Well, I'm obviously not as diligent about keeping this up as I used to be, but I did want to share the news from my last appointment and what's been going on since.
David and I went to the doctor on the 30th of last month and they had discovered that the cyst had grown a little bit. Because she had grown as well, it still is not causing any harm. She appears to be doing well physically. The doctor did want us to set up a consult with the pediatric surgeon there in Columbia so if he did have to do surgery, we'd be familiar with him. That appointment is next Thursday.
Since that appointment, I had started having some contractions, pretty regularly and since I was in the hospital while pregnant with Ryan due to pre-term contractions, I thought I should go ahead and call the doctor. We made a trip to Columbia that day (Feb 4) and thankfully my body showed no signs of progressing into labor, though Allison's head was very low. The doctor did want to start seeing me weekly though. The next day I felt great but then the contractions picked up again. On Sunday, one of our elders gave a message titled "All things are possible with God". It was such an encouragement!! (if you'd like to hear it, you can click on our favorite links on the left titled "Lake Road Sermons") That night, while having contractions 3 minutes apart, I remembered the message "Is anything too difficult for Me?"; God, who made the heavens and the earth by His great power and by His outstretched arm... God who is over all flesh... (Jeremiah 32:17,27) NO! So, I asked God to take the contractions away. God, my Father, in His great kindness answered and since that night, I have had no regular contractions, only occassional ones that is normal at this point in the pregnancy, even after being on my feet for over 5 hours straight one day and then being up most of that night with a sick child (all things that would easily set me off before). Oh what a privilege to be His child!!
I had to cancel my weekly appointment for last week due to a sick child again and David was gone to a Bible conference in Bentley LA (another thing that wouldn't have worked out if I had continued to have contractions). Then, this week, the doctor is out, so I won't be seeing him again until next Thursday, the 26th. It's been wonderful just resting in His arms knowing that it's not the doctor, ultimately, that's taking care of me and baby Allison, but it's my heavenly Father.
Jesus, I am resting, resting
In the joy of what thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of thy loving heart.
Thou hast bid me gaze upon thee,
As thy beauty fills my soul,
For by thy transforming power,
Thou hast made me whole.
Jesus, I am resting, resting
In the joy of what thou art;
I am finding out the greatness
Of thy loving heart.
O how great thy lovingkindness,
Vaster, broader than the sea!
O how marvelous thy goodness
Lavished all on me!
Yes, I rest in thee, Beloved,
Know what wealth of grace is thine,
Know thy certainty of promise
And have made it mine.
Simply trusting thee, Lord Jesus,
I behold thee as thou art,
And thy love, so pure, so changeless,
Satisfies my heart;
Satisfies its deepest longings,
Meets, supplies its every need,
Compasseth me round with blessings:
Thine is love indeed.
Ever lift thy face upon me
As I work and wait for thee;
Resting 'neath thy smile, Lord Jesus,
Earth's dark shadows flee.
Brightness of my Father's glory,
Sunshine of my Father's face,
Keep me ever trusting, resting,
Fill me with thy grace.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Update from last appointment
Well, we're slow in getting this out, but we wanted to let everyone know how our appointment on our last visit went. Baby Allison was fine; nothing has seemed to change. The doctor looked for quite a while at her; later he said he was looking closely at her lung tissue. It seems the cyst is taking up 1/3 to 1/2 of her left lung tissue. We won't know until she's born how she'll do, but given the circumstances and my tendancy to have quick labors, he wanted to go ahead and set up an induction date to assure the baby will be born in Columbia where there are doctors and clinics that are better equiped for treating baby's with health conditions. After explaining my history 0f going into labor early, with the last two, he decided to just take it one week at a time as the due date approaches and then set up an induction date then. We have another appointment/ultrasound this Friday.
