This is really a long story, and it's been quite a journey, but I am going to try to put it all in a nutshell....
Ever since my Mama was pregnant with her tenth child, Micah (who turned two this May), she has had countless physical ailments, most of them *seemingly* unrelated. She has lost about 100 pounds, and she can't eat hardly anything solid anymore. She has visited numerous doctors, even out-of-state, and they've run just about every test on her imaginable. No one can find anything wrong with her. Whenever she eats most foods she experiences excruciating pain a couple hours later, so now she prefers to just not eat most things to try to avoid pain. Still, some days even mashed potatoes or yogurt hurt her. I can't tell you how it grieves me to see her eating baby food day after day, and still helping make the meals for our large family. She continues to lose weight. She has done so much research, trying to at least figure out what's wrong with her, but none of us have really able to put a finger on it.
She has been a faithful example to all of us of trusting the Lord. Though she still wants to be healed, she has now accepted the fact that this is the way things are for her right now, and she can continue to walk with the Lord and grow closer to Him, and praise Him no matter what He chooses to allow in her life. One thing she is thankful for is that food is no longer an idol in her life!
I wanted to share all this and ask that you all join us in praying for my Mom, whether it be for her complete healing or that she continue to persevere and be sustained... whatever our precious Lord wants. Her name is Amy.
Also, she is expecting to hear the results of a test sometime within the next couple of weeks. She would be so excited if SOMETHING were to show up... if they could just find something, maybe it would help shine some light on what her problems are and what we could do to ease or cure them.
Please also pray for my Dad, that he would continue to have wisdom in what decisions to make concerning my Mom's healthcare, and in the guidance of our family. Please pray for me and my nine younger siblings that we would daily honor our parents, learn to daily "rise up and bless" our mother, and pick up the slack on the days when Mom is in bed or gone to doctor appointments. I praise the Lord that He has used my Mom's illness to draw us closer together as a family in many ways. Pray that this continues to happen. He has also been showing me through all this lately HOW selfish I am. He is doing a work of repentance in my heart and I praise Him for that. Please pray that I would continue to repent of my pride and self-centeredness as He reveals it to me and that I would continue to learn to serve my family with joy and diligence, never expecting anything in return. I want to learn to be faithful in the very little things.
I bless the Lord for His faithfulness to all of us, and thank Him for the faithfulness of the believers in our area who are such a blessing!
May the name of the Lord be glorified.
Thank you so much for your prayers!
