Return of the Pirate Princess

October 10, 2015

She is so sweet and cute but to be honest, we never wanted to see Iris with this “look” again. We had done our best to get her through a really difficult time in the past by helping her feel like her eye therapy was something fun and could be like she was dressing up […]

All Princess & No More Pirate

December 5, 2013

I can’t believe it’s over! That’s what keeps hitting me: Iris’s surgery is DONE. It’s over, it’s past, she’s healing, her eyes are looking straight and working together. And all this before we have even been on the ground in the States for two weeks! This is simply amazing and such a HUGE praise in […]

Pirate Princess Makeover

October 13, 2013

Iris has a new look. It’s not one we would have chosen but it has happened. It is the look that is one step involved in many steps to come that will hopefully fix her beautiful little eyes! Because of that, we like this look. ;D Iris and my time in Port Moresby (PNG’s capitol […]

Pirate Princess’ Voyage

October 1, 2013

The last three months with our little “Pirate Princess” Iris have sure been interesting! Iris has endured all these weeks of wearing an eye patch covering one eye (alternating sides every three days) all day, every day. There have been good days, ok days and some days where I thought the world would end before […]

Seeing with New Eyes

July 29, 2011

One of my favorite quotes is by French novelist Marcel Proust, “The real act of discovery is not in finding new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.” Certainly when Proust made this insightful statement he didn’t have in mind the content of this blog! 🙂 Back in the spring, while we were still in […]