At home things have been pretty crazy. We decided to do some room shuffling, giving the three kids our very large room, Allison the girls' old room, and we took the smallest room in the middle. Because of this we needed some new furniture and the Lord was very kind to provide! It has been very fun and exciting for all of us to have new rooms, though we still have a little bit to go before we're completely settled. Until then, our house has been a mess!
This song was requested at our church when we first learned about Allison's condition and we sang it again today. It is so good! I hope it will be an encouragement for you as well!
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
William Cowper
At home things have been pretty crazy. We decided to do some room shuffling, giving the three kids our very large room, Allison the girls' old room, and we took the smallest room in the middle. Because of this we needed some new furniture and the Lord was very kind to provide! It has been very fun and exciting for all of us to have new rooms, though we still have a little bit to go before we're completely settled. Until then, our house has been a mess!
This song was requested at our church when we first learned about Allison's condition and we sang it again today. It is so good! I hope it will be an encouragement for you as well!
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
William Cowper
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A Few Pictures to Share
We went to a wedding this past weekend and took a family photo. The girls were excited about wearing some new dresses they got and Daddy was excited about getting a tie ready for Ryan (thanks to Grandpa).
Ryan has grown to love horses. We got some books at the library today and he loves looking at the pictures of all the horses. The girls, who were playing dress up, had me come into their room to see what was going on with Ryan. I thought it was too cute to pass up sharing with everyone else. : )
Friday, January 2, 2009
"God is So Good"
We had another doctor's appointment today in Columbia and wanted to give everyone an update.
They did, as usual, an ultrasound of the baby measuring her growth as well as checking on the cyst. She's just where she's supposed to be, size-wise, and the doctor said the cyst doesn't seem to have changed much. He did say that he's been in correspondence with a neonatologist and that we had an appointment to meet with him afterwards. We ended up having to wait half an hour because the social worker, that was to be there as well, wasn't available until then. After hearing that we were meeting with a baby specialist as well as a social worker, we were bracing for the worst. We assumed the social worker was to be there for moral support and to make sure we had a support network at home.
During the appointment, we discovered that the neonatologist not only had seen these cases before, but also teaches medical students on it. To our surprise, he was very upbeat about the whole thing. What he expects is for baby Allison to be born and that nothing will need to be done about the cyst unless she began to show symptoms. Many people have cysts and don't even know it until they have an x-ray done for another reason. Worst case scenario (5% chance) is that the cyst is attached to airway passages and after she's born and begins breathing, the cyst fills with air but has no way to get out, causing it to grow with every breath. If that were the case, they would need to surgically remove it, which the pediatric surgeon has done a couple of times there in Columbia. We were very thankful for the report!
It's so neat to think of God's Hand in this! At the first appointment, the OB doctor wanted to go in right then to try to aspirate the cyst, which, considering all that's involved, is probably a dangerous procedure; however, God had her turned in such a way that the doctor couldn't get to it. Today, she was turned in a perfect position (according to the doctor) if they were to aspirate, but now know she could go all her life with this cyst and live a perfectly normal life. I'm SO thankful He's in control of everything and that His kind Hand is upon her little life!!
One of the great blessings of this "trial" has been the hour and a half drives down and back with David. Today, David brought along some messages that were interviews that had been broadcasted on Family Life Today. They were a testimony of the lives of John and Donna Bishop. He had contracted meningitis, after having been married about 24 years and as a result of that had a case of amnesia (he completely lost every bit of his memory). He didn't know who he was, who his wife and 3 sons were, how to eat, walk, etc. Now it's been 15 years and 8 months ago, due to cluster headaches, he became legally blind. He's in constant pain from headaches but he is so full of joy! Here are some quotes from him (because of his illness, he speaks more child-like): "That night I hurting so bad and I listened to Psalm and it said 'Oh taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusteth in Him!' Psalm 34:8; and I said 'God, I gonna believe you're good if I never get better, I still gonna believe your good because that what your Word says.' and I said 'Lord, this must be what faith means is believing you even when I don't feel like it.' So I gonna believe God good whether I feel good or not. I gonna believe God good whether I get better or not, just cause the Bible say it."
