Copeland Family Fire

Whitney (9:00 AM PST, Monday, 7/17/22) Laser treatments this morning. As we were getting ready to leave a very confused Emree asked, “Where are you going in the middle of the night?!” The laser treatments help to break up scar tissue and help with the itching and nerve pain associated with burns. This is Krew’s 3rd treatment, Pepper’s 1st.  Praying for naps later today.

Whitney (7:50 am PST, Tuesday July 5, 2022) The night before the 4th as I was tucking Pepper in she cried. “I just want to be a normal kid. I want to go to a parade and be outside. I miss the sun.” We chatted about and contemplated a few things. Sadness and disappoint are important feelings. They are real and demand to be felt. We try to acknowledge them, feel them and pin point where the feeling is coming from. As soon as we can do those three steps we are free. Free to move on from that feeling and find a new one that we choose. I encouraged her not to rush the process.  You can bet it didn’t take her long. We came up with an idea. That idea was night swimming with glow sticks. We talked about how this is temporary (being out of the sun) and maybe next year will bring different circumstances!  Night swimming turned out to be more fun than we thought. The fireworks were on both sides of the pool and so fun to watch! So grateful for a neighbor letting us borrow their pool.  I may not h