Ellie turns a year old today! Thank you to all who have been praying. She came through surgery really well. They went in thinking that the cancer had spread from the bladder to her uterus and surrounding girl parts. Praise God that when they biopsied the tissue from those areas they came out tumor free. So no hysterectomy! She has a long road of healing, but seems to be doing really well my sister in law has said. She will have to start the chemo back up soon and finish it before they go back to rebuild the bladder, Please don't stop praying!
We are getting ready to go to Branson to see my parents for the weekend. I am very glad to be able to catch my breath even if it is only for a few days. When we are home all of the issues that we are facing with foster care are right there in front of our faces. When we get to go away for a few days we can just forget about it for a little while. I hope you all have a great Memorial Day weekend!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Bittersweetness
Is bittersweetness even a word? Well, it is now! It completely describes our feelings of the week. We had to go to court for little A on Thursday morning. I can't share a whole lot except that the judge made a really good ruling in our favor. The hard part in this is that the battle is just now starting. There is another person that wants to have guardianship and the state is also still trying to figure out paternity and rule out the many different potential fathers. It's a mess and it could take a long time to sort this out. Paul and I are clinging to the fact the judge saw through birth moms lies. We pray that the judge continues to see through them. We still have little A and that means something.
Please pray for little Ellie tomorrow. She is having her bladder removed and they are going to explore to see if anything else needs to be removed. My brother is having to go on a business trip this week and can't be there for the surgery. Please pray for my sister in law as she goes through this week without her husband.
Please pray for little Ellie tomorrow. She is having her bladder removed and they are going to explore to see if anything else needs to be removed. My brother is having to go on a business trip this week and can't be there for the surgery. Please pray for my sister in law as she goes through this week without her husband.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Ellie
http://carryingellie.blogspot.com/ This is a the link to my sister in law's blog. I mentioned in an earlier post that my niece was diagnosed with cancer back in March. It would take me forever to explain all that is going on so please go to their blog and read it. There are a lot of challenges in their way. I am asking you to put Ellie on your prayer list and please commit to praying for their family.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The past few weeks...
It has been almost a month since I have updated you all! I'm so sorry. I get so caught up trying to get through the day that I forget that there are some people that might like to know what is going on.
So first I need to start off with a funny story from yesterday. On the way home from the Dr.'s office I almost hit a squirrel. Lauren starts going on about how we can't hit all the animals because if we do there won't be any left and we can't have a world without animals. A few minutes later she started crying and said "Mommy, God can't make anymore! Yes, even though my child was crying I did laugh (just a little!) I love the mind of a six year old! (No, we did not go into animal reproduction at this point.)
Paul's job is going well. Good hours and pretty stress free.We see each other more. If he is not working 15 hours a day than anything less than that is good for us! The kids go to sleep pretty early so I am still trying to get used to the evenings by myself. Actually, my issue is trying to use that time productively. I could get totally sucked into watching T.V. all night. I am so grateful that God has provided for our family and my husband is much happier! No complaining!
I wish I could post pictures of little A. You would love him! Right now he has a case of hand, foot and mouth disease. These past couple days have not been very happy. He is miserable and there is nothing you can do except give him Tylonol. Plus he is teething....should I go on? Anyway, I brought him up because we have a court date in two weeks. Please pray for peace and that the judge would find favor with us. My scripture of encouragement lately is Isaiah 55:8-9 where it talks about how God's plans are not our plans and we just have to trust that His plan is better. Everything looks like it is pointing towards A staying with us, but the judge can do whatever she pleases. A is still in our home, so that means something. I had someone ask me recently what the hardest thing about foster care was. It's ALL hard...slightly kidding!...seriously, it's the family's of these kids. I grew up in such a wonderful home that I look at some of the situations and I think.."No, way! It can't be that bad!" Well, I found out that it is that bad and sometimes much worse. You can't have any expectations of people when you are fostering. Sorry, I went off on little side note there! Please be praying!
So first I need to start off with a funny story from yesterday. On the way home from the Dr.'s office I almost hit a squirrel. Lauren starts going on about how we can't hit all the animals because if we do there won't be any left and we can't have a world without animals. A few minutes later she started crying and said "Mommy, God can't make anymore! Yes, even though my child was crying I did laugh (just a little!) I love the mind of a six year old! (No, we did not go into animal reproduction at this point.)
Paul's job is going well. Good hours and pretty stress free.We see each other more. If he is not working 15 hours a day than anything less than that is good for us! The kids go to sleep pretty early so I am still trying to get used to the evenings by myself. Actually, my issue is trying to use that time productively. I could get totally sucked into watching T.V. all night. I am so grateful that God has provided for our family and my husband is much happier! No complaining!
I wish I could post pictures of little A. You would love him! Right now he has a case of hand, foot and mouth disease. These past couple days have not been very happy. He is miserable and there is nothing you can do except give him Tylonol. Plus he is teething....should I go on? Anyway, I brought him up because we have a court date in two weeks. Please pray for peace and that the judge would find favor with us. My scripture of encouragement lately is Isaiah 55:8-9 where it talks about how God's plans are not our plans and we just have to trust that His plan is better. Everything looks like it is pointing towards A staying with us, but the judge can do whatever she pleases. A is still in our home, so that means something. I had someone ask me recently what the hardest thing about foster care was. It's ALL hard...slightly kidding!...seriously, it's the family's of these kids. I grew up in such a wonderful home that I look at some of the situations and I think.."No, way! It can't be that bad!" Well, I found out that it is that bad and sometimes much worse. You can't have any expectations of people when you are fostering. Sorry, I went off on little side note there! Please be praying!
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