He Cares For Us.

The above picture is Of Olivia after the emergency room visit. I will spare you the photo that was taken before they fixed her thumb.

July 31st was the last day of VBS for Calvary Baptist Church. I was in charge of the 3-5 year olds and was looking forward to the end. There was a time of fellowship for the parents after the last Bible teaching and I decided to take out all my supplies. When I came back Livi was crying and ran to me, closely followed by Greg . He said she had gotten her finger slammed in the bathroom door. I assumed they were just pinched so I took her into the bathroom to run cool water on it to help the swelling. That is when I saw all the blood.
My poor baby had practically severed the top of her thumb and it was bleeding profusely. I motioned for Ellen to come and help me. Diana got a cold, wet rag and I applied pressure and had Ellen drive us to the hospital.
The staff said that they would need to suture the wound. They came a numbed her thumb with an anesthetic and then I carried her to x-ray. When we came out Auntie was there.
I let her hold Olivia and I went out for a moment.
I got down on my knees and asked God to help me be strong for her.
I asked Him to help the doctors and to help her.
God heard me.
He heard all the others who lifted her up to Him in prayer.
The Drs. came back after the images were looked and and said that she had fractured the tip of her thumb. They were going to work on her but realized she was not numb enough- poor baby. They had to give her more shots to numb the area.
The Dr. left for a long time and Livi was very tired so I laid her down and she fell asleep.
When the Dr. came in he was able to work on her with out her fussing. She slept through the entire procedure! He was able to really scrub the wound and do a great job stitching her up.
I praise the Lord because He was there with us and had His hand in every aspect of the procedure. Please pray for a rapid recovery and that there would be no long term effects.


God is good!

' Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you.'
I Peter 5:7