I am honestly amazed at the chaos that seems to surround us these days. On one hand, I am amazed at the Lord's hand guiding us through these trials and on the other, I am shocked that they keep coming! One thing I forgot to mention early today is that we finally got the appointment set for a developmental/ behavioral pediatrician...in APRIL!!! I was beyond devastated yesterday morning as the lady confirmed the appointment. I can't possibly imagine waiting 8 months to get help with Sadie. After a few phone calls to our pediatrician, her wonderful assistant told me that she had got my name on a waiting list...along with 60 others! She advised me to keep my phone on me at all times and to be looking for an MCG number. This morning I received such a number!!! It was the d/b doctors office calling with a cancellation for TOMORROW at 10:15! Miracle upon Miracle! It truly is amazing! Please be praying that this doctor will have some wisdom for us and that I would be able to effectively communicate Sadie's issues.
As we rejoiced in this amazing news...we came home from gymnastics and Noah fell onto the stone steps on the porch and cracked his forehead open. So off he and Joe went to the ER for stitches. They are still there waiting to be seen. The madness seems to not stop! So now you can add my Noah to your prayers that he will be brave tonight as he gets his head fixed!
I read in Jesus Calling by Sarah Young (one of the best devotionals ever) recently that an easy life masks our need for Christ. That if we think we can do it all we feel no need for Him. "This awareness of your inadequacy is not something you should try to evade. It is precisely where I want you- the best place to encounter Me in MY Glory and Power. When you see armies of problems marching toward you, cry out to Me! Allow Me to fight for you. Watch Me working on your behalf, as you rest in the shadow of My Almighty Presence."
The Lord surely is working on our behalf! Monday I was so encouraged by all the responses from doctors that want to help Sadie. Today, seeing the Lord open an appointment for Sadie not once but twice in one week! It is His gracious love towards us. The enemy wants to trip us up and cause our trust to falter. I see this in Noah's accident tonight...how the hits just keep coming. But My God is a Warrior! He is mighty in battle! The Lord is His name! O Lord, make your name great among the Lovekamps.
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- Susie
- The Lord took me overseas after college where I happened to meet my future husband! Joe and I were married in May 2003. A little over two years later we welcomed our first child, Noah. 20 months later, Madeline arrived...21 months after that Sadie made us a family of five! Sadie was dianosed with Epilepsy in September 2011. For the past 18 months we have searched for the answer that is causing her significant developmental delays. We were told in September 2012 that she has a rare form of epilepsy called Atypical Rolandic Epilepsy that has been untreatable with medicine. We have found ourselves in the role of special needs parents to our precious baby girl. We were unprepared for this road. It has been a hard one, but one that we feel God has given us. On the good days, it feels like a privilege. On the bad days, we choose by faith to believe that the Lord is good and in control.
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4 comments:
Oh, Susie!!! I'm so sorry! Our God is a mighty God and He WILL overpower evil. You can count on that. Miss you and love you. Wish I could help...feeling sad that I can't.
Wow Suz. I will be praying after I comment. So excited about Sadie's apt today. You have so much going on. Hang in there.
And I will lead the blind
in a way that they do not know,
in paths that they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
(B) the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
Isaiah 42:16
Praise Him! I am so encouraged by your life and your desire to see Him exalted in all things. As you make these appointments, please know that we can schedule playdates (or drive by and drop them off, I'll understand!) for Noah and Madeline...press on...Hosea 6:3...
Susie, PTL for the appt! I hope that you can find some answers for Sadie. I have been thinking of y'all and praying for you. As for the stitches for Noah, well, Carter is just now 4 and has had them twice. I just keep telling myself that the scars are character-building! :)
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