Waiting
Once again I sit here waiting. Ashley's life has been a continuous series of waiting. We wait for her to come home. We wait for her to grow. We wait for her to be called for transplant. We wait for her to come out of transplant. We wait for her to wake. We wait for her to eat. We wait for her to recover. We wait for her to come out of surgery time and time and time again. We wait for her to be released. We wait to leave the PICU. This morning we are waiting once again to go to surgery. Then we will wait for her to eat and then "it" (the waiting) will start all over again. I think the most important lesson for me as I have become very good at this waiting game is this:
WAIT UPON THE LORD.
I must become willing to wait upon the Lord. I wait to see what He will do. I wait to see what plan He has for me, for my family, for my Ashley. I wait as He teaches me things about myself and Himself that I never knew before. I am waiting to see what other miracles He has in store for my Ashley's life. I wait for Him to show me how He would like to use me at this time. I wait for the day that He allows us to leave Nebraska and go home to Texas. I wait for Him to reveal to me all that I would have never seen, never learned, never known outside of this experience with my daughter.
Today I can honestly say that I am thankful for the patience He is developing in me as He teaches me to wait upon Him. So now I wait for the time that they come and take her from me and I wait for her to be returned. Then we will wait to see what He is going to do in the coming days.
Thank you for waiting with me today and for joining me as I pray for my Ashley. Your patience is being grown along with mine as we wait on Him to do bigger and bigger things with Ash. I will post after we make it up from recovery. God Bless you today. Trish
posted by Ashley @ 10:42 AM
12 Comments:
I am waiting and praying with you today.
I am waiting also, and Praying for you both of you.
Trish,
I do not know if you remember me I went to church with ya'll at Mobberly. Just wanted to let you know our family has been praying for ya'll My kids chech the updated as soon as they get in from school. we are praying for your family everyday but especially today
We have been praying for Ashley and her surgery this morning. I can't imagine the variety of emotions you must feel each and every day. Know we are also praying for you and the rest of the family as you continue through the chapters of Ashley's story. She is an awe inspiring little girl, we including many others are learning so much from her! Much love and prayers.
praying and waiting with you in spirit.
Trish,
I don't know if you remember me or not, I came to your scrapbook crops.
We are also praying for you and Ashley. I have been in your shoes waiting a day at a time.
We have a prematue baby that was also born at 28 weeks and weighed 2lbs and 12oz. Carson is 8 months old now. Brant and I aslo sat where you are sitting today waiting for our baby to come out of surgery. Our heart hurts for you and your family.
Thanks for sharing Ashley's story with us. Your faith means the world to me.
Trish, I am prayerfully waiting with you today. Be strong in the Lord.
Praying for Ashley and you today!! I pray that the procedure is a great success, and that God will give you a great peace as you wait today!!
Praying for all of you today! Hope the procedure goes well.
God bless,
Lori
Hello, Just returned from my Aunt Jo's funeral. Got on here hoping to see that Ashley has returned from the surgery. I am praying steadily that every thing will be a step towards more positive progress. I know that waiting game is hard and my heart goes out to you. Patience is truly a gift from God and sometimes it is so hard to lose it. Your patience is a real inspiration to me and I know so many others as well. I will be waiting to hear the next update. Love and prayers, Cindy Adams
praying as i wait in spirit with you....
I am waiting and praying with you today as well. God is good.
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