Through The Door

Revelation 21:4 ESV
"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Our sweet Phoebe is now home with Jesus. Please pray for the Fair family during this time. I think one of the hardest things ever is to watch your dear child pass from this life into the next. Even though you are happy for the fact they are now with Jesus and in the best place ever, the pain of separation is unbearable. Pray Father will walk with them and carry them they cannot go on anymore.

Please, stop over at Amy's blog, An Atypical Miracle, and send them some much needed love. You can also find out the details for the celebration of life service if you are wishing to attend, it will be held in Taylor Texas.

Thank you for your faithful prayers of intercession for this family and for our sweet, precious Phoebe.

1 Corinthians 15:55-57 ESV
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessings in Jesus Christ,
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Urgent Prayer for Phoebe

Please pray for Phoebe and her family, she is declining and in need of a lot of covering. 

From An Atypical Miracle

We are keeping vigil around our sweet girl as she declines. I will never be ready to say goodbye and even with all the waiting it will take me by surprise. A world without Phoebe Fair, how can it be…
-Amey

Lamentations 3:22 ESV
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;

Praying and praying!
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Prayer Please!! Phoebe & Jaxson

PRAYER FOR PHOEBE & JAXSON

Phoebe

Phoebe has been struggling quite a bit with neuropathy (nerve pain) in her feet and legs. It makes her pretty miserable at night. She has also had high fever over the past 48 hours which makes her feel crummy. Through it all she hasn’t lost her determination and will. She never ceases to amaze us.
-Nathan

Jaxson

Just had my heart literally ripped in half. Although Jaxson will recover from this and be home in a week or so the doctors say it will definitely happen again, and all through out his life span. I knew when I had Jaxson it was going to be a rough road for him and for his family. But I had no other choice. He deserved the right to live. The doctors agree that he very well wouldn't be here today if I hadn't taken him. The doctors also say that with his complications, especially in his brain, that even the simplest cold could be life threatening. They almost made it seem like we should anticipate his death eventually. They involved palliative care for 'extra resources'. I'm sorry for those who are reading this on Facebook and I haven't talked to in person yet. I just don't have it in me to repeat these words. Its really scary to not kniw how much time we have left with him. But I know Jaxson will be Ok whether he is here or with God. Thank you all for continuing to love and support our Jaxson and for making his life more meaningful and for letting him into your hearts. He really is the biggest sweetheart on this planet.

Now my heart is ripped into quarters. Palliative team came in, they've been following him since I've been pregnant. They talked about all sorts of things that I need to 'keep in mind' and 'think about'. They asked if we extubated and he needed to be re intubated would we go through with it, would we give him a trach, would we keep him on a ventilator permanently, would we continue with constant aggressive medical attention and hospitilizations? I'm so absolutely sick to my stomach. People may be against this and think I'm wrong but I will not let my baby live off a ventilator or a trach, I won't do it. He will not have a good life. If he's breathing on his own then I feel his quality of life will be Ok but it won't be if he's on a vent. I just can't make these decisions right now. I am so sick.

I just can't do this right now I am falling apart.

Please stand in the gap and lift Phoebe and Jaxon up to our Father in heaven who hears all of our prayers. Thank you so very much!!

John 15:7 ESV
If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Blessings,
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Jesus, He Is There

Tears streamed down my face as I read this latest update on Phoebe. I hope Amey doesn't mind that I copied and pasted the whole post to share with you. I just don't have the heart to step into this time with Phoebe to ask if I could share, I am sure she would say yes.

