tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post8631415615020967819..comments2023-09-13T08:10:41.123-04:00Comments on The Wiersma Family Blog: Some good, some badMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00002309919669220004noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-60925443703153268312009-03-31T20:46:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:46:00.000-04:00I am continuing to pray for you and your boys day ...I am continuing to pray for you and your boys day and night. I look forward to reading your blog every morning. Your faith has been such an inspiration to me. I hope you are keeping copies of these blogs to show your boys someday. What a way to show them how much you love them, even before they were born! I will keep praying for encouraging news in the weeks to come for Max and Wes.Jennifer Overwaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-33118440892708669512009-03-31T19:04:00.000-04:002009-03-31T19:04:00.000-04:00Mark and Kate, what a great answer to prayer about...Mark and Kate, what a great answer to prayer about Kate's recovery and the brain ultrasounds, and we will pray that the treatments close the heart valves. How wonderfully blessed you are with the way people have shown their love! You have truly 'praised him in the storm' which is a very difficult thing for many to do, but you both do it beautifully. Thank you for sharing everything; your worries, emotions, prayer requests, praises, funny stories and most of all your strong faith. You are an inspiration to us all!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17720815016162756943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-20214783025436866752009-03-31T19:00:00.000-04:002009-03-31T19:00:00.000-04:00I am so happy for the news of the USG results! At ...I am so happy for the news of the USG results! At least there was a little bit to prepare for. I wll continue to pray for all of you! God is GOOD!!Lindseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-8932750492514799422009-03-31T16:39:00.000-04:002009-03-31T16:39:00.000-04:00Mark and Kate,It was nice meeting you yesterday bu...Mark and Kate,<BR/>It was nice meeting you yesterday but even more encouraging to read your blog today. I know the pain of driving home without your little one in the car. Having a picture in my mind of the car ride home is still very vivid and I can't wait to have it come for real when we get home later. I know you probably have that image of coming home from DeVos already as well. Someone told me and I'm going to share with you something that comforted me and helped me create an image of Reece during the nights we had to leave him and travel to Hamilton. She told me that Jesus is sitting by Reece's side and comforting him in his isolete. He's holding him for me and kissing him and loving him even more than I can ever fathom. I know when you leave Max and Wes Jesus is holding them too. He's the one holding their hands comforting them and loving them and kissing them and caring for them. They are His just as you are His and He loves them very much. May peace be with you in the days and drives ahead. <BR/>-Sue NykampSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540671794321774281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-29181509159978067402009-03-31T12:19:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:19:00.000-04:00Mark and Kate: It is my privilege to read your bl...Mark and Kate: It is my privilege to read your blog everyday and I want you to know that everytime I read it, I pause to say a prayer for the four of you. We lead a small young marrieds group and some of your friends are in our group. We are studying about prayer - about breakthrough prayer and last week, we were all on our knees praying at the end of our discussion. We specifically prayed for you and your boys and will continue to do so. <BR/><BR/> I want to remind you of God's names today:<BR/>El Elyon—Most High God<BR/>El Shaddai—God Almighty<BR/>El Roi—the God who sees<BR/>The God who hears<BR/>Jehovah Shalom—God our peace<BR/>A God of hope<BR/>Jehovah Shammah—God who is there<BR/>Mercy and comfort<BR/>Abba Father<BR/><BR/>All that He is - He is for Mark and for Kate and for Wes and for Max!<BR/><BR/>Believing in His names for you today!!<BR/><BR/>Marlae Gritter (a fellow Moms In Touch mom with your mom Mark)Marlae Gritternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-1899005995774216772009-03-31T10:24:00.000-04:002009-03-31T10:24:00.000-04:00Mark and Kate,Blessings to you and your precious b...Mark and Kate,<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you and your precious boys. Wes and Max are very lucky to have your as their parents. I look forward to meeting them, which will most likely be at Geoff and Stacy's. <BR/><BR/>I don't know Kate's family but I do know Mark's and I can vouch that they make great relatives and grandparents. I can see how much our shared grandchildren love them (for those reading this and don't know, Stacy is my daughter). Your little guys are blessed with a family that holds a lot of love for them. <BR/><BR/>On