If you'd like to listen to his and his wife's testimonies, there are three interviews and each one is 30 minutes long. They'll only be on this link for a limited time. I highly recommend these!! To see the joy in this man's life despite his past trials as well as his current ones, including constant pain, is SO encouraging. Here are the links to the interviews in order:
episode 1
episode 2
episode 3
I hope they're as much of a blessing to you as they were to David and me!
Thank you all again for your prayers! "Praise the Savior, ye who know Him, who can tell how much we owe Him. Gladly let us render to Him all we have and are!"
They did, as usual, an ultrasound of the baby measuring her growth as well as checking on the cyst. She's just where she's supposed to be, size-wise, and the doctor said the cyst doesn't seem to have changed much. He did say that he's been in correspondence with a neonatologist and that we had an appointment to meet with him afterwards. We ended up having to wait half an hour because the social worker, that was to be there as well, wasn't available until then. After hearing that we were meeting with a baby specialist as well as a social worker, we were bracing for the worst. We assumed the social worker was to be there for moral support and to make sure we had a support network at home.
During the appointment, we discovered that the neonatologist not only had seen these cases before, but also teaches medical students on it. To our surprise, he was very upbeat about the whole thing. What he expects is for baby Allison to be born and that nothing will need to be done about the cyst unless she began to show symptoms. Many people have cysts and don't even know it until they have an x-ray done for another reason. Worst case scenario (5% chance) is that the cyst is attached to airway passages and after she's born and begins breathing, the cyst fills with air but has no way to get out, causing it to grow with every breath. If that were the case, they would need to surgically remove it, which the pediatric surgeon has done a couple of times there in Columbia. We were very thankful for the report!
It's so neat to think of God's Hand in this! At the first appointment, the OB doctor wanted to go in right then to try to aspirate the cyst, which, considering all that's involved, is probably a dangerous procedure; however, God had her turned in such a way that the doctor couldn't get to it. Today, she was turned in a perfect position (according to the doctor) if they were to aspirate, but now know she could go all her life with this cyst and live a perfectly normal life. I'm SO thankful He's in control of everything and that His kind Hand is upon her little life!!
One of the great blessings of this "trial" has been the hour and a half drives down and back with David. Today, David brought along some messages that were interviews that had been broadcasted on Family Life Today. They were a testimony of the lives of John and Donna Bishop. He had contracted meningitis, after having been married about 24 years and as a result of that had a case of amnesia (he completely lost every bit of his memory). He didn't know who he was, who his wife and 3 sons were, how to eat, walk, etc. Now it's been 15 years and 8 months ago, due to cluster headaches, he became legally blind. He's in constant pain from headaches but he is so full of joy! Here are some quotes from him (because of his illness, he speaks more child-like): "That night I hurting so bad and I listened to Psalm and it said 'Oh taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusteth in Him!' Psalm 34:8; and I said 'God, I gonna believe you're good if I never get better, I still gonna believe your good because that what your Word says.' and I said 'Lord, this must be what faith means is believing you even when I don't feel like it.' So I gonna believe God good whether I feel good or not. I gonna believe God good whether I get better or not, just cause the Bible say it."
If you'd like to listen to his and his wife's testimonies, there are three interviews and each one is 30 minutes long. They'll only be on this link for a limited time. I highly recommend these!! To see the joy in this man's life despite his past trials as well as his current ones, including constant pain, is SO encouraging. Here are the links to the interviews in order:
episode 1
episode 2
episode 3
I hope they're as much of a blessing to you as they were to David and me!
Thank you all again for your prayers! "Praise the Savior, ye who know Him, who can tell how much we owe Him. Gladly let us render to Him all we have and are!"
