A Safe Trip Up

Mommy, Daddy and Jacob arrived safely in Baltimore this evening. Thank you for your prayers. We are most thankful that we ended up missing the strong storms that came through the area. We saw quite a few trees down near Charles Town, WV. We do have one huge praise to share - on our way up this morning, we received a call from the Children's House, advising that they had a last minute opening for us. This is a blessing for all of us. Jacob loves being here because there are tons of toys to play with and new friends to meet. He has been asking us over the past few months - when are we going to go back to The Children's House? We certainly wish that we were just here for that, but at least he looks forward to this part of out journey.

Sometime in the morning, we will be calling the hospital to find out when Jacob is to be admitted. Please pray that this process will go smoothly. Also, please pray especially for Jacob as he will have a full bowel prep and possible NG tube put in. The surgery time is scheduled for 7:30 am on Tuesday.

We also like to ask your prayers for James and Gran as both have been battling coughs lately. Please pray that they will recover soon and the Lord will keep everyone else healthy, especially Jacob. James is staying with Papa and Gran this week in Knoxville and while we know he will have a great time with them (having a small pool there doesn't hurt either)t we will certainly miss him.

We heard a good sermon on the radio while driving up today. The theme of the message was this - no matter what the circumstances, there are two things we should always do - pray and praise.

Praise the One who, by His blood, allows us to come boldly before His throne of Grace.

Mommy and Daddy