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This was by far one of the hardest parenting things I have ever had to do in my whole life! My oldest (still my baby) got his license today and I just watched him drive out of the driveway... I am bawling!

Who says God is not a God of Miracles Anymore!?!

From This!

To This!

"PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW!"

We had the happiest news today! Chas is leaving Great Ormand Street Hospital!! YEAH! Praise you Jesus!

He will go home for the weekend and then go to Tadworth in Surrey (a rehabilitation hospital) for 3 months! He has made such strides! He can talk (still a little slow and broken) but he is talking! He can walk! (still a little unstable) but he is walking!

As they were leaving the hospital in France the Neurologist said, "Chas may never walk again... he may never write again... he may never... " Well.... not only is he walking... Chas is even kicking a soccer ball! (still note wheelchair in background) ... and he SCORED!

It has been a privilege to watch God's resurrection power at work! He has raised Chas back to life! He is RISEN! The Lord is Risen indeed! Girls that same power that raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him in the heavenly realms is the same power we have everyday! (Ephesians 1:19) Isn't that exciting!

Thank you for your prayers! It has meant to world to our family! Please keep praying if God puts us on your heart... we still have months to go... we want him all back! May God bless each and everyone of you today!

With Thanksgiving and Praise- Emmy : )

Chas TALKED!

"Now to him who is able to do IMMEASURABLY MORE than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."
Ephesians 3:21-22

This whole past week has been nothing but a MIRACLE! Chas has made leaps and bounds... he has learned to eat, sit up, is trying to walk (with lots of help)... and he even got to be wheeled to Starbucks to get a smoothie!

Then this morning... my brother was with him and he said, "Chas take a deep breath in and try and say, Dad" ... well he took a deep breath in and as you can guess... Dad came out!

Oh, I Praise you LORD!

We just got off the phone with him... he said, "Hi Em...my!" Oh tears filled my eyes! I can't even begin to describe the JOY that burst forth in my heart! Of course each of my children had to call him... then my husband... Chas recognized and said everyones name!

I just feel to the floor on my knees... Oh! Praise you Jesus! Precious Jesus! Praise You! Now I am speechless!

Thank you again sweet prayer warriors! I will be forever grateful to you! If there is anything I can do to pray for you all please let me know... I would be honored!



Chas and Boppie (my Mom)

Happy Day!

Thank you SO much for all your prayers! Chas has had an awesome week! He is slowly re-learning how to swallow and even ate some french fries today! They say once the swallowing comes back that usually speech is next! He also got to go to therapy today in the gym... He walked (well his Mom said not quite) but with lots of help down and back on the parallel bars... we will take it! Yeah! God is working! Praise him! Keep praying girls supposedly it is a long, long, road... but I thank Him for these milestones... everyone had such hope today that Chas is coming back! I am smiling so big as I write this!

***Surprise Visit***




This is so cool! England and Chelsea's midfielder, Joe Cole, (huge football (soccer) star in England) came for a surprise visit! Chas was elated! (So were his parents!) He brought Chas his jersey that he had worn in a match the night before! He also told Chas that he would sign his cast but not the jersey... as for the jersey... he told Chas- when you get well and out of the hospital I want you to bring it to a game... come in the locker room and have the whole team sign it! Can you imagine a young boys heart! (This is equivalent if not bigger than the NFL over there) and after that he wanted Chas to run out on the field with him to celebrate! Ok here is the cutest part... he then wanted Chas to sit with all their girlfriends during the game! : )

(The Chelsea Football Club also sent Chas a YouTube type get well video with about 5 players encouraging Chas! So fun!)

Thank you again sweet angel friends... for all your thoughts, prayers, caring, checking up on us etc...(especially when most of you have absolutely no idea who I am!) I am so grateful to Jesus for each and everyone of you! May God richly bless you precious girls! You certainly have blessed me!

Emmy : )

Frank and Chas

I thought this was a sweet picture of my brother and Chas!

Please Keep Praying For Chas!

I can't thank you all enough for praying for Chas! He was moved "Rock Star Style" from the hospital in France to an awesome hospital in London (where they live) so that is a huge Praise! He has made so many strides... but still has a long way to go! He is no longer in a deep coma but is still very dazed and confused... awake only about 3 to 4 hrs a day.

Here are a few things I would love for you all to pray for... first of course that God would totally heal Him! I know He can! Please pray that he would regain total consciousness, that his speech and movement would be restored... he also still has a feeding tube and is unable to sit up or even raise his head... that God would guide the Doctors and all the rehabilitation specialists...

Please pray also for my precious brother and sister in law (their other two kids)... the waiting... the not knowing the extent of the damage... the pain of watching your child hurt... the unknown... the road ahead... That they would feel His presence like never before... that they would have peace in the midst of the chaos... that they would not be afraid...

Thank you precious sisters in Christ! God Bless! Emmy : )

Please Pray for Chas!

This is my precious nephew, Chas! (picture taken just two hours before accident) We are so grateful for the enormous outpouring of prayers; little Chas needs every one of them!

Chas fell while skiing in Chamonix, France, on Monday (February 18). He was airlifted to one hospital nearby and then airlifted again to another hospital in Grenoble, where he remains.

Chas has a hematoma on the left side of his brain and and a broken wrist.

He is still in a coma and has no movement on his right side. Please pray for sweet Chas... that Jesus would just wake him up! That there would be no brain damage and he would have movement on right side! That my brother and sister in law would be flooded with peace and just feel God's presence mightily in the PICU! Thank you so much!

I know God is working we had a PRAISE yesterday afternoon... they removed the ventilator (as you can see happy parents below!) He did flutter his eyes and griped my sister in laws finger with left hand! Praise you Lord!



So lets keep praying! Thank you so much for caring! I just LOVE the Body of Christ! So sweet how you all care! Thank you for being a reflection of Him to us! God Bless you all! Emmy : )

**Praise Update**
Thank you all so much for praying! Chas is doing so much better... he still is in a Coma... but on a coma scale 1-15 (1-3 being the worst) he is now a 10... he was a 3 then a 7 now a 10 (YEAH) he has even tried to smile! He still in unconscious about 20 or so hours a day but for a couple of those hours when he seems to come out of it he will open his eyes even try to smile when a joke is told! I am so excited I am about to burst! Thank you so much for praying! I just know he will have a full recovery! Please don't stop praying I know that is why he is doing so well... we still have a LONG way to go... thank you for caring!
Love you all! Emmy : )