God's healing hand is healing Annie's hand!

I wasn't sure if I should put a graffic picture of Annie's hand on here, but I felt I had to do so, so that I could show you the difference. How can you not believe in miracles, in God's healing power when you see Annie's hand? It is impossible! Greg felt it was too graffic, but we both felt that some of you would be interested. However, some may not want to see it, so we have put it below this post. So, don't scroll down if you don't want to see it! The picture below was taken one week after her accident, and this one was taken today, almost 4 weeks after her accident. A few weeks ago Annie was so scared to look at her hand she had to wear sunglasses to take her bath, tonight after her bath ( which wasn't very fun) she wanted me to take a picture of her hand. I call that an answer to prayer! So, thank you!

Tomorrow ( Friday) we will be heading to Guatemala for our annual meeting with our organization. We are traveling with many of our friends and it should be a lot of fun. We are all looking forward to some time with our team and time to learn from others whom we do not yet know. Please pray for our travels, although it should be a little easier because Annie is feeling better each day, she still has a lot of pain on the parts that haven't healed and that makes traveling a little more difficult for her. Thank you so much for your continued prayer support and your comments, I really love to read them. Annie does too!

We are not sure about our internet availability over the next week so I am unsure how much I will be posting. It could be everyday, or it could only be once in awhile. So, I will do my best! Love you!

A very graffic picture, DON'T LOOK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO!!

"When will I be healthy Mommy?"

"When will I be healthy?" That is Annie's biggest question right now. She had a great day playing at the park and even going down the slide without any pain! Now, many of you might not think that is a miracle, but to me, knowing she couldn't even walk 3 weeks ago, it really is! She is such a little trooper and tries not to complain about anything. She is stared at because she is American, and now she is stared at even more as people try to figure out why she is wearing this suit. I think in a way it is a blessing because she is used to being different here, so she doesn't really notice them staring. These two pictures were taken today at the park. One is of her on the slide and the other is of Annie with her friend, Paqito.

Yesterday our bath went well and I thought today's bath would go well too. However it didn't go as well. She was back to crying tonight. I find myself wondering when will this all be over. Then I think of all of the precious mamas at Shriners Hospital praying over their children who were far worse than Annie. I find myself praying for them as I know they have a lot longer road ahead of them than we do ahead of us. Many of you have said, "Thank you" to me for writing these posts. This is my way of dealing with all that has happened, my way of journaling and journeying through all that has happened. I thank you for taking the time to write us and to pray for Annie and for our family and just for taking the time to read how she is doing. It really does mean a lot!

A visit to the dentist

Today was a good day, for many reasons! First of all, the kids all visited a pediatric dentist. I was a little worried that Annie might see the "fun doctor shirt" and think the dentist was going to cause a lot of pain. The dentist looked just like many of the nurses at Shriners hospital. However, Annie went in and never looked nervous at all. She was a brave little thing and even wanted to show the dentist her hand. It is becoming fun for her now. "Yay God!" Annie thought the dentist was fun and loved the fact that she won the contest of who had the cleanest teeth. No cavities! ( I was worried because we didn't brush them for 2 weeks straight! ) YUK!

Bath time went well tonight! Another, "Yay God!" Annie said, " It is starting not to hurt!" So there were NO tears and more laughs. She is actually asking to take a bath now, just so she can see her "Silly Daddy"act really silly! We are praising God for that! So thank you so much for your continued prayers, they really are working! You all have been such an encouragement to us, just knowing that you are still out there praying, means so much. Sometimes if we are having a bad day or the pain is worse, I think to myself, "I hope someone out there is praying because I sure could use a little extra help today." So, thank you in advance for all of your prayers, past, present and future!

We are relying on Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future."

Making Annie laugh!

Our bath times continue to be very hard. Annie's screams are blood curdling. We have now found one thing that works. Greg's comic relief. This is the ONLY thing that can calm her down after bath time. This picture is of Greg looking into a jar of her medicine and pretending it is ice cream. He always says he is going to eat it and Annie always laughs hysterically. For those of you who think Greg is reserved, think again! Please pray that this time of day would soon be back to normal. None of us look forward to bath time anymore.

We had lunch with our next door neighbor here. She was a friend of ours before now and she and her family have been praying for Annie. Her little girl, Kayla played with Annie and it wasn't long before Annie offered to show Kayla and her mom her burns, ALL of her burns. This was the first time she wanted anyone to see how Jesus has healed her. She even took off her glove to show them her hand. I was amazed! She explained to them in Spanish where each burn was and said, "They are really nice to me, Mama." I count this as a huge answer to prayer! She doesn't even like to look at them, so for her to show them to others was really a big step for her. She is now beginning to look at her bad burns and says she looks like a pig. Then she just laughs. What she sees is the really pink skin that pigs have and that is where she gets that correlation.

Thank you for your continued prayers! I know she isn't dying and I know she will recover from this accident, I don't know when she will be completely healed, but I do know it is because of your prayers she is doing as well as she is! We love you all!

I goofed!

I messed up! I wrote a post and thought it would show up first and it is below all of these pictures. My plan was for you to read what I wrote and then see the pictures, but now I don't know how to change the order. So... if you want to read how our trip went, you will have to scroll down. Sorry!

Nothing like our Daddy!