The Waiting Has Begun

NO seizures! It was the kind of day we pray for when we are at home; that she would have a seizure free day. Well, no seizures again today. The doc has cut her seizure medicine down to 200 miligrams froom 600. So he feels it will happen. They need to see some seizures before they can make any final decisions. There will be another test done on Monday where they map out some other features of the brain that will help them in the process. So we are just on waiting mode.

Kristina is continually improving. She is feeling much better. She is able to sit up more and work on word find puzzles and watch tv. We have done some reading as well. We have enjoyed the phone calls from so many dear friends (and Kristina is now up to talking). We had a visit today from some very dear friends (part of our close church family)! The nurse today was very surprised that they had driven five hours to visit with us for such a short time. She stated that Kristina must be very special to many people. Our nurse said that was truly the love of Christ reflecting in their actions. I think it is so awesome when others can recognize Christ in us! We had a great visit with lots of wonderful surprises! It was like having a little bit of home come to us! It also made our day much more exciting and the time go by faster!

My friend left me a book that she felt would be good for me to read to Kristina. The Tree that Survived the Winter by Mary Fahy is the name of the book. It is an adult fable for people that have come through difficult times. The story is about a small tree that survived the winter, and having come out on the other side victorious still needed to reflect on the difficult winter, the memories of the hardships that were endured, seemingly alone. It made me realize how important it is to reflect on the difficult times to discover what lessons were learned during those times. The following is my favorite part of the book that I wanted to share with you:
"You have survived the winter because you are, and were, and always will be very much loved," said the sun. "For that small place deep within you that remained unfrozen and open to mystery, that is where I have made my dwellling. And long, long before you felt my warmth surrounding you, you were being freed and formed from within in ways so deep and profound that you could not possibly know what was happening."
"......I .....I believed." she (the tree) whispered, noticing that the words seemed to come from that inner space deep within her.
"Yes, you have believed," sparkled the sun. "You have always believed, and that is what enabled you to grow. For had you not kept faith with me in the center of your being, you could not have blossomed into you."

God knows what is going on, He knows our frustrations about the lack of seizures....but He also knows what the future holds. He has led us to this point thus far and Kristina and I have to believe that whatever happens in the next few days is in His hands and is exactly what He desires for us.

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we don not see.
Hebrews 11:1