As many of you know, I attended the Declare Conference, in Dallas, TX last weekend. It was an AMAZING weekend! First off – a road trip with two good friends is always an absolute blast! Second – Ikea. Enough said. Last, but certainly not least, the conference was more than I had imagined. Icing on […]
Be Ready
Last Sunday, Nathan was given the opportunity to preach at our church. I always think he does a WONDERFUL job; but I may be a bit biased… He talked some about Josiah and our journey, revealing things we hadn’t shared with many. He also referenced a recent blog post of mine, asking the question “What […]
4-by-4 Link-up
In June a friend asked me if I’d be interested in going to a conference with her. I wasn’t sure what exactly it was all about and I had just started with getting my blog up and going, but it sounded like fun and my husband agreed, so I signed up! Now the time is […]
July Medical Update
JULY MEDICAL UPDATE During the week of July 14th, we had noticed that Josiah was beginning to shake his head more to focus on what he was seeing/looking at. We also noticed more nystagmus (eye movement) in his eyes. We continued to see it as the week went on, and others noticed as well. This […]
What are you holding on to?
Last November I attended a ladies retreat, featuring the speaker Joanna Weaver, author of Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World. During one evening session, she talked about Mary pouring expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet and wiping it with her hair. She described in detail how this was a gift that showed extravagant sacrifice, extravagant boldness […]
Freedom in Our Stories
Everyone has a story. There is freedom in telling that story. Freedom that allows one to be open and honest and completely real with what is going on in their lives. Little did I know that after Josiah was diagnosed on a Thursday afternoon, I would soon find freedom in sharing our story on a […]
Baskets of Blessings
I came home this afternoon to a house-full of laundry. I decided I’d start with the two baskets that were OVERFLOWING with towels. As I loaded up the washing machine, only half emptying one basket before the machine was full, I couldn’t help but smile. All these towels meant that we had a full house […]
Ketogenic Diet
I have mentioned before that we have been considering having our family start a special diet for Josiah to help fight his tumor. We have changed our diet quite a bit over the last year and a half, but we have certainly not been consistent. Our general template for diet was the Paleo diet, which […]
Steppin’ Out
It’s been easy to write about our day, the activities that we do and the things that go on. I can write about the doctor visits and the days at home – It’s easy. I just type up a quick re-cap of the day, have Nathan read over it, copy, paste and it’s done. What’s […]
Next Steps
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 We were hoping that today was going to be Josiah’s last chemo treatment. We were very disappointed to find out that his counts came back too low to receive treatment. Hopefully his counts will be up and next Monday can be his last treatment! The moment we walked into the clinic […]