Joel's Journey: Jeremiah is 9 !!

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Jeremiah is 9 !!

Jeremiah and Joel-February 2006

Today is Jeremiah's 9th Birthday!!! It just seems I wrote about his 8th! Been busy getting ready for his "Bass Pro Party." (O, Lord, help me pull this one off!!!) I did go to Bass Pro and I ask a nice man if he had any free paraphernalia, he couldn't help, so I went on getting what I needed there and a nice lady came up to me and ask if I was the one that wanted things for a party!!! Yipee, a woman to the rescue!!!! She gave me posters, tatoos, pencils, frisbees all with their logo on it and even some small Bass Pro bags to put all the party stuff in for each child!!!

Jeremiah.....what a kind and tenderhearted child, very dependable, gets the answers quickly in his school work, loves to hunt/fish, really anything outdoors, looks out for Mercy if she needs assistence, has a good work ethic going, he has a jolly heart and spirit to make us laugh, repentant when given reproof, really a young man packed in a little body!!! Jeremiah is a blessing to our family!! Our prayer for Jeremiah is that soon the Lord would give him the gift of faith and repentance and he would then start a life of service unto the Lord, to be mighty for His Kingdom, to be a Father and Husband (Lord willing) that loves his wife as Christ loves the Church, that he would have victory over sin, the flesh and the enemy all the days of his life and that the Lord would grant godly seed to come forth form his loins until the appearing of Jesus!! A tall prayer, but with the Lord, Jeremiah will go forth!!!!

Jeremiah has requested Mom's Chili, Hot Dogs, Chips and Cokes!! Bethany is making the buns so a little reprieve on the junk!!! He is having TWO desserts, Anna's arm was twisted a bit and he picked Frozen Mocha Tort and Crunchy Peanut Buter Bars!!! I have a few games we are going to play inside to add to the party atmosphere too!!! I'll get a few pictures up on this post later tonight!!

Better go and make my way through all the cedars Josh and Jeremiah cut down outside to decorate with on the table!!!

7 comments:

Mandy said...: Can't wait for pics! I love to see how you decorate for all the parties. I really admire how you make everything so special for each child.; February 18, 2009 at 3:33 PM
Lindsay said...: Happy Birthday Jeremiah
Lindsay
www.rememberingavi.blogspot.com; February 18, 2009 at 3:56 PM
-stephanie- said...: Happy 9th Birthday. Have a fun party.; February 18, 2009 at 4:21 PM
LJR said...: Happy Birthday Jeremiah! I can't wait to see pics either, Derek and I just went to Bass Pro Sohp for the first time last month, that is one awesome store!; February 18, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Christine said...: The parcel has arrived! I just picked it up from the post office!
A BIG thank you for the dvds. It will be an honour to sit down and
watch the journey your family has been (and is) on.....and most
importantly to see how the Lord has worked in this!
And the toffee bars are YUM! :)
Thanks again!
God bless.
Christine

(ps. I tried to email this message earlier this afternoon but it was sent back....not sure why! So I thought that I'd try this route!); February 18, 2009 at 7:14 PM
Jessica said...: What a great birthday theme! We have a nine year old boy and it is such a joy to watch him grow into a young man. God bless!; February 19, 2009 at 5:30 AM
Sue said...: Could you please share your recipes for the torte and the peanut butter bars? They should delicious.; February 25, 2009 at 9:15 AM

Post a Comment

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.