God's word teaches us to "be anxious for nothing." Instead, we are taught in everything to give thanks making our petitions known to the Lord. I moment by moment seek to remind myself of this. Tomorrow, should the Lord grant it, is in His control. Why should I worry or be anxious as to what it holds?
Tomorrow, Thursday, July 26, is another visit to Duke. We'll hopefully finish the evalutation for transplant for Micah, still knowing that our Awesome and Mighty God can do the miraculous. Micah will also see the GI doctor tomorrow for a follow-up from last week's episode. For those who may not know, last week Micah spit up some blood and had some blood in his stool. Because of the time of day, Sarah was instructed to take him to the Duke Emergency Room where they ran some tests and kept him overnight for observation. It hasn't returned since then. This, unfortunately, is a possible common occurrence as the liver becomes more diseased and the body is affected by it. So please continue to pray for wisdom and guidance, as well as for our visit to Duke tomorrow.
Please also be in prayer for our other boys. I often write in this blog about Micah. After all, he is the reason I started. Nevertheless, our other boys have been greatly affected and to some degree are struggling. Isaac is having a difficult time right now with separation. Primarily, he wants his daddy. Even today following his 3 year old check-up, he cried as we left the doctor's office; he was heading home and I was coming back to work. He kept crying, "Hug me again daddy. I want a hug." It pierces your heart to see and hear your child crying after you. Knowing that he wants security and comfort, it has been somewhat tough lately. At night, he doesn't want to go to bed. From the time he was two months old he has gone to sleep by himself. Now, he wants you near. I have finally gotten him to where he'll let me sit at the door for a few minutes. Even then, he wants the "door open, daddy. I want to see you."
So please pray for Micah and Isaac and Ethan. God is faithful always and continues to uphold us. He is better to us than we ever deserve. So today we desire to worship Him and bring glory to His name.