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The Kindness of the Lord
Our appointment was today in Columbia and there were a few things we were specifically asking God to help in. One of the things was concerning the weather. We are under an ice storm warning and this is what part of it says, "An Ice Storm Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of ice accumulations will make travel dangerous or impossible." So, we prayerfully proceeded leaving earlier than we normally would to allow for slow speeds and prepared with pleny of warm winter garb. The warning began at noon today and so far this winter season, they've seemed to be right on. The Lord in His kindness has held it back, allowing us to travel all the way there and back with no precipitation along the way! It's now 4:30 and the sprinkles have just started. :)
The second main prayer going into the appointment was that we would not be in limbo having to decide what to do; aspirate the cyst or leave it alone. We prayed that God would make it clear just as He had done for Abraham's servant in finding a bride for Isaac; that He would send His angel before us. They did the ultrasound, measuring the cyst and looking at the heart, then the doctor came in, briefly looked as well and without hesitation said, "I think we're just going to leave this alone and keep an eye on it." That's exactly what I was hoping to hear! The cyst hadn't grown, it wasn't affecting the baby's heart, and the lungs are developing fine. Instead of having to make trips to Columbia weekly, we can now go every other week. The doctor said that if the cyst stayed the same, which he seemed to expect it to do, then we would just deliver and let the pediatric surgeon take care of it after delivery. So, we'll plan to deliver down there.
We wanted to thank everyone for their prayers! I honestly haven't known how to pray concerning all of this and feel I'm more just resting in the Hands of my Savior and soveirgn Lord while my brothers and sisters bear the burden in prayer. How thankful we are for each of you!! If God puts us on your heart, please continue to pray! We'll know more as the pregnancy progresses and we speak with the pediatric surgeon as to any dangers this could impose on baby Allison once she's born, etc.
As we were approaching Columbia and I was getting anxious, this song came on the CD we were listening to. God, as He always has, came with His comforting Hand and settled and comforted my heart. This song seems to be the theme song of this whole trial. Whether God chooses to completely work a miracle in Allison's life by removing the cyst, to have her live a handicapped life, or to take her life early, this is our prayer:
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
To receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us
All Your purposes for Your glory.
Teach us, Lord, full obedience,
Holy reverence, true humility;
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow'r that can never fail—
Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us—
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we'll stand on Your promises,
And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory.
The second main prayer going into the appointment was that we would not be in limbo having to decide what to do; aspirate the cyst or leave it alone. We prayed that God would make it clear just as He had done for Abraham's servant in finding a bride for Isaac; that He would send His angel before us. They did the ultrasound, measuring the cyst and looking at the heart, then the doctor came in, briefly looked as well and without hesitation said, "I think we're just going to leave this alone and keep an eye on it." That's exactly what I was hoping to hear! The cyst hadn't grown, it wasn't affecting the baby's heart, and the lungs are developing fine. Instead of having to make trips to Columbia weekly, we can now go every other week. The doctor said that if the cyst stayed the same, which he seemed to expect it to do, then we would just deliver and let the pediatric surgeon take care of it after delivery. So, we'll plan to deliver down there.
We wanted to thank everyone for their prayers! I honestly haven't known how to pray concerning all of this and feel I'm more just resting in the Hands of my Savior and soveirgn Lord while my brothers and sisters bear the burden in prayer. How thankful we are for each of you!! If God puts us on your heart, please continue to pray! We'll know more as the pregnancy progresses and we speak with the pediatric surgeon as to any dangers this could impose on baby Allison once she's born, etc.
As we were approaching Columbia and I was getting anxious, this song came on the CD we were listening to. God, as He always has, came with His comforting Hand and settled and comforted my heart. This song seems to be the theme song of this whole trial. Whether God chooses to completely work a miracle in Allison's life by removing the cyst, to have her live a handicapped life, or to take her life early, this is our prayer:
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
To receive the food of Your Holy Word.
Take Your truth, plant it deep in us;
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness,
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith.
Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us
All Your purposes for Your glory.
Teach us, Lord, full obedience,
Holy reverence, true humility;
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of Your purity.
