Dear family and friends,
A short update after a full couple of days:
On Sunday, Eliza was baptized. The celebration
couldn't have been better: Eliza slept peacefully
through the entire thing (water and all!), we were
surrounded by so many family and friends who have
loved and cared for Eliza and our family over the past
six months, and the service was a beautiful
celebration of God's promises and grace concerning His
children, and in particular, His child, Eliza. We
hosted eighty-five people at our house following the
service, which, those of you who have been at our
house will know, is quite a few for our small space!
But God provided even in this detail a beautiful day,
so we were able to use the backyard and welcome so
many of Eliza's faithful friends. We'll send out
photos just as soon as we get them organized.
Then this afternoon, we met with Eliza's pediatrician,
neonatologist, and social worker to discuss Eliza's
future. Rather than go into a lot of detail at this
point, when we haven't yet had a chance ourselves to
process what was discussed, we have a simple request:
please pray for us as we begin to face some difficult
decisions about how to continue with Eliza's care. We
have reached the point that we have long known was
coming, when we must decide whether to continue with
medications and life support, and to what degree. We
covet your prayers for wisdom and comfort as we begin
this discussion.
Oh God, You are my God, and I will ever praise You.
With love,
dixiejax
