TIME TO GET IT TAKEN OUT? 

As a nurse for over 33 years....make sure that they remove the entire cyst sac...the membrane that surrounds the cyst. If the entire sac (sack) isn't removed, the cyst WILL return. They should send the cyst contents to pathology for a report of exactly what the cyst was...if a normal dermoid cyst, all should be benign. A couple of months after surgical removal should show no sign of the cyst ever being there. But if you feel a small "bb" shape or small bump in that area, it's the dermoid reforming...because they didn't remove the entire cyst. Here's hoping it is removed 100%!!!!

Cassidy is speaking so well! She knows her mind😊

I can’t believe how big Cassidy is getting ❤

Watching your family grow has been an absolute joy... I had babies when I was a teen one year apart and gave them both up for adoption to the father's brother and his wife who could not have kids and we come full circle when I turned 25 and after trying for 3 years to get pregnant I found out that I had trauma due to my second daughters premature birth by c section and I never knew but I had extensive scar tissue. I couldn't afford to do IVF or even adoption so I just didn't have kids and it broke me, I started down a bad path for a few years and then God delivered me and now I'm at peace at 42 with my fur babies... I rescue dogs... But I love watching y'all

I cannot believe how verbal and what an eloquent speaker Cassidy is. Such a bright little girl!! All of your girls are bright of course. Proof of excellent teachers in their parents. ❤ love watching your family.

I just love to hear Cassidy talk. Y’all are such a beautiful family. You have accomplished so much. ❤

I have been mia for a while and oh my! Can I just saw I am amazed how big Cassidy has gotten and how "grown up" she is..having full sentences, and hearing her talk makes my heart happy. She is so adorable!

All the sudden, Kinsley looks SOOOO grown-up!!!

I love listening to Phil talking, I always take so much away from what he’s saying ❤ Friends I could use some prayers please.

I had 2 brain surgeries October/November, lost my husband on Christmas Eve my life seems so chaotic right now, so overwhelming I love watching your videos thank you for this community you have created, it truly has given me comfort .

As someone who had been getting cysts since I was 10, I can relate to what she’s experiencing. I’ve had them all over including my face and inside my body. Hope it’s an easy fix for miss Cassidy ❤

I had a dermoid Cyst above my right eyebrow from the time I was born, it grew with me and I ended up being bullied in school about it. I went to a dermatologist who performed a minimal surgery at 11 and got an initial surgery. She did surgery about a 1/4 inch above my eyebrow and ended up not getting all of the cyst out and it grew back, I also now have little to no feeling in that area and a visible scar. A plastic surgeon at 13 helped me to fully remove it with a scar just at my eyebrow and it is invisible, my eyebrow grows over it and the cyst has never come back. I would go the route of the eyebrow because her hair could grow around/over it and no one would ever know. Blessings to you all❤️

My husband and I are starting our journey towards adoption 🥰 I know the Lord is going to give us a miraculous testimony through bringing us a child. Prayers for our future child and their mama would be so appreciated!

Cassidy in your onesie is priceless. I have a 14 yr old and those days went so fast

I know Callie is it your bio daughter (of course she’s your daughter) but I cant believe how much she looks like you! Your kids are beautiful ❤

Literally crying! Long time follower. Cassidy is so beautiful! You guys are the best!

Thinking back to when you lived in the two room apartment with the balcony as outside space, I remember when you got Callie, you have come so far, you also now have Cassidy who has survived so much , you have all come so far. Glad to be following on your journey. Much love from the UK.. xxxxx

Cassidy has shot up so much in the past few months. So glad you can get her such good care. The other two girls are growing up. Time is flying by. All three's hair is getting so long. Love them!!! You and Philip are such great parents!!

