Thank you for the encouragement on the blog. I read many of the comments to Janni over the phone, while she was still in the hospital. I could hear her weep on the other end of the line. She was overcome with your kindness.

I feel a need to pray. God you are kind, we see your kindness through your body of believers. Lord, you cannot be predicted, even though we have tried to pin you down! You, Lord, are not limited by anything! You have power over all cancers and all of man's abilities. Dear Lord, you are patient as we seek you and sometimes get you wrong! You see our attempts to love you, worship you, learn about you, believe you, and trust you! You are a patient coach and teacher. When we fall you brush the hair from our brow and help us to stand to our feet. You call us to stand in our "God given shoes" and not be swayed by this world! Lord, we trust you entirely with Kole! We have seen how you have provided for him over and over! You appointed the most adoring parents to be his guardian. Parents who have laid down their life for their son! You have flooded these two human parents with a love for you that overflows to those around them. You have called them to your side and have led them all the way with you outstretched hand and staff. They have looked to you alone as much as is humanly possible! You have spoken to their hearts and spoken through your Word. They have believed you, they do believe you, and they will believe you! Lord, please pour out your peace and rest on their spirit. You know they are weary and have come to a place where the need to rest is written all over their faces! We worship you for you have felt all that they have felt. You have spent time on this weary earth and were acquainted with much grief. You, yourself, became tired and overcome with the task at hand. Jesus inside of one day, you were beaten until you were not recognizable, forced to carry a cross while loosing blood, and than nailed to the cross you carried. Jesus, your Heavenly Father was forced to turn His back on you as the entire load of all man's sins rested on you! Then, it was finished. You were buried and than in three day you rose again. You conquered sin and death. Lord, please teach us to honor and worship you even when the enemy accuses you of forgetting us! Let us not forget you and the cost you paid for our sinful selves! You never forget us, you never leave us, and you never forsake us! Teach us to wait on you as you are busy caring for Kole right now! You are providing for him in many unseen ways! You are keeping him company and have your angels encamped around Kole as he rests underneath your wings! It is in your wonderful glorious hands to give him back to us. We know it is far better for you to keep him with you! We believe what you have spoken in our heart and soul! We will wait for you as we worship you and learn of you through your word.

Kole should now be home in Oak Harbor with his family and new baby brother! They have given him a catheter to release his urine. He sleeps peacefully most of the time! He will awaken for short periods of times to talk. He is given demerol, a pain killer, as needed. He only had it once yesterday morning. He has taken in very little "physical food" but I am positive Janni and Steve are feeding him the bread of life/God's Word. The Word of God has been Kole's main staple! He does wake up from time to time to talk and always looks for his "Mamma and/or Dad-da"! When he calls for his "Dad-da" it reminds me of what our Heavenly Father is called in the Bible. He is call "Abba"! You cannot imagine better parents for Kole! My heart swells with pride for the fine job that they are doing! Kole trusts in their care for him. We must trust in God's care for us! I think that is why God calls us to be like little children.

Isaiah 40:28-31
".....He will not grow tired or weary and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

Isaiah 40:28-31 Amplified "......there is no searching of His understanding. He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound] . Even youths shall faint and be weary, and [selected] young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted; But those who wait for the Lord [expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.

p.s. Janni I have tried to call you, my dear sister. I have sent you an email!

Love,
Jodi