Update on Aunt Lynn

Aunt Lynn is well! She had biopsies done to test for cancer and they came back negative.
Thank you Lord Jesus for healing power!

Prayer Needed ~ Aunt Lynn

My Aunt Lynn had some testing done yesterday. She has some nodules in her breast area they are worried about. They took some biopsies and we should know results in a couple of days.

Please keep her and the family in prayer while we wait.

Good News Times Two!

Got two pieces of good news to share with you.

1) Grama Connie finally got her results on her MRI she had taken in December. Marked improvement. That is what the doctor said. The tumors are shrinking. Thank you Lord Jesus for this slow, but measurable improvement! Hopefully in July at the next MRI, all will be gone.

2) Baby Wyatt is home and doing well. He has an appointment tomorrow for follow up, but he is eating and pooping like a champ. Still don't know what the infection was, I suspect tomorrow they'll have anwsers. So, thank you Lord Jesus for healing power!

I appreciate all the prayers you have given for these and other situations. Answers to prayer do happen, sometimes not what we like, but we do get answers. Thank you Lord Jesus for good news in these situations.

Prayer Needed

Couple of prayer requests....

Baby Wyatt ~ Yes, the one that was born today. Apparently, he is septic. They helicoptered him down to Sacramento to a Level 1 hospital. I am not sure what all that entails as I don't have significant details. My guess is that they did the C-section because he was dropping his vitals because he pooped inside and I assume he swallowed some of the meconium. I hope to keep you posted to the positive on this soon.

My friend Jared's dad ~ diagnosed this week with pancreatic cancer that has spread to the liver. Typically this is a lethal diagnosis. Pray for Jared's whole family in dealing with this situation.

My Dad's friend Terry ~ had a heart attack this week. He is a big guy and the hospital is saying they can do nothing for him because of it. His option is to eat better and exercise to take off the weight, then, they could maybe do some stenting, but the risk of surgery right now is too great.

Thanks for your faithfulness.

Prayer Needed ~ Grama Whittle

I got a text from my friend Jessica a couple days ago about her Grama Whittle.
She was taken to the hospital via ambulance with a kidney stone the size of a golf ball.
They did a bunch of tests to check things out as she is close to 80 before doing the surgery and found blood clots in her lungs.
Not sure how they will proceed at the moment, but please keep her in prayer.

This is the same Whittle family that lost Grampa about a year ago, so they are somewhat reliving those days and its a tough time for the family.
Please keep them in your prayers as well.

Thanks for your faithfulness

Prayer Needed ~ knee surgery

My friend Tamie's dad had surgery on his knee yesterday, replacement. Below is an update from her. Please continue to pray for the healing and rehab process.

Hey everybody the surgery went great! He had a spinal so he remembers hearing the hammer on his knee and that is about it. Oh, he remembers the cute nurse he got to hug when they did the spinal too! LOL! They already started him on a machine that moves his knee slowly. This morning he will be up with therapy actually walking on it with a walker. His feeling is back in his toes which is unfortunate for the nurses on his floor. He has very sensitive feet so we all knew when they were playing with his feet last night that he couldn't feel it yet from the spinal, otherwise somebody would've gotten a kick in the face! LOL! We are past the surgery, but now the therapy fun starts and more pain. They are concerned at this point with swelling, infection and blood clots. So, continued prayer would be wonderful as we are not out of the woods, but at least the surgery part is over. Thanks for the prayers!
Tamie

Update on Sara 12/8/08

Well, to make a long story short, Sara is back in the hospital.

Last Tuesday, she went to the ER after work, her second day back, with that same pain in the groin she had that started this whole mess in the first place.
They of course admitted her, back to her favorite ICU of course. Her nurses were happy, but sad to see her.
They did a biopsy of her right leg where the graft is and results aren't back yet. Some drug they gave her gave her her biggest allergic reaction yet, and she had welts, not just hives, break out all over.
She is doing better now, however, as before, she is still a mystery to them
Tomorrow they are doing a bronchoscopy, not sure what they hope to determine from that.

Please just be in prayer for her once again.
I'll try to keep you posted on her progress.

Update on Sara ~ 11/28/08

Well, Sara is doing awesome!
She has been out of the hospital for three weeks now. This past Saturday, she went to her own home having spent a little more than two weeks at her parent's home.
She is up walking like a pro and looking real good.
She returns to work on Monday, December 1st.

Thanks again for all your prayers for Sara and her family during her ordeal. Continued healing for the leg would be something you could continue to pray for.

Traveling

So, I will be traveling to Sterling this weekend and then on to my Mom's. I'll be there for most of December. I was granted five weeks medical leave from work to regroup as things have been a little out of control.
So I probably won't be blogging as much in December, though I do have the daily scripture posts ready to go and will get online from time to time.
Pray for me to have safe travels and good regroup time.
Thanks!

