The Lord's Mercies are New Every Morning

Psalm 103:1 
Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for your continued PRAYERS!!!

Josiah is doing so much better than we ever expected.  He was able to be at his sister's wedding and reception and even the rehearsal dinner.  He is now off pain medication.  God truly performed miracles.  He is in a wheel chair and has to be extremely careful not to have any reinjury.  Your prayers, cards, love etc. have been such a blessing to all of us.

The wedding was a bit chaotic, but beautiful.  Our friends were amazingly supportive and we never could have pulled it off without each and every one of them.  It is so encouraging to see how the body of Christ comes together in hard times and in joyful ones (even within the same week:).  God provided strength for me to be there (a long story, but I was so weak I could almost not stand up at all on Friday, and was having heart issues and pain . . . - missed the set up, rehearsal and dinner and wasn't sure how I would ever make it on Saturday).  Again, God provided.  It is amazing how he orders priorities when we ask him to. 

We definitely would appreciate your continued prayers.  It will take some time to recover for all of us.  Thank you for holding us up during this intense time.

Ellen

Coming Home!

Good news!  Josiah is on his way home right now!  He seems to be doing pretty well.  He is laughing and telling jokes :-).   He is able to sit up in the front seat of the car for the ride home and was just talking to Mom on the phone.  Okay, got to go - they just pulled in the driveway!

~Rachel

Praise be to God!

Thou art worthy, O LORD, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.  Revelation 4:11


Josiah is doing well.  Thank you so much for all your prayers!  After physical therapy today they will assess when he can be released.  He will probably come home tomorrow.

Ellen

Surgery Update

Josiah is out of surgery.  Everything went well.

Still in Surgery

Surgery is about half over.  The right hip is done and they are now putting a pin in Josiah's other hip which also had slipped and is unstable.  There are two surgeons working on him. Thank you again for praying.  It has been an incredibly long day.
Ellen

Surgery Scheduled

Long MRI.  Don't know what it showed yet.  Surgery is scheduled for 4:15 this afternoon.  Thanks for all your prayers.

Psalm 57:1

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.  Psalm 57:1

Josiah has not had surgery yet.  They began traction on  his leg last night and are hoping to get that to line up the bone better.  He is having MRI this morning at 10:00  They will operate today.  We will try to keep this updated as possible.  So far, the wedding is still planned as scheduled.


Psalm 107:1-2
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good:for his mercy endureth for ever.  Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy.

Ellen
P.S.  The times of these posts are not accurate.  I can't figure out how to get that changed.

Josiah Update

Thanks for your prayers!  Josiah is headed to Gillette Children's Hospital in Minneapolis for surgery either tonight or tomorrow morning.  There is a lot to explain, but to the best of my understanding and putting  it simply, he broke his femur off of the ball socket in his hip at the growth plate.  Very difficult surgery to perform...so a pediatric orthopedic specialist will be further assessing the situation and making some decisions quickly. 

Please Pray

Please pray for our son, Josiah.  He fell and injured his right hip (which was recovering from a previous injury).  He was unable to move at all and was in extreme pain.  Our doctor believes (after examining him) that the muscle may have burst and the ligaments detached from the hipbone.  Anyway...we have an appointment with an orthopedic specialist tomorrow afternoon.  Hopefully we will know more then.  Surgery is a very real possibility.  Josiah is flat on his back in bed and is unable to sit up or move around at all.  Eliya's wedding is this Saturday.  We would very much appreciate your prayers.

Ellen