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 […]
More Appointments
Well this was a long week filled with appointments! Here’s a quick rundown from our week: Monday – 2 hour interview with neuropsychologist. (Mostly Nathan and I visiting with the Dr.) Tuesday – 2 hour testing with neuropsychologist (Josiah was tested while Nathan and I waited in the waiting room.) We will discuss the results July […]
Perfect
Today I’m throwing out a post I wrote two months after Josiah’s surgery. We’re currently traveling home from visiting Nathan’s family in North Carolina, so I wasn’t able to get anything new written; but I didn’t want to skip a day of posts in this 31 day challenge. Tomorrow will be something brand new though! […]
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 […]
November 2014 Medical Update
November was a month full of doctor appointments for Josiah. In October, Josiah started complaining of pain in his neck area. It wasn’t consistent and he simply grabbed the side of his neck, said “owie” and then went right back to playing. The weekend before we planned to take him to get checked out, we […]
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 […]