Faithful

“The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever— do not abandon the works of your hands.”- Psalm 138:8


That was the verse for the day, today, on my devotional.  And as only God can do, it was literally also His personal Word for us this day.


Every, literally EVERY prayer from yesterday, the Lord answered today.  It felt like He laid the requests on our hearts so that we could watch Him show up and deliver!


We officially have a new doctor and clinic to walk with us in treating and managing Luke's seizures.  And our new neurologist looks like Albert Einstein, which is quite comforting really.  A compelling combination of incredibly erudite and an engaging "bedside manner".  He was incredibly thorough in both his assessment of Luke and his explanations of what he was thinking and seeing.  He spent an hour and a half with us in office, after a 2 hour EEG.  


God uncovered some nuances to Luke's seizures that until now were not known.  It is huge news, and I still haven't taken it in.  Our prayers for things hidden to be brought to light were answered.


Dr. Ritter had wisdom in both diagnosing and in prescribing a mode of treatment for Luke that felt insightful, thoughtful, thorough and backed by a wealth of knowledge and years of work.  I learned more in an hour than I have in six months.


Jim could not come with me, and we agreed that I would use my best judgement to discern if Dr. Ritter was the better fit for our family.  It was very easy to make that decision and by the end of the visit Luke and I left with new prescriptions, appointments and a vitamin regimen.  


Luke did well.  He was a trooper, and even though the EEG was hard (he needed to lay very still, do certain things at certain times, and then fall asleep and wake up repeatedly) he hung in there like a warrior.  He should feel very proud of his hard work today.  He was also very patient with the long doctor's visit.  Dr. Ritter did a great job of engaging Luke and including him in the conversation.  And Luke did a wonderful job of responding, and then quietly waiting while we talked at length (and breadth!) about his seizures and treatment.  


Thank you, Lord, for your faithfulness unto us.  Thank you that we can count on you, and that you never let go of us.  Your love, O God, endures forever.  And today we give you praise and thanks that your eye is on the sparrow and your purposes for us, for Luke's appointment today, are fulfilled.  


To God be the glory, great things He has done.
Amen and amen and amen.


Thank you for praying and lifting us to the One and Only One who is able!


Love,
Sara and Jim
and all the family!