Phoebe, An ATypical Miracle

Source

My little “bright, illuminated light” grows dim. It is almost imperceptible and then suddenly I realize that she is different. She doesn’t eat anymore, a bite of ice cream and then it melts in the bowl, or she carries a popsicle around until she decides against eating it. Suddenly- no need to stock her beloved pistachios- “stachios”, her tortilla chips or Cheerios. And she stares..off into a faraway place at times and I can’t call her back with my voice. Only my touch brings her back to me. Could be small seizures says Jan, our hospice nurse, but maybe not. She has a more difficult time completing sentences and loses her train of thought. And today:
Phoebe: “Mommy, know who slept with me last night?”
Me: “Yes, Grammy slept with you last night.”
Phoebe: “No, Jesus slept with me last night.”
Me: “Jesus slept with you?”
Phoebe: “Yes, God.”
She makes comments like this more and more and I wonder how thin the veil is becoming.
You know, when a light flickers just before it goes out? This is that. She has these moments of breakthrough clarity and tells me amazing things. And then she grows dim again. She speaks less, shuffles. She fell yesterday. And somehow I can get up and brush my teeth. Sufficient grace. Calm before the storm. I try to brace myself for what’s coming, ready myself for impact.
I have scrubbed this house from floor to ceiling, and there are 5 new bulging trash bags worth of stuff at Goodwill. I am nesting in reverse. Planning for the days I can’t get out of bed and face the world, when the sun is too bright and the birdsong outside my window doesn’t match the ache I feel inside. I am not unaware that those days wait for me. I have been there before, but this will far surpass those depths.
Jesus is in the depths. I know He is. I will find Him there, partake in His sufferings. There will be new insight. Hard earned.
I find myself needing to protect the time we have with her. The time for sharing is ending and the time for staying close is here. My mother love will orbit her, do what more I can do for her. I imagine it will be like in those first days, in our bedroom in Mexico, when the night breeze blew the leaves of the Jacaranda tree on our patio and in through our window where I nursed at 2 am and 4 am. By moonlight I stroked her head and marveled that at last I had a daughter.
In my mind I imagine a peaceful transition. I know it often isn’t so. Please pray for peace for Phoebe. God is already so obviously present with her and that comforts me to no end.
`Amey

Psalm 23:4 ESV
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Nothing is impossible for our God. 

If a healthy Phoebe here on earth is in accordance with Father's will then this will be so because through Him all things are possible. Please continue to ask Father to heal Phoebe.

Matthew 19:26 ESV

But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Luke 1:37 ESV 

"For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Mark 9:23 ESV

And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.”

Mark 10:27 ESV 

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”

Believe that Father will answer our prayers and please pray for peace and comfort for the family.

Praying and praying,
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Update on Phoebe & Jaxson

Revelation 21:4 ESV

"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

Phoebe, An ATypical Miracle

 
Some days are better than others for Phoebes…she is pretty emotional right now and that can be difficult for everyone. The car seems to soothe her and help her sleep so we have been doing a lot of driving. Nathan drove around town for 5 hours the other day so she could sleep well. She seems to feel more comfortable sleeping at an incline, likely from the pressure in her head. She won’t eat much else besides popsicles and sometimes ice-cream although she’ll ask for 5 different things trying to find something to make her feel better.
Today she grabbed her little noggin and took off at a full run trying to escape the pain. I remember her doing this before she was diagnosed with the first tumor and it is disheartening to see again. I am hopeful that we will see improvement as the radiation does it’s job reducing the tumor size.
For now, she needs relief, the boys need grace for her mood swings and we just need prayer. Thank you for surrounding us with your love and support.
-amey

Jaxson Eugene, Facebook

Well there's good news and bad. The good is his xrays are looking better! Lungs are becoming dry and expanding. Bad news is he can't keep up his o2s for nothing tonight. This mask he's wearing isn't even working well. I am praying so hard that he doesn't have to go on a ventilator because that will be a HUGE setback. Tonight has been plain awful. 

Thank you for your continued prayers for these dear sweet children who are suffering more than any child should. 

2 Corinthians 1:3-4 ESV 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Praying and praying,
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Phoebe, Jaxson & Sam

Phoebe

Phoebe is doing very well, all things considered. She is tolerating the radiation treatments well, although the side effects will primarily begin to show up in a week or two from now. She should also be feeling some relief from the tumor pressure and that should continue to improve over the next 2-3 weeks. .........
....... We are holding up well, by the grace of God, though sometimes a flash of pain so intense comes over me I can hardly breathe. It’s usually in those moments that I have jumped ahead of God and imagined a life without that sufficient grace. If I stay in the moment, I do well.
Your prayers, encouragement, stories, good works and empathies are a lifeline for us,
~Amey

Jaxson Eugene

Heart surgery is scheduled for next Wednesday the 4th!!!!! Here we go!!!!