Prayer Needed ~ Jen

My blog friend Jen is pregnant with her fourth child. There are some complicating factors this time around and it is possible she may not carry this child to term.

She is on bedrest right now, and could be for the remainder of the pregnancy, which is still quite a long time.

Please keep Jen in your prayers. Pray that baby will hang in there. Pray that she won't go crazy on bedrest. Pray that her other three children will be able to deal with Mommy being on bedrest. Pray that they can line up some helpers for the kids.

Thanks once again for your faithfulness

Prayer Needed ~ Fleming Family

My blog friend Adrienne and her husband Jim and son Owen need your prayers.

They are in the process of adopting a baby girl and all things indicated they would be bringing her home today and so far, the mother has not signed papers and has actually taken her home with her at this time.

Adrienne is heartbroken and devastated. While they do not know if this will be permanent or not, the limbo is tough and all the dreams are being crushed.

Please pray that the birth mother will make the right decision about this child. This baby is loved by two mommies and one way or the other, one will be missing a chunk of her heart.

Thanks for your faithfulness

Prayer Requests for 11/16/08

I thought I'd do a catch-all post to consolidate all the current requests I have out there to make it easier for you to be praying.

Sara ~ Out of the hospital, at her parents house continuing to heal.

my brother Mario ~ he is going through a divorce. There is a child involved. Things are a little rough for him right now.

my brother Mark ~ Still without a job, actively looking, but trying to seek God's will in what he should do. Also, an unspoken.

my brother's friend and his wife ~ still dealing with infidelity issues and possibility of divorce. A child involved, plus one on the way.

me ~ continued good health, stress management, time management, the adoption process and an unspoken.

an unspoken request from a family friend

baby Emmalina ~ got transferred from Mayo to Mankato, almost ready to go home, about another week or so they hope.

My mom ~ hoping to get the pregnancy center idea off the ground. Pray for confirmation and support.

Michelle ~ still in the hospital on bedrest, but remaining stable. Doctors say baby is viable at this point, of course, I say he was viable quite awhile ago as I have seen many micro-preemie miracles. Pray that Baby Robbins stays put for as long as possible to have as few issues as possible once on the outside. And pray for Rob, running ragged trying to be with Michelle and take care of their daughter and working.

Grama Connie ~ still fighting the brain tumor and the effects of radiation. Last MRI didn't show anything different. Holding stable on treatment for now. Pray that the next MRI will show improvement.

Wendi, Joia, Melannie and Sooki ~ Pregnant friends and family. Pray that things continue to go well for them and they have safe deliveries.

Adrienne & Jim ~ Meeting their daughter today. Pray that the adoption process is quick and smooth.

For Those Wondering........

If the election turned out according to God's will? Well, noone really has that answer, but senior pastor Dutch Sheets from Freedom Church in Colorado Springs typed up a response that I think will resonate with many.

You can click HERE to read it.

As a people, we need to respect President-elect Obama, but we certainly don't have to agree with the things he does.

Please be in prayer during this time of transition. Pray that he'll pick people for his Cabinet that are worthy and will make good decisions. Pray that he'll make good decisions. And most of all, pray for our country to turn their hearts toward God.

Prayer Needed ~ My Mom

Hi everyone~
My Mom asked me to post a request on here about her. She is currently looking for a new job now that she has her Master's degree, and so far, the search has not been fruitful.
She was praying the other day about a job she had applied for over by Mt. Carmel, which if she had gotten, they would have moved there, and she felt God saying she was needed to be a light in Princeton.
So, she is pretty sure that job is a bust.

She has been having a burden lately to open up a Pregnancy Center. The kind to counsel women with options for their unintended pregnancies. About twenty years ago, she volunteered at a place like this in Eau Claire. I remember being there with her some of the time and I loved the idea of helping these women make better choices than abortion.
So, in order for this to be the right decision, several things will need to happen. She wants confirmation in a Biblical form or prophesy. She feels the Lord giving her names of people who could help support or volunteer or get this started and if it is meant to be, the Lord will either minister directly to these people and they will come to her or, she'll get confirmation from someone else about the situation.
Also, the building she is considering has been empty the entire time they have lived in Princeton. As a non-profit, she is hoping that the owners of the building would consider little or no rent in order to support this ministry. And it would need renovations, so funds for that would be necessary, my Dad and other church members could assist with the labor.
And funding. She does not want to be government sponsored in any way so as to retain the right to bring God into the picture when talking with these women. She wants this ministry to be completely Christian in origin with noone being able to tell her what she can and cannot say. Please pray that local churches and ministries would step up in support of this.
And volunteers. We need more women to make this possible! More women with a heart to counsel and help the potential clients coming through the door.
And donations. We need some medical equipment to help take care of the women coming through the door. We would be providing pregnancy tests and hopefully confirmation ultrasound. Medical equipment and supplies are not cheap, so pray the Lord would make a way. We would also loan out baby furniture, so things like cribs, high chairs, strollers, rockers, etc, would all be necessary to be able to loan to these mothers.

