This boy. I snapped this picture on his 11th birthday as he worshiped during his favorite song at church - Battle Belongs. He has his own actions and worships wholeheartedly without abandon. I love it so much! Here are the lyrics, and then a few of … [Read more]
February 2022 MRI & Medical Update
MRI Day: Today was Josiah’s MRI. The Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorder Unit has moved to the main hospital, creating a new experience for us today. The room made Josiah nervous at first, but he calmed down fairly quickly and soon was chatting it … [Read more]
June 2021 Update
Kids and Family Update: We have all been enjoying the summer. Between the six of us, we seem to have filled it up! Kansas for wilderness camp, Branson with my parents, Texas with Pioneer Bible Translators, camps, and intensive therapy. The kids have … [Read more]
February 2021 MRI
Josiah’s MRI and labs were all good today!The day went great! With lots of prayers, Josiah was calm the whole day! I overheard him praying multiple times when he’d get nervous, and I’m not sure how many times he asked his daddy to pray for him … [Read more]
MRI Time Again!
Josiah will have his yearly MRI on Thursday. It should be a pretty quick in and out appointment. First, he’ll get an IV and blood drawn for labs and check in with the doctor. Then he’ll head down for the MRI. Since he doesn’t need to be sedated … [Read more]
Quarantine – Pre/Day1/Day2
Here's what we've been up to the last week before & during quarantine. Trying our best to have some fun!Pre-QuarantineSeeing schools begin to shut down around our area, I told the kids that by the end of the next week everyone would … [Read more]
February 2020 MRI Results
Josiah did AWESOME today! I'm not even sure words can express how well today's visit went. But I'll do my best! Here are the prayer requests we shared yesterday – with today's answers. For Josiah's anxiety before and during the appointment and that … [Read more]
Upcoming MRI
Josiah's MRI is tomorrow, Wednesday, February 26th. We'll get to the hospital at 9:00.Josiah is pretty anxious, not about the MRI itself, but about having an iv. He absolutely hates anything to do with needles and our last few experiences have … [Read more]
January 2020 Medical Update
Josiah has a great team of doctors caring for him. He's had a few appointments this year already, and more in the coming months, so I thought now would be a great time for a quick update!Things have been relatively quiet on the medical front … [Read more]
Care to Share
In his sermon titled “Care to Share,” Jeremy, our preacher, challenged us to share our stories because our stories are how we make Jesus known. He says - “You know, I may post the beautiful sunset seasons, but I don't post the raging storms seasons. … [Read more]