Well, for those of you who have been asking for an update, it has only been 10 days since our last and it seems like only a day because we have been quite busy.
We have had our ups and downs over the last few weeks and I am grateful to say that we are on an up right now. When we are down, it is usually purely emotional for us as the frustrations of the disease sink in for Eric and the realities sink in for me. When Eric is down, I usually follow suit and vice versa. We keep eachother lifted up when we can encourage one another or find joy in our circumstances. Sometimes Satan wants to get his foot in our lives and he tells us that we can't get through this and we should just live in frustration and fear of the unknown, but our God doesn't say that in his Word! He says in Hebrews 13:5-6 says ..."Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me.
We have had our ups and downs over the last few weeks and I am grateful to say that we are on an up right now. When we are down, it is usually purely emotional for us as the frustrations of the disease sink in for Eric and the realities sink in for me. When Eric is down, I usually follow suit and vice versa. We keep eachother lifted up when we can encourage one another or find joy in our circumstances. Sometimes Satan wants to get his foot in our lives and he tells us that we can't get through this and we should just live in frustration and fear of the unknown, but our God doesn't say that in his Word! He says in Hebrews 13:5-6 says ..."Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me.
We know that God is always with us and there is no reason to fear.
We have been doing some serious thinking and praying on what direction to go with our house and future needs. We have recently met with a few builders since our house has not sold to see what the feasiblity of adding on to this house would be. We have a builder coming back this Tuesday to draw up the plans so we can move forward. The house is still for sale until we can decide which direction to go. Please pray for God's direction on where He wants us to be and that everything would be very clear. Pray that God will guide us even to the right builders if the house should not sell in the next few weeks.
We have been doing some serious thinking and praying on what direction to go with our house and future needs. We have recently met with a few builders since our house has not sold to see what the feasiblity of adding on to this house would be. We have a builder coming back this Tuesday to draw up the plans so we can move forward. The house is still for sale until we can decide which direction to go. Please pray for God's direction on where He wants us to be and that everything would be very clear. Pray that God will guide us even to the right builders if the house should not sell in the next few weeks.
Please keep my sister Kristi and her family in your prayers too. You can check her blog at the right of the screen for updates on their family. Our niece, Ashley wrote Eric a poem we wanted to share with you:
Uncle Eric, Uncle Eric, I feel so bad
Trust in God with all you have.
God will be with you forever and ever
So I believe that you will get better and better.
I will pray for you every day
And know that you will be okay.
Uncle Eric, Uncle Eric, I feel so bad
Trust in God
With all you have!
Thank you Ashley for your prayers and encouragement!
Our walk is next weekend on October 11 and we are looking forward to seeing all of you who are able to join us at John Ball Zoo. If you can't make it but want to sponsor our family, you can go to: http://web.alsa.org/goto/foxfamily or http://www.alsa.org/ for more info about the walk.
We are planning a trip to Boston to go to an ALS forum on research through ALS/TDI and are driving our van with Eric's parents on October 17th. It should be a pretty drive and we have never been to Boston so it will check off a state or two on Eric's list of States he has never been to.
Zach has been busy with Football and has his last game this Saturday right after the walk at 11:30 on the Jenison Football field. Maddie has been having fun with school every afternoon and really enjoys learning and her time with friends.
Our church is currently undergoing building rennovations so our next few services will be held outside or at the Jenison High School. Today was a beautiful fall day (despite the bees) and we met on the front lawn for our service. It was great to worship our God outdoors with the body of Christ! I hope you all are having a blessed weekend and will make it a great week to give thanks to our God for all He has given us. We are so blessed!
In Christ,
Lori and Eric Fox
1 comment:
Hi guys! have a great week and we'll see ya'll Saturday.
B&K
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