Loving Leslie

I have been posting prayer requests for my friend from high school, Leslie (Bond) Evans on facebook all week. I decided to add it to my blog so maybe more people out there who haven't seen it on facebook can be praying about it too. We were in choir together and I have so many wonderful memories of her and the whole choir doing such fun things together. One of the highlights, of course being that we traveled to Italy, Spain and France the summer after I graduated to go to a choir contest which we won. Those memories, times and people are forever in my heart, including Leslie. She is a beautiful Christian woman of faith. Please pray for her. I will try to post updates as soon as I hear them on my blog.

Update written on Wednesday:

Leslie was pregnant with twins. Her water broke when she was at 19 weeks. They were able to stabilize her and the babies up to 21 weeks. Then baby A, a girl, was born stillborn this last Sunday. They tried to keep her from having baby B and she unfortunately did and that baby was unable to make it due to lack of lung function. Leslie, had an amniotic embolism which supposedly hasn't been heard of since the 40's and only one recorded time since this. But, she had a heart attack, and was without oxygen for 17 minutes, her kidneys have failed and she's been put on dialysis, she's been placed on a ventilator and started at 100% oxygen but has started breathing at 60% on her own, which is good. She was seizing but that has decreased, and her blood pressure was low, however, that has gone up to normal and meds have been reduced which is good. There is risk of brain damage, heart problems and other organ damage. EEG shows improvements and stabilization, Leslie hasn't responded to touch or sound but her pupils dilate with light- which is good. We are praying for complete healing and recovery. We need a miracle!!!

Update from Thursday:

There was very discouraging news today from the neurologist. HOWEVER, I have not given up hope due to the news. WE STILL NEED A MIRACLE!! for those of you who know Leslie and what her family has suffered through recently and what her husband and step children have suffered, now would be a truly needed time for a miracle!!! 

The report from the neurologist was this: They had hoped to see more changes and more brain activity in the last 72 hours than they had seen. The neurologist made a prognosis that stated, Leslie will most likely not wake, if she should, she would most likely suffer severe brain damage and be in a vegetative state. He also mentioned that if this were his daughter, he wouldn't give up treatment because there's always hope.
Once again, though this news is heartbreaking and discouraging, I refuse to believe or something within me refuses to believe that God isn't capable of turning this around and providing a complete miracle!

Heavenly Father,
Please hear the pleas that go up on behalf of my dear friend Leslie! Please perform a miraculous work! May it all bring you Glory and honor and Praise! Rom 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.


Rom 8:26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.


Rom 8:27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.

Rom 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Update posted at midnight last night:

I don't want anyone to be discouraged or dismayed for what report I posted per the neurologist- rather, to stand stronger in Him and His word and Pray with out ceasing!!

I forgot to mention, that tonight while I was in her room, I held her hand and talked to her and shared with her the dream I had about her waking and telling me she had been awake but just needed rest, I felt the slightest movement as if a squeeze of her hand... I doubted at first then it happened two other times, It wasn't from any sort of seizure or jerking, it felt deliberate... so I said to her, " Leslie, if you can hear me, and you are trying to squeeze my hand, keep trying, because I can feel it." I didn't feel anything at that moment but her cousin who was holding her other hand looked up at me and said something along the lines, " I don't know if it's hope or power of suggestion, but I just felt as though she tried to squeeze my hand."
I don't doubt that she was trying! In that moment I felt the rush of God's presence and a hope like I've never had before!
 

Mar 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things [are] possible to him that believeth.

Patio Furniture

Today our patio furniture was delivered! We got it on sale at Family Leisure. We are very excited to use it. I think we will this weekend!


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Momma's cooking

Tonight Heidi was eating dinner and said, "Mmmm, that's good!" I said, "Good, I'm glad you like it!" Then she said, "Gwatuwations!" (translation: Congratulations)

She's so funny and cute and I'm so glad she likes my cooking!

In case anyone was wondering I made Creamy Tomato Basil Pasta with Shrimp. I'm not sure why Basil is in the title though since I didn't use any... ? It was very tasty and Heidi kept asking for more!

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Freaked out

Ok, I'm sure a lot of you will laugh at me, but I'm totally freaked out because I found a teeny tiny snake in my house. Yuck!!!! Snakes are probably about 100 times worse than spiders and I don't like spiders either. It took all the courage I had to take a broom and sweep it out the front door. Phew! I'm so glad that's over! Ok, you can laugh now. Here is a picture of the tiny thing that nearly gave me a heart attack today. Laugh away!




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