Today (Wednesday) I want to ask for a favor...my niece Emily is having surgery to correct her spine today. They will insert a metal rod and move her spine to the correct position and connect it to the rod. Emily is only 12 and she has been thru so many tough surgeries (brain, hips, back) in her lifetime. It is hard on all of them when she has to go thru something like this. If you can take a minute to pray for a quick recovery for Emily, peace and strength for her parents, Vicki and Todd, and pray that doctors and nurses give her the very best care that they can I would really appreciate it....
We can all learn lessons from kids like Emily. A few of you have had the chance to meet her over the years.... her spirit is so beautiful. Even though she is in a wheelchair and can't always do what other kids can do she seems to see things differently than the rest of us....it's kind of like she always looking at the world thru "rose colored glasses". If you see her first thing in the morning and you look like crap she might say "you look beautiful today" or "you are my favorite aunt" or she may just look at you and say "I love you"....on top of being so very sweet she also has the greatest sense of humor....we were all having dinner together over Christmas and she was sitting across from Bret just kind of staring at him...someone asked her a question and she didn't respond...when they finally got her attention she said " sorry, I am just so fascinated by Uncle Bret", we all cracked up and of course Bret loved the compliment! Maybe we should all try to put on our "rose colored glasses" a little more often and see how nice things can look in the world around us.....
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As usual, here is Jan thinking and praying for someone other than herself!I too would appreciate all the good wishes and prayers you can all take the time to say today for Emily. I am getting ready to head to the hospital with them now and I will channel all the prayers I can right to this special little girl!!! Thank you to all for thinking of Emily today!
Kay
Jan - (and the rest of your family) -already done. Just took that little moment to pray for Emily and your entire family. I know the love and care you all feel for each other. You suffer right along with her. I will look forward to the update on how she does. It's so hard to watch our kids go thru things and she surely has been thru so very much! What a beautiful little girl! It's funny how much we can learn thru our kids.... Or life changing experiences. Maybe we all become better people as a result of these things.... I can only hope and pray!?? I had to chuckle just thinking of her gazing at Bret and I can see his cute little smile and chuckle when she said that! Precious moments! Fun times together.... Thanks for sharing Jan. I love you.... Sue
PS Jan - I hope you are feeling good today. Love you. Sue
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