Sunday the Pastor made this statement, "I do not know what each day will bring but I do know who is in charge". It is comforting to know we are not alone and we are able to turn our burdens over to Him. <BR/><BR/>I continue to keep all of you in my prayers.Linda Wrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-7377583750726135322009-03-31T08:43:00.000-04:002009-03-31T08:43:00.000-04:00Mark and Kate,Your faith and courage have blessed ...Mark and Kate,<BR/><BR/>Your faith and courage have blessed my day already! My devotions last night was about having courage in the Lord and Joy in our suffering...you are the highest form of that! While your homecoming was so hard, you saw Christ in everything around you and are continuing to strive for Him! I praise God for your faithfulness and courage, and we will PRAY for the boys and the treatment prescribed for their hearts. Thank you for sharing your hearts with us! We love you guys!Rosencrans Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07131408795140929208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-23185900401903992322009-03-31T07:56:00.000-04:002009-03-31T07:56:00.000-04:00i fell asleep last night praying for max and wes a...i fell asleep last night praying for max and wes and for their strength, for for some good news after their tests. i'm so happy to hear about your friends and family taking care of things at your home, you must be wonderful people and loved by so many. what you are going through, you DO deserve all the support and love in the world, and it is just as important to be able to *receive* that love as it is to give it, even when you are obviously so humbled. you take that gift and glorify God with it! it just overflows onto others, and in the midst of this struggle, you are giving back. god is definitely smiling on you. bless you all, your faith is an amazing example.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752452475229444042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-31679179025210972122009-03-31T02:02:00.000-04:002009-03-31T02:02:00.000-04:00As I read your update just now, I was thinking of ...As I read your update just now, I was thinking of these verses, God cares so much for you that he keeps track of all your tears...He cares so much for you and your boys that he holds them in the palm of His hand...engraves them!<BR/>God is able to do so much more than all we can ask or imagine! Keep looking up and giving Him the Praise~You encouraged me tonight! I will continue to pray for your family.<BR/>You've kept track of my every toss and turn<BR/> through the sleepless nights,<BR/> Each tear entered in your ledger,<BR/> each ache written in your book. Psalm 56:8<BR/>See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; Isaiah 49:16<BR/>Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21<BR/>Blessings, Love and prayers from a Sister in the Lord,<BR/>PamPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143199569138788540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-28361956623982779342009-03-30T23:59:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:59:00.000-04:00Mark & Kate, your faith astounds me. If nothin...Mark & Kate, your faith astounds me. If nothing else, your story is an incredible journey of your powerful faith that so many of us can learn from and aspire to! God is, indeed, amazing! There are no words to accurately describe how powerful His presence can be... especially when we are desperate for Him. I was up north this past weekend and I was blessed to see a clear night sky just blanketed with stars... and I thought of you guys. I was marveling at how incredible God is... being so immensely huge that He created this incredible universe and planet just for us... His prized Creation. And then I thought of your precious baby boys... and how He loves them (and each of us) infinitely more than those incredible stars. What a magnificent God we serve!<BR/><BR/>I am praying fervently for you both and for Max & Wes. It is comforting to know that God is cradling them in His hands... what an amazing and beautiful reality!<BR/><BR/>God bless you both and your boys! Thanks for the updates and the pictures... they are precious!<BR/><BR/>Janna Kuiphof (Sara Maatman's sister) :)Jannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867870804414627038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094327035948475383.post-65367716614700422302009-03-30T23:56:00.000-04:002009-03-30T23:56:00.000-04:00Mark, you are an incredible writer! Every post so ...Mark, you are an incredible writer! Every post so far has made me both laugh and cry! I love how you include all of the details, making it so honest and real, and I love how you're giving God all of the glory and honor. I've been checking your blog obsessively all day long to hear how the ultrasounds went, and I will be praying like crazy that the medicine causes their valves to close right away, and that their breathing continues to improve. I'll also be praying for you and Kate in your adjustment to being home without your precious babies. We love you guys!Ann Blystranoreply@blogger.com