Saturday, October 31, 2009
Saturday 30th oct
Georgie had a trip to hospital on Thursday (midday) but is coming home again today.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
THursday 22nd Oct
As I said in the post on Monday things change quickly. Georgie has had a rattley chest again the last few days. When she is like this she can sometimes get sick very quickly and end up in hospital. She doesn't look happy at the moment. Ange has been trying to get her out for walks twice a day to help her chest. What a tireless mother!
Was there ever a more devoted mother?
As I have written this just now a scene comes to mind of another mother - Mary and of her anguish as she watched her beloved son - indeed The Christ, brutalised and crucified and seen His agony and she powerless to help, a witness until the end. Devoted yes. Many sorrows in this world. Just before Georgie got sick we were listening to Rhema FM together one morning after an early trip out to our block and a Rwandan woman was speaking of how she had witnessed six of her seven children and her usband killed before her eyes by men with machetes and she having escaped with one child only yet now she had found joy again in Jesus. Georgie said to me "that is so sad, but she sounds so happy" I said "yes because she has found Jesus now"
Well sorry if this seems rather glum today! - We are very tired again as the constancy wears us out.
Was there ever a more devoted mother?
As I have written this just now a scene comes to mind of another mother - Mary and of her anguish as she watched her beloved son - indeed The Christ, brutalised and crucified and seen His agony and she powerless to help, a witness until the end. Devoted yes. Many sorrows in this world. Just before Georgie got sick we were listening to Rhema FM together one morning after an early trip out to our block and a Rwandan woman was speaking of how she had witnessed six of her seven children and her usband killed before her eyes by men with machetes and she having escaped with one child only yet now she had found joy again in Jesus. Georgie said to me "that is so sad, but she sounds so happy" I said "yes because she has found Jesus now"
Well sorry if this seems rather glum today! - We are very tired again as the constancy wears us out.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Monday 19th Oct.
Dear brothers and sisters Georgie has been having a good couple of weeks again and this has been much more relaxing to not be on edge all the time.
Her breathing was a bit heavier this morning so we pray that with the warm day (without wind!) she can get outside and get some sun. On saturday Ange said that was about Georgie's best day since being home. They took her for a walk in the chair down the road too along with Em's friend who was up from Sydney.
James and I went bushwalking up at the Warrumbungles for the day on Saturday. It was fantastic.
When we were fixing Georgie up in bed the other day we left her on her side momentarily and she rolled over rapidly onto her back but got a fright and was moving around quickly with her arms as she probably had a sensation of falling. We thought for that to happen she would have to have some sense of awareness and balance to be working. Little glimpses of Georgie still. Sometimes she tries to move but we are told that due to neuropathies from being immobile so long plus seizures that even if she tries to move one part maybe another part will move instead etc. Very complicated.
Still nothing is too difficult for God.
We still get stories of people who wake up in the middle of the night with an urgency to pray.
We all know that she has these good times and that sometimes even later that day she can be having a tough time again.
So thank God while we can and pray for more.
"But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart"
Luke 2 v 19
Her breathing was a bit heavier this morning so we pray that with the warm day (without wind!) she can get outside and get some sun. On saturday Ange said that was about Georgie's best day since being home. They took her for a walk in the chair down the road too along with Em's friend who was up from Sydney.
James and I went bushwalking up at the Warrumbungles for the day on Saturday. It was fantastic.
When we were fixing Georgie up in bed the other day we left her on her side momentarily and she rolled over rapidly onto her back but got a fright and was moving around quickly with her arms as she probably had a sensation of falling. We thought for that to happen she would have to have some sense of awareness and balance to be working. Little glimpses of Georgie still. Sometimes she tries to move but we are told that due to neuropathies from being immobile so long plus seizures that even if she tries to move one part maybe another part will move instead etc. Very complicated.
Still nothing is too difficult for God.
We still get stories of people who wake up in the middle of the night with an urgency to pray.
We all know that she has these good times and that sometimes even later that day she can be having a tough time again.
So thank God while we can and pray for more.
"But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart"
Luke 2 v 19
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Wednesday 14th
Been a fairly settled week really for Georgie. Last night as we said goodnight she was just awake and peaceful and smiling.
Em and James still on school hols.
Had a couple of visitors lately which has been nice esp as Georgie has been a bit easier to look after the last couple of weeks. The Sydney Lemons and the Watsons came out too. It was good to have some normal things going on at home.
Praying for our friend Norma who has just gone to Samoa to do some chaplaincy work.
