Please continue to pray for Libby Claire and her family. Libby, her family and others like her are why I do the things I do. For whatever reason the Lord has placed children and families with special needs in my path. I can’t seem to get away from them. Not that I am trying to. I also don’t seek them out. The Lord seems to place them on my path. My heart breaks for these families but it keeps me on my face before the Lord for them and for my purpose with them. Sometimes it’s only to pray, other times it’s to be with them or help them in some way. I never know until I’m in the situation.
Many people have asked me how I can do the things I do and give up the things I have given up. The truth is I don’t know how I do it. It’s only by God’s grace and His direction for my life. Some days I HATE it. There is great pain in this particular ministry, watching children and their families suffer is never easy. Many times I have asked the Lord, why? Why do they have to suffer, and why do I have to be a part of it. I don’t have the answers to these questions and I have learned not to question too much. His word says that He doesn’t give us more than we can handle and I have to stand firm on His word. On the flip side of all the pain, there are also days of great joy. When you can see a child who is suffering so much physically continue to laugh and smile and attempt to play, you can truly see the hand of God at work. When you walk down the street holding hands with a child that Doctors said wouldn’t live, you know that God is indeed good. I have seen people healed and witnessed some great miracles. I will never know why our precious little ones have to suffer. I only know that my part is to pray for them, love on them and their families, do what the Lord leads me to do and allow the hand of the Lord to work. It is a constant reminder to me to stop complaining about the insignificant things. Even with all the so called things I have “given up” I have so much and am blessed to see Him moving in the lives of people around me. My life is not my own. I have been bought with a price and to whom much is given, much is required. I will continue to do my part.
Please join me in prayer for Libby Claire and her family.
Here is a post from her family blog…
this was taken from our family blog~ posted today
i
have always loved “posting” on our blog. i was looking forward to
snapping away on the beach as our beach bums played in the sun, chased
sea gulls, jumped waves & even got a nap under the umbrella. never
did i imagine how our lives would change in an instant. this is a
picture we took of libby claire on the way to the beach. i did not get my camera out the rest of the day, knowing i had a good 2 weeks of beach timeto
take photos. oh how i wish i had taken a million pictures of all of the
kiddos playing that day, of libs digging in the sand, blowing the sand
off her goldfish, toes in the water, chasing sea gulls, laughing at her
brothers, playing barbies with maggie,
smiling that libby claire smile. we remember that day so well. even friday morning of the 10th we sang the wheels on the bus, ate breakfast, played & prepared to go to the beach. what memories. her little voice!
now
in silence we wait. we have been broken to a point that no one could
imagine to understand. the amount of pain, physical pain that you feel
when you know your child is slipping away is indescribab le. but, we
realized she is not ours, but His. God has formed & known our libby claire
even before we thought of her. He knew of this trial, He knew the pain,
He knew the fear, He knew all…but He also has never left her or us. i
always thought if something happened to one of our children or anything tragic my faith would falter. i would fall, like most people. i
am here, standing firm, never have i been drawn so near to the presence
of our Lord as i am today. i could feel His hands holding me up as the doctors told me she would not make it through surgery, He was feeling my pain as i cried out during the most fearful times, He was whispering
words of comfort to our baby girl, His baby girl, during her coma, He
has guided the doctors & nurses this whole time, He has been here,
so real, so steady, so sure. my faith has not faltered. yes, we are numb. i am beginning to think that it is not numbness but almost peacefulnes s. i trust in Him, i have His peace. libby
claire is an evangelist. her story has reached to the corners of the
earth. people who don’t know her are on their knees praying, no
believers have come to know Christ through her, those struggling in
their own faith have drawn on hers. God has great purpose here. He has
let her go from heaven 3 separate times…she was there with Him…in
all His glory…He let her come back to us, come back to YOU. we always
called her the walking evangelist because she never met a stranger, she
would draw you in, she would witness through her eyes, smile, laugh. a
true child of God, whole & innocent. He sees us all that way.
libby
claire, our sweet girl. we are humbled that even during your coma you
are drawing everyone in. speaking Truth, love,commit ment, perseveranc
e, peace, joy, faith, hope… we all draw near, through you He is closer. His power is made perfect in our weakness! 2 Cor. 12: 9&10
in silence we wait. we have been broken to a point that no one could
imagine to understand. the amount of pain, physical pain that you feel
when you know your child is slipping away is indescribab le. but, we
realized she is not ours, but His. God has formed & known our libby claire
even before we thought of her. He knew of this trial, He knew the pain,
He knew the fear, He knew all…but He also has never left her or us. i
always thought if something happened to one of our children or anything tragic my faith would falter. i would fall, like most people. i
am here, standing firm, never have i been drawn so near to the presence
of our Lord as i am today. i could feel His hands holding me up as the doctors told me she would not make it through surgery, He was feeling my pain as i cried out during the most fearful times, He was whispering
words of comfort to our baby girl, His baby girl, during her coma, He
has guided the doctors & nurses this whole time, He has been here,
so real, so steady, so sure. my faith has not faltered. yes, we are numb. i am beginning to think that it is not numbness but almost peacefulnes s. i trust in Him, i have His peace. libby
claire is an evangelist. her story has reached to the corners of the
earth. people who don’t know her are on their knees praying, no
believers have come to know Christ through her, those struggling in
their own faith have drawn on hers. God has great purpose here. He has
let her go from heaven 3 separate times…she was there with Him…in
all His glory…He let her come back to us, come back to YOU. we always
called her the walking evangelist because she never met a stranger, she
would draw you in, she would witness through her eyes, smile, laugh. a
true child of God, whole & innocent. He sees us all that way.
libby
claire, our sweet girl. we are humbled that even during your coma you
are drawing everyone in. speaking Truth, love,commit ment, perseveranc
e, peace, joy, faith, hope… we all draw near, through you He is closer. His power is made perfect in our weakness! 2 Cor. 12: 9&10
Thank you for sharing this story.
I personally know this family- and they are exactly how they are through their blog!! Libby Claire is going home today!!! To her house-to her family- as God still watches over her!!
what a beautiful baby girl…praying