Relying on the Lord

"Do you not know?  Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.  He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."  Isaiah 40:28-31

This has always been one of my favorite verses and one that I have clung to in times where I have thought, "Ok, Lord, we just can't do this one more second."  I have found such comfort in this verse.  I am so thankful that the Lord reminded me of this verse just this morning during my quiet time.  He knew that we would need to cling to it today and be reminded that we can't do it alone.  Thank you God for your words!

What was supposed to be a 4 hour stay at Children's ended up being over 8 hours, with lots of blood draws and more pokes than we were anticipating.  Even though it wasn't the ideal situation, God covered us every step of the way.  The nurses and staff were wonderful and so compassionate.  Grace's main nurse ended up staying 3 hours after her shift to continue taking care of her and ended up making sure we made it out of the hospital okay because it was dark outside.  We are so thankful for her care.  Grace was like a little angel the whole time we were there.  She never complained and kept her radiant glow about her the entire time.  I know that it is only through the Lord that this is even possible because a little body can only take so much.  I continue to pray that He will strengthen all of us.

Tomorrow, she has will have a follow-up appointment and will then have to have more blood work.  Please pray that we will continue to rely on the Lord for our strength and that we would not question His plan for her life.

We continue to be so thankful for your prayers.  They were really felt today.

Much love,

Carrie