February 05, 2012
For the unemployed and underemployed may God provide us with work to do in the coming days, weeks, and months ahead, and help us not to become discouraged as we search for work
February 05, 2012
Updates on Liam Night post: My poor buddy didnt have the best day (best guess...withdrawls...he is close to being completely weaned off) had a hard time resting at all today. still really irritates him to be touched. seems to be settling for the night though. speech therapy was a dud today because he was so upset:( he had the day off from physical therapy. Sodium levels are doing great(this trul y is a miracle in itself!) Liam is noticing more of his surroundings as he is coming off the sedations more...we catch him feeling around his crib and grabbing stuff in it and feeling it to see what it is. he feels his face and the feeding tube taped to his face (this really drives him crazy) he feels every bracelet or piece of tape stuck to him. Prayer targets: For Liam to be happy and comforted, for complete healing for his brain, for his eyes to see and his ears to hear and for his sensitivity to touch be calmed. With man this is impossible but with God ALL things are possible...Thank you Jesus! Today Liam was crabby. He gets agitated and cries when even touched. Could be withdrawals or just agitation that comes with the healing process of a brain injury. Pray for Liam's complete recovery. Please take him to church tomorrow and pray for him! Keep praying Thank you to everyone who helped with/attended Liam's sloppy Joe benefit on Friday...again, we are overwhelmed with everyone's support and generosity during this time...please continue to stand in prayer with us for a complete healing for our little buddy. We love you and thank Jesus for friends and a community like you! -The Kenricks
February 05, 2012
Update from mommy & daddy... Sandy's post from last night: Night update: -We have officially lived at the "Castle" for 4 weeks now. -Liam still screams/cries/whimpers when anyone touches him pretty much but calms down fairly easy afterwards. -Physical/occupational therapists said that he has improved a little since even yesterday with his willingness to participate. He still screams and cries but doesn't fight it like befor...e, and calms down faster. H...e is getting stronger -Speech therapy (eating drinking) went well today...he ate quite a few small bites of applesauce and was able to drink a very small amount of apple juice...therapists very pleased with all this and it looks like we may have the official swallow test sometime soon (they use an xray and everything I guess and watch how he swallows). They just want to try a few different foods with him to make sure...I think yogurt and chocolate pudding may be next:) sidenote: for those of you who know Liam well I bet you are not surprised that he loves speech therapy:) the only time he really cries is when they stop feeding him he whines:) -Looks like we have the okay to move to the Rehab Childrens hospital early to mid next week. -Casey put his finger in Liam's hand so he could hold it and Liam started feeling Caseys hand and the ring on his finger...so Casey gave him his toy car and he used both hands to feel what it was (very big deal since especially his right side of his body didn't hardly move a few weeks ago) he also held his spider man toy for a little bit:) -sodium levels have stayed in a fairly even pattern -We are getting closer to weaning him off of the sedations (very small doses right now!!) He still wears a patch (to help with nuerostorming) and that will still be used for another couple months probably. Prayer Targets: Healing of his mind (and all the things that come with that: hearing, sight, speech, movements, irritation), safety for our family and everyone traveling back and forth helping us during this time, continued prayer for comfort for our Liam. Please pray that they just love him at his new rehab hospital and for wisdom for his doctors and nurses and therapists. Thank you Jesus for all the good you are doing for our Little Liam and for our family--we give you the glory! We continue to trust you and believe for a complete healing!! Verse for the day:) "We live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7" looking at the world around us and the situatuions around us with'our' eyes things can seem very dark and hopeless...but good thing we have faith in a Big God and look to HIM and believe. All things are possible through Christ who gives us strength. I choose to look to you again today Jesus...not at the things around me....we are trusting you for a complete healing for our Liam. thankful for your Word. From Liam's Daddy: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. These verses are a good reminder of a few things. My strength comes from God. Pain and sickness are attacks from Satan. The only bragging we should do is bragging about the strength of our God not ourselves! Liam had a good day! He is calming down a little more. He swallowed some more food today! He even played with a toy for a few minutes! I think he was trying to figure out what it was! God keeps reminding us that he is here. He is our strength when we are weak. Thanks be to God. O ya I got a new position at work, one I was hoping for! Thanks again God. Never give up. Keep praying
February 03, 2012
Roller Coaster Day Night Post: "running a race even tough I'm waiting" "I will move ahead more than confident" "i will worship while I'm waiting" seriously if this song wasn't written just for me and for this time I don't know what is:) today was what Casey and I refer to as a rollercoaster day....ups and downs. prayer targets: Liam is extremely sensitive to touch (docts thoughts on this is one of the healing ...processes an injured brain goes through when healing) he screams or cries or both when touched...this makes physial therapy hard...he is getting stronger everyday but is to 'mad' to get much accomplished. Please pray for this stage of his healing to go by quickly and for comfort for our little boy during this time. We can not really leave the hospital until this phase is over...we can not get the official "swallow test" done until his brain and behavior calms down and the feeding tube does not come out until that test is passed
February 02, 2012
morning update: well, most of u have heard about the 2nd hearing test they had this morning...it concluded that Liam can't hear. We are hopeful we know for one...God is our healer and for two...Liam shows signs that he can hear like yesterday..sometimes he can hear (we believe) and other times nothing...even his doct this morning said it is possible for things to change as the brain is still healing. So as rough as the morning has been...our hope is in the Lord. We have a big God who can do big things. We are believing and holding onto the promises in His Word. Keep praying friends...God's not done here...He has brought us this far!!