Updates and Prayer Requests

A lot has gone on since the last time I posted.....

The most urgent prayer request I have is for my cousin Tim and his wife Amanda and their baby girl, Coy. Coy was due to come February 25th, but will be coming today via emergency C- section at 35 weeks. Coy is only 2 pounds 11 oz. They went to the doctor yesterday for a regular check up, but noticed some things weren't right. So they came to a specialist doctor they had been seeing in Greenville today (they live in Anderson) and said the Coy is in stress because the placenta isn't doing it's job on getting her what she needs.  They are running tests on Coy to rule out anything else going on with her. Her heart and lungs are good and she's doing fine. The parents are doing okay. The C-section is schedule for 7:30 tonight. Please keep Coy and her parents in your  prayers.


Kevin went to the cardiologist today for his 3 month check up. They did a really extensive echo cardiogram on him and he doesn't have to come back for a year.  They will do the same text in a year, and if that's good, he won't have to go back until he's 40. However, the sad thing that I realized is that by that time, 40 won't be that far away. But we are so excited about his good news.


My mom had her knee replacement surgery January 13th. The surgery itself went great. The recovery process has been difficult, extremely painful, and challenging.  My mom was in the hospital for 4 days and instead of coming home, she went to a rehabilitation place. She has had so much swelling in her knee that they have done two scans on her looking for blood clots, but both scans have turned up negative. She may get to come home February 2nd, which will be just in time for her birthday on the 6th. Please continue to remember her in prayer as she continues on this long road to recovery.

Madalyn finished her first round of antibiotics. We were in Greer for Amanda's baby shower on  Saturday, Jan. 11th and when I came home, I noticed Madalyn felt warm and she had a fever. So that Monday, since I was at the hospital with my mom, Kevin's mom took Madalyn to the doctor. And not only was the right ear still infected but the left ear was now too. So more medicine, but we went to the doctor yesterday and both ears are clear, for now.

So....thank you for keeping us in your prayers. I'll post updates about baby Coy as soon as I know them.