Gracie: Our Little Fighter

Our niece has a remarkable spirit. She is so strong, and is fighting to stay here. Her being so sick is pushing all of us to our breaking points. I left last night and went to workout, knowing that I needed to work off some of the stress I was going through. The rec center happens to be right next to the local cemetery, so on my way home, I drove through the pitch-black cemetery, making my way towards Lilly's and Ryker's headstone. I stopped, (in my car) and just talked to them. It's not that I feel like Lily and Ryker's spirits reside at the cemetery, it just makes me feel like I can talk to them, because it is where their physical bodies lay. I told them that Gracie is going through a hard time. I told them that our family could not face losing a third baby. I asked if they could go to work, and protect and comfort our family, but especially Gracie. When I got home, Mike told me that Gracie seemed more stable. After talking to Deanna today, I realized how truly close we came to losing Gracie yesterday, and how close she came to going on ECMO (a heart/lung machine that allows the lungs and heart to rest) and even though now there is no improvement, at least she has stabilized. Thank-you all for your prayers. Please continue praying for our Gracie, and also Gracie Gledhill who is on ECMO and awaiting a second heart transplant. Prayers do bring around miracles. God knows what is in store. I know better than most (unfortunately) that His will is not always ours, but I just have to believe our Gracie has more of life in store for her on this earth. I just have to have a lot of faith. So please pray for the Gracies, and the other families that stand in need of some extra strength and peace this week!!!