Calling All Prayer Warriors

I would so covet your prayers this week.  Tuesday I will be going back to the dentist to have the remaining amalgam fillings removed from my mouth.  As I've stated before, my doctor thinks bacterial infection stemming from cracked and old silver fillings is greatly contributing to my illness.

Specifically, pray that no metals would get into my bloodstream and the dentist would get all material out and infection in mouth would heal completely ASAP.  When this procedure is complete David and I will have done everything possible environmentally in order for me to get well (mold remediation of the basement and teeth). 

My parents will be coming again from Texas to help, but my mom is in poor health herself so please pray for her healing as well.  Lastly, please continue to pray for David and the girls. The tarrying of this illness is really taking a toll on the entire family.  Physically, I'm back to where I was when we decided to move on back to the States...not good.  I've had a change in medication which has made me very nauseated this week.  I've been in bed for a week due to that and the muscle weakness.  I kinda would like to see the outside world!

Praises!
*David and I met with our pastor last week for prayer.  8 more people in church leadership met with us in his office and gathered for prayer...it was such a blessing!

*I had three different families help get the girls to/from church for me on Sunday!

*A friend volunteered to come clean my house this Wednesday!

*Abigail had an unexpected sleepover with a friend Friday night and AA had a friend over Saturday night...blessing for them and me!!

*Friend brought over dinner Friday nite unexpectedly!

*My parents have graciously agreed to drop everything and fly back out here to help us...can't wait!

A little mommy/daughter bonding

I won't share everything, but 6 hours together at Dr. M's office and 3 of those hours included sitting next to each other with our IV poles is some of the "togetherness" we shared today. We both had follow up appointments for Friday, but I called and begged for them to take us this morning since Abigail had a horrible sore throat since Saturday night and I could barely get out of bed this weekend due to muscle weakness and muscle aches (hadn't had the ache since I first got sick). Dr. M feels inflammation again on one said of my jaw and feels "100%" certain that I still have a major bacterial infection coming from my mouth so off to the dentist I go again.  I'll be returning to my new dentist on Thursday in order for him to check out more inflammation and consult with him about the removal of even more silver fillings.  Dr. M is recommending ALL my silver fillings come out.  She assumed they were all taken out a couple of months ago, but she assumed wrong and apologized and apologized.  The metal in my body is causing a problem with the absorption of my meds and foods.  She keeps telling me that my case is complicated and we've not hit that "one" specific thing to zap this illness...but we're getting there.  There are too many layers of the onion to peel back...but we're getting there.  She promises.  I'm holding her to it :-)

Not the ideal bonding experience, but at least we were together!  I think she kinda liked missing school, eating granola bars and drinking juice boxes while cuddled up with a furry blanket and fluffy pillows!

Abs getting "juiced" up for the first time.

The remediation on our basement is almost complete and has been quite a process!  It almost makes me sick (more sick!) just looking at what all they've pulled out of there.  I'm sure our home is the cleanest and most mold free home on the block just about now!  I'm grateful for all their hard work, but I certainly wouldn't want to do that job everyday...uggh.  So...I'm hoping with the completion of the remediation and when the whole dentist thing gets resolved I'm going to see significant improvement. And, of course...lots of prayer!  If not...we'll, well, we'll go from there.

One of our martian men...

Well, it used to be a finished basement

We hang our workers out back when they finish for the day ;-)

Praises!
*Abigail started feeling better immediately after her infusion!
*I started feeling better fairly quickly after my infusion (and I don't normally)!
*My neighbors brought us dinner last night and did some grocery shopping for me last night to tide me over until my man gets home!
*Thankful for my lunch bunch buddy...you know who you are- she's kept my sane lately!
* We're celebrating both girls spiritual birthdays this week!  Abigail is 6 and Audrey An is 2!
* Audrey An continues to bless me with her sweet little prayer life and excitement for the Lord.  She asked her teacher today with MUCH excitement if she could tell her class on Thursday that is was her spiritual birthday.  She prayed this week for God to "heal mommy and Abby because I know you can!" and "thank you, Jesus for giving me just the right mommy and just the right daddy.  Please help me know one day why my birth mommy left me on the side of the road." ugggggggh....deep, but gives me SUCH insight into her heart!

Early celebration of the girls' spiritual birthday when Nana and Papa D were here last week.  mom made her famous angel food cake (the cake I had EVERY year growing up on my birthday!)

Should have added these in last post...oh well.  Abigail after her winning serve!

Abigail with sweet friends at Dannah Gresh's Pure Freedom conference at our church.

It was fun to meet Dannah Gresh after Abigail and I read her book, Secret Keeper Girl!

Trunk or Treat meets Audrey An...the ballerina, gymnast, cowgirl with really big earmuffs because we thought it was going to be really cold outside girl!

Abigail wins the prize for most creative...she's a....SIXTH GRADER!