Here's a more peaceful picture of Sarah. As you can see in the picture, she is sleeping with a piece of her big brother's "blue sheet", which he gave to her before surgery. Caleb's "blue sheet" is his highly coveted comfort blanket, except it's a sheet. Go figure.He wanted to give it to Sarah to take with her, but he humorously didn't want to part ways with it either. So, Jen got out a pair of scissors to cut off a little piece for her to take with her, and Caleb covered his eyes and started dancing his feet and said, "oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...I can't watch!" We thought that was pretty funny.
Today we moved to the Pediatric Oncology floor. It is pretty sobering walking around to see so many families going through similar trials, most of them much worse than ours. Our hearts break as we see so much suffering. Being on this floor has its benefits though. For starters, we have our own private room, with a private bathroom. Since most of the kids on this floor stay for weeks and months, the hospital and staff go out of their way to make the whole family welcome. They have a family lounge, TV room, play room, bathroom, showers...they even have a washing machine and dryer for families to use whenever they want. On top of these amenities, we are also receiving great care. All we are receiving here at Hopkins has caused much gratitude to God in our hearts.
Scripture teaches us that all of creation is upheld by the power of Christ. God is intimately and directly involved in his creation. While there are many things in life we don't fully understand, what I do know is that we can trust God. We trust not only in his Sovereign power to control the universe, but we trust in his goodness and in his promise to work every situation in our lives to his own glory and for our good.
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Dave and I are getting ready to pray for you all now. We will continue to pray for a quick and peaceful recovery and are so encouraged as we watch you walk through this trial so full of faith and trust in the goodness of our God.
It's so good to see her little face! Praying for your sweet girly all the time!
Thank you, Dave for building and encouraging our faith by pointing us back to Him always. Sarah's surgery and recovery is a witness to His faithfulness to all of us. We continue to keep you all in prayer. Even generous Caleb and his sacrifice! : ) Judy <><
It's nice to see Sarah looking more comfortable. Jamey (who is 14 now) still has a "blankie" that's a sheet! So, that made me smile. It's a clever way to have a blankie for a long, long time...LOL...no one will ever suspect! Sending love and prayers. Your faith is an inspiration.
God's deepest blessings!
The Mohrs
Thanks for blessing Sarah, Caleb! Glad that worked out, Jen.
Miss you and always praying.
Doc and Jean
All, I am so excited to hear Sara is doing well, the power of prayer is so strong and I feel so blessed to be a part of this wonderful family. Again I want to offer my services from anything to watching the kids to providing any nursing care Sara might need when she gets home. Remember Holy Cross Home Care has a wonderful pediatric unit which I an proud to be working with, so please let this part of the Brewer clan know what we can do. All my love and prayers are with you and your family---We Love You very much
Uncle Dan and Aunt Sue
I am Elizabeth, a friend of your Aunt Pat, and she keeps me and several of her other friends updated about Baby Sarah. My blessing to all of you as you strugle each day to understand why this has happened to Baby Sarah. I told Pat miracles do happen and with the support you have from your family and friends and your faith in God I am always a believer that God works in his own way and will see Baby Sarah through this ordeal. You are wonderful parents and your caring through Gods hands is never ending.
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