Easter morning, 2008. They look so cute.
Taylor at her ballet recital--I told you it was all about the flowers!
Pudge and Jason--guess he got that picture just in time before Pudge was traded to the Yankees.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Random Pictures
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
What is FAITH?
I am not sure who wrote this so I am unable to give credit to that person. I found this to be a huge blessing right now, and I say thank you to the writer of this.
FAITH is BELIEVING the Word of God and acting on it no matter how I feel, believing that God will bring a good result.
FAITH is not a belief that everything will turn out to please us; rather it is the confidence that no matter how things turn out, God will somehow use the events in our days for His glory and for our good.
FAITH is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.
FAITH is being willing to trust God - turning your hopes and problems over to Him and trusting in His wisdom - and knowing that somehow everything will turn out for the best. No matter how difficult or dark things become, there is always a light.
FAITH is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.
FAITH is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently upon the trustworthiness of God.
FAITH is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
FAITH is BELIEVING the Word of God and acting on it no matter how I feel, believing that God will bring a good result.
FAITH is not a belief that everything will turn out to please us; rather it is the confidence that no matter how things turn out, God will somehow use the events in our days for His glory and for our good.
FAITH is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.
FAITH is being willing to trust God - turning your hopes and problems over to Him and trusting in His wisdom - and knowing that somehow everything will turn out for the best. No matter how difficult or dark things become, there is always a light.
FAITH is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.
FAITH is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently upon the trustworthiness of God.
FAITH is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Sailfish is looking good
Jason's sailfish finally arrived this past Friday. A person kinda forgets just how big the thing is. When debating whether or not to get the fish mounted, never once did it cross our minds as to where we would put the thing. Well there were only 2 walls that it would fit on in our house, and they were both in our family room. So, Jason's sailfish is on display in our family room where anyone that comes to visit will be sure to see his magnificent catch! I have to admit, it does look pretty cool.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Better Now
Well the last day and a half have been eventful for us. Jason woke up early Friday morning feeling funny and not being able to sleep well. It continued to get worse for him throughout the day. When I returned home from work, he was feeling extremely exhausted, had headaches off and on, his thoughts were confused and he was a bit disoriented. I called a friend doctor of ours, and he said that I should take Jason to the emergency room. So we went there, and they started to administer a higher dose of his steroid due to some increased swelling in his brain. He started to feel much better about an hour later. He was admitted to the hospital for the night, and when I went to see him this morning, he was back to "normal". So the plan is to stay on the steroid until the swelling is back under control, and we will see what the doctors at Duke have to say on Aug. 11th.
We are now back home and it feels good. It's times like these that I get frustrated as things are completely out of my control, and all of you that know me, know that I like to be in control! Thank you Trina & Loren for watching our kids during the day yesterday and thank you Dennis & Lynda for taking the kids overnight. We appreciate all of your help and prayers. May God bless you! Joslyn & Jason
We are now back home and it feels good. It's times like these that I get frustrated as things are completely out of my control, and all of you that know me, know that I like to be in control! Thank you Trina & Loren for watching our kids during the day yesterday and thank you Dennis & Lynda for taking the kids overnight. We appreciate all of your help and prayers. May God bless you! Joslyn & Jason
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
4th round
Jason started his 4th round of chemo last night and will finish up this round Saturday night. Jason has been so fortunate during his treatment days--no nausea, sickness, etc. He does begin to get more fatigued by the end of the treatments but if that is all of the side effects, we will praise the Lord.
Jason has been feeling really good lately. He has been busy the last few weeks teaching driver's training. This year, he is teaching the classroom portion rather than taking the student drivers out for their drive sessions. He would much prefer to be in the car--I think.
We are heading up to the UP for a few days on July 26th. My dad's side of the family owns some cabins up in Engadine on a lake, and we all go up there the same week to spend some time together. It's always a nice time. We are looking forward to getting up there again this year.
Jason's next MRI is on July 31st. We will then take that MRI down with us to Duke for his August 11th appointment. We continue to pray for the miracle of the tumor being completely gone but we also continue to pray for peace about any news we may hear. Those couple of weeks will be a bear waiting for the results so please pray for patience for our entire family during those weeks. Continue to have a wonderful summer. Joslyn
Jason has been feeling really good lately. He has been busy the last few weeks teaching driver's training. This year, he is teaching the classroom portion rather than taking the student drivers out for their drive sessions. He would much prefer to be in the car--I think.
