October 3, 2010 in Uncategorized with 23 Comments

Gray did quite well today! He had his third round of chemo. He was even able to get out of bed, again today, and play for a bit! We truly appreciate all the prayers being sent our way. There are a few specific requests that we would ask you to remember at this time. Doug is struggling with going back to work. Please pray that the timing will be right and that we won’t become too stressed out. Grayson also needs to eat more. His appetite hasn’t been normal for quite awhile and we really need him to eat so that he can get some strength back and feel better. One last request for today. Please pray that Gray will be released and allowed to go home this week. Our family is more then eager to spend a night at home together and have some sense of normalcy in our day to day life. It’ll be great to have some down time, some quiet time and just be able to feel comfortable and spend quality time together as a family again. It’s hard to be separated. We do want to send out a huge thank you to the Guthrie’s who brought by a variety of BibleMan action figures and costume accessories! As you can see, Gray loves his BibleMan mask and wore it today! There WAS at least one bright spot in today. Seth and mom were able to get out of the hospital and have a “date night” out to dinner. Seth said he was “thrilled that they got to spend time together”!! He’s so grown up!! Seth is Gray’s older brother. He is 10 years old and in the 5th grade. He is ready for his brother to come home from the hospital and, obviously, ready for more time with mom and dad! Please also continue to pray for Seth during this time. Pray he has strength, understanding, patience and peace. It’s hard to comprehend all of this at 10.

It truly has been overwhelming to see the response we have received on twitter, facebook and pray4gray. God is so good! It’s hard to imagine, at times, that there are literally thousands of people all around the world praying for Gray and for our family. We know God is doing a work in Gray and also in each of our lives!

“As children of God, we live by promise…not by explanation.”  -Pastor McNabb