Saturday, May 10, 2008

Saturday (day 107)

Good evening all. Everything is coming together for having Shawna come home even if only for a couple of hours at a time. The ramp is finished and the doorways widened to enable her to be inside to most of our home. When I told the doctor today that all was ready for her to come home for these short stints he readily agreed it would be a good thing and will set it up for starting next Saturday. Shawna meanwhile is continuing to develop her muscle tone. She also can move her left leg quite a bit on command which is a very encouraging development we were waiting for. She has mapped out some of the muscles and can now voluntarily control them. She is working with small barbells to increase her wrist strength. She is swallowing succesfully and making more and more noises (not talking). Sometimes she gets a coughing fit when she makes them and is therefore a bit reluctant to do so. We stand amazed at what God has given us through Shawna. Many times we take the parenting of children for granted when everything is fine. These times deepen your relationship to your children. Nothing can be taken for granted and everything that occurs new is a blessing. We continue to wait patiently as God unfolds his plan and pray for strength spiritually and physically for Shawna. Our brother-in-law Gord
VanEgmond is holding a perrenial and plant sale at his residence 92 Kemp rd Grimsby(just east of mountain rd). He will have thousands of plants available from thursday may 15 evening to Monday may 19 evening (not on sunday). Profit from the sale will be donated to assist us in the renovations not covered by insurance to enable Shawna to be home. Thank you for your prayers and support have a blessed sunday. Al and Deb

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr. and Mrs. B.,

We are very happy to hear how things are progressing for Shawna. She is continually in our prayers, and we too stand amazed at what God has done for her, and also for both of you as parents. Have a blessed Sunday,

Jon and Sharon

Anonymous said...

We'll be there to buy flowers! Finally something we can do! Thanks for the faithful updates, and have a great Sunday.

Anonymous said...

Dear Debby,Alan,Darryl + family.
It is great to read that Shawna can come home for a while.
To day it is Whitsutide :

Lord, the light of your love is shining,
In the mids of the darkness, shining,
Jesus, Lord of the wold, shine upon us,
Set us free by the truth you now bring us,
Shine on us, shine on us :

Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this world with the Father's glory
Blaze, Spirit, blaze
Set our hearts on fire
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy
Send forth your word
Lord, and let there be light.

We keep on praying for you all !
Love from the ooms + tantes from Holland + our children.

Andy and Tina said...

Gord better have a lot of flowers and plants. I bet it will be a very busy few evenings. We'll all be there!! What it must mean to you to have your family together, even for a couple of hours at the time. We are so happy for you all, and we pray that the Lord will continue to uphold you with His Love and Power.

Anonymous said...

What a thrill to hear that the renovations have reached a point that the dream of having Shawna start coming home for visits will be a reality!!!

We pray that your whole family will be able to be home for this blessed occassion!!

Sharing in your joy and rejoicing with you for the Father's miracles day to day

love always
Marlene and Jack and family

Anonymous said...

Dear loved ones of Shawna
What a blessing to hear things are so far underway for Shwana to come home. We realize it still may be a long road ahead but we contiually ask God for His continued guidance over your families and with Shawnas contiual healing.
Gods Blessings. Herman & Jolene DeHaan

Anonymous said...

It is amazing to see the Lord's hand at work in Shawna's recovery. Your positive words are an encouragement to your readers. The Lord gives the strength He promised. You remain in our prayers.

Anonymous said...

It's great to hear that Shawna will be able to come home even for a few days. Quite exciting! It's also really amazing and wonderful what miracles that God can perform! Keeping you in our prayers. All the best in this coming week!

Shawn and Monica