Cause our faith to rise; cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority.
Words of pow'r that can never fail—
Let their truth prevail over unbelief.
Speak, O Lord, and renew our minds;
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us—
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity.
And by grace we'll stand on Your promises,
And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us.
Speak, O Lord, till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sacrifice
These are some quotes from Joseph Hall in his book Contemplations. This was his contemplation of Abraham offering Isaac; which that whole passage has been an encouragement to me during this trial with baby Allison.
"The only way to find comfort in an earthly thing, is to surrender it (in a faithful carelessness) into the hands of God."
"Whatsoever is dearest to us upon earth, is our Isaac: happy are we, if we can sacrifice it to God. Those shall never rest with Abraham, that cannot sacrifice with Abraham."
God has been faithful, with every child, to remind us of the need to offer them up to Him. No matter what their calling in life and how short or long their lives are lived, all that matters is that Christ, and Christ alone, be glorified in them!
"The only way to find comfort in an earthly thing, is to surrender it (in a faithful carelessness) into the hands of God."
"Whatsoever is dearest to us upon earth, is our Isaac: happy are we, if we can sacrifice it to God. Those shall never rest with Abraham, that cannot sacrifice with Abraham."
God has been faithful, with every child, to remind us of the need to offer them up to Him. No matter what their calling in life and how short or long their lives are lived, all that matters is that Christ, and Christ alone, be glorified in them!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Baby Girl
..."Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,And the light around me will be night,"
Even the darkness is not dark to You,
And the night is as bright as the day
Darkness and light are alike to You.
For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother's womb.
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them. Psalm 139:11-16
When God was weaving this little baby girl in my womb, apart from our knowledge, He chose to place a fluid producing cell in her upper left chest where there was no place for it to drain. Thus, the cell produced fluid, and since it had no place to drain, it created a cyst in that location. The condition is known as Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM) and is very rare. There are 5 different types of this malformation and of those types, this baby has the most treatable, Type 1 which means instead of several cysts, there is only 1 cyst. The cyst, however, is rather large taking up about 1/4 of her chest. The concern is that if the cyst continues to grow, it could push the heart over (it has already a little but not enough to cause damage) causing damage to the arteries and veins that are connected to the heart. Also damage that could be done is the cyst pushing the esophagus over affecting fluid intake/outtake, and the cyst is in the way for the lung, once she is born, to expand as much as it needs in order for her to breathe properly. God has been kind to not allow the cyst to cause any harm to any organs at this time.
The doctor, a specialist in Columbia, wanted to treat the cyst immediately by inserting a needle through my stomach into the baby and into the cyst to aspirate the fluid in the cyst. The baby, however, was turned in such a way that her left side was down toward me and they wouldn't have been able to get to the cyst. It's comforting to know that God is in control of everything! The doctor decided to not push, to give us time to read some material and think about it, and we'll return in one week, next Thursday at 1:30, to evaluate the cyst and see if the baby has turned in a way that they could reach it. After reading on it, I saw that these cysts have been known to go down on their own, or even stay the same while the baby still grows allowing room for the organs to locate in their proper places. The doctor didn't indicate this, but hadn't had time to read the information he gave me and with it being so rare, I don't know how often he sees this. I think he was hoping to treat it quickly because it's border-line dangerous right now for the baby. After asking more about draining the cyst, the doctor said he wouldn't be surprised if the cyst filled back up (it was almost as if that's what he expected, but there was no way to know until we drained it). If it did fill back up, then he would have to go in and put a shunt into the cyst and baby's chest to stay until delivery, and then treated immediately by a surgical pediatrician.
