sweet little kate

The words aren't coming easily right now, as I'm just following my heart in posting this information (that I was led to by a friend's blog), so we'll just see where this goes...

Tears are streaming as recent and still present emotions come flooding back...

But this is how the world learned about Cora.
This is how the world knew to pray.
This is how the Lord was glorified
As the family of God, joined together, trusting and believing that our God IS a good God, and that "All things work together for the good of those that love the Lord and are called according to his purpose". Romans 8:28
No matter what.

Although I realize there are many, many people, young and old fighting for their lives from the countless number of horrific diseases our world is plagued with, right now my heart is drawn to the McRae Family.

Kate needs our prayers. And so does her mommy and daddy.
Kate is 5 and she is beautiful.

On June 29th, they found a massive, aggressive and malignant tumor on her brain.
She is fighting for her life.

You can read the journal on her caringbridge website HERE

Or watch these updates from her parents here and here

Our world is full of pain and suffering.
And things that should never happen do.
We could spend ALL day blog and internet surfing and reading of horrific stories that people everywhere are encountering. And I will ashamedly admit that many times, these "distant" stories that I sometimes will come across impact me for a few minutes and then I click on.

It's easy to become TOO immune to the pain of this world until it hits close to home.

Things are different now.
I'm sad that things are different now.
Things are different for me and for many of my dearest friends because of this dear sweet little girl...


and her precious precious mom and dad who miss her and ache every moment of every day.

I sit now and think about all my friends who graciously and willingly passed on the prayer request I sent out for Cora. I think about how friends of mine who don't even know the Macs, prayed for them, spread the story through their blogs, and truly, genuinely became attached to this dear sweet family. And it wasn't just my friends. Friends of friends of friends from the Macs to the world, all spread Cora's story....thus spreading the testimony that Joel and Jess had to share. A message that changed the lives of many.

I don't know Kate.
I don't even know if I know anyone who knows Kate.
Kate lives in Arizona, and I heard of her through a friend's blog who also lives in Arizona.

But this is what I can do. This is what others did for my friends.
And I do believe that miracles DO happen. God has a plan for each life. And as his plan unfolds, I know that he desires his name to be glorified and his people to trust in all that he does. We don't have to understand, we just have to go to him.
Kate's parents are trusting in God and are asking that the Lord be glorified through all of this, they have an amazing testimony.

So I am asking you to pray for Kate and her mommy and daddy, Aaron and Holly, and her 2 siblings, Will and Olivia. Take some time to read the journal and watch the videos, specific prayer requests are mentioned.