Joel's Journey: another season.....

Thursday, April 19, 2012

another season.....

To everything there is a season,

and a time to every purpose

under the heaven

... a time to break down,

.....a time to laugh.

Season's...... i have discovered we have more than 4 seasons......at our house!!! hahaha!!!! We have seasons it seems like everyday!!!!! Seasons of change are happening faster than I can blink my eyes! I never thought it would happen, but today is monumental!! We are taking one of the 4 sets of bunk beds down in the boys room today!!! Hence: "a time to break down!!" hahahaha!!!! And its really funny to me, " a time to laugh!!" I do have a bit of saddness but its just so unimaginable that today has come and it strikes me to laugh!! I might cry on my pillow tonight but that will be another season!! The season I'm in this second makes me laugh!!

With a loaded down Ford Ranger and about everything he owns is heading to Maryland!!!! The land that obviously has something that Oklahoma doesnt........girls I guess!!! hahahaha!!!! ROFL!!!!!! Seriously, he is heading up there to stay indefinitely for adventure, Gods adventure!!!! Pray for him and for safety!!

But.......im still here, our roots are deep in this little farm, so life continues here in Coyle USA!!

Hope you all have a great rest of the week!!!

Made some awesome cinnamon rolls, a date night, getting some sun, and there he goes.....Maryland bound!! Oh, and P.S. Elijah hitched a ride to Conway Arkansas to buy him a new truck.....that guy says he only likes to keep a truck about a year and then boom.....sells it!!!! It s little outta the way for Daniel but it worked!!!!

89'er weeknd herer in Guthrie Oklahoma !!!!! wahoooooooo!!!!!! big stuff happening!!!!!

6 comments:

julia said...: I love your flip flops! Where did you find them? I've been looking for a pair of turquoise ones :); April 19, 2012 at 1:09 PM
The Morris Family said...: Julia!! I got them at Target last year!!! :/; April 19, 2012 at 1:24 PM
The Morris Family said...: Julia!! I got them at Target last year!!! :/; April 19, 2012 at 1:24 PM
Rachel said...: ah! those cinnamon rolls look so delicious! :D; April 19, 2012 at 5:54 PM
Anonymous said...: Think of you and your family often....hope you all are well! love all the pics but those cinnamon rolls, now I could just eat 'em up!!! Have a wonderful weekend :); April 20, 2012 at 6:16 AM
Unknown said...: Hi I found you from Kellys link up. I am so very sorry sorry you had to say goodbye to Joel. He is a beautiful little boy. Your testimony is wonderful and I am really blessed to have found your blog. Thank you for sharing your story.; April 21, 2012 at 2:14 AM

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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.