Joel's Journey: Jeremiah is 8 !!

Monday, February 18, 2008

Jeremiah is 8 !!

Happy Birthday

Jeremiah !!!!

Jeremiah is 8 years old today! His donuts were gobbled up and then he was happy to recieve a nice compound bow (small one). If you walk outside, better watch out for flying arrows from Joshua, Jeremiah, and Josiah & Hosanna are sharing a bow. We love you "Miah." One other blessing of it being your birthday, you get off chores, so someone else will help fold clothes today! May the Lord make YOU, Jeremiah, a mighty "arrow" for his kingdom!

More goats born just within the hour, two does this time, yeah!!!! Assistance was needed, way to go Bethany!

Happy Monday!

Cindy (green for camo party:)

1 comment:

The Lockwood Family ♥ said...: Happy Belated Birthday Jeremiah! I hope you had a wonderful day...from the pictures it looks like you had a very special day.
Our boy Benjamin will be 8 in May. He loves to hike and practice throwing knives or shoot the BB gun with his Papa.
We have been looking at a lot of "boy" names for our new little one due in a few weeks, and I saw your name the other day. It means "the Lord exalts". As you continue to grow in both stature and in the Lord, may you "walk justly, love mercy and walk humbly with thy God." (Micah 6:8)
Happy Birthday!
love,
The Lockwood Family
Daniel and Jaynee
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Joel's Story

Joel, our 11th of 13 and a twin of Josiah, at age 3 was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, on December 6th, 2006. Joel had three perfect years of health and he and Josiah celebrated their 3rd birthday Sept. 13th, 2006. The first of Oct. Joel started having unexplained fevers for a few days and would return to active play. After the fourth round of fevers we took him to our family Dr. which they said his iron was low, so we treated that for a few weeks and took him back only to have his hemo. showing lower than before. We were referred to a hematologists and saw him a few weeks with blood checks twice a week. At a visit on Dec. 4th we showed the Dr. the bumps, (which were tumors but we did not know at the time) on Joel's head and he was very concerned and we were told we needed to admit him immediately and start extensive tests the following day. Joel went through rigorous testing and then the dreaded results were given. Joel was at a stage IV the most extensive stage, but we were hopeful that the Lord would use the means of Chemotherapy treatments to restore Joel's body. Joel endured 8 1/2 days in the hospital, came home for Christmas, and returned for his second round of chemo Jan. 3, 2007. Joel had a seizure that night after midnight and went into a coma due to a tumor bleeding in his head area and causing his brain to swell. After tests the following days, the Dr. declared Joel "brain dead" and took us to court to force us to take Joel off life support, as we did not agree with the medical field's definition of death. Our family sought to stand with the scripture, "life is in the blood,"and until Joel's heart quit beating naturally, he was living. We were making arrangements to bring him home and on January 23, 2007 his little heart stopped beating and he went to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven. Our lives are changed forever. God is faithful in the midst of this trial and we look with great hope to be with him someday.