Wednesday, June 3, 2009

When God says you are going in the right direction

Thanks everyone for your comments and prayers.

Yesterday we confirmed with Buckner that we wanted to proceed. They grilled us a little more to make sure we understood what this meant. They reviewed the life of a parent with a child that requires regular and even lengthy therapy as well as the risks of raising a child with FAE. After they agreed we knew what we were getting into we submitted the last piece of paperwork required. We were still a little nervous about making this step of faith but after reading Hebrews 11 and praying we just new that this really was the plan that God had for us.




This morning we received an additional communication from the Russian Dr. that examined our little one. D is really small, and has been diagnosed with speech delay. We really didn't know what that meant, so our pediatrician in Dallas asked us to find out how many words or phrases she could actually use. Dr. Sophia responded, "Diana understands speech, pronounces simple words, knows names of parts of body, tower of 8 cubes." What an awesome God!! We were asked to take this step without really knowing all of the answers. Then as soon as we did, God filled in some of the blanks. It is never easy to walk by faith. We never know exactly where we are headed when we sign on to follow God where he takes us, but we are so rewarded when we do. Please don't take me to mean that we never have pain, or we never wonder why? We just know that there is a peace that He gives you when you are walking with Him.




We also received a couple more photos.







Thanks again for all of the prayers.





Bryan

2 comments:

  1. Praise God!!!...for that precious little one! Glad you took that step of faith!!

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  2. This is amazing news. Well, amazing to us mere humans - but all in a day's joy to our faithful Lord. Leigh and Bryan, you are in our prayers and hearts. This truly brings tears of happiness. Your diligence and faith will be rewarded. Thanks for sending the email and in case we don't hear the joyful shouts across the seas - DO keep us in the loop. We love you both. Kathy and Doc

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