First the bad news. Emily Mandell, the little girl whose story I linked to a couple of days ago, has been diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive, malignant type of tumor. She and her family need continued prayers and good thoughts.

The good news is that so many people visited Emily’s blog and were moved to donate that in the span of 48 hours $15,000 had been raised to help the Mandells. This is wonderful, but medical bills are expensive, and this family has a long journey ahead.

Read more about it here.