Hello all,

First I want to thank you all for praying for our family and for our little guy. God is good and in hard times we need to rely on His love and peace. That is what Jake and I have been doing. We are trusting in the Lord in these hard times. He is our strength and I am so thankful for that strength, b/c I don't have what it takes without Him!
I am sure you are all wondering about the brain sonogram so I won't keep you waiting. The news wasn't what I had hoped for. I was so excited going to see Justin today! I was thinking about the email I was going to send out tonight. The email that was going to say that everything was fine. Sadly, that is not the email I am sending this evening. The doctor told me that the area of concern was "unchanged" and that they saw something else. My heart sank as I was holding my precious little angel in my arms. The doctor began to tell me that he has a brain hemorrhage. His brain is bleeding. Then she proceeded to tell me there is nothing they can do about it. All they can do is watch it to see what happens. So, they are going to do another sonogram on Friday to see if there are any changes. Then they are going to call a specialist at Children's hospital to take a look at the sonograms.
The prayer is that the bleeding doesn't go into his ventricles. Please join us in prayer. I don't know what God's plan is, but I know that it is good, no matter what! My prayer is for healing! My prayer is that Justin's brain is miraculously healed!! Please also pray for my heart and for my strength. I need God to fill me with peace.
Jake is amazing and so strong! He is keeping me grounded and reminding me of God's love and grace. He is a fantastic husband and I am so blessed! Ethan is doing incredibly well! He is with someone new everyday and he just plays happily. I hate leaving one son to go and see another. It is the worst feeling, but Ethan makes it so much easier. He is such a huge blessing in my life.
Again, thank you all for the prayers.

Love,
Jake and Melissa
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

PS - know that I will update you when we learn more about Justin's condition.