We are there

Second round of appointments today. ..whew!

TRIP BEGINS TOMORROW

Well, we are exhausted, but that's not stopping us from packing for the drive tomorrow!  We hope to get to bed early, rise early, and roll most of the way to Philly tomorrow.  Then on Monday Scarlett's appointments begin.  I'll try to provide more details ASAP.  For now, please continue to keep us in your prayers (we have been feeling blessed, uplifted, and supported!!!), and email us

if you'd like!  Here are a couple photos from this week's shoot.  We love you Scarlett!  Isaiah 40:31.

Unexpected Blessing today!

With Scarlett, every day is full of unexpected blessings, she is our little girl.  However, this evening we were fortunate enough to meet the founders of Gift of Hope, Rich & Maggie.  Gift of Hope is a charity that benefits families with sick children.  Immediately upon their arrival, we felt very comfortable with them.  We were overjoyed and uplifted by the amount of God's love and grace we felt flowing through them, and spent a little time in fellowship. We are so grateful to God for all the blessings, encouragement, and support.  We are especially thankful for the commitment they Rich & Maggie made to pray for our trip, the surgery, and hospital stay.  They let us know that they have a strong prayer chain.

Let me take a minute to also say thanks to friends, family, donors, supporters, those who are praying, caring about us, helping out in any way great or small...we are so grateful for our support network, and for the Lord -Praise Him!  And keep the prayers coming!



  -Daddy

Pre-Philly Trip is underway!

Yesterday our church sent us off right with a wonderful prayer for Scarlett, our trip to Philly, and the days to come involving it all.  They put hands on us and we really felt the power of God's promise "when two or more are gathered..."; it was good.  We also received encouragement and even some support for Scarlett's fund after the service!!  We are so thankful for the people there who care about us, especially considering that we have only been to church there a few times; we are SO grateful.  The car ride to Grammi & Grampi's went smoothly and we topped off a huge Sunday with a few hours at Grandma and Grandpa's.  Now on Tuesday a local photographer has offered to give us family pictures before the Philly trip.  Praise God for that too!  Please continue to pray for us as we prepare for the trip to Philly on Sunday.

Feeling so encouraged and blessed we are!

Our schedules are still crazy and the first part of the trip is still coming up next week, but today we are simply floored by God's amazing grace and ability to reach us whenever and wherever we are.  Friends and family have really been stepping up to help us out; also, we received notice today that Grampi's church will be doing a prayer vigil for Scarlett on the day of her surgery.  Deacons are setting aside their time to open up the church for folks to come in and pray!  If you are within driving distance of Goshen, IN, and would like to participate, email us for specific
details.  More details below:

"Our congregation is making plans to support Scarlett's Family and especially little Scarlett Rose on the day of her surgery. Please join us for a PRAYER VIGIL here in the sanctuary of our church from 7a-7p that day. The Deacons will be on call here at the church, and we are asking for members and friends of our congregation to sign-up for a time to come to church that day and honor God with your prayer requests for Scarlett and her family. Sign-up sheets are available in the West Wing today and next Sunday, and you may choose a time to stop by. We will be suggesting various ways to pray, and also various scriptures you can meditate on during this time of intercession. If you cannot physically come to church that day, please prayerfully consider setting aside a time during the day to pray, no matter where you might be. We thank you for your support, and we know that God hears the prayers of His people!"

Other than that, I wanted to share my favorite verse, Isaiah 40:31: "but those who hope in the Lord
    will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
    they will run and not grow weary,
    they will walk and not be faint."

Thanks so much for all the love and support!

Lots of stuff going on...

Here we are about a week from the initial stage of this third surgery journey (more on this later), and we are feeling a bit overwhelmed.  We are preparing for the trip and trying to make sure all bases are covered/appropriate preparations are completed.  Within the past day or two we gave away our youngest dog, Layla, because we decided we couldn't meet her needs; luckily Scarlett is too young to be affected but Mommy and Daddy are devastated by this loss.  Also on the not-so-fun front is that Daddy's pay will be cut 20% for the next 3 months in the midst of all this.  Bottom line: please continue to pray for us.  I hope to be able to add more soon.

SCARLETT FUNDRAISER UPDATE

Please note that a generous offer has been made to provide all donations over $199 with a wordtrait!  This art form, sometimes known as textual pointillism, can be very powerful and meaningful as a gift to loved ones.  The entire picture consists of words that describe the subject.  Below is an example that was given to us with Scarlett as the subject (next to the photo it was based on).  The same artist will be working on the bonus wordtraits; check out the quality!!  The process is simple: donate over $199 and at the conclusion of the fundraiser you'll submit a subject photo with some description words for the basis of the art work.  Please help us make the fundraiser a success in any way you can!

Also, thanks for continued prayers, we are working very hard to keep up with everything..