Joel's Journey: answer to prayer.....

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

answer to prayer.....

we found the battery!
anna put on her kitchen apron
it was in the pocket
now
pictures of
mercy
at
3 years 4 months 10 days
thank you
Lord
my heart
feels better
that
I can capture
this day...
it was important
to
me!

8 comments:

j said...: she is beautiful Cindy and it is a blessing for you to see Joel in her I am certain. Enjoy her sweetness and this age.
Jessica; July 29, 2009 at 6:20 PM
Teena said...: Thank you Jesus... came back to look. She is beautiful and reminds me of Joel's pictures. How precious. It was special to you Cindy and the Lord knew. How great is our God....

Love the pictures... so precious such great ones... wonderful photography.

May you feel God's peace flow over you this day ... as you remember and soak up Mercy... your precious daughter and HIS mercy....

HUGS & love...
Teena; July 29, 2009 at 6:35 PM
-stephanie- said...: Adorable! Thank God for answered prayer.; July 29, 2009 at 8:48 PM
Anonymous said...: Beautiful pictures, absolutely precious! Love the strawberry ice cream!
~Christal; July 29, 2009 at 9:26 PM
The Ahlgren Family said...: WOOHOO!!! Praise the Lord! We must have walked past it a hundred times during the search!
Ya know, if you ever want to borrow our camera, don't hesitate to ask! I know it's not even a fraction as good as ya'll's, but it still takes a picture!!!
We are thankful that you got to take pictures of Mercy today and remember your precious Joel! :); July 29, 2009 at 9:28 PM
Janet said...: A special way to remember your precious son! You captured her spirit so beautifully! That ice-cream looks really yummy by the way!; July 30, 2009 at 2:30 AM
LJR said...: So glad you found the battery. The pictures are beautiful. I am so happy you got to capture this special day. How very precious. I know it must do your heart so much good to have these pictures and to be able to spend this special day with Mercy and remember your sweet little Joel; July 30, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh, I'm so glad! ^^
These pictures are so lovely, and they'll be precious memories of such a day. =); July 30, 2009 at 1:32 PM

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.