One week ago today Amber went home from the hospital. What a miracle! As people ask me how she is doing, I can’t help but get emotional time and time again. I still like to think about those days now that it's over. Many things got me through. Worship music was one. I listened to music constantly to keep me focused and positive. I spent much time standing at Amber’s bed talking to her and whispering in her ear. I tried to remember this wasn’t about me, but was about her. Hard to take the focus off yourself when going through tough times. Isn’t that what we want to do? Each day God did a little adjustment on me. There was a transformation that began to happen—I not only begged for Amber to be healed, but more importantly I realized I had to put God first. I had to remember this wasn’t so much about Amber, but more importantly about God and him receiving all the glory NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED.
And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Mark 12:30
Mark 12:30
Amber is getting better. She has smiled a few times in the last week. So very entertaining and fun to see! She is still getting medication, which hinders the real Amber coming out. We have a machine that we use to suction out anything she coughs up. There’s lots! I don’t believe she is in any pain whatsoever. Her back is completely healed. It is a little easier (and weird) to move her now. Having a straight back makes a huge difference. The casts on her legs are a necessary nuisance. We have an appointment in a few weeks and I believe they will come off at that time.
Still so very thankful for all of you with your gifts, meals, kind words, prayers and interest. We are truly blessed to have Amber back home and blessed to receive such support.
Psalm 66:16-20
Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul
I cried to him with my mouth,
and high praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
But truly God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be God,
because he has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me!
Come and hear, all you who fear God,
and I will tell what he has done for my soul
I cried to him with my mouth,
and high praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
But truly God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be God,
because he has not rejected my prayer
or removed his steadfast love from me!
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