MRI Delayed

I know many of you have been praying for our sweet Lainey and we are so grateful for your continued prayers!! We were scheduled to be at Baptist tomorrow morning at 8am for her MRI, but after a call yesterday and some rescheduling we will not see her Doctor until January 25th. This was in part for financial reasons and partly her Doctor wants to see her again before the MRI. We are praying for complete healing of her head and know that God is fully capable if it be His Will. Please continue to pray for her healing. The growth on her head, I believe, is shrinking. God is good and His healing hand is all around us. We wish you all a Very Merry CHRISTmas!! May the peace of God be with you all as you enjoy your Holiday Season. I wanted to share with you a few of the kids Christmas pictures!

God Bless,
Casey

Surprises Under the Bed!

Every night we tuck our children in safe and sound and every once in a while Trahtan likes to play games at bedtime. Tonight was no exception, except for the fact that he didn't tell us he was playing the game. He normally gets out of bed and hides some where either in his room or sneaks out to the bathroom or living room. Tonight Michael and I were sitting on the couch watching the App game ( Go Apps) and we hear a loud thump. Michael looks at me and says, oh his milk just fell off the bed, well not the case tonight Babe. Trathan begins to cry and we both rush in there thinking he has fallen out of bed. He is no where to be found. We look under his bed and there he lays! He had fallen asleep hiding from Michael and we both start laughing!! We pull him out and he acts confused for a minute but quickly falls back to sleep. As for the loud thump, it was God saying " go check on your child!" HAHA, we are still laughing over this one!!

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!!