Yet the Lord will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. Psalm 42:8
Earlier today we sent out a "9-1-1" prayer request for Abby. Since then Dr. Pearson has checked her back and found no leakage from the lump that has formed. He said he is "not willing to call the surgery a failure yet." Well, NEITHER ARE WE!!! The good news is 1. The lump hasn't caused any leakage through the surgery wound, and 2. It hasn't gotten any bigger. We just checked it again at 12:30 a.m. and there still was no leakage, so Praise God!
The grandfather of a little boy in the Children's Hospital said to me, "These children are the ones going through so much and they're still smiling, so why should we cry?" That really stuck with me. Today has been a great day...Abby has been so happy and playful. To look at her you would never guess that she has just been through two major surgeries. And even though we are facing another tough battle, we choose to smile, not cry. We pray. We stand on God's Word. And we rest.
So, we would like to share all about Abby's day and who she saw, etc...it was pretty interesting and blessed!
Ready to roll with Daddy! This is Abby's first time sitting in a stroller WITHOUT THE DOUGHNUT PILLOW ON HER BACK! (Before the surgery, there was a meningocele the size of Michael's fist in the center of Abby's back.) It feels so funny for us as parents to just sit her in a stroller. Normally it would take both of us to do this. Now it is so easy since Abby's surgery.
Our camera missed the actual kiss...yes it was a good one!
Abby didn't quite know what to think of the cow ride!
This precious young lady, Kristin, was in the hospital lobby today and just happened to ask if our baby was adopted from China. When we said yes, she told us that she was good friends with Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter, Emily. They went to high school together. We were so excited to meet her and told her how much our Shaohannah's Hope Grant had meant. She let us take this picture of her and Abby together and we are hoping she can relay to the Chapman's how grateful we are for their generosity. How cool is that??????
Abby giving sugar to her new friend, Dashan. They both light up every time they see each other...it's a real heart connection.
Us with our new friends, the Patel family. We have all three just fallen in love with them.
Enjoying some mother-daughter time together.
**To all of you who have sent messages and comments to MADISON and her family: We took our laptop down to their room today and let them read your comments. We also told them about the personal emails and phone calls we have received. Madison's mom wept as she read your comments. Your prayers are making a difference. Thank you for caring and for encouraging this family. We do not have anything new to report, but will continue to post as we receive news. **
4 comments:
Abby is beautiful Jawanna and I have never seen you look so beautiful. You were made for this. Love Gale Powell
Jay, We are so thankful to hear the encouraging news. We trust that God will completely heal Abby. We continue to pray for Abby and her new friends at the hospital. Love ya, Mel
Jawanna - you look amazingly beautiful.
We do not know you guys other than through this blog, but I find that if we have been out and about as we have today and are during the school week, I can't wait to check in with your blogspot to see how Abby and Madison are doing. When you sent out the 911 and we saw it yesterday, I called our daughter Mattelyn to come from her play room and told her in simple terms what was going on. We stopped right then and got on our knees to pray for you guys. Mattelyn is only 5 but she is getting to be quite the little prayer warrior. We will continue to lift up your prayer request for Abby and Madison. Abbby reminds me so much of our daughter -- the way her face just lights up when she smiles and the spunk and personality I can see she has by looking at her pictures. When you guys get back to Mobile and get recovered I would love for Mattelyn and Abby to meet.
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