Joel's Journey: what one can do on our farm.........

Thursday, May 26, 2011

what one can do on our farm.........

If......

you came to our farm for a visit
these are some
recreational
activities one
could enjoy.......

you can sunbathe on the sandstone rocks of Oklahoma!

you can enjoy yummy picnics under the breezy shade trees

you can play golf on the lush green pastures!!!

you can swing from the lofty oak trees!

you can jump on the springy trampoline!!

you can hunt animals in the thick forests

sounds like a paradise??????

it is!!!!!!

we "luv" country!!!!

Please pray for the Hamil family I mentioned yesterday. Ryan's little body was recovered from a nearby lake. There journey of grieving has just begun. I know God will be ever so Faithful to the deepness of their anguish, its just one step at a time. They need the prayers of the saints right now to intercede. They have accounts set up for folks to share their resources with, I am sure if you google you can find secure ways to give.Places have already been mentioned on facebook of banks that are helping on their behalf. Their lives have been turned upside down, their house was destroyed........lets pray at least!!!

3 comments:

The Ahlgren Family said...: A farm sure is a fun place to be! Miah looks so stocky in that picture! He sure is built like Lije, and Siah is like C&D!
We've been praying for the Hamil family, and will continue!; May 26, 2011 at 3:15 PM
Janet said...: Oh my! Can I visit? :) Sending regards from South Africa (not so Sunny - it's COLD!); May 28, 2011 at 2:04 PM
Teena said...: ours is not really a farm but maybe a mini place in the country. They do love the tire swing, trampoline, walking in the woods, hunting... swimming.... our goat... guinea pigs... flowers... blooming.

LOVE seeing YOUR place.

hugs,
Teena

ps praying for Ryan.

oh and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the cheesecake factory. Only been there once.; May 30, 2011 at 5:15 PM

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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.