"Calling all Prayer Warriors"

Mom picked the title =)

She asks for prayer in these areas.

Multi Tasking: she is having a hard time trying to think about more than 1 thing at a time.
Cooking/preparing meals: yum
Spontanious talking: Communication is huge, please pray for her communication skills to improve.

She thanks you, we thank you!

Update on Cousin Megan

Cousin Megan had the Gamma Knife treatment, but the tumor had grown considerably faster before the treatmant was done, considerably faster than anticipated. Doctors warned that it had grown so much that the treatment might not have the desired effect. Megan had the procedure done anyway. She needs Gods healing hand to touch her, now what she needs is a miricle. Pray for cousin Megan.

MRI Test Results

Mom had an MRI done last week and we just got the results back yesterday on the 18th. The results showed read that she has good arterys and that it's not likely that she will have another stroke! We have been going through the book of Job in a chapter by chapter in depth study, and one of the things we have learned is, even though you may be God's child, that does not free you from being tested. We were/are being tested continually, every day, as you are today. Bring God glory in little trials as well as big ones, and your testimony will shine.

Friday Feb 05 2010 6:30

Mom's strength in her right side, is getting better every day, her dexterity is also gone way up! she gave dad a scissor haircut today! She also went to the Maiden Training session today where they planned the upcoming Mother Daughter Tea.

Miranda will be staying at our house for the weekend through Monday, shes going to bring her kids too, that will be fun.

Cousin Megan's Cancer Treatment

First week of Feb Cousin Megan will be going down to Seattle for "Gamma Knife Treatment". Good news is that they only found active cancerous growth on one part of her brain. Pray for the sucess of this treatment and for God's complete healing.

Also Pray for the Criss's family. Their Aunt Judy will be passing away from cancer, she is a believer, so we all know we will meet her in glory. Just pray for the family that they would be strengthened.

Thursday Jan 21st. 10:29 PM

Many things have been going on since Mom came home! We are very glad she has been home!
Mom has been talking a lot more, she helps us do our chores, cleans herself, dresses herself (and makes sure we are all ready for the day, or ready for bed:), makes her own breakfast, helps with other meals, teaches Teddy reading lesson...and guess what she did today! She cut William's hair for the first time since her stroke!!! Praise the Lord, she is doing SO good!!! Its a miracle at work!
   William loves it when she calls him to do the dishes! Sometimes he waits for Mom to call him from something, to do the dishes! just so he can hear her call! "William Dishes"! :-D
It has been a really joy to have Mom home again! We are thanking the Lord for His goodness!

Keep on praying for Mom's right side to get stronger, she did squeeze 23 pounds of pressure in her right arm! Also that her speech would get healed as well! Thank you all very much for the prayers and the meals, they are such a blessing!
~Krista Joy~

Saterday Jan 16 2010 9:17 pm

Grandma and Grandpa have been staying in Lynden since yesterday, and its been a wonderful two days having them with us. Mom has been doing things at home that she always did before, not nearly everything she did before, but normal lifestyle is slowly returning. Mealtimes are once again restored to normal, Dad is cooking still, I dont think it will be long before she takes over in that capacity! She has fantastic balance, and even moves with more grace than before, I think its because she is focusing so hard to make the right movements. 

At bible time she reads 4 verses for, then she pass's the baton to the kids an they all take turns reading, she can read as fast as ever before if she does not have read orally, but she reads slowly when she has to orally read to people. You can pray specifically for her speech that she would be able to speak her thoughts quickly and freely. One great breakthrough, she raised her voice at me! Therapist had been trying to get her to raise her voice, because her volume level was low, she couldn't do it for them. Once she made it home, she had no trouble at all with that!