Meet the Little Miracle in our lives...Madison May, our only grandchild.  Madison was born November 2, 1999.  In early January she was diagnosed with an hemangioma in her throat (a tumor).  The Doctors decided that she needed a trachea tube in order to breathe on her own.  Prayers around the world surrounded her as she fought for her very life.  Today she is a happy little girl.  We praise God for her good health and continue to pray for total healing.

Madison's Mama chose the Hannah Gown for her Baptism.  Notice, she is trying to pick the embroidered posies off the skirt!  Madison's Christening Day was a delight to all of us as we celebrated her new life in Christ Jesus.

View the pictures of our Little Miracle.

Thanks


Sara

     
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Madison Update:    July 2001


Many of you have inquired about our granddaughter's health.  We thought an update would be appropriate.

On Maddie's first birthday, Nov. 2, 2000, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor at Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN.  The tumor was successfully removed.  In December Maddie began 6 months of chemotherapy treatments for her cancer.  The cancer & the hemangiomas were completely unrelated.

We  began earnestly praying & asking others to do the same.  Prayer chains around out community, state & country were asked to pray for healing for little Madison.  We have a great God!  Our prayers were answered & Madison was declared cancer free the first of July.  Thank you to the many of you who prayed for her healing.  God gave us a BIG MIRACLE!

"ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock & the door will be opened unto you."  Matthew 7:7

Thank You and God Bless You,

Sara

Madison Update            12/2003

In November 2003, shortly after Madison turned four, her family made the routine trip to Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN for a 6-month check-up.

The devastating news that Maddie's cancer was back took all by surprise. She showed no outward symptoms nor had there been any noticeable change in her. An MRI showed several troubling areas in her brain. A brain biopsy showed numerous cancer cells through-out. The oncologists felt the cancer was in too many areas to be treatable; they gave her months to live.

Our family traveled to Disney World for Christmas. It is a bittersweet memory in every way as we wept while watching Madison enjoy the sights and scenes. We returned home with heavy hearts, but we also knew that Maddie's life was given back to God. Her future was entirely in God's hands. It was out of our hands. Our prayers were that Maddie would be healed, it was our heart's desire, but always we needed to remember, "thy will be done".

We continued to pray and wait... remembering that God's plan is not always ours.

Madison Update               1/2005

As we begin a new year, we are in awe of God's faithfulness. God is so good.

It has been 14 months since Madison's brain cancer diagnosis. We are celebrating her life; and we do so each day. We truly believe she has been healed. She is a delightful and charming 5-year old, healthy, intelligent and very honest. She shares her faith by telling others about Jesus and singing praise songs in local churches. Madison doesn't know that she was ever sick.

I am reminded of these scriptures: Psalms 126:2-3 Our mouths are filled with laughter, our tongues with joy... The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with Joy. Luke 6:21 Jesus said, "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh."

Our Other Little Miracles

Meet our two grandsons born 2 weeks apart in the Spring of 2003.