{"id":123,"date":"2010-11-12T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/almostjuliet.com\/index.php\/2010\/11\/prayers\/"},"modified":"2018-04-21T17:22:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T17:22:28","slug":"prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/almostjuliet.com\/index.php\/2010\/11\/prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayers"},"content":{"rendered":"

So all I could muster up on Wednesday for my sweet baby girl\u2019s birthday was a collection of pictures. I just couldn\u2019t write that day \u2013 so much going through my head and so much to process. We had her 12 month check-up and were given a reco for a developmental pediatrician. She\u2019s not self-feeding and is also not pulling up (in her crib or otherwise), pointing, or clapping. One of these things alone might not illicit much concern, but all of them combined have me a bit crazed right now. Like I\u2019ve said before, all other signs point to the fact that Ella is a normal one year old. She\u2019s crawling everywhere, getting into everything, babbles constantly, recognizes our pictures, so many other sweet and wonderful things. And I know that this is not the worst thing in the world \u2013 that she possibly just needs a little help to connect the dots and continue moving forward in her development. And maybe, I just need a brain break from it all\u2026some time to pray and process and be quiet. There is a lot of noise in my head. No matter what, it\u2019s NEVER easy to hear there is something wrong with your child.What\u2019s amazing in all of this is God\u2019s timing, as always. We had always planned on painting our kitchen and guest room this next week in preparation for the holidays. My Mom is keeping Ella for a week, starting this Sunday, and I\u2019m just so thankful! Not only will Ella get someone\u2019s undivided attention, but Mom can work with her on some of these things and help her begin to use the sippy cup (as we hope to wean off bottles soon) and will certainly have the patience and fresh eyes to do so.So I\u2019m gonna say something that could be controversial: I can\u2019t help but question if this is a result of something I\u2019ve<\/em> done. Have I not stimulated her little mind enough? Have I not given her enough attention? My heart is heavy with these questions and like I said, my brain is full of noise.I\u2019ve never painted a room before, but I welcome the time to \u201close\u201d myself a bit this next week. Charlie has school, Vann will be at work\u2026just some time alone with my thoughts and God. Hoping He shows me\u2026well\u2026something this week. My dear and precious friend Megan told me Wednesday that sometimes God doesn’t give us an answer, no matter how much we want to \u201cfix\u201d something. These are those times of total dependence I was talking about. Trust in His perfect plan for my girl. Trust that she\u2019s going to be exactly who God made her to be. Please join me in praying for sweet Ella this week. Pray for a miracle! Pray for a breakthrough! Pray for our time with the ECI therapist on the 24th. Pray for some answers, so we know how to proceed. I think I\u2019ll take a break from blogging for now \u2013 A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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