I can't believe my 4 year old sons diabetic alert dog is home!! Today makes it a week that she has been here!! She is already apart of the family and it feels as if she always has been. Though she is not just another part of the family she is so much more......She is here to bring us a safer and brighter future.

NOW and in the coming days she will bring and brings....


REST




And more rest as she continues to learn the scent of a low BG and will alert me in the middle of the night...before it becomes dangerously low.




She gives us Comfort as she watches over my little man as he plays and will catch those high BG's and low BG's. Shiloh will let us know.










Shiloh on guard...








Care free John







Shiloh our guardian angel in disguise, truly a gift from above!


We are still raising funds to pay for her, if you would like to help you can go to Simply living RroadWetravel fundraiser
to donate.


If you or someone you know could benefit from a service dog go to http://www.warrenretrievers.com


Thanks for stopping by RroadWeTravel with Simply Shiloh. Please stop by again, more adventures with Shiloh to come.

So I found a church that I absolutely love and so do my kids. I feel like home there and have been going regularly...

The DH works Sunday nights so sleeps during day and it makes it hard for him to attend church. Though he wants to start going now but wants to try a different one...ugh did I say I really like the one were going to!! Anyway it is good that he wants to start going and at least he has agreed to go to both for now...who knows he might be surprised and find that he falls in love with the church I have been going to as well. Mean while I am going to go to the church that he wants to go to on Sunday and we both can go to the one I like on Wednesday.

Going to pray for different hours for my husband...late, late, late night shift are hard. It would be nice to have those Sundays off as well. Praying for my marriage...we just got back together after a short separation.

Oh and this morning we actually missed any "church" because we over slept. Bummer I love being at church...I love being surrounded by other believers...I love hearing Gods word...I love church in its many forms!

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Charity Gordon and family

LOVE DARE


Well going to start the Love Dare, this should be interesting since my husband and I are recently separated. Won't go into it all now. Just want to say lots of up and down emotions. A lot of anger and resentment that I am feeling. I talk to a wonderful friend today who mentioned the Love Dare. I actually was given this book a few years ago though I think I passed it on to someone else after reading because I can't find it. Anyway my friend sent my thoughts toward the right direction and off I went to amazon and got it for my kindle.

Guess what the first day talked about...It was anger and patience. The two I need to work on through this whole situation.

Love Is Patience

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. -Ephesians 4:2 NIV

Today's Dare
Resolve to demonstrate patience and to say nothing negative to your spouse at all. If temptation arises, choose not to say anything. It's better to hold your tongue than to say something you'll regret.

Today I think I met this dare some what in just starting this because I have a lot of anger and resentment toward my husband and really feel like just being done with it all. I took my eyes off those feelings and onto Love the action.

The Dh came over today to pick up one of my daughters I guess while he was hear I showed some patience...though I do believe resentment was there with me as well.

There is a lot of healing that needs to be done in me and also needs to be done in my husband this healing is going to take some time so this is something I will need to be patient with as well.

That is all for now thanks for stopping by RroadWeTravel

Charity Gordon

School started on Monday...First year ever for the little man. I can tell already he is going to be a math wiz :)





On Wednesday...My little big mans 4th Birthday!! We also did a fundraiser to get the little man a diabetic alert dog which we will be doing more of and you will hearing more of in the future.




Then some arts and crafts....




Now it is time to get some work done around here...



BYE :)

Thanks for stopping by RroadWeTravel...

We had a scare the other night the lows of all lows right before you slip into the unknown...UGH well here is what I shared afterward...in a note on my personal FB page


"HORRIBLE MORNING...went to check on my 17yr old...he was drenched in sweat..no exaggeration was like he had jumped in the pool with his cloths on...I had to force soda down him and force him to sit up..I did not even check his bg I went straight for some simple carbs...I would pour it down his mouth...he would drink and not drink..was not talking but eyes were open with a blank stare...got glucagon shot ready in case he stopped drinking while my son took over annd held him up and kept trying to get him to drink... I then also checked his BG it was 42 (I am sure it was even lower and had raised some since the drink)I came very close to having to call 911 in fact I got on the phone with the on call doctor....PRAISE GOD he is fine now he started responding to us after drinking some and finally sat up on his own and starting talking to us. He has now had two sandwiches with protein. BG is now at the 200s and he changed his cloths and went back to sleep. I am wide awake....THIS IS WHY I WANT A DIABETIC ALERT DOG I am not seeking to get a new pet for my son. I have two sons who have Type 1 diabetes(the dog could help both of them)...LOWS ARE A REAL SCARE!!!! I FREAK EN HATE DIABETES!!! THERE IS NO REAL CONTROL, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO THINGS CAN COME TO A DRASTIC TURN. Please pray for us, pray for protection for my children, pray for me, for strength, wisdom and more strength. Please pray that we get a Diabetic Alert Dog soon...If we had a dog we would have been alerted before it got that bad. I am constantly checking up on my kids through the night and check BG's....I have mommy instinct but that isn't always enough I need back up....Praying for that back up.......a Diabetic Alert Dog"

