Our favorite 4-year-old.
He loves to paint. and cut. and use markers.
He loves to ride his bike. fast.
but outside he promises to go *very very slowly* to avoid having to wear his helmet.
(which he's unsuccessful at).
He loves robots. he wants one with a remote control and that can talk and sing and blast off.
(think the Target toy aisle can hook us up with that?)
He's funny, and has a remarkable memory!
The little man can.remember.everything.
He finds joy so easily, which warms my heart.
{maybe we should all be so excited to see a plant grow or a loved one come home from work!}
He's extremely social, and cares about his little friends so much.
On Sunday mornings, he starts listing off the friends he hopes will be at church to play with!
he is eager to go fishing with his daddy, and thinks that all the fish we eat daddy caught.
(How cute is that?)
My heart overflows with love for this little man, our Grant.
And now our hearts ache with prayer for him.
For those of you who don't know, months ago he started complaining of his legs hurting.
{just growing pains, right?}
Well, the leg pain persisted. and persisted. and got more serious.
In the mornings, he started shuffling like a 80-year-old-man.
He wouldn't climb into his carseat, and limped as he walked.
He was exhausted, all the time.
swollen lymph nodes, and intense belly pain.
Our little man was hurting.
We've now seen a specialist. A pediatric rheumatologist.
We've started on a medicine that is doing wonders. We are so very thankful for great treatment!
We go back in a month and will get an official diagnosis of one thing or another.
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis is what we're looking at...
but there are always prayers and hope that it's "just" some random something.
So, thank-you for praying and hoping with us. That if this IS a degenerative disease, our sweet Grant will be protected. That the treatment will remain working. And that his little body is protected from long term, permanent damage.
So that he can keep on painting and cutting and using his markers.
And playing with his robots.
And riding his bike as fast as he can!
{with a helmet on, of course}
Grant Owen, you are loved.
you are prayed for.
more than you know, little man, more than you know.
Big hugs, Anna! Praying for you and Grant and you search for answers on his health.
As for the robot....we have Robbie Robot (look on Amazon) and it's awesome, but it doesn't blast off as in leave the ground. It does dance, and shoot cool discs though!
Aw! What a little sweetheart! I hope for his sake that it can be something else - something transient!
We are praying for you all!! We love you guys and know our Heavenly Father has revealed Himself as Jehovah-rapha...the LORD that Heals and as Elohim...Almighty Creator...who makes NO mistakes in His creation!! We will continue to lift up you and Grant and pray that you will be able to find rest in the names of the LORD...Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe." Hugs to you all!!
We are praying for you all!! We love you guys and know that our Heavenly Father does too and that He has revealed Himself as Jehovah-rapha...the LORD that Heals and as Elohim...Almighty Creator...Who makes NO mistakes in His creation!! We will continue to lift up you and Grant and pray that you will be able to find rest in the names of our LORD. Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous runs into it and is safe." Love and hugs to you all!!
Oh Anna, I didn't know this was going on. I will be praying and praying for Grant!! My heart will also be praying for you and Matt.
Oh, Anna! Praying for peace and protection for your amazing and wonderfully made little man...
oh, grant. been praying for him and you all. will continue. love you, anna. will connect soon.
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