Alex, hearing you sing that bit of the song at the end brought me to tears. My miracle baby is now 8.5yo, I'm now divorced.. My heart aches in so many ways as I try to trust in the now & the future. 💔 🙏

Prayers for reconciliation in my family with my children and work needing done on my house. Prayers for you all also. You all are so sweet!! ❤❤❤❤

Thank you for such inspiring words, Phil and Alex your passion for life and love for this community is warming in such a cold world 🌎

I absolutely love how involved both our your and Phillips parents are in the girls and your guys life ❤

Phil, you are such a wonderful leader and example. Thank you for sharing your heart and your wisdom with us. My IVF baby needed heart surgery too and I was crying listening to your wisdom at the end of this video. You are a blessing. Your children and family are blessed to have you as their leader

Cassidy is such a little grown up.. so blessed

I could listen to Phillip all day. I would love a prayer request for my heart and my children. Facing a divorce I didn’t choose and my pain and the pain of my beautiful children is heart breaking. I have to move forward with the divorce even though I don’t want to. Thank you so much-I ❤ you guys

My 19 year old special needs son just passed away December 28. We are broken but know he’s free. As his mom I feel lost. His care was round the clock I hated it and loved it. I hated what he couldn’t do and had to go through. I loved it because he was an absolute joy to everyone who ever met him. I will forever miss everything about him

Preach Phillip! That message was for me! Please pray for me. I was laid off after 20 years as an attorney at the same firm. My instinct tells me I’m supposed to be doing something else (so I can have more time for my only child who was born via IVF). But putting myself in a situation where I earn a lot less money is scary because I need to be able to support him as well. Thank you for your prayers in advance. Amen!

Time for a big girl bed for Cassidy! As for the cyst, smallest incision right in the eyelid crease, small puncture of the cyst wall and remove contents, then remove the entire sac to prevent reoccurrence thru the small incision, then a couple/few micro-sutures (shouldn’t require more than 3-4 especially with a small incision) and all will be fine! I would recommend sedation so the surgeon isn’t dealing with a squirming little lady. Extremely simple procedure, the key to success is to make sure they remove the entire sac to prevent reoccurrence. As for her wanting to be like a Joey in the pouch, not a thing wrong with that! It just shows her bond with her momma!

Just took my 17 yr old adopted son to drug rehab one of the hardest days but best days!!! 🙏

We are moving to a new state and starting a new. After loss of my parents and my die baby, prayers for healing and for the move. Thank you Phil for the words encouragement. Alex you’re a shining star.

Your blessed to wake up everyday to those beautiful smiles! …Cassidy is growing and shows her sunshine in that smile. The girls are such great lil people, so graceful and well spoken young ladies…luv them bunches

Cassidy is just so darn cute

Please pray for my son in law. He has been dx with stage 4 colon cancer. Gods got this

Lovely words Phil I 100% agree. All the best for Cassidy's eye, she has grown so much, such a sweet wee girl 💗

Poor little Cassidy, going through so much so early in life. She is a warrior. And you, her parents, are heroes! Me and Alex gave birth almost at the same time (1 week apart), I watched her pregnancy milestones as I was experiencing them all at the same time and it was so nice going through everything and watching Alex how she deals with it like a pro, it felt like we were two friends sharing the exact same experience, I don't know, it felt really nice. I was crying with her when she was going through everything with Cassidy when she was born. I was praying for Cassidy and I was hugging my kid and thanking God she is healthy and okay. I am so involved in your story guys and I am really attached to Cassidy, as she touched my heart. Seeing her fight for her future made all of us so proud of her. You guys are an inspiration and God bless you!

So happy Cassidy is doing so amazing after her heart surgery. My baby boy 30 yrs ago died of a rare heart disease called Ebsteins anomaly. I am so happy a lot of these heart surgeries are getting so advance and better everyday. So funny how Cali and Cassidy look alike. Who have 3 beautiful girls.

alex, have you thought about dying your hair closer to your natural color? I feel like it would really suit you! I recently went back to brown and love it!

You guys are such a blessing ! Please pray for my 18 year old son who has an important exam next Tuesday ! Thank you so so much. Much love from the Netherlands.

