Precious Little Elijah

I don't usually post things like this, but I want so badly for as many people to pray for this precious little boy as possible. Dawn is one of my dearest friends whom I don't get to talk with much anymore due to the busyness of our lives, kids, distance, etc. But, I still love her more than anything! I received this email from her today and I just really want everyone that reads this to send up a prayer for sweet Elijah. Here is what it says:

"Family & Friends,

I am hopeful this email finds you all in good health and spirits. Randall and I are doing well, healthy, and excited about the upcoming arrival of Elijah's little brother (I'm due on Valentines Day!). Elijah is now in the 60th percentile on the regular weight/height charts and will discontinue physical & occupational therapy around his second birthday-which means he is developmentally right on track!

I am writing to request that you pray for our little boys health. By the grace of God, a routine physical revealed a large mass on his liver. An ultrasound, CT Scan and blood work concluded that this softball sized mass is a hepatoblastoma, a form of liver cancer. The mass is too large to be removed so Elijah will undergo a biopsy to confirm the type and stage - then chemotherapy until the tumor is small enough to be removed.

Randall and I are asking our family and friends to pray that Elijah responds well to all that he is about to take on. He has already fought so hard to be with us with entering this world 14 weeks early, spending 2 1/2 months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, struggling with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and undergoing 4 surgeries all before he was able to walk. He has a difficult 4 month journey ahead of him so please lift him up and pray that the strength, joy and beautiful spirit we see in him everyday continues to carry him through."

Below is a picture of him and Sadie when they were just babies. I always loved this picture because it looks like Sadie is saying "get off me, boy!"!!!

Thank you for your prayers. God hears every single one and loves little Elijah more than anyone else.