Update....

Thank you all so much for praying for little Lainey! We had our visit yesterday at Baptist and it went well. We saw two different Doctors and they consulted each other and came up with two different possibilities for her knot. The first being that it is a simple cyst on the head. They are very common and they do not need to be treated. We are praying this is the case! The other possibility is a dermal sinus tract. This is a little more immediate than a cyst. A DST grows downward into the brain and needs to be removed with surgery. We will find out what the growth is on December 18th from a Brain MRI. We will travel to Baptist to be there for her scan at 8am. She does have to be put to sleep for the MRI so please pray for her. Continue to pray for her. Yesterday was exhausting, and I didn't realize this until we got home. I spent the majority of the trip home on the phone and when I got home I crashed. The kids of coarse were ready to play and be at home. We are laying low today and enjoying a day at home. Michael had to head straight to school from Winston, so we are eager for him to be home tonight. Thank you all for praying. We know God can heal her at anytime. He has given us such a wonderful joy of watching over Lainey and Trathan and we are thankful everyday. We are looking forward to a Thanksgiving with family and close friends and pray you have a wonderful day with your loved ones.

Love,
Casey

Clarification

I have gotten so many questions about precious Lainey's head I thought I better answer them here. First of all thank you all so much for the support and love you have shown us. We are overwhelmed by the love and prayers going up for her and know that God is watching over her and her precious little head. This journey began when Lainey was 10 months old. She had a bump arise on the top of her head, very noticeable to the touch, and it has grown slightly since then. We saw a dermatologist about the issue and he seemed to blow it off and call it a "cyst." I was uneasy about this "call" and at her 12 month visit with Dr. Lonas I brought it up. He checked her out very thoroughly, He is so great with my kids, and did not want to take a chance that is was something else. He made a recommendation then that we see a pediatric surgeon. After we got our appointment time last week, preregistered, and directions, we get a call today saying the Dr that would have seen Lainey at Baptist believes she needs to see a neurologist surgeon. They had an opening at the same time so we took the slot. We will be at Baptist Monday morning. Please pray for her. God has given me a perfect peace about this. I know that no matter what, He is there, I know if this gets complicated, He is there, I know if we have to make tough decisions, He is there. I place my faith in him knowing that His love will not let me go. He is always there!

Pray For Lainey

We just got word today that Lainey will be heading to Baptist Monday the 23rd for an appointment with Dr. Turner. Lainey has a knot on her skull near her soft spot that Dr. Lonas (our pediatrician) did not want to let go with out a specialist opinion. So please pray for us as we travel down to Winston, and that God will heal Lainey with His mighty hand!! We are preparing for God to go Beyond the Beyond!! Praise Him for His abundant outpouring on our lives.

God Bless you all!
~ Casey

The Joy of Cooking

For the past 15 days Michael and I have been in full detox mode. We have been on the Hallelujah Diet! It has been very hard but very worth it. I feel so much better when not consuming meat, dairy, sugar, and eggs. What have we been eating...well.... Lots of salad, nuts, veggies, and fruits. I have found a new way of cooking and fixing than ever before. At this point our diet is 85% raw and we can have a cooked meal for dinner. Breakfast consists of barley green and carrot juice, which I have truly come to love. Our eyes have been opened to health and all the foods we were allowing ourselves to eat. Scary! But back to the "joy of cooking", although it is a fantastic cookbook with endless pages of food prep and recipes, and I highly recommend it, I have found my joy of cooking to be the two little ones at my feet desiring to help in the kitchen. Learning to be patient with these two dear ones and teaching them what my mother taught me, it is a true joy!!