Thursday night

Therapy continues to go well. Every day Katie gets a little bit more back and each day she remembers more and more. No longer am I accused of loosing one of our babies! Thank you Jesus. The therapist at Younkers are doing a wonderful job and they continue to creatively challenge Katie at every turn. Sue has also done a great job of taking pictures of important people and things in Katie's life, then they are put into a memory book that Katie reviews at almost every session, especially Speech therapy.

So, Katie and I pulled off a big surprise today. Knowing how much Katie wants to go home, I got special permission for her to take a leave of absence from the hospital and go home for an hour. We had to double check with everyone, including the insurance company, but all the Dr's and therapist were comfortable with Katie being gone. However, I did make sure that Katie signed a piece of paper saying that she would return to the hospital by a certain time, knowing that she would just want to stay at home. So, imagine the look on the kids face (mostly the girls, Sawyer pretty much had the same look) as Katie walks up and rings the doorbell! I will say though, the one who was most excited to see Katie was definitely our dog Scooter. Man did he miss his momma! I can't believe he didn't wet himself he was going so crazy. She did so well, even going up and down our two flights of stairs. Her strength is still low, but her coordination is defiantly there. We all had a great time, and in the end, Katie reluctantly went back to the hospital.

So think about this, from death's door to the front door in 35 days! Only God is capable of this kind of turnaround. Again, I want to say thank you to all of you who are faithfully praying for us daily! What happened today is a direct result of your intercession for us before our Lord. I also want to say a special thank you to the other two leaders at Two Rivers (and their faith filled wives), Rob and Mark, for their commitment to come and pray powerful prayers over Katie.