For those of you who know and love us in real life and for those of you who know and have generously taken the time to pray for our family through the blog, I wanted to give an update on Savannah our five year old. Thursday Savannah had surgery to repair a congenital problem that caused ...
Isabella Promise - pronounced eesabella (long 'e'), not izabella). Her name carries a lot of meaning to us and we thought it deserved it's own post. Isabella means God is my vow. Bella, which is probably what she will be called means beautiful. (Nick (2) already calls her 'BabyBella") Bella
Thank you, thank you, thank you for all of your prayers and kind words for our family and specifically Carter. God has answered our prayers! I had to tell Carter to stop running in the house this morning. :) He has not had any trouble with more heart arrhythmia because of the steroids and his ...
We just got back from the doctor and Carter (7) tested positive for Swine Flu. I took him in because he was wheezing and having a hard time catching his breath and sure enough, even after a breathing treatment his blood oxygen level was around 91. We'd love your prayers for Carter. He will be on ...
Gideon's mother, Penelope, left this comment in response to your comments and prayers for them, I wanted to make sure that no one missed it. Losing a child is one thing that I can not imagine surviving, it seems too much for me. It has always been encouraging to know Christian women who are ...
Stellan is not doing well. His grandparents and the extended family are on their way to the hospital. Please pray for another miracle for this miracle child. Pray for peace and comfort for his family and wisdom for his doctors. You may visit his mom's blog,
Those of you who have been reading Raising Olives from the beginning may remember my requesting prayer for some friends of ours who were expecting a baby with HLHS (hypoplastic left heart syndrome). Gideon was born in March and his first surgery, the Norwood, went smoothly. He was small but progressing well the last ...
Rachel's story hits close to home. My mother was a little younger than Rachel's 37 when she was given a 6 months to live diagnosis which changed our family forever. Then during the past year one of my dear friends died of lung cancer caused by high radon levels in her home. We ...
Gideon's first heart surgery the Norwood procedure is scheduled for today at noon. Please pray for Gideon and his family. If you would like to encourage the family through your words, please feel free to leave a comment and I will pass them on.
Our friends recently had their 10th baby, a boy named Gideon Christopher. Gideon has hypoplastic left heart syndrome or HLHS. He is scheduled for his first surgery tomorrow. Please pray for the Bond family and for little Gideon as he undergoes heart surgery tomorrow. I will update as I am able.
