Hat Pole Results

We are waiting to run down for a CT Scan so I will have Josh write a blog when we get back to tell you about the results of the Hat Pole.

We also received some pictures of the spaghetti dinner from yesterday that we will post later as well. It is a blessing and encouragement to see pictures of ya'll, we only wish that we could have been there with you.

They still don't know what is causing the high fevers; nothing has shown up on the blood cultures. The next step, if they can't see anything on the CT Scan will be to change antibiotics.

We didn't get much sleep last night as they come in almost every hour between midnight and 6:00 am to check something or draw blood.

My devotions for this morning was again from the 8th chapter of Romans.

In the 29th verse it says "For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son".

Have you even wondered why God allows things to happen in our lives? According to this verse, God knowing in advance that He wants us to become like Jesus, works everything in our live towards that purpose. He desires that the good and the bad things I our lives would make us more like Christ.

Oh, and if you look at the verse just before that, Romans 8:28, it is one of those well known verses by those who are facing struggles and trials. It says that:

"And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them."

After 28 days of sitting in a hospital room watching our son get progressively worse from chemotherapy, it is really hard to see how God would work it out for good. That is until we begin to look beyond our small window and we begin to see how God is using our circumstances to bring others closer to Him.

There is no question in our minds that God has drawn us closer to Him in this process and we have seen both our faith and our sons faith grow through this, but we are also praying that God would touch your hearts and draw you closer to Him through this. That your faith in God would grow and other around you would see His light in you.

So if part of this journey is to get your attention and draw you closer to God, if even one of you opens your heart to a relationship with God as a result of what Josh is going through, if even one person who doesn't know Christ, turns their hearts to Him because they see Him at work in you; then it truly will be God working this out for good.

Thank you for your continued prayers.