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PAISLEY’S TURNAROUND

Our newborn grand-niece Paisley, born by emergency C-section late Thursday night because of oxygen deprivation from a prolapsed umbilical cord, was in a medical emergency worse than most of us will ever face. The negative factors included: gravely low on oxygen, gravely low heartbeat, grayish color, extremely acidic body chemistry, unusual neurological signs and no movement in most of her body. She didn’t even cry at birth.

Medical specialists were bookin’ it down the hall to the delivery room as Paisley’s new grandparents watched from the waiting room. Probabilities, including cerebral palsy and developmental delays, were discussed.

Literally hundreds of people prayed. And, miraculously, one by one the negative factors corrected themselves. The next day she began to feed. Yesterday, we got to hold her, and she’s beautiful, precious, and the spittin’ image of my late father, her great-grandfather, which makes me so happy.

She’s probably going to get to come home later today, too.

What an amazing outcome! But my friend, the philosopher, pointed out what the shape of the paisley is like: there’s an uplifting turnaround! With all the prayer support for the new baby, after all, what did we expect?

I asked the new grandfather, my brother, what he had gained from all of this. A highly-regarded internist who was well aware of all the scientific reasons why Paisley should never have recovered like this, he said simply:

‘’Renewed awe for the resiliency and strength of the human body, even in the littlest of us.’’

Amen! And ain’t it the truth?

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Prayer request: Grant peace, rest and calm to Paisley and her parents over the next few weeks, Lord Jesus. Help them see how You delivered them through this crisis through Your amazing grace. It’s so wonderful to watch You live up to Your promises in Your Word, and Your billing as an all-powerful, all-loving God! (Romans 4:21)