Here’s a quick MRI update from May 19th. I wrote this back in May, and realized I never did get around to posting it on the blog! Over the last month and a half (April/May), we noticed some symptoms with Josiah, which were a concern to me. We had him checked out with his primary […]
July 2016 Photos
I wasn’t able to get pictures posted when I gave my Quick Update, so here’s a fun post with photos to show what all we’ve been up to lately! 4th of July Josiah doesn’t like fireworks, so he stayed inside, but the other kids had fun! Grace’s Haircut She donated to Children with Hair loss […]
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 […]
Haircuts, Shoes, Drums and Therapy
It’s been a great week, and we’ve all enjoyed being outside with the nicer weather! Haircuts. On Monday the kids all got haircuts. The girls just had their hair trimmed and the boys had quite a bit cut – especially Josiah! Here’s their before and after pics! Shoes. It took about a week, but we […]
January and February 2016 Medical Update
It’s been awhile since writing, and it’s been a good break for me. January was a nice break in our schedule, and we were home for most of the month. Due to health insurance changes, Josiah had to go through the pre-approval, evaluation and testing process again. Although I tried my best to stay on […]
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 […]
Hard Conversations
One of the hardest thing to me about Josiah’s tumor is how it has affected our other kiddos. Example # 1 Our older three kids were troopers throughout the month we spent in the hospital with Josiah following his surgery. One evening I was able to come home and be with them for the night, […]
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 […]
What can I do to help?
Yesterday (October 8th) was Grace’s birthday. She had a great day – getting overnight rolls for breakfast, Chinese takeout for lunch, and banana bread for her birthday cake. We didn’t do anything overly special, but had a good day at home together. Three years ago it was hard for us to make her day special. […]
Vacation Bible School
This past week our kids attended VBS at our home church. They all had a great time and, as always, it was an awesome week! The themes for each night were: God has the power to Provide. God has the power to Comfort. God has the power to Heal. God has the power to Forgive. […]