Hi ladies, first off I hope each of you have a wonderful Mother's Day! My dh has cancled our evening service in honor of our mothers encouraging the families to spend time together. YEAH!
My children and I are in need of prayer. My 6 yr son who has special needs is under going a variety of tests to determine if he is autistic. We are patiently awaiting the results of one of the tests that we are hoping will show us or help us decide which step is needed next. Pray we get the results quickly.
My 8 yr old son, had an abnormal thyroid test and has to have it retaken in a couple of weeks. We are believing it will come back as a good report and he will not have to go for further tests in St Louis.
And for myself. Great news...my right knee that I had major surgery on has healed and I have been released after 16 weeks to start weight lifting to restrengthen my leg muscles. This is fantastic news! But my "Florida Knee" (left) I call it that because I injured it originally in Fl. Had an MRI done and the radiologist and a confirmation from my Ortho Surgeon shows that it is VERY messed up. I am schedule for laporscopic surgery on June 4th where the OS will be repairing torn meniscus (cartilege) and cleaning up the bone and underside of the knee cap. While in side the doc is considering on doing a lateral release procedure to help my knee cap track properly which hopefully will not lead to the same type of surgery I have just recovered from. PLease pray he does not have to do the lateral release. It means another 4-6 weeks off my feet and more therapy. Already this year I have spent the first 12 weeks of the year off my feet. I am just now getting around without a cain for my rt knee although I need crutches for the constant pain for my left. You all know how difficult it is to be in the ministy without illness or injury. This has really affected my ministy with the kids as well as home life taking care of my 4 wonderful kiddos. My DH is beside himself with worry for me, which he knews doesnt help...its his way of letting me know he loves me. Besides being bi-vocational he has been taking care of my house hold duties and taking care of me as well. I know it puts a strain on him mentally, emotionally and even spiritually. We have no staff that he can call upon to help him but me. I truely would appreciate some friends in the ministry to lift our family up!
Thanks ladies! Missy
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Our prayers are with you...please keep us posted. In reading your post I thought of how I would feel in the same situation and I know it would be EXTREMELY difficult, and my heart goes out to you.
Jesus, touch Missy NOW, make her whole in every way...may she no longer have to refer to her knee as a "Florida knee"...because you have touched her, made her 100% whole...
The test results for our 6 yr old did come back very quickly! It was inconclusive but it did help us with making our decision to go forward with further evaluations.
as more info comes available and God moves and performs miracles I will keep you posted! Thanks again for your constant support and prayers! The past year has been tough but God has been so faithful!
Missy
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Right before K5 my son was at a friend's home. Her kids were wrapping a bungee cord around a tree tightly. They let go and the metal end hit by boy's eye pupil. Prognosis: Could lose eye, be handicapped for life, etc. Prayer for another year and result: No blindness, perfect. FF to six years later: Wed. night before church annual business meeting. I call the neighbor to send my son home. She tells him but does not check to see if he left. Next Call: Her son (15) and mine (11) decided to play "baseball" with rocks. Both are very good baseball pitchers. My son was struck in the same pupil with the rock. He was screaming bloody murder, with blood on his hands which was over that eye as the other boy tried to help him walk home. Prognosis: may be handicapped for life and blind in one eye, could possible lose eye. After one year of prayer and final check-up: His eye looked perfect and they can't believe it was hit by the metal hook on a bungee or a rock! One year later at church while boys were playing dodge ball: A player's finger goes in the same eye and bumps the Retina. Prognosis: Read above again!
This Friday is one year later and we go to Nemours Clinic I believe for another good report and answer to prayer! PLEASE PRAY AND AGREE WITH ME LADIES! But I have to say: By this time when I prayed though I was perplexed I said, "Lord, you've handled a bungee, a rock, ....what's a finger! Thank you for taking care of my son! Thanks for sending your angels when Momma Angel wasn't around to intervene! I trust you!
The power of united prayer is AMAZING You be encouraged. In Jesus' Name
TwoasOne: WOw, I think I would be thinking the same thing, "what is a finger!" God has been faithful for your son and I am believing with you that this time around again you will get a good report! Thanks for the encouragement!
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Thank you all for praying! My oldest son Jaron, who we were told had hypothyroidism, just retook the test. We had him annointed and prayed for just as the Bible calls us to do. I truely believe God moves when we are faithful to His word! The results came back and Jaron has been healed! YAY God! I can't tell you the smile that came across Jaron's face when we told him the great news!
We are still waiting to hear about the next step for our 6 year and the autism eval. We would like to hear something inthe next week so please pray we hear either way if he qualifies for the eval through the college research/therapy program.
Lastly, this year I decided to make a stand and get my life in order asking God for help in theses three areas; spiritually-reading the word and praying more, mentally - organizing my time for family first and then ministry, and physically - getting a physical, getting healthy, exercising and changine my eating habits. The physical part has been the most difficult. With my knee problems as well as being diagnosed with RLS (restless leg syndrome) and yesterday the doctor confirmed after another lab test that I am diabetic. Thankfully I do not have to take meds. I am to try to control it with diet and exercise for the next four months while trying to lose weight. At that point we will see how things are going.
Please continue to pray for healing for my knees. I am having surgery on my left knee on June 4th. Once I am able to I already have a exercise plan set in motion. Just need my knees to work for me to set in motion the 2nd part of the exercise plan. I am on a strick diabetic diet. Which will take time getting use to again. ( Had 3 gestational diabetes pregnancies out of 4 so this is really not a surprise to me.)
Sometimes I feel like all I do is ask for prayer...anyway thanks!
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Just an update. I had my surgery on my knee. Thankfully the surgeon did not do the lateral release...PRAISE GOD! He did however do more than I was expecting. Which has left me in some terrible pain that the pain meds have not helped. I am started physical therapy. Please pray for healing and pain relief. Thanks everyone.
We are still waiting for contact about our special needs son. We have been told we will be contacted through mail or phone once his case is reviewed. Its been over a month now, so I am beginning to wonder what is going on. Going to give it another week and then we will be contacting them.
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My prayers are with you for your knee & that you hear quickly about your son. Having 2 children of my own w/ some special needs & having worked with several parents of children who've been diagnosed w/ autism, I can relate to what you're going through.
Latest update: My Orthopedic surgeon has told me that my lft knee that I just had surgery on is in extremely terrible condition. He is saying I will need a total knee replacement. We are going to try everything possible to push that as far away as possible. I will start knee injections in a month, weekly for 6 weeks. Please pray that the injections do what they are suppose to do. It will be nice to walk without pain in that knee. I am still having a GREAT deal of pain in my right knee I had surgery on in Jan. I can not walk unless I am on strong meds. It is making it very difficult to function as a mom, wife, pastors wife and childrens pastor. I find myslef snapping at everyone and its all due to pain and possible the pain meds. I just need God to either heal me or give me peace to edure this test.
WIthout the tests we have no testamonies!
We have finally be contacted about starting the interview/eval. process for our 6 yr old for autism at the local state univerisity. We couldn't ask God for better timing! We were told it could take 6-8 and up to 12 months before we got in for this apt. God opened doors becaue by the time we have the apt. It will have only been 3 months. July 18th is the day...please pray God clarifies what our son is dealing with and how we can help him become all God wants him to be.
Thank you for all the prayers!
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