Thank you for being a praying community. Not all social media is bad when you find channels like this. Thank you for sharing your hearts & family with us. I've enjoy watching you for years. My family needs prayer for financial security. My two young adults daughters are still @ home as they both just finished college. My oldest was working part time & found out yesterday she only has two weeks left at that job because it was a temporary internship. I work at that Law Firm as well & it's a toxic environment but we have stayed because we just moved to SoCal one year ago & needed the work. It's really a blessing because we have both said we wanted to find other jobs. We just thought it would be on our timing. Please stand in faith and prayer that we can trust God's plan is bigger than ours & better things are coming for us. Trying to be positive but it's scary. This is the first time I've not had a partner with me as I go through a financial crisis. I know God is with me and that's all we will need. Thank you...❤

WOW Cassidy really speaks so well your children are a credit to you and Philip , love your beautiful family so much xxx

Cassidy is so cute! Callie looks like you Alex (being adopted myself I’m aware that’s not biological possible) but I think nuture children do take on mannerisms! So lovely to see!

My daughter had a very similar dermoid cyst removed when she was 1. The surgery was done by a pediatric plastic surgeon, and the incision was through the crease of the eyelid. They used medical glue to close it. She is now 7, and you would never know she had anything done.

Id like prayers from all of you guys as I'm on a health journey right now to heal cancer. I'm doing this all naturally, no doctor intervention except being monitored every few months. I feel so lead to do this my way & to hopefully help others one day. Thank you for anyone who prays & I will be praying for all of you. Love you guys

Praying for your amazing family! Cassidy and Kinsley have changed so much, but sweet Callie, with those big blue eyes, looks almost exactly the same, just taller! I'm always astounded by how God made it so Kinsley looks like Phil, and Callie like Alex. I love your family! 🙏🙏🙏

Can I just say how touching Phillip's words were at the end(tears) and how absolutely ADORABLE Cassidy's need to "go back in your tummy" is..AND how BEAUTIFUL Alex's singing voice is!(so soft..you gotta really listen!) What a beautiful bunch of ppl y'all are! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤗

My prayers are with you with Cassidy I had a lot of eye surgeries when I was little because my eyes were crossed because I have Siri of cerebral palsy I was born very premature but you wouldn't know that now God was looking after me

My son (18) is starting grief counseling after losing his best friend last September. He doesn't really want to but I hope he will see the benefits and get some peace out of it. Been the hardest year of his life. Senior year of high school is supposed to be fun and it's been awful. Just ask for prayers of peace for him.

Our son has epilepisy (plus other diagnoses) and had a seizure this morning after 6 months without one. I can not tell you the number of times I wish I could take epilepisy away from him. May God bless yall!❤

I think Cassidy likes that so much because you were her so much her 1st year or so. I remember you working in the garden while you were wearing her doing dishes and cleaning house or cooking it was adorable

I can't believe how big all 3 girls are. Ok you asked for prayer request so here goes. My daughter is a single mom to a 11 yr old son. He has celiac plus he is high functioning autistic. That in itself isn't the issue. She is learning more each day. But with the ASD is aslso ADHD and severe anxiety. So to help him cope going anywhere we make a visual schedule. But also his behavioral dr put him on 2 different medications both made him not being able to sleep so she stopped it herself now he sleeps. The major issue is people that has no idea about ASD giving her parenting advise. One person has no children at all. I told her to just thank them and do what works for her and Jacoband let the rest roll off her back. So please pray that God will conroe to give her the wisdom she needs. Thank you

I hope that Cassidy is doing well with her heart. My daughter has had 3 open heart surgeries. She is 38 now and doing well I know exactly how you feel about taking away their pain. Laura was in the hospital for 3 months. I really feel that she was able to heal faster because I stayed with her the whole time. I did not let her see me or anyone else scared,. I would like you to pray for her continued good health. I know God has wrapped his healing arms around her and will do the same with Cassidy. Sending love and prayers your way.

As always Phil & Alex, Thank you thank you thank you, for sharing. Your lives are such a blessing to us all and I feel so lucky to get to see that such encouraging & good humans are also in this world, in spite of everything else we may all see & experience on the daily. Just thank you. Your family is truly THE VERY BEST ❤

She’s such a big girl and her vocabulary has expanded so much. God bless all of you guys!

