To Heaven and Back

When Samuel went to sleep last night, it was quick. He had complained about being dizzy so I wondered what the night would hold. I went to m...

As I sit beside Samuel in this hospital bed while the last few hours of his epilepsy monitoring come to an end, I cannot help but feel grate...

Last night (Saturday), it was close to midnight before Samuel fell asleep, and I prayed over him that God would watch over and protect him a...

As we drove to Vanderbilt this afternoon, Samuel was quiet. I had prepared him. Brian had prayed over him. Daniel was genuinely concerned ab...

Update on Samuel's Condition: We respectfully ask that you do not mention his condition to  our children. It came as a shock when ...

I had a wise man today tell me that he just didn't believe it. He was going to choose to trust that God could heal Samuel's conditio...

Following Monday's MRI results, we felt both relieved and ready to face what is to come.  We knew is wasn't going to be easy, but to...

We met with Samuel's neurosurgeon this morning after learning two weeks ago today that he has a Type 1 Chiari Malformation and a Pi...

On Monday, March 9th, we took Samuel into Vanderbilt Children's Hospital for a sedated MRI of his brain.  He has been complaining of hea...

I have been called many things in my life, and in that time, I have also been called to do many things I wasn't quite ready or necessari...

Hit the snooze button...  not once, but three times. Forgot that I'd made myself coffee. Realized that I had no house key. Left the...

I can remember the first time I met you, Mema (pronounced mee-maw).  It was in February of 2007, and you were celebrating your 50th wedding ...

I gave the boys one instruction before they went outside:  Do NOT get into the mosquito-infested, swamp-looking swimming pool.  After 20 min...

He is perfect.  Seriously.  I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how God knits our children within our wombs and knows exactly how to fa...