And the blessings just keep on coming!
Today has been a wonderful day. We have been able to see God at work since this morning. Kayleigh woke up a different child this morning. Her eyes were bright and clear and her attitude was the same. She had and Echo & EKG first thing this morning and enjoyed cutting up with the technician. She had labs where her BP was still 1 point high at 113/80 but it was better than yesterday.
By lunch time we heard the news that it looked like everything was going to work out for her to do the trial. We finished at the hospital by 11:00 so we headed back to the apartment to rest. I cannot tell you how wonderful that was! Rest does so much to restore our bodies and minds. As I was holding Kayleigh during her nap I noticed her abdomen was moving up and down as she breathed. To most people that just a normal thing. But for Kayleigh, the tumor has been causing her issues, tricking her body into breathing too shallow and too fast. She hasn’t been able to get a breath that fills her belly in weeks. At least not without really concentrating. And here, today, as I held her I watched in awe as her tummy rose and fell. Not just now and then but continually. As I sit her typing next to her as she sleeps I can still see the rise and fall. Oh thank you Jesus for your generous blessings. There is no medical change to explain this, only the urgent, persistent prayers of our amazing prayer warriors.
If I stop right here it is a beautiful day. But guess what? God wasn’t done. Just as Kayleigh woke from her nap, my phone rang. It was our clinic asking is we could come right away. Kayleigh’s test had all come back and everything was approved to enroll her in the trail. And not just that, but if we could get there today then she could start tomorrow! Needless to say we headed straight over and signed the paperwork. Oh, and while we were there Dr. R took her blood pressure one more time. It was 110/72!!!!!!!
I know there are still so many hurdles in front of us for Kayleigh’s healing, but when I look at today I am counting this day as a glorious win! You know, I chose yesterday to not be disappointed in how God answered my prayers for “something good.” I chose to be thankful for those beautiful small things. I did not go to sleep asking for more good things, I went to sleep last night thankful for how God continues to bless us. And then today, we wake up to this. Our gracious Father truly does answer our prayers in ways that completely exceed our puny, human expectations. He tells us to be faithful in the smallest things. Today, He rewarded our faith and my heart just overflows with His amazing goodness.
My request to all of you is please don’t lose your fervor. Don’t think just because we had a good day that we don’t need your prayers any more. As we begin this journey with chemo we most definitely need you all. We need prayers for this medicine to work on Kayleigh’s tumor. For the medicine to shrink it and stabilize the tumor. For no headaches. To be able to wean her down on steroids (if the chemo is working then it will shrink the tumor and steroids are not needed). And for the medicine to not cause any hair loss!
As you can see we have a large prayer request list and we need you now as much as ever. We will begin first thing tomorrow at 8:00 am preparing for the medicine. It will be administered at 9:00 am. Kayleigh will have blood drawn through the day to make sure her body is responding well. Here is the schedule:
9:15 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
5:00 pm
As you each go through your day please lift us up as we come to mind. We know your are storming heaven on our behalf and we are seeing beautiful fruits from your labor!
Until tomorrow,
‘Carrow💜
Luke 16:10
10 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.
Ephesians 3:20
20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
