His Mercies Are New

One of our close friends from church has been walking us through an amazing study he has named, the Genealogy of Jesus. This study has convicted us to dive into our Bibles even more so and with that, God speaks in ways that allow us to know Him much more deeply.

We put our trust in our savior, Jesus. When we are going through the old testament as we look at the various trials humanity goes through (still going through) the need for a savior is clear. With that said, our point is that life can be tough. And in the midst of the joy, happiness and sorrows, the only thing that is constant is, Jesus. Our hearts are set on Him, and this helps us to manage the feelings; it is a daily discipline. "Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.’” Luke 9:23.

With all of that said, it is important to us that God's truth is conveyed through these posts. For he is the way, the truth and the life. And without God's ongoing grace, this journey would look entirely different to us.

Late this November, Audrey will be seeing a Maxillofacial Prosthodontics in order to address the hole in Audrey's mouth. We continue to pray over this hurdle and have hope there will be a successful intervention. Also, Audrey will be having another small procedure to remove some eyelashes that are brushing against her eye as a result from the loss of bone from her previous tumor removal.

Thank you for your continued prayers and your thoughtfulness.

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He is With You

About a month has passed since our last update-Audrey continues to do well despite daily challenges. The cancer is continuing to spread, unfortunately this is something we can see visually. The tumor is now covering nearly her entire left eye and continues to grow outward. Audrey has not complained to this day. Her strength is inspiring to say the least. Audrey will have another nasal endoscopy this upcoming Tuesday. We are thankful this will likely relieve her sinuses. We are still under the impression nothing can be done externally. Palliative care has visited to simply put eyes on Audrey. We have been incredibly thankful she continues to have no pain. We have even visited with a social worker who has helped make a meaningful craft to build memories. Audrey continues to play outside, make beautiful drawings, go on walks, rest with Coco, read books on the couch, play Zelda and Mario Cart with her sisters and the list goes on. SO thankful for that. We have decided to pursue ...

Eternal Perspective

We have officially returned from Michigan and we were incredibly thankful for this time together as a family. Overall Audrey had a good time. Audrey has dealt with some bleeding over the last few weeks around the tumor site. We have added some medical intervention, which seems to help. She is also dealing with some difficulty sleeping. Hospice care will now make weekly visits with the advancement of the tumor. Audrey's overall energy has decreased quite significantly over the last week. She still enjoys order and her schedule :) Audrey is still pain free, so we can rejoice in that. She is eating and drinking normally, another praise. We are fixing are minds and hearts on Christ Jesus, remembering this is all very temporary. Death is something we will all experience and for those who know and love Jesus as the personal savior will experience the ultimate peace in eternity with Him. It is important to us as followers of Christ that we highlight this truth because we have...

Jesus remains the same 💛

On June 17th, we learned that the cancer Audrey has been battling for 5 years remains, this is after 2 years of chemo, 2 courses of radiation and local surgeries to remove it. At this point her team has said there are no curative options. Chemotherapy and radiation could possibly slow the process down, but would likely pose more issues than help. Another extensive surgery could also slow down the process, but would only further complicate Audrey's eye and nose issues. We have decided to let Audrey enjoy life without intense medical intervention. We have had some tough decisions these last few weeks, and have cried tears, but have also been at peace with the fact Audrey's faith in Christ is strong. She has even spoken about heaven and our perfect bodies 💛 Audrey has been full of energy, playing, eating well and enjoying life as an 8 year old. While we don't know exactly what the future holds or the timeline, we will rest in the fact that Jesus is the same yesterday, today ...

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