Joel's Journey: 2 worlds.....

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

2 worlds.....

I live in 2 different worlds right now!! One is a world of long a says a in amen, "how do you spell "special"? what are perpendicular lines, what is the process of sublimation? what is 3/4+2/3? Wow, a blue whale's baby gains 200 pounds a day for a year, "mommy, look at my house I drew," "where is my princess doll?" a small world of childhood where, swings and ponds and trees and smores and swords made of sticks and coloring pages printed off by the dozens are all that exists in these little minds! They play in their little world/farm and do not yet know of the other world that will soon come and whisk them away making them not to speak as a child, act as a child, think as a child.....and thats the other world I live in. A world of "mom, i never knew I could hurt so bad" should I get this job? I want to go outta the USA, I am going to move to this place and get to know her, see ya in a little while I will be late for dinner, I need prayer, I have been in a wreck, midnight hours, "dad, you will have to tell him I just wanna be friends," plans, decisions, finances, future spouses, where will you live? i need a vehicle, should I buy this one? needing biblical answers for life's problems......two worlds!! Both worlds are a blessing....in their own ways...

2 comments:

shasta said...: I come from a family of 9 children...my mom is between worlds all the time also...with married children, grandchildren, teenagers and young children her head is spinning! Do you find it difficult to adjust back and forth between all the different roles? I look forward to the day that my house is overflowing with so many age groups also!; January 10, 2012 at 9:58 PM
Teena said...: I understand completely... yes. yes I do. There with you.

praying and encouraging. new season. hard. blessings. happy. sad...

you know.

Love you,
Teena; January 11, 2012 at 1:12 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.