Joel's Journey: details.....

Monday, July 27, 2009

details.....

do you see all the details of the pictures?
I do...
we needed the dew of rain this morning
I love these photos of Mercy
every part of her is delicious
so much looks like Joel
her scrunched nose, her small mouth
her teeth
the innocence of childhood is displayed
I love her hair!
we have many paths around our house
they are narrow, we delight the Lord when we stay on these
lots of determination in those guys
strength, vigor of youth
see the court?....worn down
they play hard...red dirt on jeans!
lets not miss all of His details
that each day has...

9 comments:

Maureen said...: Amen and Amen!!! Thank you Cindy for your encouraging words. I am so blessed to have found your blog!; July 27, 2009 at 4:34 PM
Anonymous said...: Such an inspiring post! Both the pictures and the comment is great... =); July 27, 2009 at 5:49 PM
j said...: I saw Joel immediately in the pic. of Mercy scruching her nose. So sweet and what a doll. Great photos. Hope all is well.
Jessica; July 27, 2009 at 7:31 PM
Anonymous said...: Love this post! Those pictures are just fantastic. The ones of Mercy - breathtaking!And she really does look like Joel, especially her mouth and nose. Awesome work, Cowgirl! This is convincing me, I really need a "real" camera and not these dumb disposable ones I keep getting. :-/
~Christal; July 27, 2009 at 7:34 PM
Janet said...: What a special post!; July 28, 2009 at 1:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Wow, those are great! A job well done, Anna!

Great message, Mrs. Morris. Sometimes I need a reminder to stop and look at the details.; July 28, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Mountain Mama said...: Mercy is a dolly! And yes she does look like Joel.

Looks like a fun and exciting game of volleyball. Great photos, once again. Can't wait for my new camera! :-); July 28, 2009 at 6:52 PM
Janet said...: Thank you Cindy for your words of hope and encouragement.; July 29, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Anonymous said...: You're so right! I recieve loads of blessings just from watching my kids play, their laughs and smiles, trimming their hair, the warmth of the sun, the smell of rain...details.; July 29, 2009 at 10:29 AM

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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.