Cancer Awareness and Support

Samuel Sartin

Hi! My name is Sam. I'm 3.5 years old and I am a neuroblastoma cancer survivor.
When I was only four months old I was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer. I had to have lots of surgeries, take 6 rounds of yucky chemo, 12 rounds of radiation, two stem cell transplants, and antibody therapy which I really didn't like. But the doctors told my mom that my cancer is "stable." But all I know is that I'm awesome!
I hope that you'll donate to CureSearch for me -- or maybe even join my team and walk WITH me! If you can't walk, you could maybe join as a "virtual walker" to raise money on my behalf! That would be so cool!
Thank you for your support and for donating to help me and other kids like me!
Love,
Sam

Thank you for your continued support in prayer for Phoebe, Jaxson and Sam.

Ruth 2:12 NIV
"May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

1 Thessalonians 5:17 ESV
Pray without ceasing,

Blessings in Christ Jesus,
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Update Phoebe & Amy

Phoebe, An Atypical Miracle

Here is an update on how Phoebe is doing:

She seems to be tolerating the radiation so far with minimal side effects. She sleeps more than usual. She is often irritable which makes it difficult to take her out without a scene, so for now we are sticking pretty close to home if not in Dallas for radiation. Thank you all for thinking of us and praying for Phoebe. Everyone has been wonderful to our family, and we feel blessed to feel so loved.
-amey

Amy Hosmer

Here are the scan results for Amy:

Ok So the official MRI results are the tumor has shrunk a little bit but the cyst around it has grown a little bit. So for now we stay on this chemo regimine and scan again after the next two phases of chemo. So our next scan will be around november 7th or so. The doctor said hed rather the cyst get bigger and the tumor get smaller than the other way around. He also said that cyst may become a problem in the future but for right now we continue on this path and try to kill off that tumor some more.

Thank you for your faithful prayers!

Proverbs 3:3 ESV
Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.

Blessings,

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Summer time & prayer requests

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer. I sure am! Busy!! That is what my summer has been so far, very busy. I'm up early in the morning and the minutes seem to fly by and the next thing I know I am exhausted and ready for bed. I have had very little computer time this summer, and although I miss my online friends, I have enjoyed the break from the screen. School is starting up again in about 3 weeks time and this year it will be a bit different. I don't have any high schoolers at home. My daughter is finishing off her Bachelor of Science program and my son is starting his first year in university. :) He will do his first year at home with an online program and then September 2014 will find me free from the 17 years of homeschooling and on my own. Already I am mourning this soon to happen change.

There are a couple of prayer requests for Phoebe and Lucy. 

Here is a little snippet from Phobe's blog An Atypical Miracle...

Grief is a strange animal. One moment I’m fine, the next I am blubbering to Benjamin on the way home from the grocery store about Phoebes and life and how it will change. Most days are good; I try to stay in the moment lest I use up these precious hours with pre-mature self pity and sadness. I know it’s God and that yes indeed His grace IS sufficient, because it oft occurs to me that I should be plummeting into the depths of despair right now. There is a super-natural buffer that He is manifesting in my life that keeps me even-keeled and from teetering over the precipice. ...

This is a very difficult time for Amey, Nathan and the family. Please, when you think of them, pray for Father to intercede and carry them through these precious days in front of them. They have one of their sons, Deacon, going through counseling already as he is having a very hard time dealing with the news of the return of cancer in Phoebe. Thank you for your prayers and for your caring hearts!

Lucy, will be having scans on September 4th. Please pray these scans are clear and show no signs of cancer. Thanks!!

Psalm 88:1-2 NIV
Lord, you are the God who saves me;
day and night I cry out to you.
May my prayer come before you;
turn your ear to my cry.

Praying and praying!!

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Update on Phoebe

An Atypical Miracle

Phoebe is doing okay. She had ups and downs todays, but the good thing is that we found out why her tummy hurts so much. She has something called C-Diff, an hospital infection in her bowels that causes horrible cramping and diarrhea. It is easily taken care of with antibiotics, but gives us an explanation for her fever and discomfort in many regards. She has slept quite a bit, but we also see moments of lucidity. Breathing in each moment..

Thank you for your prayers, please keep them coming. Thanks!!

