We got checked in just in time to grab some food and some supplies for the days ahead (water!!!!). And now, we are exhausted and ready to cr...

On the drive down to LAX this morning, Ben and I passed the time in the wee hours by thinking about some of the great hospitals we have been...

This year has been a different year for us.  It feels like a spin cycle that never really gets us all the way dry. ;-p But sometimes, it tak...

This is one of the more difficult things about homeschooling. We don't always have a beginning or an ending to the year... I'd like ...

All the way from Germany!  Elli the Elephant has a "special" eye just like Elijah. Thank you so much to  http://www.kinderaugenkre...

I woke up early Friday morning to the feeling of pain flooding my lower back.  I am fairly accustomed to this pain, having had back trouble ...

There's just something so beautiful and breathtaking about a sunrise.  I think it's because after the dark of night, it carries with...

I'm not gonna lie folks...I couldn't help but sing the national anthem ever so quietly to my kids as we saw this from the Staten Isl...

Books, and stories in general hold such a special place in the life of our family.  So many amazing stories have come to life in our home. S...

Sometimes I underestimate the power of sleep. Each day has been pushing it to the limits of the night, and then getting up early to push on ...

Usually, when things are difficult for me, you can tell because I'm quiet. In the hard moments of labor, you can often find me closed of...

Well. That's one of the difficult things about cancer. It's inpredictable. So far, it's unpredictability has not been in Elijah...

Here is a quick summary: We stayed in Flagstaff, AZ on Thursday night. We stayed in Elk City, Oklahoma on Friday night. We stayed in Vandali...

We stopped for just a few minutes in Needles, Ca. I had looked up Skate Parks and found that Tony Hawk had donated money and came to help bu...

It's human nature.  Well, for most of us anyway. When you look ahead and see a storm, you want to run the other direction. Well, maybe t...

Oh my.   So, Elijah's counts have to be over 1,000 to have his exam and any further treatment.  I asked yesterday, if Elijah's count...

So, we were sort of stuck indoors-not just with Elijah's low counts, but I was pretty sick. Laid up on the couch, the best thing I could...

Even as adults, we all know how painful it is to be left out. And in this day and age, social media provides a constant reminder with images...

Elijah Seth,      It is so hard to believe that 6 months have gone by since you came and turned our world upside down.  From the moment you ...

I totally forgot that this whole thing is like learning a brand new language. So, neutropenia is a condition in which your number of neutrop...