The Valleys

Hello Everyone,
Please continue to pray that Gigi will stay healthy and for wisdom and guidance for ALL involved with her care.

Gigi was placed on a ventilator since her arrival. Her small size makes breathing hard work for her and the doctors wanted to give her little body a break from all that work. God has provided incredible strength and Gigi has done extraordinary well breathing on her own in the first few days of her life. Jen says Gigi appears calmer now that she is not working so hard to keep up with the breathing. The doctors presented the possiblity of a Blood Transfusion today. They would also like to eliminate Gigi's peripheral IV tubing lines and place one central line in the main vein to her heart. To the NICU staff, neonatologists and those used to caring for premature babies theses are common procedures. However to her loving parents, who are still reeling from the surprise of her early arrival, these are surprising and fear provoking ideas and conversations.

However, God has promised that He would walk with them in the dark valleys and He would get them (and all of us in dark valleys) through the valley. Gigi and her family will come through this valley and recognize and appreciate the beauty, peace and calm of those "nonvalley" times. The pressure of difficult times makes us appreciate life. (A.B. Simpson)

Please pray for wisdom and discernment for Gigi's medical team as these decisons and procedures are being made. Also, continue to pray that Jen's blood pressure will go down. Jen is being released from the hospital today (Weds., Aug. 30).

Thanks for all the offers for meals and other support. May God bless you as you bless others!!!

We were under great pressure...so that we despaired even of life...But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. ( 2 Corinthians 1:8-9)