big decisions

Josie may have undergone her surgery for no reason. At our last appointment, the surgeon called it a failure. She hasn't gained movement in her shoulder, but he'd warned us she wouldn't gain much. Still, I was glad she'd gained the stability to not have to worry about a posterior shoulder dislocation as she got older. Nope. Apparently he thinks the sutures may have torn (must have happened when she was still under anesthesia...perhaps as they were putting the brace on). Anyway, we'll do e-stim to try to get the movement, but the OT isn't too confident in that approach. Then we'll do a sedated MRI (it takes much more med than it should to get her sedated) and then he'll recommend another surgery...if there's anything left to work with.

But on a happy note, last week Josie was coloring as I was teaching Michael about the moon reflecting the sunshine to us at night. We were discussing how Jesus is the Light of the World like the sun and that makes us like moons. Suddenly Josie piped in with, "Josie Jesus heart." So I said, "Josie, do you want Jesus to be in your heart?" "Yes." "Do you love Jesus?" "Yes." "Do you want to obey Jesus?" "Yes." "Do you need Jesus to save you from your sin?" "Yes." So we prayed. Amazing to me she could comprehend so much after hearing His name for the first time 16 months ago. But at whatever level she could understand, she knew Jesus was a good deal.