Adam update from November 18th

(Adam here)

My mom is going to write most of this. But just so you all know, I am feeling great! 

My fever has been gone nearly 2 days, my hemoglobin increased after getting a small blood transfusion, I am more active than ever, and there are beautiful butterflies painted on my ceiling that I love to look at. 

Speaking of “looking”, mom and dad took me to a Pediatric Opthomalogist last week for a checkup. I have been trying to show them for weeks that I have sight, but I know they needed an official word to believe that I really had sight….so I went along with them;)

Well, the Doctor confirmed it! I do have full sight. A bit near sighted but many of us have that, right? He said all my optic nerves are fully functioning and he is surprised by how good my eyes responded and appeared. I know that my parents have worked so hard to meticulously give me eye drops nearly every hour since I was born. I am so thankful for that. 

This hospital is amazing. My parents always say if they could choose a hospital it would be this one. The nurses, doctors, and every other staff we work with are beyond kind, loving, and experts in their field! I am so thankful for that.

And most of all, I am thankful for Abba Father who has been watching over me since my creation. He formed my eyes and every piece of my body for His glory and I know He will sustain them!

So as I was watching Adam tonight sprawled across his father’s chest, I could not help but admire his amazing trust and how easily he rested. He just finished a feeding and was just resting and loving his full belly, his father’s chest, and his quiet room. 

He did not question where his next feeding would come from, or if it would come. 

He did not question if his dad would leave him or anything of the sort. He just rested his head in full surrender to his father’s love and the assurance that since he has been fed and loved so far, he will continue to be.

Oh how I need to learn thru my little one.

“Do not worry about tomorrow…for tomorrow has enough worries of its own”. Jesus said it. Yet here I am, worried about tomorrow. 

So Jesus, I give it to you again. I trust you. 

I raise my Ebeneezer and rest.

Doesn’t it say that in quietness and rest is our salvation?

Yes.

And doesn’t it say “Be still and KNOW that I AM God. I will be exalted”.

And if He clothes the birds of the air, surely my son too, He will clothe and care for.

All that to say…

Plans have changed a little bit. Or they have been delayed. Basically, in order to initiate the surgeries, UNC needs a large amount of funds present to assure full surgeries can be covered. And, since this hospitalization was unexpected, it has added costs that were not planned for. 

So we are back in Square 1 of needing to raise some funds to start necessary surgeries.

Before you read the numbers, remember, we are not to worry even about tomorrow, much less November 30th!