be still VII...

they allowed the world

to see the miracle

GOD was working through

their little boy,

and they did this selflessly...

~@~

on wednesday evening

i sat in our den organizing

"thumbs up for lane"

photos.

i took a break,

grabbed a diet coke,

and checked my facebook account...

angie wrote,

"Lane is surrounded by lots of family. I am very thankful that he is not in any pain. His BP has dropped and his breathing is very heavy. We don't know if we have a few min or hours left and our hearts are Heavy but my biggest blessing in life is that God choose me to be his and Landen's mommy."

~@~

i prayed,

"THY will be done..."

i hoped,
"come on, GOD...
come on, GOD...
come on, GOD..."

then i remembered lane's prayer.
it was not for GOD to make lane better.
it was to bring childhood cancer awareness
to others that a cure be found.

~@~

then the news no one wanted to read came...

"At 7:53 pm our sweet Lane gained his Angel wings. Our hearts are broken but God has performed a World Wide Miracle through Lane over the past few weeks. Please continue to pray for our family especially Lane's little brother Landen."

when i reached the end of angie's update,

all i could think was

be still

and

know

I

am

GOD

~@~

lane's funeral service will be streamed live

today at 3:30 pm cdt.

click

HERE

for the link.

and please keep the goodwins

in your thoughts and prayers:)

love and God's blessings,  dani xxx
ps. spread the WORD, and make others aware of the fact that childhood cancer research needs more attention!!!

be still VI...

lane was losing the battle,

but he was winning the war!

~@~

as the world watched and rooted him on...

through the willingness of lane's

parents to share lane and his story,

people became aware of just how big 

childhood cancer really is.

but, even more importantly,

this family gave witness

to GOD's glory! 

they allowed the world

to see the miracle

GOD was working through

their little boy,

and they did this selflessly...

(to be continued...)
love and God's blessings,  dani xxx
ps. spread the WORD, and make others aware of the fact that childhood cancer research needs more attention!!!

be still V...

the announcement was huge;

it was just for what lane goodwin,

the selfless, 13 year old, 

believer.in.GOD.and.His.Miracles,

had hoped!!!

~@~

angie wrote,

"Some wonderful ladies have been doing some very important groundwork to get everything approved and the Secretary of State Alison Grimes will be hand delivering the signed certificate later this week. When we asked Lane why he thought his story had gone viral and he told us our prayers were being answered "mom this is the awareness we have always prayed for and this will find the CURE". We made a promise to him and through his Foundation we will do everything we can to help find a CURE!! This will be the Permanent Logo for the non-profit Foundation! Our Goal will be to work with researchers that are looking for the CAUSE because this will Find the CURE!! We will also be setting up a volunteer network across the World and assisting families. We will update everyone and give more details as we proceed."

~@~

as lane's cause gained more and more attention,

lane's health diminished.

God and His angels were right there with him

every step of the way...

"Lane has slept very little overnight but has been calm. I just held him as close as I could but I wasn't the only one watching over him. 5 or 6 times over the past month he has mentioned the name Brianna and pointed to the corner by his bed. I asked if she was in the room and he said yes and smiled. He says yes that she is watching over him. This am he also said Savannah was here. A lot of team Lane knows who Savannah is. She was a sweet, beautiful Girl that also fought this Rhabdo monster but gained her Angel wings. They became friends in clinic at Vandy. We are unsure who Brianna is," angie shared.

lane was losing the battle,

but he was winning the war!

~~~

(to be continued...)
love and God's blessings,  dani xxx
ps. spread the WORD, and make others aware of the fact that childhood cancer research needs more attention!!!

be still IV...

on the third day, God's miracle for lane began...
~@~

"Oh dear Jesus my heart broke when Lane's Dr. came in and Lane smiled a big smile at him and said "you can't fix it any more". He then coughed and I couldn't hear all the words he said except "no cancer and cross over". I have never heard Lane use the words cross over so I know God is walking him through this!!" 
(wrote lane's mother, angie, on september 18, 2012)

~@~

that was exactly what God was doing...

but God wasn't ready for him yet.

lane had a lot to do before he would 

"cross over."

according to lane's mom,

lane was ready to go when God would call him home,

lane was not scared,

and he was not sad about leaving.
lane.had.blessed.assurance.

lane's only real goal in his last days 

was spreading awareness about childhood cancer.

he wanted people to know that 

there were more kids just like him who were battling

the same disease.

he wanted people to know and invest themselves

in something positive...

to push for more research,

to find a cure for childhood cancer

so that no other child would have to endure

what he and countless others

had and still were enduring.

~@~

through prayer and social media,
lane fulfilled his goal.
from september 14, 2012,
when lane was last hospitalized, 
until today,
lane's "prayers for lane goodwin"
facebook page alone
has generated awareness
to nearly 400,000 people globally!!!

tens of thousands of people have showed their support
in lane's "thumbs up for lane goodwin" campaign
from the usa to afghanistan, to haiti, to germany...
from canada to mexico, to honduras, to even countries
in asia and africa.

celebrities have joined as well...
from movie stars to nascar drivers,
to singers, to reality television stars...
from professional football leagues
to professional 
hockey, basketball,
and even baseball leagues...

speaking of baseball,
if you want to know how the cardinals
have comeback from being a wild-card team
in the play-offs...
it could very well be
their very own angel in the outfield.
(that's my opinion, and i'm sticking to it;)

all have taken notice as well as the time to show support
especially and most importantly those he championed...

and those who championed him...

~@~

then...

if that wasn't all amazing in and of itself,

on october 3, 2012,

lane's mother wrote,

"This morning has been a little better. Lane is a lot more lucid & calm :) God is working really hard through Lane, us & others to bring awareness/funding/ cure to Childhood Cancer! We had a wonderful visit with Congressman Ed Whitfield, District Director Michael Pape & Field Representative Edward West. Lane was sleeping but he was excited to get the US Flag that was flown over the Capitol in Honor of him. We will have a big announcement this weekend :)

the announcement was huge;

it was just for what lane goodwin,

the selfless, 13 year old, 

believer.in.GOD.and.His.Miracles,

had hoped!!!

