Joel's Journey: our weekend!!!

Monday, May 9, 2011

our weekend!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!!! I know I did!! I got roses, cards filled with sweet words, a Starbuck card, chocolates, dirt work on the side of the house and grass seed planted, and I was treated to eating out and then strolling in Bricktown!! I loved all the outward expressions of love they showed me, but mostly I enjoyed just being together. Lately, ALL of us being at one place has not been easy. So it was very special to be together, just us!!

Monday.......we are getting some school done, firing up the washer and dryer (never ending (i wonder if they cud talk, if they wud say "weekends over, bud!!") And its for real this time, they are bringing the granite in a little while!!!!

The guys are all back here working now!! Glad!!! So we have to get back to how things use to be, like dinner at 6pm, we really should not stay up til midnight, and we really should get up earlier!! So other things come along with this, a very messy guys room!!! I will just close the door!! Tonight the olders have to travel to Tulsa to practice some wedding music for a friend getting married the first of June and then Caleb, Daniel and Elijah have a soccer game at 11:45 pm!!

We have a MAJOR problem around here!!! PARKING!!!! I think we are ready for a parking lot with yellow lines and even name signs!!! Caleb purchased him a truck over the weekend. Its a F-150, 1998. He got a really good deal on it!! It is a really clean truck and will serve him well for his summer "project!!" :) Now total count is 4 trucks, a car and the good ole van!!! It a miracle that van is still running!! It just won't die!! hahah!!

I know you all remember Dave, Katelyn and Lilian!!!!!
they are all doing
grrrreeeeaaaaaattttt.....
(rolling the tongue, for u kate!!)

well, this little girl has something
to tell you!!!!

I'm going to be a

"BIG"

sister!!!!!!!

we are so happy for them!!!

kate is due in Dec.

so pray for them for a wonderful
pregnancy!!

P.S. family pics on post below!!!

2 comments:

j said...: YAY KATE!!!!! I can not comment on your blog anymore for some reason so this is my comment for Kate!!!! SOOOOOOOOO happy for you all!!!!!! What a joy and blessing!!!!!! Much Love!!!!!!

Okay, now to cindy. Glad you had a great Mothers day.

Jessica; May 9, 2011 at 4:10 PM
Dara Steward said...: So happy to hear of blessings of new life! We are also expecting a third in December! ;o) Maybe I will get a girl this time around.... I would be thrilled either way. I sure do enjoy my boys!; May 9, 2011 at 8:50 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.