Gettin' Closer!

okay....now the count is down to 6 days! Yippee! Momma is in desperate need to see her little blue-eyed baby....okay...She's not my baby any more; where has time gone?

The Countdown is On!!

16 days til we see our Snuggy Bear! The next few weeks might be loooooong weeks for us as we anticipate seeing Chelsey Gayle! We are excited to meet her friends and teachers! Milwaukee in the middle of winter isn't our favorite place to be, but we are sure the weather will not keep us home this year! (Troy's health might, but NOT the weather!)

Detox Days...UGH!

Well, Troy received his lab work and we met with the detox specialist on Friday. The results show that he has HIGH amounts of Mercury and Uranium in his system. The Doctor believes he is poisoned with uranium due to his years working in the rock quarry. The mercury probably has come from the fillings in his mouth and allergy shots. He also tested positive for Lyme Disease....those pesky little ticks! He has started a detox program that seems to be beating him up a bit. He is having a pretty rough go of it. We continue to trust our Lord and His plan. The heart seems to be a little bit more steady. He did test positive to gluten, dairy, and mushroom allergies. My cooking style has had to change....and NO, the kids don't like it!! He got his wisdom teeth out as well on Friday. He was not too happy about losing all his wisdom, but understood how the teeth might be interfering with the heart. Studies show that connection...seems weird, huh? We continue to covet your prayers. I have a really cute picture of Troy after his wisdom teeth were out, but I know my limits...:) He has been tortured enough! I know Troy would love to hear from anyone who has a little time to call or write with some encouragement!

We Covet Your Prayers!

As most of you know, Troy has been struggling with health problems since March 2009. He was diagnosed with an irregular heart rhythm due to an electrical problem in the heart. The actual structure (heart muscle, veins, arteries) all looks great. He decided to do an ablation on the misfiring tissue in '09. The problem seemed to subside for a time. In the spring of this last year he began feeling very sick. For those of you who know Troy it is very rare to see him "down" or in "slow mo", but that is the state he is at now. The function of his heart has dropped 20%. It went from 68% in August to 45% in December. (Regular heart function is usually 55% - 75%) We have doctored in Kansas, Arizona, New Mexico. At times we feel that it is to no avail and are reminded that man's wisdom is vain. Our Great Physician is the ONLY one we can truly trust. Where are we at in this trial now? Well, a few weeks ago a very dear friend of ours asked us if we had ever considered that Troy might be poisoned by mercury. We had not considered that. After much research and pray, we are now being led to go down this road and see if it might be the answer. He had all but two of his mercury fillings removed from his mouth 2 weeks ago. This next Friday he is scheduled to get his wisdom teeth removed. Studies have shown that Mercury poisoning as well as the wisdom teeth might interfere with the heart. We have also considered the exposure he has had to pesticides over the years. He is going through a very slow detox program to try and remove all metals from his body. We are waiting on many different tests they did on him and will get those results back in the next few weeks. Lyme Disease is one of the many tests he has had. Pesky little ticks have been on him in our Eastern Kansas days. We do want you all to know that our dependance is on our Lord. We know that He has allowed this trial for a reason, and we trust Him to see us through it. It is not easy to sit back and watch my husband go through this storm, but it is comforting to know that as we keep our eyes on our Creator we will not sink. Please pray for us. We need God's grace and strength. It is comforting to know that we have so many friends and family that are praying and bearing our burdens.

My Sweet Nieces

We were once again privileged to go to Pratt and keep Trinity Dawn while Joe and Anita spent some time alone! Charity Pearl blessed us with her presence as well. I have the sweetest nieces in the whole world! Don't you just LOVE Pearly Mae's new car? Trinity LOVES snuggling her Uncle Troy!