~~~

(to be continued...)
love and God's blessings,  dani xxx
ps. spread the WORD, and make others aware of the fact that childhood cancer research needs more attention!!!

be still III...

this is where i must tell you,

i do not personally know

lane or his family.

BUT

i.know.God!

and i knew

with all i was

that His Holy Spirit

had this one...

~@~

lane lay in a coma for 3 days;

things seemed bleak...

then lane's mom posted this to his website

http://www.facebook.com/PrayersforLaneGoodwin?ref=ts&fref=ts

"Oh dear Jesus I just heard my sweet boy speak!! He raised up and tried to get out of the bed and told me 3 times he had to go to the bathroom. The nurse checked him for a seizure and he pushed the light she was shinning in his eyes away and covered his arm over his eyes. God please don't let him suffer or wake up & understand what's going on unless you are gonna bless him with a Miracle!!!!!"

~~~

on the third day,
he rose!!!

~@~

on the third day, jordan smith,

a young man from virginia,

established an event,

"thumbs up for lane goodwin".

~~~

on the third day,

support for lane goodwin

started pouring in for him.

on the third day,

childhood cancer awareness 

took a front seat.

on the third day, God's miracle for lane began...
(to be continued...)
love and God's blessings,  dani xxx
ps. spread the WORD, and make others aware of the fact that childhood cancer research needs more attention!!!

be still II...

lane's mom said,

"I loved him

&

told him

that if God tells him it's time to come home then it's ok

&

 if he tells him it's not

then that's ok too."

~~~~~

these were the words

the Holy Spirit

led me to pray
years ago.

~@~

i knew in my heart this little boy's purpose

was

not.yet.fulfilled.

~@~

the following morning

lane's mom said there had been no change,

she humbly asked for prayers,

and she posted this photo

of lane.

i remember placing my thumb

over lane's head.  i pressed it

firmly against the glass screen

of my phone.

i closed my eyes tightly

and boldly prayed,

"come on, God,

show us

your stuff!!!"

~~~~~

my prayer was probably 

quite similar to 

the prayers of 

thousands of others who were also 

watching this story unfold.

you see,

lane's team is

HUGE!!!

i am a very small fish

in his pacific-sized-sea
of prayer warriors.

~~~~~

this is where i must tell you,

i do not personally know

lane or his family.

BUT

i.know.God!

and i knew

with all i was

that His Holy Spirit

had this one...

(to be continued)

love and God's blessings,

dani xxx

ps. spread the WORD, and make others aware of the fact that childhood cancer research needs more attention!!!

be still...

when i awoke at 5:30 this morning,

i did the same thing i have done for the past seventeen mornings...

i checked my facebook on my cell to read updates
concerning lane goodwin.

(if you would like to know more about lane,

click HERE.)

these were the words i read
which lane's mother, angie,
had written in the wee hours of the morning:

"Laying here holding my sweet Lane not knowing if I have 5 min or 5 days left with him. I'm so blessed that God choose me to be his mom & I will never STOP praying or believing in a Miracle! I don't know why God has chosen Lane to Spread Awareness about Childhood Cancer but our Family will never stop fighting! We have meet so many wonderful families & warriors on this journey that have now become very close friends & have received hundreds of e-mails, txt's & calls from them & others telling us how grateful they are that the World is now becoming Aware! It does truly break my heart however that there is a person spreading lies, calling news channels & making negative post that they are very upset that Lane is getting all this attention instead of their child :( Awareness is about ALL KIDS! As I said before It took Susan G Komen to bring awareness to Breast Cancer & if God has chosen Lane to bring Awareness to Childhood Cancer then this will be about ALL KIDS! We have always shared the stories of other warriors we have meet on this journey & we will continue to do so but right now our focus is on our dying son. All kids fighting this "monster" need to be heard & A CURE needs to be found!!"

when i reached the end of angie's update,

all i could think was

be still

and

know

I

am

GOD

with my thumbs i typed these words in reply...

"make no room in your life for negativity... surround yourself only by the blessing that is. the reason it's lane only God knows, but the most important thing is that HE knows lane, and lane knows HIM. what is happening is greater than we realize:).
Psalm 46:10 HE says, 'Be still, and know that I am God.'
l, dxxx"

~@~

as a child of GOD myself,

i recognized the greatness of what was about to happen

seventeen days ago when i read these words of lane's mother.

"The seizures have continued. They are trying the last anti-seizure med & if it doesn't work Lane will be put into a medical coma. The hope will be that his brain will rest & they will be able to get the MRI & when they bring him out of the coma the seizures would have stopped. We have had some very difficult conversations tonight. As much as I want to tell my sweet boy to keep fighting I DO NOT want him to suffer!! I did the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life! I loved him & told him that if God tells him it's time to come home then it's ok & if he tells him it's not then that's ok to. I would give my life to see my sweet Lane walk out of this hospital cancer free!!! Please pray that Lane does not suffer! Please pray for his little brother Landen."

they were the words

the Holy Spirit

led me to pray
years ago.

i knew in my heart this little boy's purpose

was

not.yet.fulfilled.

it was not!

it is not still!

(to be continued...)

love and God's blessings,

dani xxx

ps. spread the WORD and make others aware of the fact that childhood cancer research needs more attention!!!