First Week of School and Hope in Walker!!!

The girls started school this past week!  We were praying and hoping to step it up this year in Hope's schooling and try to start challenging her academically as she was able, as well as encourage her to interact with her peers more, without help from a supervising adult!  Well. . . 

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Photo Puzzle Update

132 pieces bought to date.  Here is a photo of the back of the puzzle:

and the front:

September 1, 2013. . . Happy Birthday Hope!!!

Hope had a great weekend celebrating her 11th birthday, last Sunday.  I picked a few pictures below to share with you of her celebrating fun!  Thank you so very much for all the sweet birthday notes, wishes and prayers that you sent to Hope!  She was so blessed by them all!!!  And it continues to be a huge encouragement to her of how many precious people God has laid on their hearts to pray for her!!!  You are loved, dear ones!!!

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August 22, 2013. . . Tent Trampoline Backyard Family Campout!!!

We had our first tent trampoline backyard family campout back on Aug 22nd, before it got too cold at night!  We had a great time, and thought you'd enjoy some of the pictures and videos of our precious family time together!   There are videos of Hope telling a "ghost" story and then praying before bed at the end.  Thought you'd enjoy hearing her voice!  Click on the "Read More" to continue. . .

September 6 Photo Puzzle Update

Wow, thank you to everyone who purchased puzzle pieces this week!  72 pieces sold to date... we are almost 1/10 completed!   To purchase your pieces, click on the Paypal button on the sidebar ($10/piece).

September 1 Photo Puzzle Update

28 pieces sold... only 972 to go!!

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August 31, 2013 Update after a Week of Doctor Appointments

Hello dear prayer warriors!!!  We had a busy week with THREE doctor appointments and one meeting with Bearspaw Christian School.  Hope has another doctor appointment next week, and few more in the weeks to follow.  Thought I would give a bit of an update after this first set. . .

Thank you Harvest Bible Fellowship and Amy Tatum for a wonderful article:

The God of Hope

The Lord is moving mountains in the lives of Heather and Trevor Peacock as He continues to miraculously intervene in the life of their daughter Hope.

Many of you have heard bits and pieces about Hope Peacock. “Oh, the little girl with the brain injury?” “Wait, the Canadian pastor’s daughter, right?” “I remember our church praying for her.”

But for Heather, Trevor, and Gabriella Peacock, the past 20 months have not become a distant memory. Their journey has been an all-consuming, life-altering, faith-changing experience requiring not just daily, but hourly dependence on our faithful God.

On December 14, 2011, life absolutely, unexpectedly changed for the Peacock family. Two days after a routine tonsillectomy, Heather went to wake up her vibrant, bright daughter Hope, nine-years-old at the time, and found her unresponsive and barely breathing. They called an ambulance and rushed her to the hospital. After an MRI and five days in the ICU, the doctors confirmed that for some unexplainable reason, Hope had suffered a severe anoxic brain injury resulting from respiratory and cardiac arrest. She had not received oxygen to her brain for a long period of time. Sixty to eighty percent of her brain was dead and every lobe had been damaged. Doctors gave little hope for her survival.

To view the rest of the article, please go to:

http://www.harvestbiblefellowship.org/10295/article/article_id/370136/The-God-of-Hope

Photo Puzzle Cornerstone

Thank you to the Contos family for their purchase of the photo puzzle cornerstone, as well as four more pieces.  The puzzle is now officially up and running.  

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Hope Peacock Photo Puzzle Fundraiser

July 12, 2013 -- Sitting Around!!!

Here is a picture and little video of one of the first times Hope showed off the newest ability she has regained. . . sitting!!!  She did it first in the middle of the night when she asked for a drink of water. . . when I let go of holding her, to grab the water bottle, she didn't fall over!  We tried it again the next day on the new trampoline and she was able to do it again for you on the video camera!  So now you can share in our excitement for the Lord's grace and continued healing!

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July 12, 2013 -- A Big Surprise. . . A "Peacock Nest!!!"

The girls were super surprised and excited to receive a new trampoline, generously donated by a loving family that has been praying for Hope for a long time!  This is one of those blessings where God's grace and love goes far beyond our simple needs and into lavish extras that are just plain fun!  How God delights in giving good gifts to His children!!!  And we praise Him and thank the compassionate family that chose to remain anonymous in their desire to see God receive all glory and praise!!!  We have some video of the fun discovery of the girls' surprise and their reactions and thanks!

Hope-ism July 7, 2013

The girls and I were on our way to church, driving the 20 mins that it takes to get there and reviewing their memory verse for Higher Ground Children's Ministry that morning.  Gabi had her verse down perfect and Hope was still struggling with it, and getting a little frustrated.  I encouraged her to remember that with her brain injury, this was a lot harder for her to do, but how awesome was it that God was slowly healing her and giving her the ability to not only speak it but memorize verses again!  I encouraged her that she could continue to ask The Lord for His help as He would delight to help her hide His Word in her heart, because that would honour and glorify Him.  I also mentioned that what He cared most about was not that she said every word perfect but that her heart understood the verse and knew what it meant.  So I set out then to talk them through the verse and discussing what each part meant as we went through it!  It was a great discussion!

Here is the verse. . .

July 30, 2013 -- God's Gracious Answers to Prayer!!!

Just wanted to give a quick update to my post from last night. . .

It should be no surprise that God did a mighty show of both His power to heal and His loving care to hear and answer the many prayers that were lifted up for Hope and our family today!  Thank you so very much, dear prayer warriors, for your many encouraging notes and the many prayers that were prayed over our precious girl and our family today!  It never ceases to amaze me as to the loving kindness of our great God through His answers to prayer (even the ones that are answered in a way different than I would choose in my foolish wisdom/understanding!), and through the many people that God has placed in our lives to support and encourage and truly "lift us up!" throughout this trial. . . from near to far, young to "more mature!". . . we are blessed by YOU!!!  and by our amazing GOD!!!

July 29, 2013 -- Quick Update and Prayer Request!!!

Hello dear praying friends and family!  It is with a heavy heart that I write this update tonight. . . I had planned to do a more lengthy update of the past month or so and some of the neat things that we've been so blessed to see God doing in Hope's life and continued slow recovery. . . but that will need to wait a bit longer. Hope had the worst day she has had, health-wise, for a long time.  Even as I write this, I am reminded how far God has brought our precious girlie as days like these used to be the norm!  We praise and thank Him for the fact that this is no longer the case, yet after the scare we had tonight, we are reminded that we are never far from needing to fall on our knees to beseech the King of Kings asking for His continued mercy, healing, wisdom and comfort all the while remaining in complete submission to Him and trust in Him!