We are heading up to the UP for a few days on July 26th. My dad's side of the family owns some cabins up in Engadine on a lake, and we all go up there the same week to spend some time together. It's always a nice time. We are looking forward to getting up there again this year.
Jason's next MRI is on July 31st. We will then take that MRI down with us to Duke for his August 11th appointment. We continue to pray for the miracle of the tumor being completely gone but we also continue to pray for peace about any news we may hear. Those couple of weeks will be a bear waiting for the results so please pray for patience for our entire family during those weeks. Continue to have a wonderful summer. Joslyn
Thursday, July 10, 2008
It's been a while...
Well it's been a while since our last post. I guess that means that Jason and I feel like our life is pretty normal right now--didn't think that we would feel like this this soon after finding out about Jason's cancer. It feels good. God has been faithful in answering our prayers. He has given us peace and comfort, and the ability to make plans for the future again. Making plans for the future isn't easy after finding out that someone you love dearly is fighting a pretty tough fight, but God has allowed us to feel the peace it takes in order to start making plans for the future again.
Some of you know about a love that I have for Haiti but many of you do not. So, I thought since things were going well right now, I would share this love for Haiti with you all. I never in a million years thought that I would be saying that I love going to a third world country that has so much poverty it makes you sick to think about all the things that we have here at home but I do. The people in Haiti are just amazing. They have so very little yet they have a nice smile and hello for you when you pass them on the street.
I first went to Haiti last July and then returned that same year in November. I was with a group of people going to Three Angels Children's Relief for a medical clinic. It was truly amazing to see God working is such a physical way. The original thought was to go to Haiti for a week long medical clinic then come home. God had different plans. He made it abundantly clear that He wanted a permanent clinic there that would be staffed. So a group of men that were on that mission trip started the construction of a permanent clinic named Halos Medical Mission (dedicated to Aaron Varner who passed away in Oct. 2006) which is one component of Three Angel's Children's Relief. The other two components are Angel House (an orphanage) and Three Angel's Christian Academy. The clinic was operational on our next medical trip in Nov. Since then, a group of medical providers and lay persons go every 2 months to hold a clinic for the people of Haiti (1 in 10,000 people receive medical care in Haiti). You can visit www.threeangelshaiti.org to find out more about this wonderful organization. You can also stay tuned in for future posts about Haiti and Three Angels.
The reason for that background information is because I have booked my plane ticket for my next trip to Haiti for this October!!! My original goal was to go to Haiti once a year but once we found out Jason was sick, I just thought I wouldn't be able to go. God has been touching my heart the last few weeks about getting back to Haiti and I finally said "okay, You've given me the peace I need in order to make that commitment. I will go." I am just so excited to be going back. I just hope that the people in Haiti feel blessed by our presence there because I know that I feel so blessed by them. Take care. Joslyn
Some of you know about a love that I have for Haiti but many of you do not. So, I thought since things were going well right now, I would share this love for Haiti with you all. I never in a million years thought that I would be saying that I love going to a third world country that has so much poverty it makes you sick to think about all the things that we have here at home but I do. The people in Haiti are just amazing. They have so very little yet they have a nice smile and hello for you when you pass them on the street.
I first went to Haiti last July and then returned that same year in November. I was with a group of people going to Three Angels Children's Relief for a medical clinic. It was truly amazing to see God working is such a physical way. The original thought was to go to Haiti for a week long medical clinic then come home. God had different plans. He made it abundantly clear that He wanted a permanent clinic there that would be staffed. So a group of men that were on that mission trip started the construction of a permanent clinic named Halos Medical Mission (dedicated to Aaron Varner who passed away in Oct. 2006) which is one component of Three Angel's Children's Relief. The other two components are Angel House (an orphanage) and Three Angel's Christian Academy. The clinic was operational on our next medical trip in Nov. Since then, a group of medical providers and lay persons go every 2 months to hold a clinic for the people of Haiti (1 in 10,000 people receive medical care in Haiti). You can visit www.threeangelshaiti.org to find out more about this wonderful organization. You can also stay tuned in for future posts about Haiti and Three Angels.
The reason for that background information is because I have booked my plane ticket for my next trip to Haiti for this October!!! My original goal was to go to Haiti once a year but once we found out Jason was sick, I just thought I wouldn't be able to go. God has been touching my heart the last few weeks about getting back to Haiti and I finally said "okay, You've given me the peace I need in order to make that commitment. I will go." I am just so excited to be going back. I just hope that the people in Haiti feel blessed by our presence there because I know that I feel so blessed by them. Take care. Joslyn
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