Please Pray for Virginia

This Tuesday is Virginia's CT scan!

I thought I would explain a little more for those of you who are curious what I'm talking about. I also thought I'd add some pix of my little princess since it has been so long since doing so! She's 11 months old in these pix. She'll be a year old on THURSDAY!! (more pix at the bottom)

When we were in Texas in October/November, Virginia fell and bumped her head (next to her eye) on the coffee table (a normal occurrence for babies who are learning to pull up). Well, after that (the same day? the next day? I'm not sure) I noticed a bump on her head right next to her eye, next to her brow. =0( We assumed it would go away. It didn't. At her 9 month appointment in December, I asked the nurse practitioner about it. She said it could take about a month to go away… so if it didn't go away soon, we should have it looked at. Well, it didn't go away… but it didn't seem to bother her. It wasn't getting bigger or smaller that we could tell. Well, we finally decided to make another appointment to have it looked at. That was in February. The doc we saw wanted to send her to a specialist, a pediatric ophthalmologist. Our doc thought it could be a swollen gland that is in that area.

Well, I got the appointment with the pediatric ophthalmologist (about an hour away) in February. I wasn't too concerned. Actually, I expected her to confirm what our doc said and send us home with "no worries." INSTEAD, she wanted Virginia to have a CT scan! AND Virginia has to be put to sleep for the scan!! I was pretty bummed.

She still thinks it is nothing to worry about. She thinks it feels like a cyst… most likely a dermatoid cyst which is harmless. It might be something we have removed, but right now… you can't even tell it is there unless you know it is there, if you know what I mean.

Of course, there are times when the thoughts can seem a bit overwhelming. I'm not a worrier. But I have to be honest; there have been a couple of times that my thoughts have run away. Thankfully, I remember to come back to the throne and give these crazy thoughts to God. No matter what it is or what happens… I know God is in control. I know He loves Virginia even more than I do (which is hard to believe).

Scripture that helps in times like these?

In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. Ephesians 3:12 (How awesome that my God is approachable... and I can approach him with freedom and confidence!!)

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:6-8 (I just think these verses are soooooooooo good for everything for every situation… give everything to God… and focus on good things!)

Now, I know that God doesn't always say "YES" to our prayers. I know he always answers… we all know that, right? He sometimes says, "yes, no, or wait." That is okay with me. I'm thankful He doesn't allow us to boss Him around. I'm glad I can't understand Him all the time. I mean… sure, I wish I could get a handle on the big picture sometimes, but REALLY??? Could I handle the big picture? Probably not! If I could completely understand God, would he be a God worth worshipping? I don't think so. And in the end… the BIG PICTURE is all about HIM, right… bringing HIM GLORY… no matter the circumstances. This life is temporary. If we cling too tightly to this world, we lose perspective. I think that even includes people. If I cling too tightly to my Virginia, I lose perspective. She's not really mine anyway, right? She's God's.

Well, I didn't mean for this post to get so long. I just wanted to ask you to PRAY with me for this truly to be NOTHING that we have to be concerned about. Please pray for her safety during the test with the drugs, etc. Please pray that she would be content before the test. She can't eat anything until after the test. Normally she gets up around 9 a.m., and I nurse her. On this day, we have to leave at 6 a.m. to arrive at the children's hospital by 7:30 a.m. for an 8:30 a.m. scan. Hopefully we'll be done & ready to go by 9:30 a.m. Dano plans to go, too. We've hired someone to come stay with the other kids. She's going to spend the night Monday night so she doesn't have to come so early Tuesday. Please pray for our kids to be safe while they are with the sitter. ABOVE ALL… pray for the Lord's will to be done!

Thank you!!

Love,

Melinda & gang =0) See the pix below.

I did the goofy hair on top to see how long her hair is!

Pa came for a weekend visit the last weekend in February. She wouldn't let him hold her until Sunday! When she did though, she had fun! =0) I think Pa enjoyed it even more!