JANUARY 31, 2006; UPDATE WITH WONDERFUL NEWS
Hawk has had a great period since the last update as can be seen in the picture above where he and Lindy were enjoying one of our beautiful, sunny TN days.
One of Hawk's class mates at the Southside Learning Center is Maravich Bond. His parents are Tonya and Troy Bond. Troy is the coach of the boys basketball team at Wilson Central High School ("WCHS"). They wanted to do something special for Hawk. On Tuesday night, 1/24/06, WCHS had "Hawk Smith Night" at their basketball game. We want to thank the Bonds and Gayle Hooper for all their efforts on Hawk's behave.
On Friday, 1/27/06, Hawk was treated to a day at the circus by the Make a Wish organization. Hawk was in one of the sky box suites and had a wonderful time.
Also on Friday, 1/27/06, there was a wonderful front page article in the Wilson Post on Hawk covering a benefit concert and silent auction that is being held at Watertown HS gym this Friday night, 2/3/06, at 7 PM. This benefit is being coordinated by Gayle Hooper, the Director of Wilson County's Learning Centers, Anita Christian and Cheryl Ellison, Watertown Elementary School Principal and Asst. Principal respectively. This is the school in which Lindy teaches Special Education. There was also a wonderful human interest article on Hawk and the benefit in the Lebanon Democrat on Tuesday, 1/31/06. I spoke with Clint Brewer, the Managing Editor, who stated that the article will be posted to their web site tomorrow. It will be aged out but will be put in their archives files on the site after that for viewing. There is going to be another human interest article in the Wilson Post on Wednesday, 2/1/06. I spoke with John Bryan, the publisher, who stated that the articles they wrote will be on their web site under news until they age off. The web sites for the papers are wilsonpost.com and lebanondemocrat.com, if individuals are interested in viewing the articles. NOTE: We can not say enough or offer enough praise for the individuals mentioned above and the many, many more that are doing so much to help Hawk and Lindy. It is our prayer that the Lord will Bless them and their families as they are blessing us.
We also received good news on the steroids. During the office visit with Dr. Kuttesch on Thursday, 1/26/06, he removed Hawk off the steroids completely. We have seen a wonderful change in Hawk's mood in the last 15 days. He is laughing and smiling again all the time and having a wonderful time. Hawk and I have spent the last two days as guys out days. It has been great.
We also have good news on Lindy's housing. They are presently living in Hartsville, which is approximately 30 miles away from us. When Lindy is teaching, she has to drive from Hartsville to Lebanon to drop the kids off at the Learning Center in Lebanon and then drive to Watertown, a total trip one way of over 30 miles. We had wanted to get the family back closer to us and her work. Barbara & I have been able to buy a re-possessed house, built in 1994 that sits on a 2.6 acre wooded lot at the end of a cul-de-sac, that was being sold on the courthouse steps. The inside has been completely trashed. We will have to redo the inside from top to bottom, but the house is structurely sound. Pa now has a project to complete. We have to do some fix up work and sell Lindy's house in Hartsville, refurbish the new house, and then refinance the new house in her name. The wonderful news is that Lindy will only be about 5 miles from both sets of grandparents and about 5 miles from the Learning Center. The Lord was involved in this development, it was definitely a small miracle. We are still praying for the BIG miracle for Hawk.
Hawk has had a great period since the last update as can be seen in the picture above where he and Lindy were enjoying one of our beautiful, sunny TN days. One of Hawk's class mates at the Southside Learning Center is Maravich Bond. His parents are Tonya and Troy Bond. Troy is the coach of the boys basketball team at Wilson Central High School ("WCHS"). They wanted to do something special for Hawk. On Tuesday night, 1/24/06, WCHS had "Hawk Smith Night" at their basketball game. We want to thank the Bonds and Gayle Hooper for all their efforts on Hawk's behave.
On Friday, 1/27/06, Hawk was treated to a day at the circus by the Make a Wish organization. Hawk was in one of the sky box suites and had a wonderful time.
Also on Friday, 1/27/06, there was a wonderful front page article in the Wilson Post on Hawk covering a benefit concert and silent auction that is being held at Watertown HS gym this Friday night, 2/3/06, at 7 PM. This benefit is being coordinated by Gayle Hooper, the Director of Wilson County's Learning Centers, Anita Christian and Cheryl Ellison, Watertown Elementary School Principal and Asst. Principal respectively. This is the school in which Lindy teaches Special Education. There was also a wonderful human interest article on Hawk and the benefit in the Lebanon Democrat on Tuesday, 1/31/06. I spoke with Clint Brewer, the Managing Editor, who stated that the article will be posted to their web site tomorrow. It will be aged out but will be put in their archives files on the site after that for viewing. There is going to be another human interest article in the Wilson Post on Wednesday, 2/1/06. I spoke with John Bryan, the publisher, who stated that the articles they wrote will be on their web site under news until they age off. The web sites for the papers are wilsonpost.com and lebanondemocrat.com, if individuals are interested in viewing the articles. NOTE: We can not say enough or offer enough praise for the individuals mentioned above and the many, many more that are doing so much to help Hawk and Lindy. It is our prayer that the Lord will Bless them and their families as they are blessing us.
We also received good news on the steroids. During the office visit with Dr. Kuttesch on Thursday, 1/26/06, he removed Hawk off the steroids completely. We have seen a wonderful change in Hawk's mood in the last 15 days. He is laughing and smiling again all the time and having a wonderful time. Hawk and I have spent the last two days as guys out days. It has been great.
We also have good news on Lindy's housing. They are presently living in Hartsville, which is approximately 30 miles away from us. When Lindy is teaching, she has to drive from Hartsville to Lebanon to drop the kids off at the Learning Center in Lebanon and then drive to Watertown, a total trip one way of over 30 miles. We had wanted to get the family back closer to us and her work. Barbara & I have been able to buy a re-possessed house, built in 1994 that sits on a 2.6 acre wooded lot at the end of a cul-de-sac, that was being sold on the courthouse steps. The inside has been completely trashed. We will have to redo the inside from top to bottom, but the house is structurely sound. Pa now has a project to complete. We have to do some fix up work and sell Lindy's house in Hartsville, refurbish the new house, and then refinance the new house in her name. The wonderful news is that Lindy will only be about 5 miles from both sets of grandparents and about 5 miles from the Learning Center. The Lord was involved in this development, it was definitely a small miracle. We are still praying for the BIG miracle for Hawk.
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