My son is doing great now...he went from doing really bad to really well in just a matter of minutes...That is life with diabetes. Moms of diabetic seem to take a little longer to recoup at times. I spent much of that day crying. It was very traumatic..the thought of seeing your child like that and doing everything you can to get him to come out of his low to get him to be coherent. The thoughts of how close we were to a ER visit and the unthinkable...thoughts of the reality of the horrible disease. UGH so that day I spent most of my time in tears...though I new I had to snap out of it I need to be in the now. Not what could have happen or even future what ifs...just the now. The now is my son is fine, Praise God!! The now is continue living life and doing what ever necessary to make things easier. Getting back to the regular day things that must be done. As well as continue my pursue to get a Diabetic alert dog. Continue chasing those BG continue with hope and confidence. Continue to learn all we can and continue to use what ever tool we can get that we think can help our children with diabetes. So I did a lot of praying and scripture reading and thank God by the next day I was up on my feet again.

The only way I can keep standing is to stand on the promises of God. Through Him I find joy and I am able to relax again an enjoy each moment I have with all my children....Putting my focus back on my Lord and savior Jesus Christ brings me peace after a storm. I am assured that "By the living word of God I (we) shall prevail...."

Well going to help keep my little man Afloat and do everything I can to help him get a Diabetic Alert Dog so the fundraiser begins...Help Me Stay Afloat says the little man :) We ask you if anything to please share.

I actually have two children who have type 1 diabetes. Mostly focusing on getting a Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD) for the little man right now. As his mother I want to do anything I can to help control BG's as safely as possible and prevent high bg and low bg as much as I can. With the DAD it would do exactly that. When I first heard of a DAD I was excited to learn more. The more I read about it and talk with others who had one or getting one the more I wanted to go forward with fundraiser. It is not about just getting another pet (we already have 2 cats and 2 dogs) not just a pet but so much more the DAD can help keep my guy afloat. The question isn't do we need another pet but do we need more help and can a DAD give us that help. The answer is a big YES!! Yes it is going to be A LOT of work but it will be worth it!!!


What made me not wait a minute longer was hearing of a child who passed away due to diabetes complications and another who was in and out of consciousness yesterday. The diabetic community on FB is wearing a blue candles on profile in memory of Emily who passed. Today this is a post from a FB friend ~ Once again, a sea of blue candles ~ Rest in Peace Emily Maki; a 14 year-old-young lady who just recently finished a fund raiser to help find a cure for herself and others. Also, the DOC lost a beautiful 18 year old girl today who was having lows all day yesterday. She just moved into her own apartment. Also, please pray for Lydia, 14, who is in sever DKA... God Bless all these families..♥♥♥

So thus begins our D alert dog seeking journey another ounce of hope to help our diabetic children stay afloat....

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Charity Gordon

Good routines bring about a good day! Making that happen can be very challenging. So glad to report we had a good day! The whole day didn't feel good wasn't great could have given up. An overall good day means sticking to it.

On Saturday it seemed as though my children switch places. The one that was being a bit stubborn decided to get to work. The one that was doing the "good routines" more decide to throw a fit. Major tantrum "How could you make me do this" I think she said she even wanted to run away. She rather live by herself than clean that bathroom. She tried getting me to let her work on another part of the house. I said that she must keep what she is in charge of for 21 days straight. Then she would have the privileged to pick another job from a list I will have for her. So until then she must stick to it. During the whole tantrum I tried to keep my cool, no yelling, no running off myself. Just calmly speaking to her. She often wishes we could move into another house. I told her that we must take good care of little things so God can trust us with bigger things. I told her that there is scripture that talks about that very thing. I really believe one day we will have a house that doesn't have giant cracks in the house. But we must be thankful for what we have and take the best care of what we have. We really are fortunate and really should be grateful. She ask if we really would move one day I said yes but not until we take care of what we have and we too have a thankful attitude. So she got to work. We all got to work and got a lot done! Sunday is there day of rest so no work had to be done the next day.

Monday was a lot easier! After sticking to it the girls saw how easy things had become just a quick clean up very easy not so much to do.

On a future post I will share how we are keeping track of our work. For a little more encouragement....

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Charity Gordon