Joel's Journey

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Saturday garden work........

farmers.........

all sizes....

100% Country...

tons of doughnuts.......

we finally made something.......

that they did not eat all of
in one sitting!!!!!

(some friends, Sarah and Hannah)

baptizims....

Joshua age 11

Josiah age 6

11 comments:

Anonymous said...: Wow! Look at the little fella on the tractor!!
I really like the one of Bethany! Go girl! I've always thought my pink John Deer boots would go great with my denim skirt... no one else agrees though....

Oh! Oh! Could we have the doughnut recipe?! They look really good and even almost professional !! Please please?!

Precious pictures.

Sarah G.; March 9, 2010 at 3:54 PM
Anonymous said...: Okay... wow.

I just went and looked back at the pictures... he's not such a little fella after all.... :)

Sarah G.; March 9, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Anonymous said...: Yes. Please post the doughnut recipe. :); March 9, 2010 at 4:21 PM
Anonymous said...: Okay, those doughnuts look simply amazing! It doesn't help that I've been craving a doughnut all day!!! :); March 9, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Gottjoy! said...: I love these pictures...makes me want to move more out in the country so we can have a bigger garden. And you will need to share the recipe for those doughnuts (but I am trying to watch what I eat right now...so maybe not=) ).
Beautiful baptizing pictures. Dale also had the privelage to baptize some of our children....beautiful!; March 9, 2010 at 7:47 PM
Cindy Melissa said...: Your blog is amazing! And, all your birthday parties look like they are so much fun! Congrats on having such a beautiful family!; March 9, 2010 at 8:49 PM
Anonymous said...: thanks for sharing the baptism photos. They brought tears to my eyes.
Jodi; March 10, 2010 at 12:13 AM
Janet said...: Oh I would LOVE to try those All American doughnuts and share them with my South African friends - so yes, please share the recipe!Special photographs you shared today, especially the baptisim ones! Thank you!; March 10, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Jessica said...: What a glorious week of working together and praising the Lord together at the baptism of your children!; March 10, 2010 at 5:10 AM
Mountain Mama said...: I love that first pic! So classic of 3 boys (of all sizes) working on the tractor.

Yummy looking doughnuts. Should have invited me ~ pretty sure I could have finished them off for you. :-)

Praise the Lord for Joshua and Josiah and their decision to follow Jesus.

blessings,
ashley; March 10, 2010 at 8:27 AM
Teena said...: Love these.... love them.

awesome!; March 10, 2010 at 3:40 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.