Eight Months and a Great Surprise

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. – Ephesians 3:20-21 Amen! And we saw that power at […]

Mother’s Day Perspective

(editor’s note: Hey everyone – I am very happy to tell you that we have a guest writer today. I have wanted to get Jocelyn on here for so long to offer her insight on our family’s journey (and the fact that she’s a much better writer than she gives herself credit for!). What better […]

Easter Joy

We took some time last weekend enjoying the still-coming spring here in Michigan and puttin’ on the dawg for Easter. My dad came out from the farm and shared a marvelous brunch at a local restaurant with us and we all had a great time (I got the banana stuffed french toast!). Our new friend, […]

Spring is Here!

Spring has come to Michigan and the crocuses and forsythia have started to make their appearance along Humphrey Avenue. And, like a houseguest who has overstayed his welcome, Old Man Winter is poised for one last whack at us with a forecasted snow storm expected to dump four or five inches in some spots overnight. […]

Six Months

It’s 6:22pm as I write this; and six months ago at this moment, I was only minutes away from witnessing the birth of my daughter. That was six months. And two weeks in the NICU. And some sleepless nights as we awaited surgery. And ten days at Children’s Hospital. Ago. whew. Things are a little […]

God is So Faithful…

I’ve taken some time off recently to settle back into life after all of the drama that’s happened in the past… six months or year, depending on where you set the story’s beginning. I gotta tell you, being the dad of a (now) reasonably typical kid like Julia is great. And having come through the […]

Peas

I’ve been struggling lately with a question in my head about the ultimate direction I want to take this blog. Certainly, Julia has been my inspiration for a lot (most?) of my writing over the last six months; and I’m loving how so many have been rooting for her as she went through her surgery. […]

A Milestone Revisited

Tonight was momentous – and not because of the Oscars! For a couple of weeks before the surgery, Julia had been rolling over when we got her on the floor for “tummy time”. On January 16th as we were packing up to go down to Children’s Hospital, she actually rolled from her back to her […]

Nothing to See Here…

And the news is… not much! And that’s part of the reason (well, that and my computer’s hard disk crash) that you’ve not heard from me lately. It’s become… spookily… normal. Dr. Weinhouse checked Julia out last week, adjusted medicine dosages downward and doesn’t want to see her for a month. Her weight has sailed […]

One Week Later

Just wanted to give you a quick update of how things have gone a week after Julia’s discharge. As you can see, she’s wearing her new scar like a party hat! She seems to be over most of the discomfort, and though we’re still in the process of… er… stabilizing her diaper situation, we think […]