Be Still...

When I was in the shower this morning a few words from a bible verse kept rolling through my head.  It was one I came across when I sat down to a little personal study time a couple Sunday mornings ago. I think it was more than coincidence that I happened to sit down to that verse on that particular day.  It was Be Still.  And know that I am God.  In the shower I just kept hearing it in my head.  So I kept repeating it.  Be Still Jess. Be Still.  God has got this.  In this phrase, there was peace for me.  I guess I took a cue from my Grandpa.  He heard words from Psalm 25...it calmed his heart and he let go of this life.  If he could find peace facing death...certainly I could find peace to face this appointment today.  After all, though it was very serious, there was still hope that we could walk away with terrific news.  So I made myself stop the what-if's and do what the verse said. Be Still.

That was this morning.  Now I will admit, that I spent most of the weekend this past weekend thinking and praying about what we would face today.  I prayed selfishly at times for exactly what I wanted. Then I stopped and remembered that God doesn't always give us what we want.  I prayed that this upcoming road wasn't necessarily one I wanted to learn travel on (AT ALL).  But if something serious was in the cards, I was going to need Him.  So yeah. I prayed.  Because whenever I was alone with my thoughts, dark dreadful thoughts creeped in.  A lot.  I took comfort b/c I know we also had a lot of other people in our corner...praying for us as a family, praying for Owen, and praying for the outcome that awaited us.  Praying for Owen's fever to just disappear.  I believe in the power of prayer.  This weekend, that prayer was sent from people's hearts to Him and then on over to us.  It gave us great strength!

Today...whether you believe it was prayer that changed our fate or not...the appointment went unbelievably well!

We met with Infectious Disease doctors at Children's at noon. The doctors were amazing. They were smart. They were kind. And they made us feel 100% ok with what has been happening with Owen.  Based on all his lab results, his tests and how well he seemed to be doing today, they believe Owen came down with a serious sinus infection that was just hard to beat. One that he needed the right antibiotics to really get over it...and we finally found the right ones.

Thank the good Lord!  We couldn't have asked for a better outcome. We are blessed, loved and so very relieved that at this point we were sent home with a clean bill of health.  We are going to pray that this is not something that ever happens again...and also that our ENT appointment on Friday will shed some light on getting his congestion cleared up after colds a little more efficiently!

For everyone who prayed, checked on us, thought of us and offered help of any kind...thank you so very much!!  I believe without those prayers, thoughts and help we survived a weekend of fearful gut-wrenching what-if's, and made it through today's appointment with more grace and peace that we ever thought we could!  We are blessed with wonderful support systems in so many areas of our lives! So thank you all and thank you God!

After some very elated parents left Children's hospital today, we decided that cupcakes for lunch sounded delightful :)

Who need utensils right?!? Owen certainly doesn't!!