God-sent...

What an awesome day... We went to the mall to get Rob's hair cut, and as I was waiting, there was an older lady working at the cash register and she told me Gabe is a blessing to our life and was just staring at him so deeply; I told her he is our miracle baby, and then walked over to her to tell her about the CF and how God is going to heal him. And she completely agreed and started praying over him, she was totally God-sent. It was a very powerful and awesome prayer- we both were tearing up and she was shaking with the Holy Spirit. Total faith booster! Thank you, Jesus, for touching our lives and giving us Gabriel. We know You are going to heal him 100%. I serve an awesome God!

Revelation...

I have been having a revelation the past few days about healing. I have had several people tell me that maybe Gabe having CF is "just God's plan for his life" and "to learn to accept it, that maybe God's plan isn't to heal him". I say no. Yes, I do believe it is God's plan that he was born with CF, because it has brought my husband and I soo much closer to God, our relationship with Him has grown immensely and I do believe God has huge plans for us! When has God ever told anyone that they can't be healed? God desires to heal His people in every instance. In fact, God desires that no sickness be among His people (Deuteronomy 7:15) Yet in many cases, people still have illness because they fail to obey Him faithfully. Obedience and faith are prerequisites to covenant fulfillment. Without them we cannot receive from God for He doesn't reward rebellion nor can He operate in disbelief. If you are willing to let Him, God will do all that He has promised to do for you according to His word. God tells us in order to receive His miracles we must have faith in Him. FULL faith in Him alone. And of course, it's always in God's timing, He honors those who stay patient and faithful to Him. Every day I wake and think "this could be the day" and I have a good day knowing Gabriel's miracle is coming in God's timing. Not an hour too late, not even a minute, not even a second too late! Praise God!


Deuteronomy 7:12-15
12 “Then it shall come to pass, because you listen to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the LORD your God will keep with you the covenant and the mercy which He swore to your fathers. 13 And He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your oil, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flock, in the land of which He swore to your fathers to give you. 14 You shall be blessed above all peoples; there shall not be a male or female barren among you or among your livestock. 15 And the LORD will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt which you have known, but will lay them on all those who hate you.


2 Kings 5:10
And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.”

Isaiah 65:24
“It shall come to pass
That before they call, I will answer;
And while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Exodus 15:26
and said, “If you diligently heed the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”

Sometimes I don't feel worthy...

Sometimes I don't feel worthy of all that God has given me...

My husband. He's just so made-just-for-me, I sit there in awe sometimes at how much I love him and how much we just "click". And you know why? Because we BOTH put God first. In our marriage, in parenting, and every aspect of our lives; That right there keeps our marriage strong and awesome (along with communicating well and some other things, of course). He is a wonderful daddy, so gentle yet fun and so caring. And treats me like I am the only woman on the planet, he makes me feel so loved and special :) He's my best friend.

And my son. He is THE BEST gift God has ever given me. I feel so honored, and chosen. God hand-picked Robert and I to raise this amazing little blessing. Gabriel is so happy and has the best personality ever, he can brighten anyone's day. He makes me feel so smitten. I tear up all the time just staring at him and thinking "Wow... Robert and I made him..." And I think of day when he will be taller than me and all grown up and it makes me sad yet so full of joy at the same time. I look at his little ring finger and think someday it'll wear a ring and he won't be my little baby anymore... So I cherish every moment. Raising him is my dream come true <3

And our families. They have been so wonderful and supportive. I appreciate my mom so much more than I ever have now that I'm a mom myself. Thank you for everything, mom. God knew I needed a radical Christian mom to instill faith into me for what He had planned for my future. God knows just how to make me feel special and loved... And I'm just so thankful! March 25th and 26th is Miracle Service in PHX. We are believing God for Gabe's healing! If it's God's timing, it'll happened undoubtedly! Keep us in your prayers, thanks!

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All too fast...

Just now I left Gabe in the living room watching cartoons for a few minutes while I checked my email, and I go back out there and can't find him. Then I hear little claps on the carpet coming from our room, he went all the way into our bedroom! I think he was looking for me but I was in the office! So cute!


Also, Gabe knows how to clap his hands already! It's absolutely adorable, I will have to record it soon! He trys to stand up, too! He will get on his knees with no hands and just watch tv like that sometimes. And he will put one foot on the ground while on one knee, just like someone would propose. He's growing up just too fast!

