One Amazing Mission

0 comments Posted by Nellie the Great at 11:55 PM

Wow!  You ever look back on an event and think "I can't believe how blessed we were to have this happen in our lives!"??  Well, that's exactly what happened to the Clan last week!  Last week we were chosen to be one of the families blessed by the charity known as Jason's House. 

Jason's House is a charity organized by the Surfside United Methodist Church.  It's mission is to "give free vacations to families burdened by care for a child with life-threatening cancer".  I can't begin to express what a magnificant blessing this was to the Knotts Clan this year!  It has been such a stress filled year for all of us, and to be given the opportunity to spend time reconnecting with each other...well, it literally brings tears to my eyes! 

The amount of loving thought and planning that goes into this event is staggering!!  You see, not only were we provided with an amazing stay at a *beach front hotel*, but EVERYTHING was provided for us.  *All* of our food was covered, as well as an amazing array of *entertainment*!  But that's not even half of it!!!  When we first arrived at the church, we were greeted by the fabulous volunteers and ushered to a room where the children were all given hats, stuffed animals, silly bands, t-shirts, bags of sea shells and so many snacks it made their heads spin!!  Then they were escorted to the church parking lot where they were allowed to pick out a Corvette to go cruising in!!!  As we packed up to head over to our hotel, the kiddos were presented with two *huge* bags full of goodies!  Every detail imaginable was thought out, and I promise you that there were enough surprises in those bags to last the whole week!!  From beach toys to bubbles to books, Elaine and her volunteers provided us with everything we could possibly need to have the best vacation ever!

And it really, really was the best vacation we've ever had!  Not wanting to press our luck with sunburn (Benjamin burns very easily due to the chemo), we spent the mornings playing on the beach.  Then we spent the evenings out on the town.  And let me tell you, there was so much to do!!  We enjoyed the Dixie Stampede, Ripley's Aquarium, parasailing, The Grand Cirque, a day at the Water park and so, so much more!  It was such a blessing to see everyone laughing and smiling again.  And so, to the amazing volunteers of Jason's House, I extend a very heartfelt "Thank You!"!  You brought a much needed healing to our family that no doctor could!

Author's note:  I will post pictures as soon as I can get them off of Ken's computer. ;)

 

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