2008 Year In Review

Hi Everyone,

Sorry there haven't been any posts. 2008 proved to be a rough year.

Carter finally made it past his steady stream of colds from November 2007 thru May of 2008. We celebrated his one year birthday and then the world changed.

My sweet daddy passed away suddenly from an abscessed tooth on July 19th.

The following weeks and months seem to have been a blur. We had all been going to the same dentist and needed repair work. Mom and I were too afraid to return to the same dentist. I wound up having 3 root canals on teeth this same dentist had worked on. She had to have a new crown at her own expense.

In November I was laid off my job of 8.5 years.

December was strangely calm with Christmas and Family. Becky flew out and we visited dad's grave stone for the first time.

I suppose we were hoping for something strange and miraculous to happen as we stood there, but it was silent as death has proven to be.

We'll see you in heaven Daddy..love you: http://robertbaird.memory-of.com/About.aspx

23rd Psalm

A new life begins for us all, but for Dad, a new adventure!

Know matter how many times I say or write the below, it will never seem true.

My father has passed. I won't say 'dead' because I know he lives in heaven.

He was taken from us in a second of time. In the silence of the evening, when we rustle around home readying things for the next day, he went to be with Jesus.

How could this be. We just spoke and hugged and laughed together! Were there signs and clues? Yes and no I suppose. None of it matters now.

On July 18th, dad went to the emergency room at Saddleback Memorial with an abscessed tooth. They checked him in and put him on pain killers and antibiotics. The next day a doctor looked at him late in the day and said they would pull the tooth Sunday, July 20th. The evening of the 19th he visited with Mom and then told her to go so he wouldn't worry about her getting home safely. A few hours later the nurse was doing her rounds and found him not breathing. They resuscitated him, but he was already gone. It took 4 days to confirm he was brain dead.

On July 24th, we gathered around his hospital bed, held his hands and said good-bye to this great Man of God.

Yes we had some miraculous things happen in those 4 days that gave us comfort and courage to let him go, but I won't share those here.

Dad spent the majority of his as an evangelical pastor. He and my mother traveled the United States during the 70's as the 'Baird Gospel Puppeteers' proclaiming the gospel to children near and far.

I am blessed to have been raised in such a family. When that day comes in heaven for us all to stand before the Lord and our works are put thru the fire, Dad will have a crown of gold and many jewels for the work he did for the kingdom.

Before my Father died he had vision and asked my mother to type it for him. He told her it would be lost if they didn't do it right then (Dad was legally blind and couldn't do it himself).

We believe the vision is what happened to Dad when he passed away and our Saviour met him and guided him into the splendor of heaven.

If you would like to read the vision I would be happy to email it to you. Just send me a note.

In his memory, I have created a site for him at: http://www.http/robertbaird.memory-of.com/About.aspx

The vision can also be found on that site. Email me if you have trouble getting on it to. They have trouble sometimes.

Until we meet in heaven dad... I will watch out for mom, your princess!

Carter's New Trick

As promised, here is the latest video. More to come...



Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Our new family blog

OK, we've been inspired by our good friends, the travelingleonards, to put some effort into a family blog. While we enjoy our Dropshots website which has ALL of Carter's photos & videos on it, it's a bit much for most people to take in.

So, the most recent news is, Carter is walking! We'll try and figure out how to post a video, but in the meantime, please sit back, relax, and enjoy some recent photos of the little rugrat.

The Johnsons

Captain Carter

"Hello, my name is Carrgghhter."