Psalm 31:24 NIV
Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.

Praying and praying,

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More Prayers For Phoebe

Phoebe has made a turn for the worse...her fever is up to 104!! Amey says this is because of the tumor and her brain cannot regulate her body temperature.

Here is the latest news from Facebook...

Had to stop twice on the way to Dallas to sleep, we're spent. She is sleeping well and we've gotten on top of the pain with meds which is good. She is on oxygen since she is having a difficult time keeping her o2 sats up. Sodium is decent and electrolytes look good. Tomorrow or Weds. radiation to the spinal tumor to reduce the pain if she's up to it. She is groggy from the meds, but still manages to show everyone her polished fingernails. Never seen my husband shed so many tears. And yet there's peace in the midst...

Phoebe's strong character is showing through in her love and zeal for life. What a dear child she is!

Thank you for praying for Phoebe.

Isaiah 58:8 NIV
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.

Praying and praying,
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Please, please pray...

This just came in from Amey, Phoebe's mom...

It is with great sadness that I post tonight. Phoebe’s cancer has come back. She has a new tumor growing in her brain at the original tumor site, and a new tumor growth on her spine. Because the
tumor site in her brain is in such a sensitive/integral area, it would not be ethical to radiate. She has already had the most intense chemotherapy protocol available; more chemo will not knock out these new tumors. We can expect to have 2-8 more weeks with our precious girl, unless we witness a miracle. We are clinging to the hem of His garment…Thank you all for praying for our family. We love you.

This little girl has really touched my heart and I am sure she has touched the hearts of all the intercessors who have been praying for her.

I know that Father can heal her. Please join your heart with mine and all the others who are seeking a miracle of healing here on earth for Phoebe.

Isaiah 53:5 NIV
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

Psalm 41:1-3 NIV
Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the Lord delivers them in times of trouble. The Lord protects and preserves them—they are counted among the blessed in the land—he does not give them over to the desire of their foes. The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.

Praying and praying!!
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Phoebe's Cancer Story

I haven't heard the results of the last prayer alert for Phoebe, but Amey put up this video on youtube of Phoebe's journey.

Please take a few minutes to watch and just pray for this sweet, dear child and praise God for all He has done for her. Pray this cancer is gone forever and she will overcome the obstacles that are before her.

Thanks!!!

Psalm 139:14
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

Blessings,
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Hope

Where is our hope? Our hope is in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Without Jesus we have nothing, nothing at all. 

No future, no peace, no forgiveness, no chance for eternal life with God.

Put your hope in the only one who can fill that empty place inside.

Jesus, You reign!!

I'm linking up with Barbie for The Weekend Brew

For those of you who are praying for Phoebe, there hasn't been a lot of news. The last I heard was she was in the hospital and they assumed her headaches were caused by an infection of some sort. I will let you know the latest when I find out how she is doing. Thanks for praying!!

Blessings,

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Phoebe

Phoebe is on her way to recovery but is still in need of prayer over a few issues. Here is a snippet from her blog An Atypical Miracle

...Phoebe has been feeling great and often comes to sit in her lawn chair and watch me in the garden. Her stamina still isn’t 100%, but she is making progress. Her feet often hurt because of the way she walks these days. She lost quite a bit of muscle in her legs during her sepsis episode and it has caused her to have knock-knees and over pronate. In other words, she puts her weight on the inside (arch) of her foot and it causes a lot of discomfort. We are looking into getting her another pair of orthotics that fit lower on the ankle but address her over-pronating. 

Her kidneys are still dumping potassium and her liver still sustains some damage, so please pray for those two things. Life is sweet these days, busy and full of activity and all of the things we usually take for granted. Joy is in the small things that make up a life and we are soaking it all in.

Thank you all for praying for Phoebe and continuing to ask after her,

Romans 8:26 ESV 
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.

Thanks for continuing to pray for these precious children.

Blessings,
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Prayer & Praise

Romans 8:26 NIV

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

Prayer is needed for Easton and a 5 month old baby and father who were shot. Thanks!!

PRAYER

BABY AND FATHER SHOT! 

