update from meredith - late sunday night

meredith here (again):

i don't think davey would mind me taking a moment to talk on this blog about my visit with katie tonight. if so, he knows where to find me...{grin}.

let me start by saying, i am continually amazed at the goodness of God.

when davey called me tonight with the update, it was un-believable. it was hard for me to believe that she was doing that good. last night, some friends & i went down to pray for katie. when we left she was sleeping and there was essentially no change. it was very hard to believe that she was sitting up & talking & aware of what was going on around her.

seeing is believing...

i headed down to the hospital & there she was sitting up in bed, telling secrets to the nurse. it was so amazing...almost like i was in a dream. she looked right at me (it seems her right eye is aligned, but the left is a little lazy) and tried to think who i was. something inside me jumped--it took my breath away. my first thought was just how beautiful she is--katie has this smile that lights up a room. i cannot begin to tell you how it filled me with joy to see that smile again.

there are so many things i could tell you, i just don't know where to start. it is funny, because davey said the exact same thing to me when he called. i am just amazed at how well she is tracking with everything. at one point it was katie, davey, & me in the room--when stacy came to visit, whom i hadn't met before. so i introduced myself & we shook hands, to which katie looks right at davey, points her finger & says, "rude, rude, rude!". we all laughed & so did katie.

the whole time i was there, she was trying to finish this sentence...it was like she could start it, but not finish it. i could see her getting frustrated. at one point, i started to rub her head a bit--she said, "that feels good". this whole visit just renewed my joy in a God that never leaves or forsakes us (Deut 31:6)--not that it was low, but almost like now i am overflowing...i can't explain it.

my favorite part of the whole visit was when davey was getting ready to go. he leaned over & prayed for her healing, rubbing her head & kissing her cheek. the look on katie's face was...priceless. it is almost hard to find the right words for it, but with one touch of davey's hand peace, love, comfort & joy washed over katie's face. i wish my eyes were a camera so you could see this display of love that was so pure, so beautiful.

each day i am amazed at her progress...God through this situation is amazing. it is your prayers & love & support that are helping get her through. i am continually reminded of the verse in james, 'the prayers of a righteous man can accomplish much!'

blessings~meredith