Sara's Surgery Postponed

Sara will get a new surgery date when she is well again. We just can't risk going ahead with it with a sick little girl. So we'll post the new date when the surgery is rescheduled. Please pray that she is well soon! Thanks again!

Joel's surgery today

Joel had his wrist partially fused back in 2005, since then he's had some pain in the movement at the joint. Aparently the pain in his wrist was the pin slowly cutting through his tendon to his thumb. He doesn't even know what time it wore through but he said it felt like his hand was cramping up, and then he noticed he couldn't move his thumb! That happened on Monday April 23rd.

So today they took the extra tendon from his pointer finger and attached it to his thumb. He'll be in a cast for a couple weeks, then have a brace and start physio to build up strength in his hand again.

Thanks for praying, so far he is recovering well!

Sara's health

The surgery date is coming up on us fast. And to be ready for it, Sara has to be free from colds & flus. This has been so difficult for her this spring. Right now, she has a cough. Please pray that she will get over it, and be healthy again! 

Hailey is busy playing soccer 2 times a week on a Grade 1/2 team. 

She's having so much fun, Go Blue!

Joel's wrist surgery is tomorrow, we'll update about how that goes later this week.

Sara's Surgery Date and family news

We just found out today that Sara's open heart surgery is scheduled for May 17th. She is finally well, and now the challenge will be to keep her well so we don't bump the date again!


The heart surgery is called the "Fontan". It will be redirection the blood flow so that only the left side of her heart will do all the work circulate the blood. Fitting a gortex tube in the right side to allow blood to flow to the lungs and provide more oxygen to her body.

We had a chance this weekend to stop and remember my Grandma, Lee Little. She was an inspiration to us all, with her unconditional love, and her faith in Jesus. She was witty, kind, gentle, and a whole lot of fun. Even though time continues to roll on, we find joy in her memory and many good times together.

Last week our family adopted Max, he's a Chocolate Lab. The girls are thrilled to have him, and love him already! 

Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter. Here's the girls with their eggs, we dipped boiled eggs into food coloring and water! So simple, and even fun to eat afterwards!

Surgery soon.

I got a call today, asking how Sara is doing. The hospital is ready for her to have her open heart surgery. But Sara's not ready, she just got a runny nose yesterday. We're praying that that will clear up fast. After she's well, they will give us a date. We'll keep you posted!

Happy 3rd Birthday Sara!

Also a couple days late!

From all of us, to all of you...

May you all be blessed this Christmas with

 JOY, PEACE, HOPE & LOVE!

Happy 6th Birthday Hailey!

Only a couple days late...

Meeting with the Cardiologists

We met on Tuesday to talk about doing a Fontan surgery on Sara. They believe it's the right thing to do, and think it will bring her oxygen levels up and help her grow. It was good to talk to them, we're feeling much better about it now. They will keep monitoring her every couple months until the surgery, and her next appointment is Dec. 19th. We'll keep updating the blog, Sara's open heart surgery will be sometime before spring. The hardest part will be keeping her from getting sick. She can't have a cold or flu for at least a month before they will do surgery. Seeing as she gets sick very easily, this will be a challenge. Please pray that she will stay healthy!