My time with the Lord this morning took me to John 9, an account of Jesus healing the blind man.
When Jesus and his disciples came up to the blind man, there was some conversation about why this man was blind. The disciples thought that maybe it was the result of judgment for this man's sin. But, Jesus corrected them and said this man had nothing to do with the cause of his blindness; it was a result of living in a broken and dying world. I know that we've asked the question a thousand times, "Why? Why Katie? Why cancer ... again?" And the short answer is we live in a world that is upside down and not as it's supposed to be, and the wake and devastation of the world's brokenness doesn't discriminate. And that's precisely why Jesus had to come - to heal and restore that which is broken. For the blind man, his miracle came when Jesus sent him to the Pool of Siloam to wash and be healed. And afterwards, he declared, "Lord, I believe," and he worshiped him. For us, we feel God sent us to our own Pool of Siloam at Cincinnati Children's for our miracle. I love how the devotional writer put it this morning: Miracles are moments when God breaks into our dying world and sets things right. They give us hope for belief and fresh eyes with which to see the world. When we encounter miracles, no matter how big or how small, they are moments for us to declare again, “I believe, Lord! I believe.” We are thankful for the ways in which God has intervened thus far. It has given us hope and encouragement and an opportunity to worship our loving God even if the storm has not completely passed. We're grateful for that! Yesterday was a low key day for Katie (and us) to get some rest and recover a little. She is continuing to get a little stronger each day and we haven't had any fevers for several days now, so we're hopeful that we're making headway on the infection. We're anxious to hear from the oncology team about a more definitive treatment plan moving forward and hope to have more answers in the next few days. Prayer Requests:
Thank you for persisting in prayer with us, and for the encouragement on this journey! The Cobb 7 (the Jackson 5 has nothing on us!)
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Summer
4/25/2017 03:24:42 pm
We will continue to pray for all of you until she is healed head to toe.
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Ann Marie
4/25/2017 03:30:22 pm
Praying daily for Katie and your family. Praising God for the improvements and believing Katie will be restored to complete health.
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Miranda Young
4/25/2017 03:37:40 pm
Praying every day for Katie and all of you. Prayers for wisdom and comfort and for complete healing for Katie!
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Nina Ahern
4/25/2017 04:08:30 pm
I live in VA Beach, VA and I don't know Katie or your family and have only been reading your posts since last week (shared by Summer Bailey). I have been praying for your requests. Your blog posts are very inspirational and I want you to know I am fighting this fight with Katie and your family through the power of prayer and encouragement.
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Holly Blankenship
4/25/2017 04:17:37 pm
Still praying for your request. I only hope that my faith could grow as strong as yours. Love you all.
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Sharon Huffman
4/25/2017 04:39:20 pm
Continued prayers for all of you. Sending Kate a virtual hug. (O)
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Brenda Cobb
4/25/2017 04:48:18 pm
Praying for Katie and the family regularly.
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Robin gatens
4/25/2017 05:09:29 pm
Prayers
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Tim n Bev
4/25/2017 05:09:34 pm
Affirmations of your faith are so inspirational to others. We continue to send our thoughts and prayers heavenward for Katie and all the Cobb clan. We love you all and we know God loves you all, He always has and He always will.
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Sandra Amory
4/25/2017 05:39:20 pm
Praying fervently for Katie and all of your family.
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Sandra Vanscoy
4/25/2017 06:15:45 pm
A mutual friend, Donna Hardy, padded along a link to your blog. My grandson is battling a malignant sacrococcageal teratoma. He is 19 months old. I just read several of your entries and I would like to agree with you in prayer for Katie's COMPLETE healing. I will continue to pray for her. I found encouragement in your words and plan to follow your journey. Thank you for sharing.
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Joyce Jarrell
4/25/2017 06:30:06 pm
Continued prayers for healing, strength, & wisdom! Praising God for the blessings & miracles he continues to send. Love & prayers!
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Helen Carroll
4/25/2017 06:56:59 pm
Prayers and Love
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Jane Hoover
4/25/2017 07:41:25 pm
You all are in my thoughts and prayers throughout the day. I'm so glad to hear that Katie has had s day of rest and healing. Thanks for the updates. Continued prayers for complete healing.
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Whitney Cox
4/25/2017 08:05:11 pm
Still praying!
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Beth Kutcher
4/25/2017 08:08:01 pm
Your family and this walk, this season, a profound reminder of God's goodness and strength. Your a living testimony and God is being glorified in the darkness of a broken world. I pray God gives you glimmers of how this time of suffering is bringing about tremendous spiritual resurrection all around you! May God's purpose be evident and Katies healing be complete! Praying daily!
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Cathy Bruce
4/25/2017 08:12:14 pm
Praying for wisdom, healing, peace, sleep, all and your children.
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The Wyatt's
4/25/2017 09:02:44 pm
We are praying daily for your family!!! Prayers of strength, patience, healing and endurance for everyone. Much love ❤️
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Melissa Hovatter
4/25/2017 10:15:04 pm
Katie is in our prayers. Your family is so brave and has handled this situation so amazingly
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Sam and Amy Preston
4/25/2017 10:28:39 pm
We are praying for Miss Katie daily!!! I'm praying healing over Katie. God hears our prayers!!! Faith believing he will provide what we ask. Prayer for the siblings and extended family. God Bless!!!!!
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Susie Cunningham
4/25/2017 10:35:51 pm
Praise the Lord for answered prayers! Continued prayers!
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The Cobb family, Alan, Dawn, and Victoria
4/25/2017 11:25:18 pm
Continued prayers for Katie and your entire family through this trailing time. Love and prayers 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
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David
4/26/2017 08:47:34 am
Praying for all of you!
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Toby McCallister
4/26/2017 01:11:17 pm
All you oatmeal are in my thoughts and prayers.
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Skip Lineberg
4/28/2017 07:02:15 am
Praying for Katie, the medical team and your whole family.
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Lex
4/28/2017 04:49:47 pm
How is Katie doing today?
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