Phil and Alex, thank you for sharing your story. You are wonderful people. I must have needed to hear you today because I need major prayers. I have emailed you way back when telling you my story. I believe my contact info is there. God has blessed you both with beautiful girls, and there are more to come. One day would love to travel there to meet you. God bless you

You guys are such a an inspiration. I’m trying so so hard to push myself with exposure therapy because of my agoraphobia. It’s restricting my life. This was the pep talk Philip that I needed. Your talk at the dinner table…. Wow so much thanks. I won’t ask for your prayers because someone else needs them more than me but thank you so much. ❤

I love your family! Can't believe how well Cassidy is talking now, she's so gorgeous! Hope the cyst surgery goes well x

I needed to hear those words so much today ❤️ My father passed away last week. I took care of him for 4 yrs. Now we have to decide if we can keep my childhood home or if we have to sell it. Just breaks my heart 💔

Thank you for you for always being so open and encouraging!!

If i havent been watching your vlogs since the beginning of your journey I would never be able to tell that Cassidy was born with a heart defect. She's so smart and cute and energetic. I love your beautiful family. I cant wait to see where life and God takes you guys

I am in agreement with you guys and will keep you in my prayers concerning your child's forthcoming surgery. Much love and blessings!

I have had 3 heart surgeries and I’m thankful that for the time being that I don’t need another heart surgery but I’m so happy to hear that your family doesn’t have to worry about that

Your channel has been such a huge blessing to me! I have been watching your challenge for 4 years and 6 months ago my husband and I started our infertility journey. It is such a hard road and you guys are helping me not feel so alone!

So glad that will be addressed now, thought the doctors would have done that long ago. Understand the triggering 🌹love Cassidy's conversation

All of the girls are growing up so beautifully and so kind. Good job mom and dad 💕

What a meaningful topic today. Phil I loved your talk and it is so true. I will reflect on this thought in the future when talking myself out of taking the easy way out! Blessings💞

I am from the UK, but my niece had a dermoid cyst, a little bit higher than Cassidys and it was successfully removed her any problems. All the surgeon said was that make sure to get the sack out. There’s no scar to see now. iAnd she was about 4 when She was she got the surgery.

I had one removed as a teen. They did the incision at my eyebrow. I get fantom pains when weather is bad. My surgery took longer and I started to wake up so as a teen I had nightmares that a sewing machine was running over my face. My cyst was the size of a golf ball but they thought it was a size of a dime it was checked to see if it was cancerous but it was not. Prayers for your family

My girl is losing her eyesight she needs to have an operation which is going to be difficult for her as she has severe learning difficulties and autism and epilepsy I’m really scared for her as twice we have been close to losing her xxx

Thank you for that talk Phil. I really needed it ❤️

Prayers needed here, God understands why, thank you.

It has been a joy watching your family grow and seeing your homestead flourish! It has also been an encouragement for me as a great Aunt watching my niece mother my great nephew who is 2 , born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome! He has had two of the three surgeries already! He goes in on Tuesday, 1/31 for his checkup; Please pray for all to be well and for Kate's mama's heart to be in faith and trust that God has Jackson's life in His Loving Hands! Cassidy is such a beautiful gift along with your other two beauties! Blessings and prayers for you all! ❤️

Alex, you are allowed to have a bit of anxiety when it comes to Cassidy. Look at what you have all been through. Please remind yourself though, that you & Phillip have also come a long way in this journey called life. Look at what you have been through (eg:- infertility, having a heart baby) & then remind yourself how INCREDIBLE you both are because you have supported each other through everything and you have been blessed with such a beautiful family (& I know you know how blessed you are). What amazes me though, is through your journey you always find a way to encourage others and that is such a beautiful thing (just goes to show how amazing you are). Anyway, I know you will help Cassidy through this next part of her journey and you will thrive yet again. ❤

***Thank you *** I needed to see you all today! What a BEAUTIFUL BLESSINGS you all are❤️ Be Well & Joyful Adventures Always

WOW Cassidy is really talking so good. She is growing up so fast. Love and Blessings to you all. Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘

I have that kind of cyst but on my brain stem. It was found after I started having symptoms from the cyst growing and damaging my nerves. I had brain surgery but they weren’t able to get it all without causing major damage. I’m glad Cassidy will be getting this done before it causes any major problems.

