Candy, over @ http://myblessedhome.blogspot.com/ has had her 7yo son taken into CPS custody.  Apparently, he snuck out before everyone was awake and was riding his bike.   A cop stopped in near a busy intersection where he was almost hit by a car.  You get details and updates about the situation on her blog.  Read what her husband wrote, it is awesome.

Please pray that the will of the LORD will be done in this situation. 

It is cancer.  She will likely start chemo Tuesday.  This is hard to imagine happening to this family.  Katie is the kind of woman that I want to be.  She is the kind of mother that I need to be.  I'm praying for little Jilian and for her mother, father, and 10 brothers and sisters. 

Please pray for Homeschoolblogger's TeamBettendorf/Katie's daughter, Jillian.  She is 3yo.  She has been sick for the past week, and it was thought to be a cold.  When Jillian didn't get any better after treatment, they took her to the ER.  There they thought she had pneumonia, but later realized it was a tumor in her lung.  It is fast growing and squishing her heart.  They need to remove it or it could kill her within the week.  She is anemic, so they have to wait until they get her iron count up with transfusions before doing a biopsy in the morning.

Hey everyone.  I've been offline awhile preparing for the birth of our fourth little one.  I had hoped for a VBA2C, but after much prayer and some health concerns, we have a repeat C-section sheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7 at noon.  I'm at peace with this decision, though I feel as if I've failed.  I did not use wisdom with this pregnancy, I had all of the knowledge of how to have a healthy, low-risk, unmedicated pregancy and birth, but I did not put into action.  God is gracious, though, and will lead me through this birth and hold my hand during the surgery.

I ask for prayers for the following:

-wisdom, steadiness, & clarity for the doctors and nurses

-protection of my body, especially the integrity of my uterus

-no surgical complications for either mom or baby

-the continued ability to concieve and carry many babies! :)

-no fear of the operating room

-the ability to remain calm and faithful while on the operating table

-healthy, strong baby

-quick, easy recovery

-no mean nurses, docs

Thanks everyone!  I'll post pics this weekend of our new baby.

The tests went well, the baby was a champ!  During the ultrasound the tech didn't see any "definative" mass.  So, for us, that is good news.  We will hear from the doc as soon as he reads the results.  As for the upper GI, the baby does have some reflux, but we are also waiting on the doc for extra details.  Thanks for your prayers.  I'm glad today is over.  We made a bigger deal in our minds than it seemed to be.  Although, I have to tell you, the doctor was acting very strangely. 

Thanks again...we're off the the oldest's baseball game...no rest for the weary.

I took my 9 week old son to his well baby check up today.  The doctor found a mass on his left side.  The doctor said that it is near the spleen, but did not say much else.  The baby will have an ultrasound to pinpoint what the mass is.  He will also have a reflux test done at the same time. 

I refuse to be afraid.  I refuse to let my mind wander.  God is control and He has known of this day since the beginning of time.  The words of Jesus are of great comfort to me "This sickness will not end in death.  No, it if for God's glory so that God's son may be glorified through it."  John 11:4

I came home from a party tonight to some very sad news.  Our friends have lost their baby.  Shellain was due tomorrow and she went in for a checkup today.  The midwife coulndn't find the heartbeat during the exam, and they confirmed the baby's death with an ultrasound.  This was Brian and Shellain's fourth child.  They have two beautiful daughters and a little son.  They will find out tomorrow what this precious baby was.  She will deliver some time tomorrow.  The baby is breech, but they are still going to deliver ******lly. 

What my dh and I realized tonight, was how we have taken our baby for granted.  With our last son, it seems that we were praying all the time.  But, we have fallen away from our Lord and we've hardly called upon Him for our child.  We are obviously hearbroken for our friends.  And hearbroken for our lack of faith.