Em and James still on school hols.
Had a couple of visitors lately which has been nice esp as Georgie has been a bit easier to look after the last couple of weeks. The Sydney Lemons and the Watsons came out too. It was good to have some normal things going on at home.
Praying for our friend Norma who has just gone to Samoa to do some chaplaincy work.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
THursday 8th Oct
Thanks to all those who regularly pray. I still believe that prayer is the answer.
Georgie has generally been more settled after that terrible weekend recently and we are glad she did not go back to hospital. (Thinking out loud here ....I sometimes wonder what would have happened had she never been taken to hospital in the beginning and just allowed to sleep at the show. She got so frightened at the hospital. Well we will never know.)
She has had a few infections here and there.
Been up and down at night a lot lately so all very tired.
God is good and his mercies keep coming.
The home care help has stayed at the reduced 4 hrs weekdays but for how much longer no one can say.
Georgie has generally been more settled after that terrible weekend recently and we are glad she did not go back to hospital. (Thinking out loud here ....I sometimes wonder what would have happened had she never been taken to hospital in the beginning and just allowed to sleep at the show. She got so frightened at the hospital. Well we will never know.)
She has had a few infections here and there.
Been up and down at night a lot lately so all very tired.
God is good and his mercies keep coming.
The home care help has stayed at the reduced 4 hrs weekdays but for how much longer no one can say.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Monday 28th Sept
Hi Georgie has had a very rough weekend with seizures and vomiting. It is pretty serious (again)
She has had one of her meds altered and it it could be this but then maybe it isn't.
Ange is just about had it. Have been thinking at times what is the point of all of this? Yet we can only do what we know to do - otherwise you would do nothing at all.
As I was reading Samuel last night I found this passage about Joab the leader of David's army and how a hired army had come against him. They formed themselves into battle. Joab against the Syrians and his brother against the men of ammon. It struck me how this is what we do as Christians. When the enemy is too strong for our brother we go to help him and vice versa. They formed into battle as this is what they knew to do - the rest was up to God.
2 Samuel 10 v 9 When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians. 10 And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, that he might set them in battle array against the people of Ammon. 11 Then he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. 12 Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
She has had one of her meds altered and it it could be this but then maybe it isn't.
Ange is just about had it. Have been thinking at times what is the point of all of this? Yet we can only do what we know to do - otherwise you would do nothing at all.
As I was reading Samuel last night I found this passage about Joab the leader of David's army and how a hired army had come against him. They formed themselves into battle. Joab against the Syrians and his brother against the men of ammon. It struck me how this is what we do as Christians. When the enemy is too strong for our brother we go to help him and vice versa. They formed into battle as this is what they knew to do - the rest was up to God.
2 Samuel 10 v 9 When Joab saw that the battle line was against him before and behind, he chose some of Israel’s best and put them in battle array against the Syrians. 10 And the rest of the people he put under the command of Abishai his brother, that he might set them in battle array against the people of Ammon. 11 Then he said, “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the people of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. 12 Be of good courage, and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God. And may the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
Thursday, September 24, 2009
thursday 24th Sept
Hi there praying friends of Georgie. Georgie has had a reasonably good week at home again now.
The weather has been warming up a bit which will be better for her chest.
We all went for our first family walk with Georgie the other afternoon with her in her wheelchair. We stopped and talked with one of the neighbours. It was hard for her as she hasn't seen Georgie since before she got sick. This is hard really.
"suffering" changes many things. Some friends go and then others come.
It was heartening last Sunday at church to hear that a Vanuatuan fellow has the churches in Vanuatu still praying for Georgie.
A friend from a little country church said on Sunday morning that a guy was praying for Georgie in their service and then a prayer like he'd never heard before just came forth. The guy praying said he had never been so moved by the spirit in a service before.Indeed this gave them hope that God was still on the case.
The weather has been warming up a bit which will be better for her chest.
We all went for our first family walk with Georgie the other afternoon with her in her wheelchair. We stopped and talked with one of the neighbours. It was hard for her as she hasn't seen Georgie since before she got sick. This is hard really.
"suffering" changes many things. Some friends go and then others come.
It was heartening last Sunday at church to hear that a Vanuatuan fellow has the churches in Vanuatu still praying for Georgie.
A friend from a little country church said on Sunday morning that a guy was praying for Georgie in their service and then a prayer like he'd never heard before just came forth. The guy praying said he had never been so moved by the spirit in a service before.Indeed this gave them hope that God was still on the case.
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