Andrew ~ and Sam 10/6/11

Andrew felt so awful at school today that I took him for a strep test this evening - even hoping maybe he had strep to explain him feeling this way. But it was negative, so he went to bed ultra early. I woke him up a bit ago to give him Tylenol - he seemed hot. Fevers do not do well with him.

Sam is sleeping in my bed. He has strep...again! He seems to be running a fever now, but his blood sugar had dropped for a while but came back up to the 100's. He did not feel well at the end of school, so I took him for a strep test even though he rarely has had it! But he did have it two weeks ago! His numbers have been off - very high or very low. Anyway, he did test positive. He came home and rested but then threw up and went very low. Then he had a nose bleed - a scary sight with the bright blood on a very pale, grayish child. We did the Gatorade every 10 minutes, and now he is sleeping. I am sure I will touch him, and he will just hold out a finger to be pricked. Poor little person!

I went with Sam on a field trip yesterday, but I drove my car. I went to make sure he was okay with his diabetes. I listened to my new The Story CD on the way down the mountain and back up. The song about Abraham and Sarah got my attention. Nichole Nordeman wrote or co-wrote the songs. They have OT and NT Bible characters and songs sung by a lot of my favorite singers. Anyway, the one about Abraham and Sarah struck me because God can and will do things on His time table. I was thinking of Andrew and his growing frustration. I don't blame him a bit, but I want him to realize that God can do the "undoable". When Toby talked about storms Sunday, I really needed that; but I realized that my children are in their own storms now, and it's hard to watch! I pray that God will give Andrew peace about what he has to do right now and give him peace about the future. It's tough.

Thanks for praying for my boys!