June 9, 2021 Wednesday Evening
Long day! So many precious moments God gave. It was a crazy busy morning, then stopping everything to be able to spend a few hours with my man is such a blessing. I continue to share 3-4 devotions with him each day, sing along with praise music, pray over him, chat about all that is going on and then, I think his favorite are the White Sox video clips. His eyes open when I turn it on, but it is the eyebrows, they move a lot when he is tuned in, lol. He is so cute. God shows me every day that Steve is still in there and fighting, so I am fighting too. When he is wakeful, it seems to me that he is making effort to look for who is talking and he is starting to move his head around more again, which he hasn't done a lot of since before the trach was put in.
Today I didn't get much visit time, but, I was allowed to go with him to surgery to remove the dialysis and central line from his neck and replace them in his chest where it will be more comfortable and more stable. Moving someone on a ventilator is not something they like to do as it is very stressful on his body, but Steve got down there, went through the procedure and back upstairs like a champ! Nurse Michelle and a team from surgery prepared him, and then re-did all the connections when he got back to his room again. It is really a pretty big ordeal. I am so thankful for their training and calling on their lives, what a blessing! After he was settled I had a few minutes to pray over him and remind him what just happened and that they were still going to do dialysis this evening. When I talked to night nurse Gary, he said that his BP meds were at 90 to help him through dialysis, and his BP was better than before the procedure. ❤️
I had the opportunity and was so blessed to pray over Steve's day nurse Michelle and later, his night nurse Gary today. I loved seeing and speaking words of life over the new people I met in Surgery too. I feel like my heart is going to explode with gladness every time God gives me the opportunity to speak into another person. He is so good to allow us to share in that!
I keep receiving the same message, In my devotion "Streams in the Desert" for today, There was a story of a woman who was very hard working, and a triumphant Christian. Another woman came up and asked her how she could be happy when all of the what-ifs could happen to her, she could lose her job, or get sick and not be able to work... The triumphant Christian said STOP! I never get lost in the What-Ifs. The Lord is my Shepherd, and I shall not be in want. She told the woman that she better give up those What-Ifs and trust in The Lord! In Hebrews 13:5-6 "Be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?"
You can google Streams in the Desert daily devotion and it will pop up. There is an awesome poem after the above synopsis and a line says: "But I smile and sing and say: 'I will hope and trust always; I'll bear the sorrow that comes tomorrow, But I'll borrow none today.'
A good friend of mine posted this from America's Got Talent. It is awesome and the most important part is the very last thing she says after singing at the very end. PLEASE watch to the very end! https://youtu.be/CZJvBfoHDk0
I know that this season is really, really hard. I know that what we are going through has brought up past traumas that some of you may have been through, losses, and, things that you may fear the deepest. Grief is hard. I grieve for what Steve missed today, and then I need to get back up and start being thankful. It gets me out of that dark mindset pretty quickly. I know Steve, many of you know Steve very well too. You know that it would grieve him to his core if you were stuck in grief and not living, loving, going forward. He is pretty smart and catches up quickly! As I said before, he is fighting, so we are fighting. Fighting means living and choosing to live in hope, hope of the future. Fighting means loving one another when it is hard, kindness when there is difficulty, shining the light of Jesus in dark places. We don't know where this road trip will take us, but for me, I am darned tootin' if I'm not going to look for and celebrate every single blessing on the way.
Adam can go home tomorrow!!!! We are so excited and if he is doing well enough, they may come to see Steve! My heart is just so excited! He will have outpatient physical therapy. Prayers for full restoration from head to toe!
Have a blessed night! Again, it is another crazy day tomorrow as we count down to our move and stay at the Schnabel retreat! Love you all!`
Comments
- Loutie ZerboThank you Heather, Praise be to the Almighty God who is bringing to perfection the healing He started.🙏🏿6/10/21
- Sheila EmbreyLove you Heather! I'm continuing to pray and believe God for His miracle healing for Steve. I am amazed at the blessings being poured out through you to the staff at the hospital and to all of us reading your posts. ❤❤❤6/10/21
- Tim GroeThank you for these daily updates. Prayers are continuing from Washington State for Steve, yourself, and your family.6/10/21
- Yvette PerriGod is our refuge and strength our stronghold in times of trouble. He will go before us. He will never forsake us. Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Amen!6/10/21
- Jeannine Santo ZupoWow Nightbirde. Beautiful- thank you for sharing. Just in awe at God’s goodness and the peace he brings you when you send us updates. Joy despite the circumstances.6/9/21
- Carla VanattaI first started using Streams in the Desert devotions in college. It is amazing how timeless the devotions can be in many life situations. So glad they and many other resources are so helpful. I'm out of the loop as far as what else is going on in your life, but I can tell there are many things. Keep celebrating everything you can and trust in the Lord with all your heart. The love and prayers of so many back you, and Jesus is carrying you. Love from Genoa, IL6/9/21
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