Storms...

We've made it through another day with no setbacks Praise God.  Baby Jay even had several 2 oz bottles today.  She was quite fussy tonight for some reason but now that we've gotten her to sleep she's been sleeping and snoring pretty peacefully for the last couple of hours.  You can't help but think she may be hurting when she's crying but I pray that she's not.  I'm very thankful that she settles down once she's picked up.  I don't mind her being spoiled one bit if it means she's not in pain.  We're finally settling her in.  I know it's taken us long enough but it's hard to think that she may not be here long depending on God's will so we didn't want to get attached to settling her in since we're already attached to her angelic presence in our lives.  However in our hearts it seems like the right thing to do for the time being and I've prayed that whatever decisions we make let them at least be the right decisions.  I know we all have to go through storms especially when we're taking this lifelong journey with Jesus.  Storms are good for us and can provide the right growth in our lives if we allow them to.  I'm very thankful that as I go through this storm He is right there holding my hand and even picking me up to carry me when I'm too weak to walk through it.  I'm thankful that these storms are so easy to Jesus that He can sleep through them just like when He was on the boat with the disciples in Luke 8.  I'm also thankful that throughout this storm He allows me to maintain this unspeakable joy that He has blessed me with because in James 1 He tells me to count it all joy when these trials come along.  Never in a million years would I have felt that I could still have such joy during such circumstances.  I know it is only He that sustains me and I will continue to rest in His arms for the duration of this journey.  Thankful yet again.  Thankful that He is still interceding on my behalf.  Thankful that storms don't last forever.  Eventually they stop and the sun returns.  Thankful for my storms and thankful that God is good.