CHICAGO — A 5-month-old girl and her father were shot Monday afternoon as the man changed the baby's diaper in Woodlawn, authorities said.
The baby was rushed to Comer Children's Hospital at the University of Chicago, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. Relatives gathered there identified the baby as Johnylah Watkins. She's the daughter of 25-year-old Jonathan Watkins and Judy Watkins, 21, who herself was shot several months ago while pregnant with Johnylah.
The baby was in serious-to-critical condition, police said. A University of Chicago official said Johnylah remained in surgery as of 4:30 p.m.
Jonathan Watkins was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police and family said, where he was in serious-to-critical condition. Police said he is a known member of the Gangster Disciples street gang.

Please click above link to read more, thanks!

Easton

Prayers please! Easton was rushed to the ER this evening when he passed out and lost consciousness twice, turned blue and seemed like he was hyperventilating. They are still waiting on blood cultures but right now he has rhinovirus&cronovirus. Xray was extremely cloudy so pneumonia is a definite. His blood gas level was 102+(intabation happens at 79+). Will keep you updated as I hear!!! Thanks for your prayers ♥ ~cousin Amy

PRAISE

Phoebe

Phoebe is on the upswing. Right after she received her platelets and blood transfusion yesterday, Nathan sent me a picture of her walking to the playroom! The difference in how she feels pre vs. post transfusions is really incredible. Blood is so important, and having the right amount of the right things in your blood makes you able to function properly. 

The best news is that her ANC (Advanced Neutraphil Count) is 30 today, which means that her immune system is revving up again and she could be headed home as early as tomorrow. It's wonderful to think this might be her last transfusion for a very long time, and that soon enough we can take her all around town and to church without worrying about her immune system! What a feeling that will be, to just be able to go places with our whole family intact. 

Eventually we will work towards weaning her off her ng tube, giving all of her meds orally, and teaching her that she has to drink despite her lack of thirst. We will also be setting up a set-caloric intake to help balance out her weight. There are still many challenges ahead, but having been through the last fourteen months, they seem minimal in comparison to chemotherapy and learning to swallow, breathe and walk again after sepsis. We can do it! She can do it! We have so much to be thankful for.

Here's to Phoebe coming home to stay!

~Amey

Thank you to all of you for intercessing for these sweet precious souls.

Blessings,
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Pray For Phoebe

Please be in prayer for Phoebe. She has finished her last set of chemo, had a blood transfusion yesterday and is now very sick with a fever. This does not look good folks, please pray. Below is taken from Phoebe's blog An Atypical Miracle.

Nathan and Phoebe are in the ER tonight waiting to be seen. Phoebe had not been feeling well this afternoon; lethargic and sleepy, and when she woke up after her nap around 4:30, she had a fever of 102.6.

Usually after Phoebe receives a blood transfusion she feels much better and things are uphill from there, so it’s a little scary for her to spike such a high fever with her counts bottomed out. Please keep both of them in your prayers tonight. Port access can be a little traumatic sometimes in the ER if she doesn’t get a nurse who is familiar with accessing. She still has a fever of 102.4 and is feeling really crummy.

We already know that she will be admitted because her counts are bottomed out and she has fever. I will update when we know more.

Thanks,  Amey

Revelation 3:20 NASB 

Behold, I stand at the door and knock;

if anyone hears My voice and opens the door,

I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.

Praying for you sweet girl

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MRI Results for Phoebe

MRI Results...

Praise God, Phoebe's MRI came back with no evidence of disease today! Her hemoglobin was low and we had to stay all afternoon to get a blood transfusion and she is feeling puny. But on the whole, she is doing great! 

Thanks to all of you who have reached out to us in so many ways over the last few months. 

One more round to go!!!!

-Nathan

Please continue to pray for Phoebe's pituitary gland to start working again. Thanks!!

Source

John 15:7 NASB

If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you,

ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

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Pituitary Gland Issues

I'm sure you all know what it is like to go without sleep, it is exhausting. Can you imagine how you would feel after a year of a broken sleep pattern is like and never getting a restorative sleep with no end in sight? Or how about being constantly hungry? Having a hunger that is never satisfied no matter how much you eat that wakes you up many times a night and makes you eat and eat. It would be horrible, a terrible existence.

