The Anderson Family- September 2, 2011

Our sweet baby Caroline continues to remain stable in a room of the NICU at the place that we refer to as "heaven" but its official name is "The Henry Medical Center."  We are so very thankful that she is laying in that little plastic "case" right now and is being monitored around the clock (literally second by second) by her nurses and doctors, which we call "angels".   With 100% confidence, we tell you that this is the BEST place for Caroline on this earth.  We honestly feel that every single event that God orchestrated in our entire lives was to get us to HMC on Thursday, August 25, 2011.  We will explain these events in detail later on.  If you know Mary Beth "MB" at all you know exactly what we are talking about when we say the word "details". Also, it is our goal to provide the ENTIRE NICU staff with as much food as possible in their lounge.  We honestly feel like this will provide them with the extra energy that we need for them to care for our miracle baby.  Therefore, to all of our unbelievably supportive friends who God has brought along on this journey who have been asking "MB" what they can do to help,  we would like to ask a huge favor.  If you are interested in helping, we would be so grateful if you would do the following. Just call Anita Wilder at   678-662-4071 or Jennifer Perkerson at 678-863-5288 and they will tell you what to do.

We would like to contine today's post by telling you about the amazing devotional book that has been guiding us since May of this year.  This amazing book is called Jesus Calling and is written by Sarah Young.  We recommend this book 100%.  It is theologically grounded and provides the reader with 2-3 daily scriptures that come straight from the Bible.  Let us continue by telling you how we received this amazing book.  Another one of the key angels in this journey has been Mary Beth's assistant principal, Cindy George.  Cindy gave MB this book on Monday, May 13.  When MB arrived to school that Monday morning she had this special present waiting for her in the most adorable gift bag on the floor behind her desk.  If you are reading this right now and do not know Cindy, you are probably thinking why did they just mention something as trivial as a gift bag.  Well, if you know Cindy then you got the inside joke and are probably laughing out loud right now.  Cindy  is an unbelievably strong woman of God.   Cindy gave MB this book in May after the death of her grandmother, Elizabeth Norris Meadows ("Betty"). Betty was an incredible woman of God who loved to share Christ's love by serving others.  Our devotion for today comes from 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. "And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.  Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in neccessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then I am strong." 

Again, we continue to be overwhelmed by God's presence through all of this.  Our precious little miracle baby has brought us closer to the Lord than we have ever been before. Each day, we are even more amazed by how God miraculously orquestrated all of this.  We are constantly discovering a different detail of His plan and we are in awe.  We cherish each and every hour of the day that we spend with our precious girl.   We had no idea that it was possible to love someone so very much.  We continue to thank everyone so much for your prayers and support for our little miracle. 

The medical practice of Eagles Landing OB GYN has truly been a blessing sent to us straight from God. We have been incredibly blessed by all of the AMAZING nurses, doctors, and ultrasound technicians that serve that practice.  One of our dear friends, Willane Joseph (who "just so happens" to be a Labor and Delivery Nurse, is the angel who recommended this amazing practice to us.  Our very first decision regarding the prenatal care, was that we would visit Dr. Lexman Rhamani and the first official appointment was scheduled, for Wednesday, March 24th. Since the day that we met him, we have been amazed by his incredibly caring bedside manner.

Also, the Lord led us to this video today and it gave us so much peace and comfort.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KqziOKZ4AE

We love y'all so very much.
In Christ's Love,

The Anderson Family :)