We have so much to be thankful for in this like for David's job where he only has to work 4 days a week and those are flexible allowing him to take a day to travel to Columbia with me without taking time off, that the type of cyst the baby has is the easiest to treat, that the cyst hasn't caused any harm to the baby as of now, that He is sovereign and Lord over everything! What a privilege and blessing to be His children, to know that all things work together for the good of His children, that He loves us with an infinite love, that He's "too wise to be mistaken and too good to be unkind", that there are NO accidents!, that His love and compassion are infinite and that He has, can and will take far better care for this little girl than I ever could. I could go on and on!!! Our prayer is that above all, Christ would be glorified through this little child that He has created, that He would display His glory and power through her; He created her, she is His! That we would say and respond exactly how He would desire before the doctors, nurses and everyone. That as the rose petals are crushed by His loving Hand (just as His Son), we would pour forth a sweet smelling aroma pleasing to Him and too fragrant to be missed by all around us, and that through the fire of tribulation, we would be made more pure in order for others to see Him and Him alone reflected in us! Oh the blessing of being His child!!!
When God was weaving this little baby girl in my womb, apart from our knowledge, He chose to place a fluid producing cell in her upper left chest where there was no place for it to drain. Thus, the cell produced fluid, and since it had no place to drain, it created a cyst in that location. The condition is known as Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation (CCAM) and is very rare. There are 5 different types of this malformation and of those types, this baby has the most treatable, Type 1 which means instead of several cysts, there is only 1 cyst. The cyst, however, is rather large taking up about 1/4 of her chest. The concern is that if the cyst continues to grow, it could push the heart over (it has already a little but not enough to cause damage) causing damage to the arteries and veins that are connected to the heart. Also damage that could be done is the cyst pushing the esophagus over affecting fluid intake/outtake, and the cyst is in the way for the lung, once she is born, to expand as much as it needs in order for her to breathe properly. God has been kind to not allow the cyst to cause any harm to any organs at this time.
The doctor, a specialist in Columbia, wanted to treat the cyst immediately by inserting a needle through my stomach into the baby and into the cyst to aspirate the fluid in the cyst. The baby, however, was turned in such a way that her left side was down toward me and they wouldn't have been able to get to the cyst. It's comforting to know that God is in control of everything! The doctor decided to not push, to give us time to read some material and think about it, and we'll return in one week, next Thursday at 1:30, to evaluate the cyst and see if the baby has turned in a way that they could reach it. After reading on it, I saw that these cysts have been known to go down on their own, or even stay the same while the baby still grows allowing room for the organs to locate in their proper places. The doctor didn't indicate this, but hadn't had time to read the information he gave me and with it being so rare, I don't know how often he sees this. I think he was hoping to treat it quickly because it's border-line dangerous right now for the baby. After asking more about draining the cyst, the doctor said he wouldn't be surprised if the cyst filled back up (it was almost as if that's what he expected, but there was no way to know until we drained it). If it did fill back up, then he would have to go in and put a shunt into the cyst and baby's chest to stay until delivery, and then treated immediately by a surgical pediatrician.
We have so much to be thankful for in this like for David's job where he only has to work 4 days a week and those are flexible allowing him to take a day to travel to Columbia with me without taking time off, that the type of cyst the baby has is the easiest to treat, that the cyst hasn't caused any harm to the baby as of now, that He is sovereign and Lord over everything! What a privilege and blessing to be His children, to know that all things work together for the good of His children, that He loves us with an infinite love, that He's "too wise to be mistaken and too good to be unkind", that there are NO accidents!, that His love and compassion are infinite and that He has, can and will take far better care for this little girl than I ever could. I could go on and on!!! Our prayer is that above all, Christ would be glorified through this little child that He has created, that He would display His glory and power through her; He created her, she is His! That we would say and respond exactly how He would desire before the doctors, nurses and everyone. That as the rose petals are crushed by His loving Hand (just as His Son), we would pour forth a sweet smelling aroma pleasing to Him and too fragrant to be missed by all around us, and that through the fire of tribulation, we would be made more pure in order for others to see Him and Him alone reflected in us! Oh the blessing of being His child!!!
"Bless the LORD, O my soul, And all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who satisfies your years with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle. " Psalm 103
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