Joel's Journey: seeing Jesus.....

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

seeing Jesus.....

Did you see Jesus today? May we look for Him in all that we do!

we are in bondage, all have sinned.....

He came from the heights of glory
to walk the dusty roads for sinners.....

He was scourged and beaten.....

they put a crown of thorns upon His head.....

and nails through his hands and feet......

he died upon a tree....

he invites sinners to come and drink of the living water....

he did all this for you and for me..... to set us free........

It was such a nice day today, Anna was just out taking random pictures and I saw Jesus in all these, just wanted us all to remember what He has done.

13 comments:

j said...: Beautiful!! The shower looks good. Hope your heart is full of peace and love. May He bless your heart and heal open wounds. Blessings

Jessica; January 26, 2010 at 7:06 PM
Anonymous said...: Oh, those are just beautiful pictures! They are giving me such a peaceful feeling as I'm about to go to bed! Thank you for that post, Mrs. Morris! I loved it!

Oh, and tell Caleb and Dan that I am thoroughly enjoying their cd! It is amazing! Good job! I believe my favorite song is Be Thou My Vision.; January 26, 2010 at 9:43 PM
Sharon said...: Thank you Cindy and Anna. I love the pictures and I love the wisdom you shared with us through them.; January 26, 2010 at 11:27 PM
-stephanie- said...: So beautiful! I'm going to keep my eyes open for Jesus around here. Thanks for sharing.; January 27, 2010 at 12:19 PM
Ashlyn Y said...: good post, good pictures!!!; January 27, 2010 at 1:05 PM
Dara Steward said...: Isn't God so incredible... all of His creation sings His praise. I love to look for things that remind me of His life and work here on the earth. If this is only a glimpse... imagine what heaven must be like! If only Joel could come and explain for us. :o); January 27, 2010 at 1:36 PM
Teena said...: Came by before and again couldn't comment .... so had to wait. Such great words and wonderful pics.

Hugs....
Teena; January 27, 2010 at 5:47 PM
Hannah B. said...: LOVE the pictures, Anna! Jesus reveals Himself in so many ways - may we have attentive hearts to see and hear Him!

Thanks for this great reminder, Mrs. M!; January 27, 2010 at 7:55 PM
Mountain Mama said...: You two work well together. Beautiful pictures! Awesome words! Our Jesus is everywhere - Hallelujah!!; January 27, 2010 at 9:19 PM
Vanderpolclan said...: Wonderful job on the pictures and on the comments above the pictures. Thanks for drawing my attention to the details.

Cindy; January 29, 2010 at 1:20 PM
Unknown said...: What a beautiful post!; February 1, 2010 at 8:37 PM
jess said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; February 1, 2010 at 10:25 PM
jess said...: Beautiful pictures! Thanks so much for sharing!; February 1, 2010 at 10:28 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.