Photo from December 24, 2024. One year ago today, we announced to our family and church family that we were expecting another baby! We did this by giving our youngest, Evangeline Hope Curry, a "Big Sister" shirt--you've seen that done before? It always feels fresh and exciting to me. Especially with Eva!!So much joy!!!
We were also so thankful that Evangeline was making a great recovery after an undiagnosed health scare in July. Her bone marrow stopped producing neutrophils, red blood cells, and platelets. We brought her to Mott's Children's Hospital at the University of Michigan. Our church family gathered to pray and intercede in our sanctuary. She had a single blood transfusion, but no diagnosis and no treatment. Her bone marrow biopsy showed fibrosis, but they found no cancer or immune diseases. After a few days, her bloodwork showed signs of improvement! They sent us home after five days!
Maybe it was a virus? They ran an extensive genetic testing panel that took months to process. We met with the genetic specialist in November. Her blood numbers continued to improve--they were the best numbers he had seen all day! We had no answers from him. We had hope that we were through the hardest thing we have ever faced.
Last year's Christmas Eve party at our house with the extended Curry family was joyful, and we grieved losses and pain together, but we had so much hope. Evangeline was the herald for our family. She wandered through the party with occasional shrieks of joy and delight when someone recognized her "Big Sister" shirt. Our Christmas Eve Communion Service at Redeemer was the same. What a great day to announce that a baby is coming! And who better than a girl named "Good News!"
My wife, Tristan, and I still feel the joy of that day. We also feel a year of pain, brokenness, and glory that followed. Evangeline announced the coming of Gabriel Isaac Curry one year ago today. By God's grace, they are with us today. Again, this year we are having the extended Curry family at our house, and the Christmas Eve Service with Redeemer, our beautiful church family. Immanuel has been with us through this entire year.
Oh come, let us adore Him!
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