Some of you here know Phoebe and have been praying for her. This is her life. She is 3 years old, battling for her life and has to deal with constant, unsatisfied hunger. Her mom and dad can not sleep because they are constantly being waken up during the night to care for her. Now, if she was an only child this would be doable but Phoebe is the youngest of 4 and Amey deeply desires to continue homeschooling her 3 boys. You can read about Amey's frustration here.

A miracle is needed here. :) Will you join your heart with mine and ask Father to work a miracle for Phoebe? I know our God can restore this part of her brain that is just not working or that He can cause her to sleep peacefully through the night. If Father can grow heart values in Joy then He can also grow a working pituitary gland in Phoebe.


Father, my God the maker of heaven and earth You are holy and worthy of praise and worship. I esteem You and hold Your name on high. I praise You for creating Phoebe and I thank You for bringing her through brain surgery and her first year of chemo therapy. Your so good Lord. Now Lord, I don't need to tell You what is wrong with Your daughter, You know, so I lift Phoebe up to You and ask for Your healing hand upon her and for You to restore her body to function in the way it was designed to. Lord Jesus, Healer remove this constant hunger from Phoebe and give peace and rest to her and her family. Jesus grow, in Phoebe, a new pituitary gland that functions perfectly. Under Your wings they will find shelter and comfort. Cover them Lord. Thank You. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray, amen.

Psalm 4:8 NASB 

In peace I will both lie down and sleep,

For You alone, O LORD,

make me to dwell in safety.

I'm linking with Barbie for the Weekend Brew.

Thanks!!

We His Flock Praise Him

PRAYER

Lucy is having scans this week and the scan anxiety is setting in on the family. Jack, Lucy's brother is having terrible asthma attacks and it just seems chaos is happening. Please pray for NED (No Evidence of Disease) for Lucy, relief from asthma for Jack and peace in the family. Thanks!!

PRAISE

Phoebe had scans on Monday and they were clear!! There is no evidence of disease but she still must undergo chemo for a while yet. Please keep praying for this precious doll.

Ian has had his scans and they were stable and he is now completed the chemo therapy. He still has many issues to overcome and because the scans were only stable, he will be having follow up scans every 2 months instead of every 3 months. Please keep him in your prayers and his mom too as soon to come on the scene is adorably loved baby number 9. :)

Psalm 95:1-7 NIV

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord;

    let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

Let us come before him with thanksgiving

    and extol him with music and song.

For the Lord is the great God,

    the great King above all gods.

In his hand are the depths of the earth,

    and the mountain peaks belong to him.

The sea is his, for he made it,

    and his hands formed the dry land.

Come, let us bow down in worship,

    let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;

for he is our God

    and we are the people of his pasture,

    the flock under his care.

Praising and praying!
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A New Boy & Updates

Meet Gunner!! Isn't he sweet? Gunner has EB, the same disease Tripp had. Please pray for his family as they endure caring for him and pray Gunner that the doctors will know how to best care for this almost 5mth old baby. 

Emily had good results for her scans. Please press in with me for NED!! 

Results: Scans have appreciably decreased in uptake! The report indicates all of the areas demonstrate decreased uptake as compared to previous examination with no new areas of abnormal MIBG uptake! 

Gary has been having a rough go with flares. He is having steroid pulses and infusions yet still showing signs of disease. Please press in for remission. 

Katie had 3 month scans and they came back clear!!! NED!! Praise God!! Thank you Barbie for updating us. :)

Phoebe had scans and the results are clear!!! NED!! This is so wonderful news. Praise You God!! Please continue to press in with prayer as they are still waiting for the fluid results and as the treatments for this very rare cancer continue. 

Joanna is home! Please pray she can hold down food and the doctors will find out what is causing this vomiting problem. 

Psalm 42:7-8 NIV

Deep calls to deep 

    in the roar of your waterfalls;

all your waves and breakers

    have swept over me.

By day the Lord directs his love, 

    at night his song is with me—

    a prayer to the God of my life.

Thank you to each and everyone of you for joining your heart with mine in praying for these dear people. Just a notice that I will not have access to the internet on a regular basis for the next couple of weeks. Please know I am praying and praying and will visit blogs as time allows. Thank you and God bless!! 

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