“Give ear to my words,
O Lord, consider my meditation.
Give heed to the voice of my cry,
my King and my God,
for to You I will pray.”
~Psalm 5:1-2~
Please continue to pray for Mrs. Nadine Council. She’s in Sage Rehabilitation Hospital in Baton Rouge, but unable to begin rehabilitation because of continued nausea. Your prayers will be greatly appreciated.
Continue to pray for Mrs. Annie Belle Harrell. She continues to have appointments and procedures to improve her condition.
Maggie Lee Henson
Monday, July 20, 2009 6:35 AM, CDT
It’s almost time for the nursing shift change and we have to be out from 7am-8am. As I leave, things are in better shape, with ML’s ICP down to 22.
My days of running Cross Country and long distances are coming to mind as I think about the ups and downs of the race. Sometimes you feel strong and that your body parts are all working together. At other times, you feel that, if you could just get your side stitches to stop or your knee to quit hurting, then you could make real progress. This race we are on with Maggie Lee isn’t a sprint and we are experiencing the stitches right now, but believing that there will be better days, longer strides and the joy of progress. Jinny and I are also thinking of some records we would like to see broken as well. –John
Monday, July 20, 2009 11:42 AM, CDT
Monday, July 20, 2009 2:57 PM, CDT
Met w nuerologist, she said MLH is stubborn about unswelling. Stubborn? Maggie Lee? Really? We just have to keep doing what we are doing and wait until she is unswollen to pull her off of the meds keeping her brain still. Great news she said: She’s still here. Each day she is is a blessing. Thank you please do not stop. –Jinny
Monday, July 20, 2009 8:46 PM, CDT
From katie Little;
Jinny, I went to open my workbook for my Beth Moore Bible study and was just floored by what she said for today, “God deliberately created the human mind so complex that modern medicine would seek many answers in vain. The brain retains a vast measure of mystery and commands a deep respect.” What a Godstop! He is listening to our prayers and all we need to do is wait and watch.
Monday, July 20, 2009 8:54 PM, CDT
I believe in miracles. I believe in what may seem like is not possible. I have healed children who suffered over 98% burns over their body. I watched them walk out of the hospital and play soccer with their friends. Too many numerous times to tell did I experience this. Too many times has it touched my life and changed it forever. I never give up, never. How can you when you experience God’s gifts like these children? Praying and believing…
Monday, July 20, 2009 9:37 PM, CDT
A few folks have asked about our arrangements here at the hospital, so I thought I would describe things. We are in the Pediatric Critical Care Unit at Univ. of Miss. Medical Center. Specifically, it is the Batson Children’s Hospital.
Since arriving, we have had 24/7 one-on-one care (and, wow, what skill and ability these folks have) from a nurse and a team of doctors and residents. As I look now at Maggie Lee, I see too many lines to count (from what I hear Maggie Lee ties with someone else the most number of lines they’ve had). There are monitors flashing numbers, machines beeping, babies crying, doctors talking, parents whispering, people praying, and the sound of Maggie Lee’s breathing machine.
As I look up at my beautiful girl, I see that her mother has softened the sterile decorations with things loving people have given to Maggie Lee since she arrived here–a pink throw at Maggie Lee’s feet, a pink pillow case with giraffe styling and engraved name underneath Maggie Lee’s head, a Chihuahua ornament in the likes of Ellie dangling from a rod, pictures on a huge poster board with FBCS friends, cards from people we know and people we don’t, a stuffed turtle underneath Maggie Lee’s hand, a balloon tied behind her with the words “here’s to a speedy recovery” on it, a cross, artwork from Jack, and a big #23 marking our current Jackson address.
And, there are two chairs beside Maggie Lee. They look normal and could be place almost anywhere, yet in here they are for us launching pads for prayer, fixtures on the roller coaster and stations of hope.
John
KneEmail
Layaway
(DID YOU KNOW that some advice is offered on the layaway plan…?
You may have no need of it today, but it can be stored in your mind and reserved for some time later. (I use advice today that I laid away years ago–advice that made little sense to me as a teenager but has wisdom I can fully appreciate today.)
Someone gave me advice on how to keep a job before I even filled out my first resume, advice on how to handle bills even before I ever had any, and advice about marriage long before I ever started dating. (My parents told me the best way to keep my marriage healthy was to “board up the kitchen and eat out.”)
I couldn’t use much of that advice in the fourth grade, but I still listened. And when the day came that I got a job, got my first bill, and said, “I do,” I had a storehouse of good advice to draw from.
When someone gives you good advice, don’t tune it out because you don’t feel you need it right now. Put it on layaway. Keep it in reserve. Who knows? It could come in very handy some day. (Martha Bolton)
“Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.”
Proverbs 4:13
Posted by Mike Benson
Thank you for blessing others by praying today. As you read the list, please pray for others whose names may not be listed here. Pray works. Keep it up.
Anna Lee
The Prayer Link 