Rachael.

My friend will be heading to Atlanta tomorrow. Her daughter will be having major surgery on Monday. I don't think there is a word for how crazy scary that is. Fifteen hours of surgery - FIFTEEN.  I cannot imagine what she, as a mom, is feeling. I can tell you that being a friend sitting on the sidelines? It sucks this Inability to Know and this Inability to Fix. I am the person that wants to Help and Fix and Make Things Better. I want to Do Something To Help. And I can't.

 I am the person that when the book gets too suspenseful flips to the last page to make sure everything turns out okay! And now we are at that moment when I want to flip to the end to See That Everything Is Okay but what I'm left to do instead? Is keep praying for Rachael's Miracle, to trust and to have faith.

We are working to cover Rachael with prayer - it is amazing seeing all the people signing up to pray at specific times over the next week. If you haven't signed up and are feeling led to, visit the website to sign up at  http://www1.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=prayers4rachael&fb_source=message We aren't limiting our prayers to our signed-up time but it is awesome knowing that at that specific hour of the day? Someone is dedicated to lifting her up.

Pray for Rachael. Pray for John & Christin. And Sarah. Pray for the surgeons, the doctors and nurses and every person that will be there Monday. God's got the Steven's family in His hands and He is going to carry them much like the Footprints poem says. 

We love you Rachael, Christin and John! Praying for and Believing in Miracles!

Prayers for Rachael

One of the most awesome kids I know will be facing one of the biggest challenges in a week. 

Sweet Rachael will be having surgery Monday, October 15th. It's going to be a long surgery - a very tough surgery - and despite the date on the calendar we are still praying each day for a miracle.

I want to encourage you to pencil in on your planner - add an alert to your phone - this upcoming day. My family will be wearing our green and believing in miracles - we hope you will, too, and explode on the web and facebook with Love for Rachael.

In addition, we thought it would be awesome to cover Rachael, her family & the medical staff in prayer for that week - starting Sunday when they head up to Atlanta, Monday as she has the 10-15 hour surgery, and the remaining days as she recovers. We've created a sign-up website with shifts - if you wish please click to sign-up and commit to praying. You can find the website HERE 

I would love nothing more than to have every slot filled covering Rachael in prayer! 

Share the site - join in the prayers - keep praying for and believing in miracles. Thank you for joining me in praying for this sweet family. We love you Rachael!