A delicate Balance

As we continue through this day in Ashley's life, I see that all things have such a delicate balance. Through out today we have tried to balance fluids, electrolytes, blood sugars, blood pressures, in take and out take, oxygen, and several other things. Each and everything must have the right balance in order to do the right job that it was created and designed to do. As one thing gets out of order we add another to bring it back into the balance of normal. At one point today Ashley's blood pressure dropped to such low levels due to the in balance of fluids. At another point her blood sugar was tested at over 400 and she was given the necessary elements to bring it back into balance as well. We now have placed a catheter to try and get a urine sample from her because her kidneys are not producing the necessary out put. They are adding albumin and something else I don't remember to pull fluid out of her tissues and into her blood stream. All things He created must have the correct balance in order to function. How thankful I am for the education and experience He has provided to those who are caring for my Ashley.

I can't help but think of the balance that He has created in the body of Christ as I watch this day play out. He has taken just the right people, with the right words and the right talents and resources from His body of people to minister to my family at just the right time in our lives. If He had too much of one type of talent or person in this body of believers then His work would not be in balance. He takes each of us in our individuality that He created us with to do the job that He has designed for us to do for Him. If He had called all of us to parent my Ashley then who would be left to intercede for us when our hearts and minds are so very heavy? If we had not listened to His call and played our part in His plan then it would have become out of balance. If we all do what He asks of us, when He asks it of us, just think what would be accomplished for Him. I continue to learn through the struggles of my littlest one. As she lays out before Him to work His plan in her life, I sit and dwell on what I am to learn from this part of her story. Today I see that each and every moment of Ashley's recovery plays its own part in the balance of His plan for her life and mine.

I am praying for balance in her body and life. I am praying for balance in my own life. I am praying for the correct balance of talents to come from the people who are in charge of her care today. Thank you for joining my family in prayer today. I can see it working in Ashley's life and in her story. You are playing your part and therefore helping to balance this time in her life. You are loved and appreciated. Trish