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How far we’ve come since the days when we sought to protect and cherish our women. . . . Have we forgotten that it is our glory to die in their place? —Greg Morse Some evangelical leaders are alarmed at … Continue reading →

Arden and Allison are on the plane and finally (and happily) on their way home to Anchorage. We are entering the Anchorage phase of this ordeal: Long days stuck in a Spica cast (that is crucial to her recovery, but … Continue reading →

Post-op X-rays this morning show that Arden’s femur remains in place! One little person is mighty glad to be getting out of the hospital and away from all the poking and prodding and being wheeled into yet another exam or … Continue reading →

Nothing like a return to the Operation Room to take the sparkle out of Arden’s eyes. This time she knew what was coming. She has been such an incredibly good sport about everything, it was harder than ever to see … Continue reading →

Today our little champ suffered a serious setback. X-rays taken this morning during Arden’s post-op at Seattle Children’s Hospital showed her femur is out of the socket. Alli wrote this: So, things have not quite gone as planned. Arden’s femur … Continue reading →

Saturday couldn’t have turned out better. This was Arden’s first day up and about. Seattle Children’s Hospital provided an incredible reclining wheel chair, so she was able to ride down the halls of SCH and out into a little garden. … Continue reading →

We are relieved and grateful to be on the other side of Arden’s surgery. She did exceedingly well throughout a very complicated and long surgery. Her recovery has been steady and strong. She is eating solids, talking, moving toes on … Continue reading →

ARDEN UPDATE #5: Arden is in surgery at Seattle Children’s Hospital. She has been in surgery for about an hour. She was a total champ through all the pre-op. Her mommy put on scrubs and went with her into the … Continue reading →

Arden, Avery, and Alli have been keeping busy doing fun things while the days tick off. In Anchorage, they took a trip to the library to check out lots of books to read when they return, followed by an afternoon in the … Continue reading →

Before traveling to Seattle, Arden wanted to take pizza to her class on her last day at school. Good thing her mom is a manager at Papa John’s. Little sister Avery got to take pizza to her class too.  Arden … Continue reading →