Jaden's Radiation treatment...

Jaden is hanging in there, but has had some swelling of the brain. Please continue to pray for him!! Also... praise God for your many blessings!!!
In Christ
Heather

Update pics from around the home & Diabetes Benefit Concert 06-20-09

Yes, that is John Corbett the "Movie Star"! =) He was great, and we thank him and his band for performing at the Benefit. Also, Dustin Deyoe (Eden's Crash lead guitar) with Jaden backstage. We love ya Dusty!
God bless
Heather

7th Annual Eagle Riders Toy Run: Thank you to all who made it a success!!

Check the new blog: "EAGLE RIDERS 3423"

www.riders3423pokerrun.blogspot.com

THIS IS THE LINK TO THE EAGLE RIDERS GROUP #3423. THEY DID JADEN'S POKER RUN IN 2008 AND THIS YEAR'S POKER RUN FOR LAUREN LACHANCE. !
(R.I.P. MATHEW LITCHFIELD!-2007 POKER RUN CHILD) WE LOVE & SUPPORT THE EAGLE RIDERS GROUP, THEY ARE TRULY "PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE"!

SINCE JADEN'S POKER RUN, THE EAGLES HAVE HELPED JADEN PUT ON A DIABETES BENEFIT CONCERT FEATURING JOHN CORBETT (MOVIE STAR) & SO MANY MORE WONDERFUL, TALENTED PERFORMERS. PLEASE CHECK OUT JUNE'S ARCHIVES FOR PHOTOS OF THE CONCERT. IT WAS A WONDERFUL BLESSING TO THE COMMUNITY, AND WE WERE ABLE TO DONATE ALMOST $3000 IN FUNDS TO THE FUTURE DIABETES RESEARCH CENTER AT U.O.I., PRAISE GOD!!!

PLEASE CHECK OUT THE SITE, AND JOIN OUR FAMILY IN A PRAYER OF PRAISE FOR THE EAGLE RIDERS GROUP... ANGELS ON HARLEY'S!
GOD BLESS
THE WILLHITE'S

Visit with good friends!

Our dear friend's Jim & Dianne Wagner came to visit us here in fall-tucky! It was a wonderful visit from two of our mentors. We were stationed in Germany together, and attended the best church "EVER" there... Calvary Baptist Church. We all miss our family there so, so very much!!

After they left things got a bit chaotic. Jaden came down with high fevers, and my Mom had a blood clot that caused a heart attack. Greg went with Jaden to Vandy, and I stayed behind with Mom. She was here in Jennie Stuart. It was a wild week, but Praise God... we all got through it! Thank God everyone is home, and recovering now!

Please pray for our next venture for Jaden. On the 22nd, we go into Vanderbilt to talk with the Radiology. Jaden is supposed to get a bone marrow biopsy that day, and a spinal tap & chemo in his spine as well. We are praying that he has hit the 3rd stage of remission!! If so, we continue on with radiation for the next 2 weeks, then monthly chemo in clinic for the next 3-4 years. It is a long road... but we are praying for the best! (This is month 19 for our chemo reg.)

Keep Jaden, Mom, and Lauren Lachance (From 2009 Poker Run) in your thoughts and prayers!
In Christ
Heather

Jaden's 12th Birthday

Jaden's 12th birthday was wonderful, and we all praise God for another year with Jaden!! As usual; we shared the day with Alaina on her 10th birthday. Both Jaden & Alaina received a lot of their favorite gifts, and it was a real blessing to share the time with Grammy DD & Lee. Daddy was here to share in this years birthday celebration, and we hope that he won't be deploying again soon!
Thank you for all your prayers, love, and support!
In Christ
Heath

IT IS THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE, THAT MEAN THE MOST!!!

As I sit here and read all the updates day after day… it makes me ponder my life “today”. I am making a few vows to my Lord, and I want to share them with ya’ll...

1. I promise never to complain when my dirty, healthy child comes in from playing outside in the mud. Being able to “waller” in the mud is a luxury that means your child is healthy enough to dive into unknown pools of organisms that “normally” won’t hurt their small, defenseless bodies. I miss mud pies, toy trucks in sandboxes, and rock & stick collections!

2. I will never complain when my child talks too much… even when I have a much “needed” work to be done. The chitter-chatter of a child is like music to my ears!! You will never know how much you would long for those times… until you’re sitting by the bed of your child as he sleeps hour upon hour through drug induced treatments.

3. I promise never to take for granted… the joyful laughter of my children, the giggles from the backseat of a road trip, or the "yet again" plea of my child to “WATCH ME MOMMY!!”

Imagine how it would feel if you didn’t know how long you had left with your children, or child… then take the time to thank God for each of them. My children are truly a gift from God, and I thank Him for every minute I have with them!!

I see how blessed I am to have each of our children in my life, and how my life is so much "more" rich with each of them in it. Praise God for the chance to be the Mother he desires me to be, and become the Mother that I hope blesses the lives of our precious children!

IT IS THE LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE, THAT MEAN THE MOST!!!

May God give you the same blessing… every minute of your lives!!
Heath