Emily of not that you asked… gives an update on the donation situation for Emily Mandell (PayPal donations over $25,000! Wow!), and shares a thank-you from the Mandells and information on how to access the CarePage they’ve created, here and here.

I really SHOULD get a sideblog.

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.

Tonight, I am counting my blessings, and saying some extra prayers for people I’ve never met.

Please read about Emily and help if you can.