Tuesday, April 5

Greetings and thank you again for your continued thoughts and prayers for this journey we've been on.

TC says: Becca is continuing PT/OT 3 times a week. Her left arm is getting stronger and stronger. We enjoyed our trip to Pt. Loma Nazarene University last week over spring break. The four us had a "girls day out."  We met with the soccer coach at the college; he had many words of inspiration for the girls. Becca's 17th birthday was April 2. It wasn't what she imagined, but at least we were blessed to be able to celebrate the day at all! The youth group helps Becca get through the week.  The girls are counting down the days to get the halos off. They are both going to prom in May and are excited to get dressed up and to see all their friends. Thank you again King's Middle School for all the food you delivered. It was all tasty! Thank you for your continued prayers and thoughts for our girls and families.

Stacie says: Kellie and I have talked much lately about how to honor the Lord in the midst of a trial. Here's a quote from a devotional book Streams in the Desert that she liked today: "It is through the most difficult trials that God often brings the sweetest discoveries of Himself." We went to the neurosurgeon today for another xray of the neck to check her progress. The girls are scheduled for halo removal on April 26. They will first remove the bars and put a stiff collar on them and take them to xray where they will have to move their necks in different positions. If all looks good, they will remove the circular head piece. The girls will be in stiff collars for a month (yes, for prom!). The surgeon told us that it would be at least 6 months before the neck is at 89-95% well, and a year for it to be completely healed.

"Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God's will. Then you will receive all that he has promised." Hebrews 10:36