March 2019 Meanderings

March 13, 2019

Michigan is cold, and snowy. The Bible school ministry is busy. We are busy as parents. The kids are busy. Josh’s cancer seems to be a thing of history. Tamara may have MS, or lupus, but we don’t know yet. The Bible schools need to merge onto one campus. We read the Bible, it keeps us […]

Update on Josh’s Surgery

July 30, 2018

So Monday morning it was. Josh’s surgery today went well. It seems that all the mass was able to be removed. Also, he was able to come home and recuperate here. We won’t hear back from the pathologist, until later this week, so we wait for now, and he rests. We really appreciate all the […]

Urgent prayer request…

July 29, 2018

Last Wednesday, I went in to have “something checked out.” On Thursday, the doctor said I needed to see the urologist “right away.” Then, on Friday, I was told by “my urologist” that since there is a 98% chance that I’ve got what appears to be testicular cancer, I’ll be having outpatient surgery tomorrow morning […]

New (-ish) and Hot!

July 21, 2018

God has been showing His faithfulness and generosity in ways that even I cannot miss! MANY of you were challenged and responded to Tamara’s post on Facebook about things falling apart. THANK YOU! Through some MASSIVELY GENEROUS gifts, we were sent on a scavenger hunt for a vehicle that was “appropriate” for our […]

What’s going on with you guys?

February 23, 2017

Well that’s a loaded question! A lot has been going on with the Mathew family in Jackson, Michigan. And that last sentence may be an understatement. Life has been pretty exciting for us as of the last six months! We have added another life to the menagerie of noise in our house, and Jonah […]

The story, from where we left off…

February 10, 2015

We made it into October, and Josie was going back to school. Tamara was really beginning to enjoy the last few months of pregnancy, feeling good and getting set to make things baby-ready. Then she said she’d had a headache for the last couple days that she couldn’t get rid of. So she went in […]

Ezra IS Home!

November 12, 2014

Just wanted to drop a post to officially notify you that Ezra IS now sleeping in this house. We brought him home from the nursery yesterday, and he has been VERY busy adjusting to life at the Mathew House since then. WE are all SO grateful for each one of you! You have all been […]

Ridin’ the Whirlwind, eh?

October 14, 2014

i’ve been asked, more than a few times over the last couple days, if i felt like my world had been turned upside down. the first time i laughed and said yes. then i cried a little bit inside. the next time i was asked, it took me a bit longer to keep the tears […]

Welcome to the world little man.

October 12, 2014

Ezra Henry Mathew was brought screaming into the world at 1255 today. This is a good thing, I’m told, since he was 8 weeks and 4 days premature. He’s working with prematurity and RSD. I haven’t seen Tamara since she passed into the anesthesia induced fog at about 1257 so she hasn’t seen his beautiful […]

just to clarify…

October 12, 2014

early this morning, i was made aware of the fact that i used the phrase “epic hypertension” as i explained what was going on within Tamara. while practically true, you should know that i am fully aware that “epic” is not a medically recognized diagnosis of her condition. for the rest of you that consider […]