I was trying to decide what to post today. That is why it has taken me until now to post something. I am struggling with what to ask you to pray for. Annie is doing well during the day. However, at about 4:00 pm she starts asking if she has to have a bath. We always say, "yes." That is when the anxiety starts. She is struggling with stomach aches a lot, mainly because of stress I think. Tonight we went upstairs for her bath and the whole way she said, " I don't want to, please don't make me, it hurts, PLEASE don't make me Mommy." Of course this starts my anxiety because I know what we have to do. We go to the bedroom and she looked up as sweet as I have ever seen her and said, "Mommy, can we pray about my bath?" Ya know, she has taught me far more over the past 3 weeks than I ever thought was possible. Here I was trying to find a way to comfort her, to get through it as fast as possible and she wanted to stop and pray. So, that is what we did.
The bath went a little bit better, she even took her bandages off herself. The scrubbing still caused great pain, but she calmed down within minutes after her bath. This past week it has taken us a good 30 minutes to calm her down after her bath. So, this was a huge PRAISE! The pain is getting worse and not better. This is a good thing, it means that the dead skin on the 3rd degree burn is beginning to heal. You know how they say it has to get worse before it gets better. Well, that is what is happening now. So, that is a praise and a prayer at the same time! Many of you have asked if I will continue to keep this blog updated and the answer is, "YES!" I will continue with this as long as I feel there is a need for your prayers. When I don't think she needs anymore prayers regarding her healing, I will tell you! I certainly don't want to use up your prayer time unnecessarily. I have told Annie that every time one of you prays, Jesus gives her booboos a kiss. She loves to think about that and knows that she is getting better because of all of you and Jesus.
We plan on flying out of Houston on Saturday. So, we will begin a new chapter, then. I love and appreciate you all! We have received TONS of mail for Annie and she has loved every card, picture, puppet, package and prayer! Thank you! The picture above is Annie with her new doggie, Puppers. As you can see she is quite fond on him! You can scroll down to see some other pictures I added.
The bath went a little bit better, she even took her bandages off herself. The scrubbing still caused great pain, but she calmed down within minutes after her bath. This past week it has taken us a good 30 minutes to calm her down after her bath. So, this was a huge PRAISE! The pain is getting worse and not better. This is a good thing, it means that the dead skin on the 3rd degree burn is beginning to heal. You know how they say it has to get worse before it gets better. Well, that is what is happening now. So, that is a praise and a prayer at the same time! Many of you have asked if I will continue to keep this blog updated and the answer is, "YES!" I will continue with this as long as I feel there is a need for your prayers. When I don't think she needs anymore prayers regarding her healing, I will tell you! I certainly don't want to use up your prayer time unnecessarily. I have told Annie that every time one of you prays, Jesus gives her booboos a kiss. She loves to think about that and knows that she is getting better because of all of you and Jesus.
We plan on flying out of Houston on Saturday. So, we will begin a new chapter, then. I love and appreciate you all! We have received TONS of mail for Annie and she has loved every card, picture, puppet, package and prayer! Thank you! The picture above is Annie with her new doggie, Puppers. As you can see she is quite fond on him! You can scroll down to see some other pictures I added.
