Day 32: Hope

From Mom,

Those of us who have Christ, have hope. We have hope because we know that His promises are real and that He is working even in the midst of a storm. Does that mean that we don’t have days when we feel totally hopeless? No, it doesn't!  I will tell you that last Thursday, I was feeling completely hopeless. Things with our sweet girl did not seem like they were progressing and honestly, I didn't see an end in sight. Then we got to the visit on Saturday and as soon as we saw her, we knew that something was different. Her smile was real. I've learned to tell which are and which aren't.  Dad and I got to spend the visit with her all alone because her sister was at a church event. It was great! We talked about nothing and everything and just enjoyed seeing her look so focused and positive. Going back on Sunday, we were a little skeptical. We've learned to not trust these moods of hers or not rejoice too soon because they often don't last. But God is good and Sunday’s visit was even better than the day before. We know that this doesn't mean that we’re in the clear. I’m sure there will be many bad days ahead. They are in the middle of regulating medications and her system has to get used to all of that , but this weekend gave us hope. Hope that we might have our girl back soon. Hope that she can and will have some normalcy even if it means she will have to work harder at that than the next gal. And hope that her smile will be real, soon.

Today is a month that we dropped her off at that facility in Orlando. Some days have been harder than others but none have been easy without her. There is still a lot of work to be done. We are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel though, and for that we are thankful today.