5-21-01
Hello to you all,
Natalia is giving us all a bit of a mystery. We are
continuing to deal with her colitis, three weeks of
antibiotics. After her Physical Therapy sessions she
is in tremendous pain for about a day and a half. I
don't believe it is due to the stretching at the sessions.
Although I feel it is due to something inside getting
tweaked...Her back seems to go in to spasms and her bowels
have some blood which I'm sure is due to the colitis.
Although it could be her own abnormalities, lower back,
kidney or scar tissue. (I'm just the mom talking, I may be
way off.) I am sure something will happen this week
with testing. I just don't know what. Please
help me pray that the Doctors will be guided in the right
direction in a timely manner. Natalia is much better
days after the therapy, yet she needs the physical therapy
so her muscles won't contract. She has been dealing with
this since before Easter. We just need to figure out
what is going on inside that is causing her so much pain.
Thank you for helping me pray. I know Jesus hears us
and helps guide the Doctors.
Natalia and I continue to pray
for all of you each day along with the prayers on the
Healing Power Of Prayer site. Please join us
when you can, I am amazed sometimes at how this little
child has changed my life. Natalia and I lift the
prayer request up daily, and know Jesus will answer those
prayers that are compatible with his will.
http://thehealingpowerofprayer.com
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I just wanted to send a
quick note, I do try and keep these short, (I know you're
laughing) I just have so much to share...I am so excited
about the web links on site..They all have touched
my life in some way. The sites have a tremendous
amount of resources and links that will take you in
whatever direction you may want to go to broaden your
faith. Many of you might not know that I am a
returning Catholic. I was raised in a devout home
and have followed the faith for most of my life.
From my early twenties through my late thirties I
was a bit luke warm in my faith. In my early
twenties I visited several Christian Churches...More
recently we attended the Lutheran church nearby...I felt
the most at home in the Lutheran church although I still
missed the devotion to Mary.
May of 1997 my Brother in
Law suddenly died. I felt the need to return to the
Catholic church while attending his funeral. I kept
feeling he was telling me, I have gone home and now
it's time for you to go home. It was such a strong
feeling that I had the children enrolled the next
September in the Catholic Religious program and began
their Eucharistic preparation.
Natalia and I continue to pray for all of you each day
along with the prayers on the Healing Power Of Prayer
site. Please join us when you can, I am amazed sometimes
at how this little child has changed my life. Natalia and
I lift the prayer request up daily, and know Jesus will
answer those prayers that are compatible with his
link will answer any questions anyone may have
concerning the Catholic Faith. I feel the need to
mention this as I recently had someone question why we
look to the Communion of Saints to help us intercede.
Please know, they are interceding for us in prayer to
Jesus. Only God and Jesus have the Grace and Mercy
to grant our prayer requests. All Praise goes to our
Heavenly Father. He Heals our Hearts, our Wounds and
Refreshes our Spirit. I love the Catholic Faith. I feel
such fullness here with the Eucharist and the Marian
devotions...Anyone who may have questions about the
Catholic Faith may find that these link sites can be
informative. Ask them. I know you will find their
answers very informative as well as interesting. Have
Fun!!
The
Daily Word of Life helps with
scriptural reflections. Many book resources, She has
wonderful links too. I
really like this site.
Another link that touches my heart is the Priests
For Life Two years ago I had my third
miscarriage at home. I was amazed at 10 weeks how
perfectly developed the hands and toes were formed. While
looking at the Priest for Life site, I was remembering how
tiny our baby was, the whole body no bigger than my thumb
and the hands just like the hands in their photos.
Looking at the aborted babies I began to cry. These
were humans...Life begins at conception. If left alone,
they can be held in our arms. Grow to adults like
you or me. I know many moms are encouraged to abort
babies with chromosome problems like Natalia. For anyone
who has felt the need to abort a child, there is a
wonderful program called Project
Rachel. This program is meant to help women
deal with the after math of an abortion.
I was holding this letter so I could send a current photo
of Natalia. Instead, I'll send this off and send the
photos over within the next day or so.
God Bless You all, Thank
you again for your continued love and prayers for Natalia.
MAY GOD'S
GRACE BE WITH YOU
LOVE
THERESE ANN