Please Pray!

Please pray today for my dad! He was diagnosed almost 3 years ago with 2 separate stage 4 cancers. Since then he has been through 2 surgeries and countless rounds of chemotherapy. 

Last Monday his oncologist here in Springfield told him there was nothing more they could do for him and that they couldn't get the cancer to stop growing. He has spots on his liver, lungs, and areas around his stomach lining. 

We are going to a cancer specializing hospital in St. Louis this upcoming Wednesday and we have an appointment at noon to see what they can do for him there. Please pray that God heals dad and gives him a full recovery! Pray that our family has peace and patience. Please pray that dads spirits stay up and positive. Thank you!

Happy Birthday Mom!

This past week we got to celebrate my moms birthday! I would tell you how old she is but I'm sure she'll be reading this and would surely kill me for letting you in on that information!
As you can see in the picture there are 3 candles on her cake, those 3 candles stand for being a cancer SURVIVOR for 3 years!
I have the best mom in the world! She would do anything for our family and she's shown me how to be a Godly wife and mother! I remember growing up and how special she would make us feel on our birthday's by making our favorite meals and putting so much thought into our gifts. We didn't have much money so she always made sure that our gifts were special! She always put so much thought and love into each find!
Mom, I love you so much and I thank you for making me the women I am today! You are so special to me and I try to pattern my mothering after you!
I love you more!
Melissa
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Back to Blogging

I am back to blogging! We haven't had Internet at the house so it makes it unfeasible to blog often. We had tax money set aside and last night we went to Best Buy and came home with Brandon a Mac and myself an Asus netbook! I love it! I am currently sitting at my moms using their Internet in hopes we will have Internet at home sooner rather then later.

Jaxen will be 18 months this week! He is so much stinkin' fun! He has learned that he likes to make us laugh. He is definitely an entertainer! Being a mom is the greatest job ever! He brings so much joy and laughter to my soul after a long day of work! Just seeing his face in the morning when he wakes up and he wants nothing more then to cuddle with momma and drink his milk is the best part of my day!

We have had 2 interviews with East Side Baptist Church in Topeka KS and are going up to check out the church the weekend of March 27th to see if we are a good match so please keep that in your prayers! We both feel like we are so very ready to jump back into full time ministry and can't wait to see where the Lord places us!

3 Months!!!!!

Here are some current pictures of our little family! Jaxen will be 3 months this Thursday! I can't believe how big he's getting! He went to the Dr. yesterday and is in the 20 percentile for his weight and between the 5-10 percentile for his height...so he's just a lil' fella! He weighs 12 lbs and 8 oz and is 22 1/2 in long. He is drooling a lot more which the Dr. attributes to teething. He tries to sit up while he's laying in my lap, has no concern with rolling over whatsoever, and is cooing like crazy!! Enjoy the pictures!

update

Wow! It's been forever since I've posted a blog on here!! Since my last post we have been fired and relocated back to Springfield MO. God is definitely trying our faith right now during this transitional time in our lives. We are so thankful that we both got our old jobs back and were able to start this past week. We are currently staying with Jared and Kim Bumpers and it is going really well! We were a little worried since Jaxen is obviously a baby and babies cry a lot, but it is going very well! It is nice to be close to my side of the family and to have Jaxen by his Papa and Grandma.
He is getting so big so fast! He is "talking" up a storm! He is definitely a morning baby. His smiles melt my heart!! He is so precious! He has done wonderful during the transition of moving! He has his bad days and his good days thankfully more good days then bad.

some new pics

Just wanted to share a few pictures that we just uploaded to the computer. Everything is going good here! I get to go see Beth Moore live this weekend with my church ladies, can't wait! Brandon and Jaxen will be together all day Friday and Saturday without Mommy... but it will be worth it!!

6 weeks!

Greetings! Jaxen is 6 weeks old today! I can't believe he's already that old! Doesn't seem like more then 2 weeks ago that we went through the process! I had my 6 week check up and everything went well.
Jaxen is getting bigger and bigger each day! He is smiling and cooing when he is in a good mood. We are trying to introduce a bottle with my milk to him so Brandon can help with feedings and because I have a ladies retreat to go to next weekend and would like to leave Jaxen here with Brandon. We've tried a few different types of bottles with no success. Last night Brandon did get him to take 1 oz. out of a different bottle and we jumped for joy!!!
Our '01 Chevy Blazer bit the dust last week on the trip my dad and I made to Indiana to introduce Jaxen to his extended family. There was no way it would make the 6 hour drive back home, so we sold it as is to one of my cousins up there. There is a trustee in our church who is good friends with the owner of a Kia dealership here in town, he pulled some strings and got it worked out for us to get a brand new 2009 Kia Optima at wholesale price. The dealership didn't make a penny off of us which is an absolute blessing!!! God provides! We are dreading the monthly payment but we also know it is much safer for our family right now.