Another MRI

Today, Asher and Leah will be traveling to Memphis again for another round of checkups, and an MRI. Please pray for smooth travels.

We’re so thankful to God for the hearing aids that he will get this week. We’re hopeful that it will be a significant improvement in his quality of life.

Pray for the hearts of each one in our family. We’ve had some great moments of deep joy and laughter together. We’ve also had some quiet moments of sadness, and not-so-quiet moments of frustration.

The passing on of other children we’ve met throughout this experience is sobering, and sometimes a little haunting for us as parents. Faith is our only anchor. Pray that we would continue to trust God as he leads us on this path.

Pray for Asher’s heart and mind. Lately, he’s settled into his limitations, and I sometimes see the marks of depression in his disposition, most often in a lack of desire to do anything but veg out in front of a screen. We have to walk the line of finding a balance for helping him engage in as much of a variety of activities as he can, while knowing that the list of those possible activities is short. Pray for wisdom in speaking encouragement to his heart. Pray that God will speak to him in a way that he understands. Pray that his faith would increase.

Pray for Annelise as well. Ninety-nine percent of the time, she’s a bubbly five-year-old bundle of energy. While kids do tend to get a little more emotional when they’re tired, she had a moment a few nights ago where she tearfully expressing how sad she was about how sick her brother is. We need God’s help, friends. There’s no instruction manual for this. My prayer is that she will look back on this experience years from now, and see helpless parents leading their helpless children away from despair, and towards Jesus.