Difficulties accessing Heidi's Hope?

Dear Friends and Family,

Heidi, myself, and my family have greatly appreciated your prayers over the last few days. Heidi will be having several appointments, consults, and possibly procedures in the future, so updates are likely to be relatively frequent. I have received a few e-mails mentioning difficulties with posting comments or accessing the blog. If you have difficulty accessing the blog or remembering to go to it for updates and you would like to be put on an automatic e-mail list that will forward the text of the blog (and a link) I can try to make this happen. If you are interested in this, please respond to this e-mail with your e-mail address. You can always e-mail me again if you'd like to be taken off.

Other ways to access the blog are through creating a bookmark in your browser, using a "reader" and clicking on the RSS feed, or just going to www.hope4heidi.blogspot.com every once in awhile. For more information about using a "reader" or RSS, click on this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_(file_format)

Lastly, here are some more detailed instructions on how to leave a comment if you had difficulty leaving one prior:

1. Click on "comments" at the bottom of any post or entry (it should be a blue link)
2. If others have commented, you will be able to read their comments here
3. Once you click on the link, you should see a white box (similar to when you would compose an e-mail)- this is where you can write your text
4. Below the white box, there is a drop down window- click on this to decide your "identity". In other words, if you do not have a "google" account, you should probably click "anonymous" and then feel free to sign your first name at the bottom of the post so we know who has posted.
5. Next, click the button below the drop down window that says "Post Comment"
6. Once you have done this, another window should pop up that will ask you to copy the word you see above (this is to prevent Spam)
7. Once you have copied the word, click submit
8. Now your comment should be posted and you should be able to view it on the comments section

A final note: Although Heidi's Hope is not accessible via search engines, I would recommend using discretion when posting comments (e.g. writing your first name and last initial rather than your full name, not providing contact information directly on the blog, or providing other information that you would not want others to see)

Feel free to click this link to check out the latest post: http://hope4heidi.blogspot.com/2009/01/january.html

Or just go to the blog address to see all of the posts (including the newest): www.hope4heidi.blogspot.com

Thanks for taking the time to read! Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions.

Whitney

Welcome to Heidi's Hope

Dear Friends and Family,

Welcome to Heidi's Hope. Heidi's Hope is a place for Heidi and her family to journal updates on her health, prayer requests, and praises. Heidi's hope is also a place for her friends and family to post words of encouragement and prayers for her.

As many of you know, Heidi has experienced difficulties with her health since she was very young (see her Health History Post in the archives for more details). Lately, Heidi has experienced more trials with her health (see other posts in the archives on the right side of the blog to see what is going on currently).

As mentioned above, this blog will help Heidi and her family provide information in a central location to her friends, family, and prayer warriors.

How can you help? At the bottom of each post there is an opportunity to comment (by clicking on the link and following the instructions). Your words of encouragement and prayers for Heidi and her family will be greatly appreciated during these trying circumstances.

Heidi and her family can set their hope in the Lord because of these truths:

"What is your only comfort in life and in death? That I am not my own, but belong- body and soul, in life and in death- to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins with his precious blood, and has set me free from the tyranny of the devil. He also watches over me in such a way that not a hair can fall from my head without the will of my Father in heaven: in fact, all things must work together for my salvation. Because I belong to him, Christ, by his Holy Spirit, assures me of eternal life and makes me wholeheartedly willing and ready from now on to live for him." (Heidelberg Catechism, Question 1)

My prayer is that this blog will not only be an encouragement to Heidi and her family, but also to those who can be encouraged by how God is using Heidi and her family for his kingdom purposes.

Feel free to save this web address (www.hope4heidi.blogspot.com) and visit it from time to time or subscribe to this blog through an RSS feed (click here for more information about RSS). For privacy purposes, Heidi's Hope will not be searchable in standard search engines, therefore, one must know the web address to access this site.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, " Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."


In Christ Alone,

Heidi's Sister (Whitney)