I have time to blog today!!! Nathan and I are in Lexington, Kentucky this week at the International Conference on Missions (ICOM). We left early (3am) Wednesday morning to help set up Pioneer Bible Translators’ booth. They actually take up multiple booth spaces, but the display is pretty cool. Today, we don’t have anywhere to be […]
Happy Easter
Because this contains a “Josiah” story, I wanted to be sure to share our latest Pioneer Bible Translators ministry newsletter on the blog as well! (For those of you who subscribe to both the blog and our ministry updates, we apologize for the double E-mails today, and want to let you know this will not be […]
December 2015 Update
The year is almost over and we enjoyed spending time with family. Josiah’s MRI on December 2nd showed good results, and he doesn’t go back for an MRI until June. Josiah received Botox in his right arm and hand, which has been very helpful in loosening up the muscles, enabling better use of the arm. […]
Fun MRI Day Quotes
Josiah’s MRI results were clear/stable! Praise God! Josiah’s next MRI will be in June. Josiah was definitely in character yesterday so we thought it’d be fun to share a few of his quotes! To the Oncology Nurse Practitioner when she was chatting with him: “I wish I can be like you when I grow up”…She […]
MRI Preparation
Today as we were finalizing plans for tomorrow’s MRI, we told Josiah that he would be going to the hospital for a doctor appointment. He asked the question he always asks before an appointment – “Mommy, I’m not going to get a shot?” I explained that he wouldn’t be getting shots, but instead a needle in his […]
Faith Wins
It has been almost 6 months since Josiah’s last MRI! Wednesday, December 2, he goes back for another. I hate the anticipation. I hate the anxiety that creeps up during the weeks prior. I hate the constant stream of dreams that fill the nights, starting about two weeks before. I hate the feeling of being […]
Master of Distraction
October 28, 2012 we finally moved out of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and into the regular pediatric floor! October 28, 2015 Josiah is home, sticking carrots up his nose. He doesn’t usually smile like this for pictures… When Josiah had his surgery, doctors weren’t sure how the tumor and stroke had affected his brain. We […]
God Never Fails
Yesterday’s post was on the optimistic side – which is where I tend to land 99% of the time. A friend commented that her children would not be so understanding of a sibling getting more attention and fruit snacks for supper. Truth is, mine aren’t thrilled either. (Neither am I, really.) So I need to […]
Always an Adventure
I’m not sure why, but this picture is one of my favorites of Josiah taken at the hospital. The bandage is on his head to keep the swelling down. Here’s a picture of what he looked like before. The neurosurgeon drew 2 ounces of fluid from his head before putting the bandage on. The bandage/hat didn’t […]
“I’m giving Josiah my miracle”
Three days ago I wrote about my cousin, Sarah Grace. Three years ago today was her funeral. September 26, 2012 was the night it hit me very hard that my closest cousin was not going to beat the cancer (brain tumor) she was abruptly diagnosed with just months prior. I had been in denial, keeping […]