A New Year...

2009 has been the hardest yet the most joyful year of my entire life... April 26th our wonderful son Gabriel Isaac was born, he is perfect in every way, we found out he had CF and were devastated at first but now we feel stronger than ever and have full faith in our All Mighty God to heal him. We've had 5 hospital stays since then, a surgery and MIC-key placement being 2 of them, each and every time I didn't think things could possibly get any worse, and it always managed to. But we kept our faith, I told every doctor that has examined Gabe that I believe in miracles, that I believe CF is not a lifelong thing for my son and that God will heal him. Nothing is too big for Jesus! On top of all of this my husband was in training out of state and only was able to visit about 2 times a month. We made it through it all, and now I have a strong feeling that 2010 is the turn around- The thing we've been waiting for- The light at the end of this tunnel. Gabe is doing good now, gaining weight and ahead of game with developement, but something even better is in store for him I know. My new years resolution is to put God first- tithing regularly and the right amount, staying in the Word, witnessing and just plain winning souls for Jesus! Second resolution is family, to be the best wife and mommy I possibly can. Third would be to get in shape, eating healthier like organic foods. Forth would be to get a professional camera and take a photography class at the college, my dream is to have small little business doing photography, it always has been, I just never have time. Other things I want to change are watching TV less, eating meals at the dining room table, making friends we have things in common with, and finding someone for Gabe to have a little play date with.
God has blessed us more than we could ever imagine. We are 19 and have things people don't usually get til later in life. But honestly all of that means little to nothing, all I truly want in life is for my son's miracle and to just be a family, material objects aren't big to me. I feel that when our son was born so was a ministry for us. God knows what we can handle and what drives us (and our son definitely drives us, our love for him is infinite). It's like our purposes were dug up that we didn't even know about. And we are stoked!

So long 2009, someday I'll know why we had to go through what we did but it was all worth it.

Hello 2010, I can't wait.


Also, we will be attending this miracle service in March!
http://www.bennyhinn.org/events/eventdetails.cfm?eid=872


Love,
Mandy, Robert & Gabriel ♥

Little noise maker...

Noise maker

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Crawling!

Gabriel is crawling now! He learned how to do it yesterday and is now all over the place! I have to childproof my house today. He is such a smart little guy. His teeth are getting so big!

Dec. 14th

December 14th is when Gabriel goes to get his MIC-key button put in, please be praying for him! Thank you for your prayers!

Prayer, please...

In December (don't know which day yet) we go back to the surgeon to see if Gabe is ready for the MIC-key button (a button that goes in the place of his tube to make it more flush to his skin and easier). If he is ready they will probably do it that day. He is most likely getting it done, it looks ready. But anyways, in order to put the button in they have to do it in the operating room and sedate him again... That is the hardest part for me. They sedate him again just in case anything goes wrong they are ready to do surgery again. Please pray everything goes well and doesn't cause him pain. Thank you for your prayers.

Busy, busy, busy...

So I haven't gotten to blog much since we moved, I have stayed so busy with Gabe and when I do have spare time I spend quality time with my family. Gabriel is doing well, he has two teeth now, both on the bottom. He sits all on his own (he has for a awhile now) he rolls, scoots, sits up, points, says "ma ma" and "da da" (but isn't sure what it means yet), naps less, "dances" to his cartoons in the morning, nods his head, eats crackers and baby cookies (knaws on them), takes baths in the "big person" bath tub, makes noises with his mouth, plays peek-a-boo, and makes kissing noises and faces :) He is truly a JOY! I love him so much. Raising him has had its ups and downs, every heartache we've been through has all been worth it, just to sit on the floor and play with him makes me forget all the hard times. He truly makes my heart smile. I love to watch him play with his daddy, sometimes it brings tears to my eyes to see him so happy. God has blessed us more than words can say. Only God knows what's in store for our lives and when Gabe's miracle will be; But until then we just keep praising and trusting in Him. We will be going to Sierra Vista to visit our families for Christmas, so far we believe Robert has it off from work. Rob just put up our Christmas lights on our house last night. It makes it feel so homey.

Starting in January I will be applying to volunteer at the Hospital that Gabe had his surgery at, I will be in the Pediatrics unit. My goal is to pray for people, share God's word and give hope. Just like I needed when I was going through a hard time. I'm excited!

Thanks be to God...

Thanksgiving 2009