Joel's Journey: cookies, cake and candy!!!

Monday, December 7, 2009

cookies, cake and candy!!!

We are making Elijah's BD meal tonight! He wanted a BIG cake, so Anna has a BIG cake for him!! Four layers and chocolate! Also made some sugar cookies and Peanut clusters. He wanted ham for his BD, we rarely eat pork, but I suppose once in awhile we"ll survive. I did get a Spiral ham and we are fixing twice baked potatoes, some garden green beans and Bethany will make her yummy homemade rolls. I found this drink recipe of cranberry juice and sparking water, so we'll have that for our beverage. Dave and Kate AND Mavie are coming too, so I'll get to snuggle with her!!

Its sooooo cold here....... but the fire is toasty.........

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: Why do your cookies/candy/cake/food always look the best? They always look amazing! I would love that icing recipe for those cookies....yum!; December 7, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Anonymous said...: Whoa! Four layers and CHOCOLATE!!!!! That sounds totally up my alley!!! :) Tell Elijah he did a great job with his decision making! :); December 7, 2009 at 6:25 PM
Virginia Revoir said...: Wow! Those cookies look great!
Sheesh.; December 7, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Dot said...: could i please have the icing recipe?

nikolich1@verizon.net; December 7, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Amy said...: Those cookies are delightful!! I'm in agreement about the icing recipe. Can you make that a post for us to share with our kiddos? Sounds like a great bday party with yummy food...cake sounds yummy:); December 7, 2009 at 8:30 PM
-stephanie- said...: YUM! Hope the celebration was joyful.; December 8, 2009 at 10:54 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.