On the Road Again

So, we are on the road again heading toward Jacksonville; however, we've made a pit stop in Alabama to visit some of Rachel's family and friends. This trip was a little unexpected because of a death in her family, but looking beyond that sorrow there has been a great sense of joy here. We are still in a sense of awe with how the Father has arranged everything in our lives up to this point. He truly knows how we think and he has guided us beyond our abilities. For example, we don't run to the doctor so He orchestrated a trip and a fall that forced us to reveal Tzadok's condition. Next, He used Vanderbilt to speed up the process when we were hesitant to seek treatment. Again, He displaced our family so we would be more likely to seek proton therapy when it would have not normally been an option. He has moved mightily and we can barely keep up, but we see His hand touching every aspect of this journey. During the last blog post, we were unsure whether to head to Jacksonville or to try and delay treatment even up to this point we have wanted to wait for the radiation.  However, it is obvious that this needs to be treated now because of a myriad of problems that can arise from continuing to wait. Dr. Merchant has been a great counselor and though we don't always see eye to eye he truly wants what is best for Tzadok. We did ask for an extra week to get down to Jacksonville, so starting this coming up Monday Tzadok will begin his eight weeks of treatment. This is surely not our plan because we want to go a natural route with monitoring and waiting, but it has become apparent that the Father wants this dealt with and he has used every factor in our lives to bring it to pass. May it be for his glory, Tzadok is his anyway. We are just the servants blessed enough to hold his hand as the Father guides his way.