Happy Birthday, Grace!

For the first time since Christmas morning, our whole family was together today. Everyone gathered in Samuel’s hospital room to celebrate Grace’s 17th birthday. Grandma Peach and Grandpa Ed joined us and brought along a birthday cake and some delicious Spanakopita. After a rough morning, Samuel felt well enough this afternoon to sit up and play a board game with the gang. It was nice to be together.

This makes three birthdays and two major holidays that have been upstaged by Samuel being in the hospital. Additionally, my children have had to make many, many daily sacrifices over these last ten months. A lot has been asked of them.

Please pray for my precious children as the Lord challenges them and squeezes them. Pray that their hearts would be knit together as they love and support each other. Pray for me that I would rest in the knowledge that the Lord will use this season of difficulty for His glory and their ultimate good. Pray for Tom as he deals with the day to day stresses at home, at work, and at the hospital.

The birthday girl!

A roudy game of Clue

Mom, Dad, and a smiling patient!