It's a Smalling World

He went from this… …to this… …to this… …and finally this. And then he went on to do this… …and this… …and this… ...

There are some advantages to being the only girl...a Valentine's date with Daddy! They tried to hide their excitement: "Smalling ...

My dad went to rest with the Lord this morning. God blessed me and mom to spend last night with him and to be with him, holding his hands, a...

Gerald had to be taken to ICU last night and will stay again today, but hopes to be back in a regular room tomorrow. He was supposed to be t...

The Dr told mom this morning that he saw no need for add’l PET scan. He was confident that dad has cancer in his right lung (but not left) a...

Blogger just ate my update. Here's the shorter version... No PET scan today (hospital error, collect $200?--Monopoly) CT scan and brain ...

Thanks to the Paschals and Folkers coming down and staying with our kids (even baby Luke!), Jared and I were able to go up to see Gerald tog...

The bronchoscopy showed that there are some spots which appear to be pneumonia (as expected) and also a mass pushing on some part of his lun...

Jared just called and said the tests this morning did not yield any answers so Gerald is currently undergoing a bronchoscopy (?). Don't ...

There's not much to update, but I talked to Jared a few minutes ago and he said they did a CT scan early this morning, but the lung doct...

I've hesitated to ask for prayers for some reason, but I'm asking now. My precious father-in-law, Gerald, is in the hospital for (I ...

Thanks to the Paschals for this ball-popper they gave Luke. The older kids have used it as a "Wish Maker" which, true to it'...

Luke Wesley Smalling was born Friday night at 10:15 PM. He weighs 11 lbs and 1.25 ounces and measures 22 inches long (no, that is not a typ...

Jared here, folks. Melanie and I are in the hospital earlier than ever before. Melanie is getting to start walking around and continue the ...

I'll start with him... If you've never met him, he's my husband. And he's hilarious. And he's a tax CPA so I'm sure ...

**The longest post ever...if not longer. But worth it because my husband rocks!** If Jared had bet me $100 yesterday that he would have Made...

...you use grocery sacks (I'm talkin' Walmart or Kroger, not Whole Foods or anything) as insulation! Our converted one-car garage, ...

**Final update: Jared and the McInteers have all made it home safely (after a few more delays and bumps)! Praise God! **Update: Got a call f...

I of course think my kids are adorable, but they will NOT pose for pictures! What is wrong with them?! Everyone else's kids LOVE havin...

It was one year ago today that many of you stood (literally) with Melanie and I as we buried our daughter. I wasn’t certain what the future ...