Friday, January 4, 2008

We are HOME!!!!

Christen is home! All the kids are home. It is so great to be back together as a family. We arrived home to find the house decorated for Christen, a full refrigerator, a "Welcome Home" cake, and a tremendous amount of other welcoming things and people. Thanks to all who worked at making our return very nice.

We had an uneventful trip. Thanks to the prayers she was actually quite comfortable, all things considered.

All the kids did well at the various homes. Wendy took care of Hannah, Rebekah, and Lori. They had a great time, and generated a few funny stories to tell us about Wendy. :-) Jordan entertained George & Lynne. Isaac and William enjoyed being with Ed, Beth, and Nelson. Louie took care of himself and the home while he wasn't with us. :-) Thanks so much to each of the families for keeping the kids. The fact that they had such a good time is a huge blessing. Knowing that the other children were not miserable during their stay away from home gives us great comfort.

The home health care nurse will show up sometime tomorrow morning to help with the management of the broviac and bring supplies.

Round 1 is complete. Thanks to God for getting us through it. Please pray for God's grace for Christen and the family as we face the next round. You all have been tremendous. Thanks again for all of the calls, e-mails, blog posts, gifts, etc. etc. etc.

Steve & Debbie for the family

7 comments:

Kathy/Mom/Mrs. J said...

Yay! Welcome home! How faithful our Lord is in answering our prayers. We look forward to hearing more testimonies of His faithfulness in the weeks and months ahead. You all are not only loved by the Lord by by a whole lot of people here in Virginia. We're glad you're back. Hugs to you all.

Kathy for the Johnson's

jlash said...

it takes a lot to see moments your grateful for through this....praying for you guys....

Murphy Family said...

We're glad you're home. Truly - there is no place like home.
I asked Alex when we got home if he'd mind having Jordan come back sometimes, and he was quite enthusiastic about it. I think it will be quite fun for him to have a little brother now and then. Thanks for letting us have him!

Gayle said...

I'm so glad you're home together again! Praise God!
Gayle

Jennifer said...

A big hug Welcome Home! So many prayers answered! And many more to be answered. Thank you for making the time to post and keep everyone updated. We love you! The Wellingtons

Whitney said...

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misschrisf said...

Christen-My family and friends are praying for an quick recovery. We thank God for your loving family and wish we could see you more than once a yr. I am your gr. Aunt Chris - that name should ring a bell! I live near your Grandmother and Grandfather Lunsford. Keep the faith and God will be with you all the way. God loves you and I do too!