I know this is alot of information, but I believe if we are specific with our prayers, God will provide the specifics. If this is meant to be, all these things will fall into place.

This sort of ties into me as well, as I have had a similar burden since watching my Mom volunteer all those years ago. I wasn't old enough then, but I am now and would love to be part of this ministry. If it is God's will, I believe he can make a way for me to be there to help my Mom and provide for both of us financially.

Thanks for your faithfulness.

Update on Stellan ~ 11/05/08

I can't remember if I ever posted about baby Stellan or not.

Stellan is a miracle. He proved it by being born last week.............................healthy as a horse.

The doctors are in shock to say the least!

This miracle baby was supposed to have several medical conditions that should have killed him in the womb. If he did make it to birth, he wouldn't live long.

Stellan is perfect. Perfectly healthy. Perfectly beautiful. Perfectly part of God's plan!

Thank you Lord for your healing powers!

Update on Emmalina 11/05/08

Emmalina transferred to Mankato on Monday.

Yeah Emma!!!

She is almost ready to go home, this is the last step. She is now 15 minutes from Mommy and Daddy instead of two to three hours!

So proud of big girl Emma for reaching this milestone.

Please keep her family in your prayers as they transition towards having Emma at home.

And don't forget, Emma's benefit is November 15th!!

Update on Sara ~ 11/4/08

Sara is going home on Wednesday!

Yeah!!!!!

Susan and I dropped in to visit her last night after dinner and she is doing so good. She is off anything IV now and they just wanted one more day of little to no weightbearing on the leg.

I still didn't get to see what it looks like. I stopped by earlier during my lunch and just missed it. Sarah has pictures, so I guess I'll have to see those some day. I am still a little fascinated in a morbid way about what it looks like under all that bandaging, but in a weak stomach sort of way, not so sure I can handle it.

Anyway...........HUGE praises to the Lord for carrying her through this journey. Wednesday is six weeks since she was admitted, so a milestone anniversary in addition to her going home.

She'll be at her mom and dad's for awhile before going home on her own and returning to work.

Thank you all for your faithfulness!!

Update on Sara ~ 10/30/08

Went to see Sara last night. Tuesday was her birthday, but I had my last Police Academy class, so I couldn't get up to see her. I promised her cake on Wednesday though.

I went to Hy-vee to buy the cake and I wasn't in the mood for cake. Nothing looked good. So I was thinking, and thinking...................cheeseCAKE sounds good. I was hoping Sara was a fan. So I headed to the pie section in frozen foods and grabbed a cheesecake and off to the hospital I went.

Sara likes cheesecake! YEAH! So we both ate a piece of slightly frozen cheesecake(it was still good!) and visited for about two hours.

She is doing really well. The nursing staff decorated her room during the night and on Tuesday when she woke up, she woke up to signs everywhere celebrating her birthday. Her doctors brought her cookies from Mrs. Fields and lots of friends and family stopped in that day. She said it was the best birthday ever. I had to ask to be sure I heard her right since she has been in the hospital five weeks now, but she was positive it was the best birthday.

She is getting close to discharge. The doctors are pleased with the progress of the graft. It is taking very well. She airs it out twice a day now, this is in preperation for going home. Her harvest site is scabbing over really well and it will look more or less like you would if you had skinned your knee. She still has a morphine drip, but rarely uses it. She is no longer being sedated for dressing changes. There is really no reason to keep her in the ICU, so they may move her back to Francis for the remainder of her days. She is still not weight-bearing on the graft leg, they want to be sure she doesn't do any damage to it at all. She pivots on her left leg to get to a chair or to the potty. She has all kinds of Theraband tied to various spots on her bed so she can do some exercising. Being in bed five weeks is not easy on the muscles.

They hope to discharge her on Sunday, that is when the antibiotics regimen will be done. They are still saying tentative based on the grafting, so if not Sunday, then Tuesday is the day. After nearly six weeks in the hospital, she is happy to have an end in sight! She'll go to her parent's house for a few weeks for continued recovery before returning to home and work. The doctors and nursing staff have all been spectacular, they love her and she loves them.

Please keep praying for continued healing.

Update on Aunt Sally

She saw a doctor and they switched out some of her meds. It appears to be helping. She is eating and even talking about leaving the house.

Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

Update on Sara ~ 10/28/08

Well, I went to visit Sara yesterday. She is looking good. No fevers for a week now. The skin graft is taking very well, the doctors are very pleased. The harvest site is still causing quite a bit of pain, so she has a morphine pump which she gives herself when she feels the need. She is still on antibiotics to make sure fever and infection stay at bay.
Possible discharge of early next week, all depends on how the leg continues to heal and her staying otherwise healthy.

Please keep praying that Sara's healing continues and she remains healthy.

Please keep praying for Sara's family. This has been stressful for everyone and it is starting to take its toll just a bit.

Thanks!