Sunday, July 28, 2013

Funner Stuff


"Dear God, please be with me while I am in the hospital. And please be with Brody while he gets to do funner stuff." -Gavin's prayer last night

Tomorrow, Gavin will have his heart cath. I will keep the blog updated on what we find out. He is scared, but he is also a tough little dude. Specific prayers, for his peace, for everything to be fixable via cath & of course for the doctors and medical staff. 

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. (John 14:27 NIV)

Swing from the Heart 2013

The second annual Brandon Weeden Swing from the Heart golf tournament happened earlier this month. Once again, we had a great turn out! This year was a lot of fun. The night before the tournament we had a tail gate dinner, along with a putting contest. Every one had a great time! Gavin had a blast and enjoyed playing golf with Brandon and with Adams team. Adams team won the tournament. The Weedens did a great job hosting the event, we love them and their giving hearts. It was a great weekend and we are looking forward to next year!





Desmond Mason was a big hit! 



Gavin's best friend!


Hanging out with Melanie and Aaron


Gavin loves Sean!



Gavin with the doctors from Children's 


Gavin welcoming everyone to the tournament.


OU Children's Doctors



Nana and Grandpa were Gavin's caddy's


Wes, Nana, Uncle Shawn, Brady & Adam 




Dr. Mantor 


3rd place team


2nd place team


1st place team


 Dr. Ward, one of Gavin's cardiologist


The winning team




What an exhausting day!



Saturday, July 20, 2013

Update on Gavin...

Once again I've been slacking on the blog. We had our second annual Swing from the Heart tournament a couple of weeks ago. We had a great turn out! I will post along with pictures about it another day. 

Right now, I have a lot on my mind. 

Since the spring Gavin has had some swelling issues that have prompted some tests to be done. Gavin has had an echo, EKG and CT scan within the last month. The CT revealed a blood clot was still present (one that we knew had been there for awhile). The cardiologist decided to have a Doppler scan ordered. We went to the city this past Thursday for the scan. We learned that Gavin not only has one clot, but several clots. The  most alarming issue is that one of his major veins does not compress as it should. This will require Gavin to have a heart cath. The goal is to try and break up the clots and to balloon or stint the vein. If the cath is unsuccessful, Gavin will require surgery. Not the news we wanted to hear. It was weird because Gavin was more tense than usual before his appointment. He turned to me and asked if he "has to have heart surgery again?" It was strange, not knowing what news the day would bring. 






From the day we found out about Gavin's heart condition, we knew this would be our life. A lot of ups, a lot of downs. We knew we would ride a roller coaster of emotions. But for some reason, I took this news hard. I've spent a lot of the weekend hiding in my closet, crying. I haven't slept and spent a lot of time in prayer and in the word. A lot of things have been happening in our immediate and extended family that really get me thinking. Life is hard. Life is fragile. 

The Lord doesn't promise us that life will be easy. But He does promise us something amazing. Eternal life. My hope rests in Him. My favorite verse, my verse for Gavin. “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33 NIV)

Will you join us in prayer? Thank you friends.