Joel's Journey: rememeber these ?????

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

rememeber these ?????

Remember these pictures????

.....this is Lucas

......this is Lucas on floor

......this is Lucas on piano

WELL............

......this is Lucas and Bethany!!!!!!

Aren't they cute?????? Ummmmm, I guess you wanna know the scoop, huh????? Well, two weeks ago Lucas went and had the BIG talk with Terry!!! Lucas's supporters, Caleb, Daniel, and Elijah were there for support! We are very excited for the official courtship of Lucas and Bethany! No dates as of yet, Lucas is waiting to get a secure job with a local police department. Interviews are underway for that and we are praying God will provide quickly! Right now they are enjoying spending time together with each other and with us as a family and getting to know each other, discussing ideas, goals for marriage, and making sure Lucas gets chocolate cake at the wedding!!! :)

Its a wonderful "season" in our family right now! God is so good to bless us with meeting so many new folks!

Soooooo, hope you all rejoice with us and we will keep you posted with any further updates!!!

................................And aren't they cute????????

................oh, his name is Lucas Armenta!

18 comments:

Cheryl said...: SOOOOO EXCITED!!! God is so good.

And yes. They are very cute. ;)

-Hannah B.; December 28, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Daniel and Jaynee Lockwood and Family said...: They are sooooo cute! Wow! What wonderful news! Bethany looks just radiant :) God is good!; December 28, 2010 at 11:31 PM
Marie said...: Oh my word they are so stinkin cute! What a surprise! Congratulations to both Bethany and Lucas.

Hugs from Minnesota
Marie; December 28, 2010 at 11:43 PM
Jessica said...: Congratulations!; December 29, 2010 at 5:34 AM
Mandy said...: Shock. I'm in shock! And sooooooooo excited! Wow! Congrats and Best Wishes! I have to wait another couple of hours for mom to wake up so I can call and tell her!; December 29, 2010 at 6:27 AM
Mandy said...: Plus, I think we need a few more details about Mr. Armenta!; December 29, 2010 at 6:28 AM
Heather said...: Congratulations Lucas and Bethany. What an exciting time in their lives :); December 29, 2010 at 7:16 AM
Emily Thacker said...: Congratulations, Bethany and Morris family! That is so exciting! You look so cute together. ;); December 29, 2010 at 8:46 AM
Lindsay Bertram said...: Oh my word, they are adorable!
Congratulations!!

(He's a cutie! I can say that-I'm an old married woman-hee, hee!); December 29, 2010 at 9:04 AM
The Chatham Family said...: Congratulations!! We are SO excited for you!!!; December 29, 2010 at 10:33 AM
j said...: That is SOOOOOOO exciting. Congratulations!!!! Your dream of being a gma is coming soon ;) Oh, I want to come to the wedding! They are cute. Will you tell us where they met? I remember pics of him but forgot how you met him?? Well this is so fun. Keep us posted.

I know the dates coming are hard and will be praying for you. You are such a sweet loving mother.

Love
Jessica; December 29, 2010 at 10:38 AM
The Ahlgren Family said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; December 29, 2010 at 8:56 PM
The Ahlgren Family said...: The Lord does Provide. We will keep you all in prayers. We suspected Lucas and Bethany many weeks ago... but we have kept our lips tight, just in case we were wrong.

We need to get to know him and help him get some land for the many goats.

We pray God's Blessing, Wisdom and Protection to bring ALL your many children spouses in His timing and in His will.

Lots of love,
( : The Mav's : ); December 30, 2010 at 1:36 AM
Cynthia said...: That's so Exciting!!! They do look cute!; December 30, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Anonymous said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; December 30, 2010 at 3:29 PM
Anonymous said...: Besh, that is so exciting!!! I am so incredibly happy for you!!! You guys are so cute together!! Love you, girl! I want to see you guys soon!!!; December 30, 2010 at 3:32 PM
Elizabeth said...: So exciting! Congratulations to Bethany and Lucas.; January 2, 2011 at 9:38 PM
Dara Steward said...: Wow, this is so exciting! I am thrilled to see the many ways the Father continues to bless your sweet family! He is so good to us and I love to see Our Lord at work. Blessings Bethany! You will make a lovely wife!; January 22, 2011 at 5:05 PM

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.