Ending the year off with great surprises

Wow another month almost gone and the year almost done and over with. Well we are looking forward to a much better 2014. We can definitely say that the year 2013 was a tough one which ended off with a bang. After a lot of struggle Clint's salary came finally through on the 24. Dec.
Ja gave us really soooooo much time to buy still Christmas gifts....hahaha. But anyway we got it all done had a fantastic Christmas Eve(German style) with lots of wonderful food and a very tired Celina.

Ending off the evening with a little surprise I made and really enjoyed making it with my new tools.

Then on Christmas day we packed all the leftovers and went with the whole family to Kirstenbosch Gardens. I had a brilliant idea and we had to stop at PnP to buy Celina one of those lilos which are like a chair but you can also unfold them and lay on it. Perfect! Takes a lot of stress of my back and Celina sits comfortable too. Big outdoor help! Check it out.

cool and comfy on her new lilo chair

mommy also gets to lie on a peace and relax

Lini and Daddy looking sooooooo cool.

This chair was really a very good investment.Works like a charm and has just the right size for her. The summer is saved.

Otherwise we can't complain. Lini had a good month. Eating went well. And then yesterday I thought that it really starts working on my nerves that her mouth is still full of food after eating because Celina can't clean it properly. So I just took one of her bottles she used to drink from and gave her couple of sips of water and voila there the mouth was clean and no coughing or choking. Great. Something new, another step forward. Thank you Lord.

 

I also got her a swim suit so that we can start going in the pool from January onwards. Oh yes I do not think I mentioned this already. I found a aqua therapist in December and we met her and had an assessment done. Then we send in a motivation for aqua therapy and are now waiting for approval from the med aid. But I am sure we will get it. Because God is good. And the next year will be fantastic.

 

Last week Celina had a very tight neck and shoulders and I first did not know what was hurting her. Thought already the hips but no that wasn't it. Checking a little more I got to the point it was the neck and the shoulders which then was confirmed by the physio a day later. I had already given her a bit of a massage and the physio sorted the rest out. She is much better and has no pain anymore.

Once again thank you Lord for guiding me and putting the right people on our path.

 

Then the biggest surprise was still to come. We did two small fundraisers this month and they seem to not want to take of in the beginning. Then a week before Christmas things started happening. Celina's account started filling in the most amazing ways. But then on Christmas Eve with the whole family around us I received a sms notification from Celina's account with a big sum having arrived on her account. Later we found out it was a friend of Clint who did not know about our fundraisers but had a dream and her own ideas. I think one can safely say she did her own fundraiser and collected money from all around the world to bless us with. We were amazed and my goose bumps were sky high and the tears started pooling in my eyes. Wow what an amazing God we serve.

 

Next year is off to a good start and I am starting to look for a new wheelchair/pram which is really needed. The old one is 7 years old and Celina has outgrown it. She is not in a good position in it too.

 

Thank you to all the wonderful people who have given to help with Celina's costs and to all who keep us in their prayers and to all who have helped with the fundraising.  You are all amazing and blessed.

We love you all. Without all the people who have been by our side through this last 9 1/2 years since Celina's accident we could not have made it.

 

Yet all praise goes to our wonderful Lord Jesus who has never left us, carried us, guided and lead us and others and loved us with the love no earthly being can. Thank You Lord.