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. But you know what? That may be the very stuff […]
Feeling all the Feelings
Pretending to be a bug when taking a snack break! Josiah has started intensive therapy. Intensive = 45 hours of physical therapy, 40 hours of occupational therapy, and 20 hours of speech therapy in 20 days. It’s been a good week so far. Our weekend was full of late nights and early mornings, so he […]
The Miracle, and a Quick Update
The Miracle This boy. His MRI is coming up on May 23rd. If the results are good, he moves to yearly MRIs. I never thought we’d reach this point. It seemed so far away. One major brain surgery, vision loss, a stroke, seizures, 16 months of chemotherapy, several leg and arm braces, 4 different hormone […]
Seeing the hand of God
I love that on different apps, we can see photos from “this day” in past years. I love getting to see my now 12, 10, 7, and 5 year old children as babies and toddlers and preschoolers. And this time of year, I see their back to school pictures, proof of how much they’ve grown […]
The Nightmare
Have you ever had a nightmare? You know, the one where you wake up in a panicky sweat, short of breath, convincing yourself it was just a bad dream? Yeah, one of those. If you’re like me, you take some time to breathe and calm yourself down until you’re able to relax and settle back […]
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 […]
Even If Not
Even if not. Those words have resonated with me from the day I heard them. Many people have asked about the quotes and pictures I’ve been sharing on facebook about Kaitlyn Bouchillon’s book, Even if Not. A few have even asked if I wrote this book. My answer is, “No, I didn’t write it, but I […]
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 […]
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 […]
Your Embrace
This man. I love him so much and am super crazy proud to call him my husband! Nathan is an amazing man of God and has been an amazing source of support for me. I love his perspective of this day, the Sunday before Josiah’s surgery. He processed and wrote these thoughts that very evening. […]