Oh Foot Praise!!

Have I mentioned how great God is? Oh yes I have and I will say it again and again!!!!

We had Aiden's check up on his foot on Tuesday. It was to see if the cyst on foot bone has returned. To give you a little recap... We were worried about his pain complaints so scheduled with Campbell Clinic. Drs found a "questionable spot" on his bone by xray in October 2012 so returned every month to monitor it. Nov xray it had grown a little so they scheduled us for the dreaded LeBohneur appointment for MRI where he had to be put to sleep and did an extensive scan. Results were in right around Christmas break and the nurse said it was a "cyst" and no need to come in till after the first of year! That was good news in itself as they told us we may have appointment a week from results if it was something serious. So I could breathe a little easier just by that. January 2013 we went and saw Dr Beaty (Chief Ortho Dr) who did repeat xray to compare to December scans and prior xrays.  Aiden, by this point, knew the routine for the "spaceship" ride! When Dr Beaty came in with results from that "ride" he tells us the spot is no longer visible by xray so its possibly gone! What? Yes! God healed our son (for the time being) and heard our prayers! I truly believe that. What other explanation do you have for the way things completely changed? Spot they had never seen in a child his age, wasn't sure what it was, it was growing, we had to monitor and have MRI after so many xrays then all of a sudden in a matter of weeks its GONE! He went from hurting, waking at night, spot growing to no complaints and no cyst or spot seen! So, we were to come back in three months to give him time to run and play on it as the weather would be getting prettier so we would be more active and also to see if it was a fluid filled cyst that may fill and drain and just was so small it wasn't seen at that appointment. Tuesday was our three month mark. Aiden is now a pro at this so I even go to walk behind the glass during xray instead of holding him down or standing beside him to hold his hand like I have done both in past! Results showed clear again!!! Praise God. He gets all the glory. I reflect on Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans 8:28 when I think about it. We now don't go back for 6 months only to make sure and then if its clear we will be a year out and then not come back unless he complains again! We praise God for the results now and if we encounter it again, we will pray He leads us through it. Thanks for everyone who helped in the lifted prayers to our amazing, gracious, master physician!

I have deleted the prior "foot" posts to make room for new things so I have included some pics from those here too.

 

New Journey!

God has brought us opportunities that we sure don't deserve. Grateful yet undeserving. We bought our current home October 2004 as a foreclosed older home in the country.  Since we weren't getting married until March 2005 we had time to remodel the home during those months and that is what we did. Devoted all free time to that so we could spend our first night there the night of our wedding! It all came together. We have resided here for almost 9yrs and have been given the opportunity to expand our home.  As we had done when I became pregnant with our little boy 4yrs ago, we searched for a home In Desoto Co. No luck on "the one" or the right price for us. So we stayed still and waited. Last fall,  we began looking again for homes or land on the question "could we build?" Lots of prayer and asking God to show us what to do especially since school age was approaching for Aiden in a few years. God made a  way and paved the steps so we followed and He led us to a neighborhood that we really like and an open lot  which we were able to purchase quickly and began the building planning process! We signed on it March 2013 around our anniversary (how cool). I know, you're thinking STRESS and DECISIONS! lol You're right but we decided that remodeling our first home in the midst of Chris having a full time career job and playing competative softball and Me full time in college, part time working, and planning a wedding at the time and making it through that we should be okay this time! Yes, we're busy now, too,  but we are also closer in our relationship and are giving God the glory for this new journey in our lives. I pray we make it through with less stress and better compromise than before. lol 

Here are some pictures of the process so far... God is good.

The day we signed for our lot

 Love this kid. He's excited about "upstairs"

Cutting grass for the first time!

September... we have flags and markings for floor plan!

 September 23rd 2013 - We broke ground

 

 Later that day... its finished :)

 

More to come!!!