Starting a journey you never wanted to go on

How do you prepare for the hardest year of your life? 

One thing I keep coming back to is that God heard our prayers. We prayed that whatever was in Elijah's arm would be nowhere else, and it isn't. Those two words literally became like a chant I did as I tried to get through the holidays. I would be walking through the mall with the hustle and bustle and christmas music, in my head I would be praying "Nowhere else, nowhere else, please God, nowhere else." 
 What is my new prayer? Since we found out Elijah does have osteosarcoma the last two days it's a simple prayer .. "Help us" or when I see Elijah in pain "Help him" I am learning that in times of extreme trial and pain, simplicity is key, I love you's are even more powerful, and friends and family are key to survival. 
 So... as I look forward to the weeks, months, years ahead I want to say Thank you to everyone who has prayed and reached out to us. Just like I said to Elijah yesterday as we drove away from the first of many more hospital visits "We are a team, we are in this together, its ok to be scared.. I love you"