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 […]
Praise
Josiah’s first post-surgery MRI was in January 2013, four months after his surgery. We had left the hospital at the end of October with no sign of tumor on the MRI (even though we knew 3% was left behind.) This MRI was a standard follow-up in order to check for tumor growth. We were hoping and praying […]
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. […]
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. […]
Surgery Day
Three years ago today we were at the hospital at 6:30am preparing for Josiah’s brain surgery. As I was looking back at the caringbridge posts from three years ago today, I am so glad I journaled through the process. There are so many little details I don’t recall. I found this statement very interesting: “He wasn’t interested […]
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. […]
Another Adventure!
Before you begin reading, please take note that we are NOT moving away. Now then… you should be able to focus and read the details… A bit of history: Three years ago this month (before Josiah’s diagnosis) our family was in Dallas, TX for a workshop learning more about Pioneer Bible Translators. After 1 […]
Christian Standard Article
A friend of ours writes for the Christian Standard, and a few months ago he asked if he could write an article sharing our story. We are humbled and blessed that God is continuing to use our story to help others. We hope you enjoy his writing as much as we did! God Had Other Plans […]
January 2015 Medical Update
I realized about half way through January that I never did write a December update. So backtracking a bit… December started with an MRI and surgery to place a tube in Josiah’s right ear. The MRI showed “No evidence of disease”. The following week we were back at the hospital, but this time instead of […]
Declare 2014
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 […]