Praises

Good Morning,



We slept all night long!!! It was wonderful. This time, though, I was the one with the crazy dreams that caused me to be restless through the night. But, that's ok because we still slept.



Macie is so much better. I will re-introduce her to the world again today as we go have lunch with our homeschool group that meets every Tuesday. I wasn't ready to send her for the day knowing she would be sitting with germy kiddos. So, we are hanging out at home about to give some schoolwork a try.

She is still having mild headaches. I am praying they subside very soon so she can play without being interrupted by pain. Other than the headaches she is doing really well.

I also have good news about our friend Emily Hallman. They received excellent news last night that the cancer is less severe than originally expected. It is still cancer but a stage one cancer is better than any other stage. We are continuing to pray for healing.

A Good Morning and a Lot of Gratitude

Hey Friends,

Macie has had a very good morning. She has had a steady mild headache but has still been able to sit up and eat and play cards with Cody. Yesterday she was horizontal 80% of the day.

She has her attitude back too, but I'm so okay with that!

Another night has gone by and still waking up. It's bad dreams, not pain, and I know she will likely continue to have restless sleep this week. I'm praying that God fills her nights with peace. She needs it and we do too.

So many of you have done great things for us over the past 10 days or so. This is the scariest thing we have ever faced with our children. I knew, though, that when I passed along a new discovery in her symptoms, or the scheduling of another test, or a possible diagnosis it was immediately being lifted in prayer.

And then Thursday night, as we were given news that she was sick but would be ok and we would likely go home the next morning, you all rejoiced right with us. And I knew you were truly happy and as relieved as us. It was so genuine.

And it was just as genuine the next morning as we made plans for testing of Leukemia and I could barely stand on my weak legs. Jeff quickly called friends and you all were surrounding us with in an hour. I knew that no matter the result, people would carry us through.

It is something awesome to see God's church kick into action when there is a need. We experienced that so strongly. I now understand how people who face great trials make it through. God is so able to do more than we can hope for. And He uses us, His body, and now that I have been on the receiving side, I know what a marvel it is.

Our struggle was intense but it was short lived. So many others are in deep trenches and need encouragement, they need hope, they need to be carried.

My friend Jamie Hallman is one of those. I mentioned her daughter Emily several days ago. Please continue to pray for her, all of them, family of 5. They are in a very deep trench and my heart aches for this mom.

I know at times it can seem trivial to just say "I'm praying for you". We feel like we have to do something tangible to be effective. Friends, it is not true. Prayer is the most powerful ability we have. So don't stop praying for little Emily, and others who need God's intervention.

Thank you so very much for carrying us through.

Not the a great start to the day :(

I can't wait to see Macie well again. Having a sick child is so hard on a mother's heart.

Right now I pray for every parent out there that is caring for a sick child, whether it is a simple cold or monstrous cancer. Anything that takes the joy from a child weighs heavy on the heart and only the Lord can really tend to that. So, I pray that He does for every parent in need of it.

Macie had a decent night last night. We didn't go to bed until about 11 so that we could give her one last dose of Tylenol before settling in for the night. She woke up around 3:30 with bad dreams. (Can't imagine why)

She woke up this morning looking forward to a trip to Cracker Barrel. One of her friends brought her a sock frog from Cracker Barrel and it is the cutest thing. So she wanted to spend the money she has gotten there and plus have a yummy breakfast.

As we were getting ready her head began to hurt. We let her decide if she still wanted to go and she did. We got there, she was obviously aching, but still wanted to at least go into the store. It took about 2 mins and she was done. No toy, no breakfast. We ran through a drive thru in hopes she would eat a biscuit. At this point her head, stomach, and back were hurting. She whimpered and shifted restlessly in her seat the whole way home.

Now she's laying down again and trying to eat. The headaches are coming because of the spinal taps she had. They cause a change in the pressures of the head and when she gets up it is really affected.

The meningitis of course also causes headaches but I think these are from the taps.

I handled everything well in the hospital, until they brought up leukemia. But now that we are home I am really struggling. There isn't much I can do for her and I really want my adventurous healthy MayMay back.

Please don't stop praying for her healing. She isn't in the hospital anymore, but she is still sick and we are still very tired and feeling helpless for her.

We continue to covet your prayers.

What to pray for now..

Macie is doing ok. Her symptoms from the meningites are decreasing. Now she is having to deal with the back aches and headaches. The back aches are from the procedures she had done: 2 spinal taps and bone marrow aspiration. The headaches are from those procedures and/or the meningitis. So, we don't know how long those will come and go. The one she had today was bad and it is really hard for me to see her hurt, especially after such a long and tiring week. So pray for us both. Thank you!

Going Home!!!!!!!!!!!

Pathologist gave us the clear on her spinal fluid. The abnormal cells were infectious but not cancerous. So the final diagnosis is viral meningitis and we couldn't be happier!

We will hopefully be home after lunch!

Thank you for all your prayers!