In Christ Alone our Hope is Found

I have no words tonight, just some tears, laughter and smiles.  Micah's scan showed No Evidence of Disease and we couldn't be more thankful. How kind our Heavenly Father is.  Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow. 

It felt like I just had to tell you all how today went. So here it is! (: We felt the prayers this morning. You can feel them you know. It's a wonderful thing. We arrived by 8 and went back around 8:40. Micah's scan didn't start until about 9am and went until 10:20. It was longer than normal. The last 10 minutes were tough for him, but he stuck with it and didn't miss a breath hold. He is such a trouper.  He is big enough to pull off the adult hospital pants. Crazy! (o:  We got our 'scan man'. We were thankful. He loved to see how big Micah has gotten. He is sure that Micah grew 4 inches since he saw him last. Not quite! (: The Lord blessed me personally in a few ways: I didn't encounter any really sick kids or sad moms. It wasn't very busy and that was a huge relief for my heart. Instead, I connected with a mom in Art Therapy from Sarnia, whose daughter was in for a check up like Micah, who also loves the Lord. What an encouragement that was to cha...

I was up early this morning with some butterflies. It is an anxious anticipation. I am thankful this day is here. This scan seems way more important than the last ones. I have been thinking about why that would be. I think it's because it's been 6 months instead of 3 since we have looked inside Micah. It's been a long wait. Even though I would rather not have to do this, sometimes it's easier to be doing it, than waiting for it to happen. Going to the hospital is so conflicting. It reminds me of where the Lord has brought us and that fills me with profound gratitude. We have Micah here with us. We are not visiting a grave site. We do not have a hospital routine anymore. I don't always have a bag packed. Micah is not used to getting needles. We are not always wondering what the next week will hold. Life is stable and 'normal' and Micah is healthy and strong. Writing these sentences fills me with such emotion and thankfulness. God has been so kind to ...

I take pictures every day. I like pictures. They make me smile. I am so bad at putting them somewhere and organizing them. They are all on my computer kinda in order, but not well organized. Some time I have to dig in! (: It helps to post my faves here, so I am documenting something of my kids. Here is my new fave of the kids. I love these kids, dirty feet and all. (: This was taken after we played a family game of baseball on the field behind our house at the school. I finally have started playing baseball again with them . I got a new glove a few years ago and finally wore it in this year. Our family in gloves. Ken is top left and then it goes around the circle clock wise in order of age! Grace just joined the club! (: We have a field behind our house that we use for baseball and the kids also use it for running. They are doing a half marathon. They have to run twenty five miles on their own and they will run the last mile in a marathon setting with the numbers and everyt...

Just so you are aware... This is a bullet point-no grammar post! (O: Scan day is Tuesday, Sept 10 at 8:fifteen. I am packing up the 4 kids and leaving on Monday morning for Canada. Tuesday is appointment day and then Wednesday morning we will drive home. I realized as I was thinking about our scan routine, that it is pretty much the same every time. I have always been quite convinced that I will remember everything. But as time passes, I am sad that I didn't write more of our experiences down. I have lost them. So I thought I would write out what  we physically do, without any of the emotions. I will never forget the emotions that come with appointment. I will confess that it usually starts with us walking really fast down the halls towards MRI holding hands! We usually seem to be rushing on scan morning, but are rarely late. (: We arrive at the MRI/CT suite around 8 am to check in.  We give the lady our health card and she gives us the clip board with paperwork to f...