Monday 14th 12:37 PM

Good morning friends, we had another good night.  Towards evening Micah started moving around a bit and was really irritated by the breathing tube, so much so that they had to give him a mild sedative.   All doctors have cleared the removal of his neck brace and we had hoped that it would be done by now, but we have to have specific docs to do that and so are waiting on them.  Once that is done, he did so well with the breathing trial from yesterday that they have no doubt that he can breathe on his own and are going to do a trial extubation (take out the breathing tube).  As long as the tongue and other muscles in that area do what they are supposed to do then it will remain out.  after that then he will come off of the sedative and we will see what happens from there.  A speech therapist told us that she will be by to see him after that.  So many specialists in one place makes for a lot of waiting.  I had hoped to be posting this after all these things had been done. 
Pastor Sherry had told Thomas that we needed to start a Faith Book since everyone was so much into the electronic technology so I'm going to try to include more than the doctor blah, blahs when I post as time permits.  Last night while I was sitting in the room with Micah I was going over the past few days in my mind wondering how I made it through.  I was trying to remember what I had read Thursday morning in my Bible etc...  The scriptures that got me through that first 12 hrs. (sorry I don't have a Bible in the computer room with me) were 1) Ps. 73  3 verses at end of chapter.  Whom have I in heaven but You... 2) I will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Me.  This last one was a big one for me the first few hours as there was literally a whirlwind of activity and emotions around me and a thousand things trying to crowd into my mind.  When I got out my Bible and devotional book that I had been reading I found that those two verses were in that days reading!  I was overwhelmed at how God had put those into my heart that day and a song called "Peace, Perfect Peace"  He was preparing me.  The second evening, Stephanie & I were praying for Micah and God kep reminding me what a beautiful baby Micah was when he was born over and over.  I sat down for a while and tried to listen to what God was saying to me and this is what I heard, "When Micah was born to you he was beautiful, when he was born into My family he was beautiful to Me.  This is another birthing process for Micah and he will come out beautiful on the other side.  I have felt that almost from the beginning I've known what the end will be, but the process is still difficult and it is still hard to listen to doctors.  We know that they are only doing their jobs so we don't get upset with them but do take time to pray over Micah every time they leave the room and declare God's promises over Micah's life and give honor to the one that knit together every cell in his body.  The doctors have to tell us what they see, that is their duty, but they have also said the brain is so incomprehensible that we can't say anything definitely.  Our prayer for Micah has been that God would knit together those weak spots and call forth every cell in his body to do what they were created to do which is to worship their maker.  We were created to worship You Lord.
Blessings to you all!