Updates

Well, we did not get sucked down the drain. In fact, thanks to the magic of a wonderful invention called a Cozy Crib Tent (i.e. a gizmo that keeps Blake in bed), we are all sleeping and feeling human again. He hated it the first night, cried for exactly 10 minutes, and then proceeded to sleep for 12 hours. ahhh, bliss again in the Voth household. We are so grateful for sleep. It really does change your outlook on life when you are at least somewhat rested.

The boys had a great week at school and everyone is getting back into the groove of school routine. We had a quiet weekend at home and church. The ladies at Jeffrey's school hosted a tea for all the moms and what a sweet time of fellowship with the each other and the Lord we had. We are so blessed to be a part of a school that chases after God on behalf of our children.

To bring you all up to date, Blake is having his adnoids removed on Tuesday. Poor little man has been breathing out of his mouth and drooling long enough. His sinuses are inflamed from all the back-up despite the allergy meds that he is taking. So, we are going to get it taken care of. Please pray for our sweet Blake that all goes well and he recovers quickly.

Jeff is having out-patient surgery on the 15th (more details later) and Andrew is tentatively having his surgery on the 30th. (more details on that later as well) Please continue to pray for our family during this September season of surgery.

A special thanks goes out to Susan N. who is taking care of our sweet Andrew on Tuesday while we are with Blake. I love you lots and thank you publicly for ministering to us in this way! I am sure Andrew will be so rotton by the end of the day that he will not want to come home. Jeffrey and Brantley will be at school, so they are covered for the day. I will say that having lots of small boys can be complicated when it comes to scheduling stuff. I praise God for the gracious offers of help that we receive. It is humbling to see the body of Christ in action caring for its own. We could not walk this road alone.

It was an emotionally moving day at our church as a family in our sunday school class shared with the congregation and our class about their precious daughter who had suffered from an eating disorder. She is now recovered and was willing to share her story with over 1000 people. What a great testimony of God, church and family. Jeff and I were talking about it on the way home, and we both said that we hope when faced with a similar trial, we would like to think that we would respond the same way. At the end of the day, their daughter got help, their marriage stayed together, their faith grew, their family got stronger, and they stand back and give God the glory. We, personally, came away with a renewed sense of responsability towards our children, but more importantly to live a real life of faith in front of our kids. Life does hurt, but God does heal. How great is that?