Ellie Grace Volk

November 12, 7pm:  We just returned from Ellie's appointment at Children's Hospital and we found out that the spot on her lung is gone!  Everything was all clear!  Praise God!!

Here we are at the hospital.  It is a new hospital policy during the flu season that everyone wears a mask.   

Here is Ellie during her CT scan.  She laid perfectly still so they wouldn't have to sedate her.  She was a very good girl and simply did whatever they asked of her.   She amazes me with her strength. 

They think the spot on her lung was because of the cough she had.  I secretly know that even if there was something more sinister there, the power of prayer made it disappear!  Thank you so much for always being such incredible prayer warriors for us.  I received so many texts and emails today.  Thank you!!  It is incredible to me that we are coming up on our 2-year-anniversary of this journey and we still have such amazing support from all of you.  I cannot believe that you have all stood by us through this entire journey.

I am just so overwhelmed with relief and with joy.  I know that we will always have the thought in the back of our minds that her cancer could come back.  I'm sure that won't ever go away, but I am so thankful that - for now - we are in the clear.

I am also so thankful for my other kids.  Last night, as I was giving into worry and shedding a few tears, Mitchell (15) told me I needed to let God take over.  He then suggested that we all pray over Ellie together.  So we sat on her bedroom floor and prayed around her.  Thank you, Mitchell! 

Today, after we learned that Ellie was ok, I shed a few more tears.  Ellie asked me what was wrong.  I told her I was happy because we had been so worried that she was sick.  She said, "We? Not 'we' because I wasn't worried at all!"  I guess I need to learn a few things from my kids!!

Thanks again to all of you.  We are blessed!!

"I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart."  Psalm 9:1