Love and the Unknown...

 Today The Charmer was visited by an angel.  One of his lovely pre-k teachers, also one of our neighbors, on her DAY OFF, came to our home and brought some play-dough she made...with activities for him to do while he laid in the traction bed.  I was just overwhelmed.

Mrs. J has a large family of her own, yet she took time out of her day to encourage our guy.  He was thrilled to see her!

The sign below is hanging above the traction bed.  It was made by classmates of our guy at the school.  Our school's theme this year is "building one another up" and so some of The Charmer's classmates (and his lovely team of pre-K teachers, Mrs. P and Mrs. J) decided to make some special messages for him to encourage him along the way.  The other teachers and students in the elementary caught wind of the idea, and soon, EVERY student in the elementary was making personal notes of encouragement, drawing pictures of The Charmer walking, and quoting scripture...all of those "building up" notes were then mounted on a board and presented to The Charmer on the last day of school before traction began.  

We marvel at the above examples of the Body, caring for one little boy.

The surgeon came to see us tonight and to check on the traction progress.  There is now some concern that perhaps the first pin site, where the pin had to be removed, is infected.  PLEASE PRAY that his body will fight this infection and that it will be clear when we must go back to the hospital for a blood test sometime in the next two days.  If there is infection, no surgery on Monday.  If he is clear, we do all our pre-surgical work-up on Sunday for Monday's surgery.

The Charmer told us today, "I am going to walk. Jesus is going to help me walk."

The pure faith of a child.