Cassidy is so sweet 😇 I'm trying hard to loose weight and be healthy and make time to move- you're right , it's an easy choice decision to eat what you want - it's harder to make the right decision and get that end goal. Thank you 😊

My son and daughter-in-law have started the foster/adoption process. We'd appreciate prayers. Thank you

Your 3 girls are pure precious... you're both great parents.

Cassidy is adorable, I could listen to her talking all day, hug's and kisses little princess, good luck with your surgery,lots of love from Ireland,

Wow!! I needed to hear this so bad Philip, thank you. I do have some medical decisions to make, and need prayers for making those decisions for better health. Thank you again, I just love you all so much.

Thank you for sharing your lives with us. You should ask her if she remembers being in your tummy. Some kids do when they are younger but very very few.

I’ve really been down today. Listening to Phil picked me Up. Thank you.

Callie is so sweet!! As the middle child she needs more attention. Enjoy her!!!

I had a cyste like Cassidy and got it removed. You can´t see the scar. She will do fine.

Thank you, Phil, I needed very much to hear this today.

Holy Cassidy !! You’re so independent and a smart gal It’s so sad but heart warming to see you grow up !!

I want to start off by saying thank you! the last couple of videos you have put out have been messages I have needed to hear. Today's was a hard one but exactly what I needed to hear. I am struggling with health issues. It has been recommended I see a rheumatologist so we can try to get genetic testing done to figure things out but I am terrified of what it could show. I take care of my mom and I just am scared of what the testing could reveal. I have no kids and it scares me of what I could be facing in the future. I would love it if you all could be praying that I have the courage to set up the appointment with a rheumatologist and that I will find one that is caring and understanding!

The difference between surviving and thriving. Love watching you guys! You are making the best decision for her future, but it so hard. Praying for you all! You can do it!

You guys are such an inspiration,beautiful people so blessed to listen to you.❤❤❤

I love how hopeful and encouraging you are, it brings peace and comfort to all of us! Prayer request: I have recently quit my job in sales to peruse something more fulfilling. I don’t have a job to go to but I took a leap of faith because I knew I needed to. It was hard to leave a comfortable place but I know it’s not what I’m meant to do. Please pray to help me find my way. Sending all the love and hugs from London xxx

Amazon has a crib tent so that little girl one can't get out of the crib. It was a life saver for us until we were ready for big girl bed.

We’re in the midst of adoption and it’s hard. Waiting on a match and discouraged. Seeking Him.

So nice to se that last miracle baby of yours getting so big! They are so cute!

Thank you for that discussion. Please pray for me for God to give me my own stable family, i.e. a God-fearing, loving husband and two children. I am "late" to this prayer agewise, but nothing is too late for God.

🐷 Hey friend, Your girls are all so, soo cute.. Cassidy is getting so big, but it seems like she gotten bigger over night.. I have noticed that's she is talking more, and that she's doing the cutest little things.. It's so cute to see Cassidy, try to do what the big kids do, and the big kids are so patient with her when she's trying to do what they are doing.. Phil, and Alex; I want to take a little time to say Thank you, for letting me "us" be a part of your extended family, and for sharing your beautiful, sweet, caring, kind girl with me "us". Also, for sharing your wisdom and knowledge, and your story with me "us". Thank You!! 🙂💛

Thank you Phil. I definitely needed that encouragement.

Ps I hope cassidys eye surgery goes well and my warrior has had over 20 little procedures and I don't regret any off them as while they are young they will forget about it xx all my love to you all as a family ❤️ xxx Kat Glasgow Scotland 🥰🥰

Both of the restaurants are good. You mentioned I went to both of them while my husband was going to Vanderbilt while he was alive and going through brain cancer meningioma and edema before he passed away in October 2022

Place prayers for my family we had a lote of loss family thank you Valerie Fischer f Santa Fe New Mexico

Oh my how the kids have grown! I've been watching you from the beginning. My sister lived in the same town as you in California.