Our morning

Hi everyone!

We started the morning off with prayer. We then got ready to change Annie's bandages. I (Missy) was looking forward to this about as much as I would if I were going to the dentist to have my wisdom teeth pulled. Pure dread. We explained to Annie that mommy and daddy would be doing the changing of her bandages instead of the nurses. I told her that mommy would do her best not to hurt her. Keri, Greg and I started the process and all was going okay until we got to her hand. (which Keri describes as a charcoaled marshmallow) All of a sudden Keri says, "I think I am going to pass out." About that time, she passes out. We have since then, joked about her doing that on purpose for some comic relief. She came to a few seconds later and was fine. Then Mike decided he should take over. It wasn't funny at the time except for the fact that Annie was really confused, because Miss Keri wasn't in pain. She wanted me to tell you all of this because she wanted you to know just how bad her burns really are. You can't tell that because she is covered in bandages and only we can see what is under them. Jerod and Alex still do not know the seriousness of her condition. I say all of this because when I feel someone is doing better I tend to slack off of the prayers. Sorry, I just do. So, I want you to know, she is doing great for someone who had 20% of her body burned and some of those places we don't like to talk about. However, she still screams as if she were being burned all over again as we scrub the burned skin and rebandage it. She still has fears about going potty and can not stand on her own for more than a few minutes without the assistance of a walker or someone's hand. I really don't want to seem like I am complaining. God has done a miracle for her! The doctors continue to tell us that the majority of children who are burned like she was usually have all 3rd degree burns, all need surgery and almost all of them have their faces burned and lose all of their hair. So, I praise God that Annie's face is still PERFECT and her beautiful red hair is all there! Those are only cosmetic things, however it makes her seem normal. When you walk through the burn unit, you realize just how precious life is and just how much people look at the outside of a person and not at one's heart. We covet your prayers for tomorrow as she will again go to the "torture chamber" at 8:00am EST. We love reading your posts and tell Annie of all the people who are praying for her. She says, "Thank You!"