this picture is just a little outdated, from our september beach vacation, but it is the best picture i have of us and we still look the same! so i figured i'd grace you with the good looks of the Siegrist's. actually, that vacation was the most needed one ever. our best friends, joe and ashley wittmer came out from Indiana to spend a week with us at the NJ shore. it was so nice to be with them. there are only 1 or 2 times a year that we see them, so any time is precious.
actually, it was that vacation that started ashley's battle with her health. the day that they got there, she started getting hives on her head. by the end of the week, it had spread to every part of her body, and she had gone through a whole box of benedryl and nothing was working. since then, she has had numerous tests and seen many doctors and they have not been able to nail down what she has. since that week, 5 months ago, she has suffered from many frustrating symptoms that have really worn her down and complicated daily life. so this week, she and her husband traveled the 6 hours up to Minnisota to go the Mayo Clinic www.mayoclinic.org. this is pretty much their last hope in diagnosing her problems. so i am asking that you would pray for them as it is a strain financially, emotionally, and physically on them. pray that the doctors (who are supposed to be the best in the world i think) would be able to pinpoint what she has and how to treat it. and pray that the LORD would provide for their needs. medical bills are not the easiest thing to deal with. ash doesn't put too much of this on her blog, and i understand that. but i want you to know what they are going through and how much this is affecting their lives. and since she IS my best friend and i love her dearly!