Joel's Journey: $1.00

Thursday, October 29, 2009

$1.00

**** Don't worry.....the socks will be new!!!!!******* hehehe!!!!

I have been looking all over for some shoes like this.......and guess where I found them????? The thrift store today for a $1.oo and they look hardly worn if not at all!!!!!!

How bout those socks????? They are my new "warmers,"over the knee!!!! If you would like some, drop a comment and we will put them in a hat and draw out a name and you will be the winner!!!!! We'll draw Saturday the 31st at noon!!

17 comments:

Leanne said...: Make sure my name gets drawn...I LOVE those socks! I'd love to have some tights like that...

The shoes are smashing!

I recently found three pairs of very expensive, really good brand name cute shoes, all for under $11! I don't usually go to the Goodwill here anymore, too spendy, but went the other day and scored the shoes, as well as a really, really nice pair of really great boots that look like a sort of boot that a rancher would wear, for my oldest daughter!

Yay for good deals!; October 29, 2009 at 7:02 PM
Darla said...: I LOVE the socks and the shoes too!!; October 29, 2009 at 7:06 PM
Cheryl said...: Too cute, draw me, draw me!!!; October 29, 2009 at 7:46 PM
The Lockwood Family ♥ said...: Oh, those are very, very cute shoes! Very much my style! The socks are very much my daughter Rebekah's style :)
And praise the Lord for such a good deal! I love how he cares about even little things like shoes. :) He is so good.; October 29, 2009 at 9:22 PM
Emily Thacker said...: Cute socks! Count me in! ;); October 29, 2009 at 10:37 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi Cindy, would LOVE some, those are darling! Can you put me in twice???; October 30, 2009 at 2:39 AM
Katie said...: Whoops, Im Katie.:); October 30, 2009 at 2:40 AM
j said...: Very cute.....looks like you for sure. I would love to be put in the hat :) Don't you love a good deal? You must have tiny feet because I thought at first it was one of your daughters.....:)
Blessings
Jessica; October 30, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Anonymous said...: Hard to find socks over the knees. Those will look great with my new skirt!
Paula; October 30, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Erin said...: I'm in!; October 30, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Beth said...: They remind me of wheres waldo guy...lol but I think there cute.; October 30, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Mountain Mama said...: Cindy!!! I have those exact same shoes. LOVE THEM!! They are my very comfortable quick-throw-on perfect-for- jaunts- outside shoes. whew.

Drop my name in the hat. If I am the lucky one, We could be twinsies :)
ashley; October 30, 2009 at 3:36 PM
Mountain Mama said...: p.s I had to pay more than $1 for my shoes. You definitely got the better deal.; October 30, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Danielle said...: CUTE! :) I'd love a free pair of those! ;); October 30, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Dottie said...: Drop my name in the pot. I would love to have a pair of these. Exspecially if they come over the knee's. Thanks!!!; October 30, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Abbie B. said...: Fun socks! You can put my name in.:); October 31, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Anonymous said...: My name, too! I really like stripey socks!; October 31, 2009 at 11:53 AM

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.