Joel's Journey: instafriday!!!

Friday, November 18, 2011

instafriday!!!

Hey!!!!! Its instafriday again!!!!!!! I am loving this Friday stuff!!! Maybe join up with Jeanette and do some yourself!! All you need is a phone that takes pictures and just start clicking all through your week!!! Its amazing what you can take pictures of!! Love it!!!!!


just had to.....while I was out grocery shopping!!! dont you just love their "merry" cups?


boy+climbing tree= bark in eye (he's good to go now!!)

ooops, looks like a patient did not make it......wishing the best for the second one!


Coffee shop Anna works at in town!!!! Can I go everyday???

Anna at work in the coffee shop!!! look at all that choc!!!

hubby has a bit of paper work......i think we need an office!!!

they wanted cookies after dinner, so 24 yo twin and 8 yo twin do it!!!!

made this Tuesday night......so yum!!!!

the dish I made Tues night.....Apple Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breasts!!!

from grain to bread!!! Yay!!!!


Terry putting up our pendent lights over the island!!!

we have some wonderful buildings in Historic Guthrie

this was across the street from our church.....Terry parked there!!!!


Anna and her friend Ellie made this!! scroll down 2 posts for recipe!! awesome!!!

the gals.....and friend Ellie all the way from MD!!

our pond.......so peaceful

i just like this.....she is soooo happy!!

waiting for the game......cute kid!!!!

football game....playoffs!!!

intense.....it has not even started yet!!


while waiting for the game we strolled around Guthrie!

Thanks for stopping by!!!!

Have a great Friday!!!!

Cindy

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: Oh my goodness...all that chocolate...I think I need to go visit Corrie at her job! =); November 18, 2011 at 8:45 AM
Bart, Erin, Hunter, Jorden and a couple of crazy dogs said...: Looks like you had a very very yummy week! I'm just a little jealous :); November 18, 2011 at 2:08 PM
shasta said...: Love all your pictures...My favorite is the eye doctor picture...looks so vintage!; November 18, 2011 at 3:28 PM
jess said...: If you have not already seen the free app Starbucks Cup Magic you should check it out! It is a fun app to do with their Merry cups!; November 19, 2011 at 8:47 PM
sarah b said...: ELLIE IS ON THE MORRIS' BLOG!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!! what an honor :); November 20, 2011 at 9:24 AM
Holly said...: Heheh I love the "Dads parking only" sign! Too funny!; November 21, 2011 at 1:38 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.