Month: December 2025
Preliminary PET scan results for Will Roberts brought news no family is ever prepared to hear, and this Saturday morning feels unbearably heavy
This past Saturday morning brought some of the most heart-wrenching news in the long, arduous journey of Will Roberts. Our community, which has followed every step of this 14-year-old’s fierce battle with bone cancer, now finds itself reeling from a devastating blow. The preliminary PET scan results have painted a dark picture, but in that
A Frightening Turn After Coming Home: Will Roberts Rushed Back to the ER as His Family Faces Another Heavy Test of Faith
🚨 Please pause — this update is heavier than it looks. After months defined by hospital walls, surgeries, and relentless cancer treatments, 14-year-old Will Roberts had finally returned home. It was supposed to be a moment of relief — a fragile but meaningful milestone after major cancer surgery. Home meant familiar sounds, his own bed,
Tonight feels heavier than words. After hours inside an operating room in Houston, Will Roberts is resting — his body worn down, his battle far from finished.
HOUSTON — The hours after surgery are often the quietest, but for the Roberts family, that silence has never felt louder. After a long and physically taxing operation at a Houston hospital, Will Roberts is resting under close medical supervision. Doctors say the procedure was necessary, but demanding — the kind that leaves the body drained and
When the Updates Stop Coming: Brielle’s Mother on Grief, Silence, and the Loneliest Part of Loss
For a long time, thousands of people began their days by checking the same account. It was where they looked for hope, for strength, for signs of progress. It was where they learned how a little girl named Brielle was doing — whether the night had been rough, whether treatments were holding, whether there was
A Turning Point After the Longest Weeks: Inside the Update That Brought Relief for Will and Brantley’s Families
For a long time, updates from the hospital followed a familiar pattern — careful wording, measured hope, and the quiet understanding that nothing could be taken for granted. Every message carried the weight of waiting. Every sentence was shaped by caution. Then, without fanfare, a new update arrived, and this time, it felt different. It
After 35 Years as Gospel’s Steady Voice, Guy Penrod Makes a Rare, Quiet Request at 62.z
For more than three decades, Guy Penrod has been a constant in a world that rarely feels steady. His voice—deep, warm, unmistakable—has filled sanctuaries, concert halls, and living rooms with the kind of assurance people reach for when life turns uncertain. Through grief, doubt, loss, and small private miracles, his songs have often arrived not
1. THE WEIGHT OF SURRENDER: Kendra Bird’s Honest Struggle with the Unfathomable
A Debt No Parent Should Owe In a brief but gut-wrenching message, Kendra described the “deep struggle with God” that has consumed her since Brie’s final breath. For years, the Bird family’s platform was built on the “goodness of God,” even in the face of terminal illness. But in the silence of her home—standing in
1. THE ECHO OF SILENCE: Kendra Bird on the Loneliness of Life After Brie
When the Notifications Stop For years, the Bird family’s life was documented in real-time. Every blood transfusion, every early Christmas celebration, and even the moment Brie received a surprise package from her idol, Ariana Grande, was shared with a global audience. But Kendra’s recent message highlights a painful paradox of social media grief: thousands of
1. THE LIGHT THAT DIMMED TOO SOON: Remembering Jace Watkins, the 5th Grade Hero of Hueytown
A Christmas Stolen by the Unthinkable The holiday season is usually defined by the sound of laughter and the tearing of wrapping paper. But for the family of Jace Watkins, a 5th grader at Hueytown Intermediate School, this Christmas was spent in the hushed corridors of the Pediatric ICU. Jace was a vibrant, healthy 11-year-old
1. THE HOMECOMING: Will Roberts Swaps the Hospital Bed for Home-Based Heroics
The Breakthrough: Breathing Free and Heading Home After a stretch that tested the limits of human endurance, the news we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived: Will Roberts has been discharged. This isn’t just a change of scenery; it’s a massive clinical victory. For weeks, Will’s life was measured by the hum of a