It was wonderful to be back at our church this morning. The nurse came to the house at 9:30 AM to hep lock Josiah's PICC line, so we were late arriving for the 10:00 AM service but we were still able to participate in the singing time. We sang the song, "Glory to God Forever". One part is "Take my life and let it be all for you and for your glory, take my life and let it be yours." I was standing rocking Josiah in my arms. I do want that to be true in my life (I have a long way to go) but I also sang the song replacing "my" with "his," referring to Josiah. As I stood singing, I thought that if I had to choose between a short life for Josiah that brought glory to God and a long life that did not bring him glory, I would choose the former. Of course, it's not a choice and I realize that Josiah can't choose to bring glory to God himself as a baby but I do believe that God can be glorified through Josiah's life even now and that's what we want.
Thankfully Josiah slept peacefully through church, aided by a little morphine. He was fussy this morning with laboured breathing and we couldn't calm him down so we gave him some morphine. It would have been nice to say hi to people at church but we had to leave early in order to be home to get his meds and milk ready for 12:00 PM. Actually, we left at the perfect time because when we pulled in the driveway, one of Graham's wonderful colleagues was at the door ready to bless us with various treats. It was lovely to see her.
Isaac is quite good at saying "Sorry" (pronounced Saw-ree), although he is also apt to repeat the behaviour of which he is guilty. Did I mention he was two? Today while sitting on the potty he starting hitting his knee with his new toy hammer. I said that I didn't want him to hit himself as he could hurt himself. He immediately stroked his knee and said, "Sorry knee." Earlier in the week, when his cardboard crocodile fell off the coffee table (his ark) onto the floor, he gently picked it up, cradling it in his arms and said, "Sorry."
We had another delicious dinner provided tonight thanks to yet another friend. We are blessed!
It's time to sign off. We'll be glad to see our shift nurse again tomorrow morning. Thank you for your prayers and support!
Blessings,
Elizabeth
Elizabeth, all through your journey with Josiah we have seen God being glorified in wonderful ways.. Beautiful Josiah's life is such a testimony of God's faithfulness; the strength, peace, trust and patience that we see in yours and Graham's lives; the amazing way He has provided such excellent care and support for you, so often in miraculous ways, at SK and RMH, and now at home; the love and firm support from Josiah's grandparents and the rest of your families; the way your friends and church family have been, and continue to be there for you; and what a blessing little Isaac is, in the midst of difficult times - there with his smiles and cute ways...all this and more lead those of us who read your blog to glorify God for His goodness to you...we are amazed at how He continues to care for you in every way, every day. He is an awesome God!
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