Kole got to go see the movie "Narnia" this afternoon. Janni said that Kole requested to see this movie a second time. Of course, Steve was left out of the "picture" due to his responsibility to care for Jaelle (with her "split second" attention span and "ants" in her pants it would be like wrestling a tiger through a whole movie). Anyway, Steve dropped off Janni and Kole at the movie. He probably took Jaelle back for a nap.

Janni had some time after the movie before Steve arrived to pick them up. As a result, I got a call. It happened to be Kole on the phone first. He said in the most loving voice you can imagine "Hi, Aunt Jodi". I said hi and asked him how he was doing. He explained a little mishap he had just had, nothing serious. I asked him if he had laughed about it. He was so cute and so honest in his response. He managed to laugh as he said "No, I got mad". Now, Janni laughs at herself when she has a mishap. Steve, he will admit he gets a little "hot". Kole might get a little miffed (O.K. a lot miffed) but it is nice that he is able to laugh later.

Janni said that the doctors love Kole's spunk. He has quickly won their hearts. He makes the medical personnel laugh, because he is honest and says what he means (with conviction). He is very serious when he has an objection to an aspect of his treatment. He told the doctors at Cleveland Clinic that surgery was not needed. He only needed his mom to get him some glasses. Janni said that one of the anesthesiologists has made Kole feel particularly special. Janni told this doctor how Kole felt about her. This female doctor was so touched. Janni was blessed by the fact, this important doctor strolled back into the lab (where Kole was asleep and receiving his radiation) and gave him a kiss. A parent has so much love for their child but always welcomes the love and affection of others. Kole is so loved. Yet, all the love, of all the people around him, piled into one doesn't even touch the vast deep love God has for Kole. In Psalms 103:11 "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him..." It also says in God's word that "perfect love casts out fear". We do not have to fear God's plan for Kole because he has perfect love along with a perfect plan.

I had the best send off, right before hanging up the phone. Kole was being silly in the background. Out of the blue, he began singing this famous song he got from the movie "Remember the Titans". He sang at the top of his voice "there ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough, to keep me from loving you babe". I think that God is singing that to Kole. There is nothing that will ever keep God from loving Kole. Trouble may come and go, but God's love stays.

Jodi