Joel's Journey: Valentines is not over!!

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Valentines is not over!!

Hope you all had a fun Valentines Day!! I am enjoying the wonderful Valentines gifts Terry got me, the double oven and the new dryer (our other one croaked!) I have no idea why anyone would do it, but where our washer and dryer are in the laundry room, they designed the appliances to sit down below the height of the floor, so yesterday Terry filled that space up with concrete and now the washer/dryer are at floor level! Small things like that make my day!! Plus I don't have to bend over as far!! Yay!!

Valentines is not over around here!! Getting ready for our 3rd annual Couples Valentine dinner in our home! We have 10 couples coming plus us, so 32 people!!!! In the 3 years of doing this little "date" night for couples we have been able to bless 40+ people with a night together and dinner!! It is a lot of work, but something I enjoy doing, decorating and getting it ready!! And the good thing is, I dont have to purchase much now since I have been gathering stuff over the last several years!!

If you prayed for my special friend, keep praying! I know so many people interceded on our behalf and I what to be able to do what blessed us so much..... prayer!!!! God is not a God of chance or coincidence!! He is a God of divine appointments!! This morning as I sat in my room, looking for a scripture to text my friend for the challenges she would face today, I looked at many but I finally decided to send this one;

But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. 3 For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour... Is 43

I pasted and sent it through a text and it wasn't long til my friend text me back and shared how grateful she was to receive the same verse from another friend, how God had put the same verse on two different hearts to share with her today! That is NOT coincidence!! It's called Providence! I was blessed today to think about how I was used in a very small way to share in the "workings" of His Spirit as he prompts and works in lives! May each of us be sensitive to "hear" and do!! I need to do it more often!!!

Well, all seems good on the homefromt!! Thankful for blessings, food, a place to call home and then all the wonderful things that make our lives easy.... conveniences!

Happy Thursday!!!

I see sunshine...... yay!!!

Anna got me some chocolates from the coffee shop she works at.... the real stuff!!! Hosie, Mercy and Jeremiah made cupcakes yesterday!!! Like ALoT.... 40!!!!! Haha!!!

Cindy

1 comment:

Teena said...: Beautiful!

Praying for your friends!

Hugs,
Teena; February 15, 2012 at 11:23 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.