Update

I have two updates for you all. First, I've been getting numerous inquiries about Simon's health and figured I'd post this once and save myself many emails and phone calls lol.

Simon is much better, priase God! We are now sleeping through the nights again and starting to feel somewhat normal.

All the test results came back normal. Heart is healthy, lungs are healthy etc. We still don't know exactly what was causing these chest pains and radiating pain throughout his left side, but they have ceased and for that we are grateful.

Simon's pediatrician and I are tending to lean towards the thought of it all being stress related.

With Jay being gone so long, changes in schools, discovering what it's like to be bullied and then coming home to be homeschooled again, add in the accident he had in January at one school that sent him to KGH etc etc. I think this was perhaps more than his little mind and body could process in such a short period of time.

As I've said, we don't know for sure what was causing all his pain in March, April and May, but he's back to normal (for a 9 year old) and apparently as physically healthy as a we would want him to be.

In the meantime, I am spending more time with him one on one, cuddling, opening up conversations with him to see how he's feeling about things, that sort of thing. He seems to be responding well and appears to be much happier and secure.

He got a new (to him) computer yesterday(thank you freecycyle!) and is very happy to have his own now to do his schoolwork on and play games. Amy's thrilled because now she won't have to fight to keep him off of hers.

Update #2

JAY'S COMING HOME!!!!!!

Finally after 8 very loooong months he's coming home. He'll be home on or around the 27th of July. The guy he went out to Calgary with is wanting to come home and so, they have both decided to pack it in and return.

As some of you know, Jay was offered a permanent job in Calgary. After much prayer, tears and more prayer, we have decided that it wouldn't be in ours or the kids best interest to move so far away from our friends and families here.

I was telling a friend that yesterday while driving on Hwy 33 back into town, I was looking around me at the beautiful scenery, trees, fields and blue skies. I started to get this feeling inside that it was all WRONG to be thinking of leaving our home.

I have been torn about this decision. There are pros and cons to moving away and staying. Calgary has great homeschooling laws and support, even financial support! There is a wonderful Free Methodist homechurch there that Jay has been attending and been welcomed into.

But, that is all I can think of. Unless you want to count in the beautiful Rocky Mountains only an hours drive away.

However, here in the County, we have all of our family and our friends whom we love so dearly. We have an awesome church that is balancing on the verge of something wonderful happening in it. We have Wesley Acres, fresh asparagus and produce throughout the summer. Our children were born (okay, they were born in Kingston) and raised here and this is their home.

We can't leave.

And here we are, taking a HUGE step of faith. Jay informed me last night that he doesn't feel it's the right decision to move us out there. So he's coming home to no job, no income and no immediate prospects. However, I have more peace about our decision to stay than I ever did about leaving.

I know it will all work out in the end, after all I have His promise :)

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Rom 8:28