I’m in a hotel room in Virginia Beach right now.
I just finished washing eight hours of airport travel and delays out of my hair and am now getting ready to go to bed. I’m also trying to decide if I need to change my flight home on Thursday that’s supposed to take me through Atlanta en route to San Antonio.
You know why I chose to go through Atlanta? Because my other option was Chicago. And you would think the odds of getting caught up in an ice storm are much greater in Chicago than Atlanta. But it appears I made the wrong decision.
That’s what I get for thinking.
Anyway, today is going to be kind of a different post.
Almost three years ago, our dear friends, Hannah and Stewart, got married. I wrote all about it here. Their wedding still goes down as one of my very favorite weddings ever and I think a large part of it is because P and I love them both so much.
And that’s why we were so excited to learn about a year ago that they were expecting their first baby. Sadie Claire was born five months ago and she is absolutely precious.
But Hannah experienced some complications during childbirth that have caused some type of extensive nerve damage. She is in constant, excruciating pain and has been bedridden for the last five months as doctors have struggled to find answers to help her.
I ran by their house on Saturday and talked to her mom, Debi, and my heart just broke. I’ve always felt like Debi is a kindred spirit because we are both the mother of an only girl child and each tend to have a warped sense of humor. And I cannot even imagine how hard it is to watch your baby be in so much pain and feel like there’s nothing you can do about it.
But their faith is so strong. They know that God has a plan and a purpose. And they know that ultimately he is the only one that can heal Hannah and make her strong enough to raise her own sweet baby girl.
I spent the last few days feeling so heavy for them and texted Debi to ask if I could tell you Hannah’s story and ask for your prayers. And as it turns out, one of her friends has started a Facebook page specifically asking for prayers for Hannah’s healing over the next twenty-four hours.
So will you please pray? She is such a gorgeous, vibrant girl and she has a daughter who needs her mama to be healthy and strong. Will you pray for complete healing? For the doctors to have wisdom about treatment options? And just that God would be glorified in all of this? It’s one of those situations that is so hard to understand but I believe he works all things together for good.
I know we all have situations and things in our life that are overwhelming and even devastating. And so I’d also love it if you would leave any prayer requests you have in the comments today. I promise to pray over each and every one.