really excited about Christmas this year. On Christmas Eve as we put her in bed, her head was shaking back and forth non-stop. That’s one of the main ways she shows her excitement.
Callie lives a good life. She talks almost all the time at home. She’s a little more shy in public, but not much.
She’s become a pro with her power wheelchair. She can maneuver it through tight aisles at the grocery store. The chair has a horn, and she hasn’t quite learned good horn etiquette. She and her 5-year-old brother Peter are quick to honk the horn at people who stop in the aisles.
We stay busy just taking care of Callie’s daily needs and the needs of her three older brothers. So we do not have much time to think about the future.
But the new year that begins tomorrow naturally brings thoughts about the next 12 months. Callie is so vulnerable. There’s always the possibility that she will catch a cold or a virus that she can’t get over. Will this be the year?
Those aren’t thoughts that we dwell on. We’ve gotten pretty good at thinking about only the present. In the present, all members of our family are here with us. We have food to eat and a safe place to live. Nothing else really matters that much.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those whose lives are incomplete in this new year.
We also cannot begin to thank the people who have shared so much to help our family over the past year.
Happy new year.
What a beautiful girl! And sounds like she’s assertive too…..,
I know Callie thru Hollis in her school and met Callie at Hollis’s birthday party last year. Hollis’s mother shared Callie’s web site with me. Hollis keeps me informed on how Callie is doing and if she is at school. Recently, I had the oportunity to pick up Hollis at school and got to see Callie and her chair going to the car. Fortunately she did not have to honk her horn at me. I could see the independance in her face by being able to move herself around.
I am so thankfull Callie is a part of Hollis’s life and to see the bond that these two girls share with each other. Hollis has been blessed to have Callie as a friend and a part of her life. May God continue to bless your family each day.
I loved seeing Callie’s new picture. Your whole family is such a gift to each other…and then there are all the friends. Wishes for a peaceful New Year.
Blessings all around and then some,
Peggy Matthews
Such a wonderful blessing to see Callie’s smiling face in these update. Praising God for His goodness and love!
Psalm 118:24
We are always safe and protected when we live one day at a time or one moment at a time! Rejoice and be glad for every day giving God the Glory.
Happy new year, Golden family.. I pray that each day God shows you the love and miracles that are the gifts of this life