Joel's Journey: once/twice.......

Thursday, June 2, 2011

once/twice.......

This is a barn the guys have been working on lately. Awhile back they replaced the metal on all the sides and now they are putting a new roof on it. So thankful they are back working in the OKC area. They are here for dinner......(usually) !!

I did get to go to the grocery store before my dad and Shirley got here yesterday. Terry makes my life so easy, always willing to work out a plan for me!! Shopping day was not until Friday, but I did not really want to wait til then because Caleb will be flying in from MD. Looking forward to seeing him and getting a real live update!!! :)

I read a verse this morning that reminded me of how big and mighty God is and how small, needy, and "hard of hearing" I am, we are!! Ps. 62:11, God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God. I think I can gather from this verse that Gods word is sufficient, He has spoken it.....once! Nothing to be added to it. It contains all we need to live in this life. It holds answers, directions, comforts, disciplines, commands, promises, it chastens our hearts when we drift, it teaches us how to love, serve, labor for His kingdom. It tells us what we have to look forward to, crowns, a real kingdom/city, a life of eternity. Now the contrast of God speaking once, is us needing to hear "twice," and I think the emphasis is here, we have to be told over and over and over!!! I do anyway!! God is so merciful! I like what the verse says he speaks once about and what we have to listen twice to......it is His power. Dont we all need to be reminded that he is ALL powerful!!!!! Over life events, world events, good times, bad times, financial times, relationship times, every single thing......He is All powerful!! That means He is in control of everything!!! We do need to hear that twice.....we need to hear that a million times!!!! Let us hear it today and trust that He knows what we need, when we need it, whether it be trials, blessings, provisions, comforts and all the long list of that we humans can groan against.

Well today, we are playing with the grandparents!! Memories being made!!

This week is flying by! Next week wont slow down either, vacation bible school at our church!!

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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.