I apologize for not providing a recent update. I’ve just been very overwhelmed since going back to work and beginning to address everything that was put on hold as well as everything that has since been added. Before all of this happened, life was very “full” [t0 put it mildly] in many ways and quite… — read more

I really wanted to be able to keep writing more in an effort to record this journey from a perspective that can only be seen from the first-person point of view. Time simply won’t allow and that’s okay. I think God has a plan for it in the future and I simply have to trust… — read more

It would take an entire book to appropriately give credit where credit is due, that is, to God – our good, good Father. Even then, due my limited understanding as a mere mortal, I would not be able to do it justice. Suffice it to say that God is on the move and that God… — read more

I decided to post the actual results of Emma’s most recent MRI for those who want specific things to pray for. I also wanted to convey the urgency of certain prayers. If you read through the report, there are several new finding as well as information that is “developing.” Well, all the findings are “developing,”… — read more

The difficult-to-hear news has been consistent, but even so, God’s hand has been evident and heavy throughout it all and for that, we are thankful. Today, we got a surprise visit from ID (infectious disease). Most of the visits from the doctors are a surprise. Even if we know they are coming that day, the… — read more

The ultrasound revealed that the mass in Emma’s neck is a not a cyst, this is good news. It is important to address immediately, but it is not critically urgent nor is it likely to require surgery. PRAISE GOD. It is a congenital condition called muscular torticollis resulting in fibromatosis colli which is a rare… — read more

I’ll add more details later, but Emma has a large lump on her neck that looks to be an infected cyst. She is getting an ultrasound now. It could be something that can be treated and drained easily from the outside or it could be a 2nd or 3rd branchial cleft cyst requiring complex surgical… — read more

WRITTEN BY KATIE Each night that I leave the hospital with Josiah I watch him plead for Daddy to come home. He says he just “wants us all to be together.” He says “I love both of you and I want us all to be together”. And when the final goodbye happens and the car… — read more

***The major update is at the bottom*** The things coming against us are many. If you can keep praying please do so. I think for every attack against us, God pours out a double portion of grace that anoints me like the oil of gladness. I really have been given something miraculous from a source… — read more

The unexpected transition from an urgent, yet simple prayer request to the unsolicited and detailed accounting of events not yet know. I want to take a moment and acknowledge something that doesn’t necessarily “need” addressed, but certainly warrants some sort of explanation. That Thursday (Feb 12), I sent out that urgent prayer request to anyone… — read more