Happy Birthday, Julia!

Happy Birthday, Julia!

Dear, dear Julia, On Sunday you turn 15 years old. You’ve weathered a difficult year, missing half your first semester with an unknown and scary illness, but you persevered and got to see God heal those crazy headaches. You have given your heart to Jesus in new...
Long overdue update on Julia

Long overdue update on Julia

Thank you for your prayers for our high school daughter, Julia. As you know, we’ve had a crazy first semester with some undiagnosed illness that landed her in the hospital twice. Many have emailed and tweeted, asking how she’s doing. I’m joyful to...
Julia & the next steps

Julia & the next steps

Thank you so much to all of you who were praying for us today during the doc appointment. As we suspected, they think she may have some sort of seizure activity, and she continues to suffer from headaches, so we’re headed to the hospital tomorrow for a few days...
Julia: The Long Road Ahead?

Julia: The Long Road Ahead?

I got another one of those texts moms don’t want to receive when they’re on the other side of the country. Hubby texted Julia was having another episode. Not as bad as the one that landed her in the hospital, but scary enough. Enough to send me into a...
Do for them what I did for Julia

Do for them what I did for Julia

Last week in the blurry mess that was hospitalization, as I watched my daughter hooked up to IVs, being poked, prodded, tested and loved, I had this faint niggling in the back of my tired heart. Here we were doing everything known to man to help my daughter through...