Testimonys
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Joy in the Beeping
June 22–28, 2025 For weeks, we had prayed for the same thing. We wanted to take Kinley home. Home had begun to feel almost mythical. Our own beds. Our own couch. Our own rooms. A place where people were not constantly walking in and out. Hospital life had its own rhythm. Someone came in to…
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Two Nerf Guns and a Miracle
June 16–20, 2025 On Monday, the doctors decided to take a little more time before starting Kinley’s next round of chemotherapy. They wanted to get her fluids up and make sure her body was strong enough to handle what came next. Dr. Bains, one of the resident doctors, stopped by to check on her. He…
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Oh, The Places You Will Go
May 22 was exhausting, but somehow mostly uneventful. That sounds strange to say when your child is in the hospital getting a blood transfusion, but hospital life changes the meaning of words. Uneventful does not mean easy. It just means nothing new exploded. And at that point, we were thankful for nothing new exploding. They…
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Less Yellow
Scan days carry a weight no parent should have to explain. But this time, after two rounds of ONITT, the image looked different. There was still cancer, but there was less of it. Less yellow. Less fear for that moment. More gratitude. More breath. More proof that God was still meeting us one step at…
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Peace That Surpasses All Understanding
I used to think peace would come once everything made sense. Once the plan was clear. Once the miracle looked the way I wanted it to look. But I am learning that God’s peace can meet us before the answer comes. It can hold us in the unknown. It can steady us when we finally…
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More Waiting, More Fear, More Grace
I was angry with Him. Angry with the world. Angry that this was happening to my little girl. Angry that I had to leave one child at school while the other was lying in a hospital bed. Angry that I had a list of things to pack when all I really wanted was for none…
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Exploratory Biopsy Day
May 19th, 2025 Our first full day in Baton Rouge in the St. Jude Network Today was exploratory biopsy day. Because there was so much fluid built up they had a hard time seeing exactly what they were looking at. So they decided to go in and take a look. While they were in there,…
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Mis-Diagnosis?…Yeah Right
Yesterday I went to grab a cup of coffee from the common area in the hospital and noticed a man sitting and staring out the window. He had the look. After being here for several months, I can easily recognize the new parents. They all have the look. This guy was upset. I walked over…