God's Provision

God reveals Himself to us in so many ways...but the one that has affected me most lately is through other people. A few weeks ago, our little family made a decision that will change the course of our lives. We are now pursuing surgical methods for Eric and the decision has been a challenging one to make and keep on making.

We prayed constantly about the surgery, asked that God reveal His plan, asked that He bless that plan with provision, and asked that He guide us and teach us along the journey. God made it clear through every step of the journey that this decision was blessed by Him - from having a world-renown surgeon here in Tucson to the timing of the surgery. Only one small problem...the surgery is not covered by insurance. When faced with a big "Goliath" that totals $18 thousand dollars, it seems that there is no way to defeat it. But just as the Bible shows us in the famous story, God wants/needs us to believe that He is bigger than any Goliath out there. He will conquer...all we have to do is believe and trust. David did - and he defeated the giant. We are learning that valuable lesson ourselves.

At the beginning of September, Eric and I reached out to our entire support system of family and friends educating them on the decision to move forward with the surgery and the financial challenges we were faced with. We asked for prayers and support of all kinds. Boy - God works through people, doesn't He? We were really in a crunch to meet certain financial deadlines by certain dates so that the surgery could happen when the doctors were recommending. When God is given a challenge - and given the authority and path to fulfill His promises without us getting in the way - He delivers. The outpouring of love, support, and encouragement has been overwhelming. But perhaps the most humbling is that we have already raised well over half of the funding needed to get the surgery done!

We thank God first and foremost, for we are confident that He fulfills His promises through His people - our family and friends that have reached out through financial means have allowed this life-saving surgery to happen. We still have some money to raise, but this defeat of the seemingly undefeatable GOLIATH give us the confidence in God's provision and most importantly His love for us.

The surgery is scheduled for October 14th at 2pm PST.

We cannot say thank you enough to all of you for your gifts - financial, prayers, and encouragement. It seems so seemingly small, but thank you. We love you all.

Difference between "go-go" and "bye bye"

When you have a 14 month old, you tend to begin talking in their language. One of Addie's favorite words is "go-go." She uses it for her little ride-on Elmo car, as well as when we leave the house and she gets to ride in the car. And another word she knows is "bye-bye." She waves and says "bye-bye" to people, and blows kisses - its great.

Well, about a month ago - Daddy found out that those two words are NOT interchangeable. Every morning, Daddy has to leave for work - usually while Addie is still awake prior to a morning nap. Well, about a month ago - Addie was going through a HUGE daddy phase...so he thought he would cushion the blow of him leaving with using one of her favorite words. He leaned down and kissed her on the head and said, "Dada has to go-go to work." Well, Addie got all excited and ran to the baby gate that separates the living room and the front door. She thought that Dada was inviting her to "go-go" to work WITH him. When he left without her, the entire world crumbled. She ran over to me and climbed into my lap. Sobbing she says, "Dada no go-go. Dada no go-go." I couldn't tell whether she was more upset that Daddy was gone or that she was invited to go along and yet wasn't taken with him.

That day, we learned that just because our little one has a limited vocabulary doesn't mean we can interchange similar words. Go-go means you are taking her with you...Bye bye means you are leaving. How silly we parents are...and how smart is she.