Busy Times

We have been going over all the different options for Margaret and have finally come to a desicion. We will go ahead with her surgery in April, and follow up with her surgeon after. In 3-6 months we will then be taking her for a thorough evaluation in Philedelphia, PA. They have the research foundation based out of Children's Hospital in Philedelphia headed by the Chief of Othopeadic Surgery. This seemes like the best route to go. This way we get the tumor off now and have it tested to see if it is malignant. Then if it is bengin then we will have the testing done for the genetic disorder. Margaret is doing much better now that she has been wairing a sling. She has less accidents with bumps to her arm during the day which make it less painful and bring the chance of a break down considerably. She is still doing all the things she loves to do but carefully. Playing the violin has become more of a challenge as she starts to have more pain and weakness.


Billy is healing up faster then I thought he would. He will have another check-up at the end of March to see if they will release him to go back to work, but they said the will probably keep him out until April 18th doing physical therapy on his back. He has been helping out a lot around the house with small things, but it really helps. I have been doing most of the big stuff and it has been nice to have a break from all of the household things that I usually did on a regular basis. I kind of like the outside chores and the fix up of things, but just don't tell him! LOL!


We got some really great news this past week involving our finances. This has been a scary time for us as we contemplated how long Billy was going to be out of work. It never really felt like moving was the right thing to do and God has been providing through many different ways. This past week we got the news that we have a steady source of income on the way. I kept telling Billy that we shouldn't be scared and do anything drastic. I just knew that God was going to take care of our needs through this whole thing, and He did! God is good!


Now we are planning for Josie's brithday in April. We have a lot of things to do to prepare for her party but also for her present. She has requested that she be able to redecorate her room in something a little more girlie and grown up. All the things she has [icked out are so totally cute and they really suite her character! I can't wait to see it all finished. Billy helped build some of the things today and helped me with the design. I have many people stepping up offering to help us out with many different aspects of her party and I can't thank them enough. I have so much going on right now that I can't seem to manage everything, but God is bringing me help when I need it!

With all that is going on in our lives it helps to remember that this is not our home. We are here temporarily to bring glory and honor to God. I find myself clinging to him more and more in these troubled times and that saddens me. I wish my heart could be so attached to Him that even in the good times I would rely soley on Him and Him alone.


Girls are home so I have gotta run. Keep checking back for more updates on our family. As we get closer and closer to the date of Margaret's surgery I may tend to write less. Please know that I will bring updates as soon as I can manage. Thank You again for all who have been keeping us in prayer.