The Riggs Family

If you have seen any of these blog hops I have been a part of lately, then I want you to meet the master mind behind them all. A wonderful man of God name Brent Riggs. There is so much more behind the face than an impressive computer geek! (hope you are laughing Brent) I have been so blessed by the faith of this family and the way they are reaching out into this World God has put in. Glorifying the Savior, and reaching out to people like me...strangers, and sister's in Christ. Please visit their blog and pray with us for their precious little girl, you must read their story. To all my friends in love with a God who loves adoption..who invented the word- you must visit their blog:

http://www.riggsfamilyblog.com/

Love this old photo

This is Elizabeth...how could you mistake those eyes for anyone else? She looks so different now, she was such a ham....what am I saying? she still is!

UPDATE on little Joshua

Joshua Is Getting Released TODAY!
Posted 3 hours ago
Joshua is doing so well today! He's up walkin'! From what I understand from his Aunt Kim, Joshua walked and played with her and Aunt Darlene last night! He hasn't walked since last Thursday before his surgery. This is a BIG step for our Little Man. I was so excited to hear that my baby is doing so well, as I'm sure y'all are too!
Today they are placing his Mic-Key button @ 1 PM because it came too late yesterday to place while he was getting de-accessed and his drain tube taken out. They should do an X-ray to determine placement of his Mic-Key button and then we will get his walkin' papers! :O) Yippie-skippie! :o)
Aunt Darlene left the Cincinnati Children's Hospital @ 10 AM to catch her flight at the Cincinnati Int'l Airport; however, we get to keep Aunt Kim for the duration of our stay here in Cincinnati. Please pray for Darlene's traveling mercies going back home today.
This Friday,July 31st, we have an appointment @ 10 AM with Dr. Geller in Hematology/Oncology. We don't plan to come home for a few more days; actually, this Sunday morning after church @ Grace Baptist Church-we plan to leave out from their Mission House. Please pray for our traveling mercies because Joshua's incisions will be uncomfortable to say the least.
We praise the Lord for what He's done in and through Joshua and we praise Him ahead of time for what He's going to do with Joshua! I believe with all my heart and soul that Joshi will be healed completely! Please keep spreading the word about praying for Joshua's healing, God never ceases to amaze us with His power and provision through the midst of this storm.
Please help pray for Tim and I because we need the Lord's wisdom and wing-we need his knowledge to make some BIG decisions tomorrow and we need His comfort for the hard news too. Thank you all for your continued support in any form or fashion but mainly in your prayers to our LORD Jesus! Don't forget that we love you but God loves you more!
Christ...The Cure All,Nadene
Joshua Lee Freeman~JLF~Jesus Loves FirstMatthew 18:5

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UPDATE on Joshua

Surgery is Over!!!!!!!
Posted 47 minutes ago
Hi this is Aunt Kim reporting for Nadene.
Message sent July 24,2009Joshua did great after being in surgery over 7 hours yesterday. This one is a new one on me but I was able to spend the night in Joshi's room in the PICU! It made me happy that I was able to watch over him through the night but sad that I couldn't hold my baby through the deep dark night-my only comfort was that God was holding the both of us through the night. By the way, Joshua is expected to stay another night in the PICU. It is possible if he has another great night, they can move him into a regular room tomorrow.
Yesterday's surgery was long and arduous for us all. The surgeon, Dr. Tiao, was able to remove all of Joshua's tumors in the liver except for one in his Right Vena Cava, which is a very important artery in the liver. It was necessary to leave that artery in place b/c 1-Dr. Tiao did not want to take a chance @ damaging the vessel b/c it was stuck to the walls of the artery very bad. 2-Dr. Tiao said if we removed that artery that the necessary chemo would be ineffective.
We love you,
The Freemans

My Day

So it's been an interesting day. First let me say that I serve an awesome God. And that if this post comes off as a "poor me" session, it is not meant to. It has just been a reflective day and I have had a little sadness. Missing a friend, dealing with "what to do" with another one that has hurt me, learning that Grace is good to give as much as it is to accept, and really aching to see my family. Especially today. No special reason, but it just came out of me in the toy aisle at Wally-World.

I am standing there trying to figure out a good gift for a friend's daughter, and I find myself staring at these two grandparents, having a blast with their grand kids. They are picking out all sorts of fun summer toys, giggling over their bounty and the grandparents have smiles from ear to ear. It came flooding, I stood there and started crying and an overwhelming feeling of "I miss my parents" came over me. E and A have never stood in a toy aisle and playfully picked out toys and gotten that "grandparents are such suckers but we love them" feeling. I will see my parents in just a few weeks, and I think I want them to just spoil my girls. I want to see her completely over stimulated and caught up in a moment of total "I am the grandparent and I can do what I want" moment with her grandparents. I can't wait to watch that.

I miss my family.