Monday, February 26, 2007

Psalm 103 continued. . .

An update on sweet Hayley. Sunday things went from good to really bad again. We were sent to the emergency room with her Sunday night b/c she was hurting so badly and hadn't urinated from around 10am until 8pm. Long story short, we took her over to the urologist's office in Dallas this afternoon, had to do ANOTHER cathedar to get more urine b/c the results from Thursday's culture were negative (just got those this morning). The nurse's words were, "She has a raging infection." It has been a very traumatic day for all of us. I believe God was merciful to Hayley on Saturday by giving her a day of relief from her pain. We are still, of course, praising His Name as much today as we were Saturday when we thought she was okay. I keep thinking of the story of the "fiery furnace" when Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego said to the king, "If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."

The Lord did not heal Hayley completely from her infection or (as far as we know) from her kidney reflux. . .yet. We believe with our whole hearts that He will. Our prayer is that He will heal her before she has to go through the surgery to correct her reflux. We believe He can. We also know that it could be His plan for us to go down the road of doing the surgery. Please pray for us to be in tune with God's direction and wisdom regarding that decision, and that we will use this as an opportunity to tell nurses, doctors, people in waiting rooms, about what a MIGHTY God we serve and that others will come to know Him or grow closer to Him after encountering our family.

On a lighter note. . . I have the most INCREDIBLE sister in law. I actually have 3 of them, but today I am talking specifically about Tara. She has come to my rescue with keeping Jack twice over the last few days while we have taken Hayley to dr.'s appointments at a moment's notice. She has totally dropped what she was doing to help us out and met us with a smile on her face at the door as we blew in and out like a tornado trying to get to the doctor and then home again. She never complains or acts like it is any kind of inconvenience to help out. What a BLESSING to have that sweet woman in our lives. (her husband and son aren't all that bad either) : )

She lives out the verse, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men," Col. 3:23

What a gift you are in my life! I love you, Tara!

7 comments:

Courtney said...

I'm still praying for all of you. I know that God will show Himself to you in mighty ways, however he does it! That definitely sounds like Tara to me. What a blessing to have family who love you and your children so much. Let me know if you need anything at all from us! Love you!

Naomi said...

I am saddened to hear about Hayley. I will keep praying for her. It is so hard to watch your children be in pain. It is truly a blessing to see your trust in God through this all. I wish we lived closer so we could bring you some meals or run errands for you. :(
Keep us updated!

Jennifer said...

Please let me know if I can ever keep Jack for you. We are just down the street. I'm praying that Hayley is completely healed.

Amanda said...

Hayley and your family are in my prayers! It's so hard to watch your babies hurt, but so encouraging to know that God is in control.

Calista said...

We will be praying for all of you and I know God is taking control. I not only pray God's healing on Haley but also that He will give you the strength to be there for her. Watching your children in pain is the hardest thing we'll ever have to do as Mothers. God bless you.

tara said...

I love y'all too! Your family is always welcome at our house!

Shelly said...

And yours is always welcome at ours! :)