Joel's Journey: instafriday!

Friday, November 11, 2011

instafriday!

Hey its 11/11/11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you all notice that????????????

I am gonna go ahead and do my regular Instafriday even though I am not linking up with Jeanette over at Life Rearranged, she has something else going on today but next Friday I will link back up with her!!!! But I will show you some stuff we have been doing this week via Iphone pics, because that is what Instafriday is all about, catching moments, people, pets, things, and whatevers with a phone camera!! Its my best friend these daZe!!!!

Oh, before the pictures, Elijah and Melissa's mom made it safely to Wales and also Bethany made it safe to Illinois and is being a big help to Danielle and her husband and their sweet little baby, Layton!!! So thankful for all that!!!

this shirt belongs to Josiah Morris!!! perfect!!

do you see something in the middle of the log?????? Its a star!!!! Can anyone explain this???? Joshua was splitting wood and noticed it!!!!

I wonder if the horse enjoyed his ice cream sandwich???? somebody did not throw their trash away!!!!!

new polish for the nails and tootsies!!!

boys will be boys......popped popcorn over a candle in the house......it worked!!!!!!

Anna and I made donuts last night......a big mess, but yummy!!!

Mmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!

computers, computers how we love/hate thee!!!!!

and of course this was our 25th anniversary week!!!! yay!!!!

trying to figure out the "sock bun" on my friend Natalie .....makes beautiful curls.....if you can figure it out!! google it and see!!!


I went to the North Pole.......that place is a Christmas Store delight!!! Wow!!!!!

Bethany is gone so Duffy rebels when she is not here and escapes outside.........and it rained and it was sooooo muddy and so we have a very dirty doggie!!!! He had to get a baffeeeeee!!!!! He dont likey!!!! Rebellion causes consequences.....if you would just stay in Duffy and be obedient!! hahah!!!!

Well, that about totals up our week!!!! Hope your capturing special moments with your family, friends and whatevers!!!! If not, start now!!!

Happy Friday!!!!

Cindy

2 comments:

~Brittney said...: Sock curls?! Haha...we just did that last night :-) It worked! How did it work for y'all?; November 11, 2011 at 11:25 AM
sarah b said...: sounds like you had an eventful week! :) :) the donuts look reeeeally good.

say hi to ellie for me!!! i miss her :(; November 12, 2011 at 10:29 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.