Update

Well it's 9:00 pm and I have been anticipating this moment for weeks...where I would sit down, write and share with you all the wonderful things that have happened today.  I wanted to do it earlier, but there have been people literally knocking down the door all day long. I told God if I was going to do this I would need some encouragement all day long and He supplied visitors of prayer and encouragement equally spaced throughout the day. I didn't have time to be hungry or even grumpy with my children. 

The day started off at 6:30 am with a group of about 12 of our friends praying for June over coffee.  During the session, our friend Frank was reading from scripture and Iva June managed to get up in his Bible and flip it to the section she thought he should be reading.  Book of John. Story of Lazarus. Frank read portions of this aloud to us. My friend Diane said, "I guess she has a word for us!". 

Here's a reminder:

But when Jesus heard it, He said, "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God that the Son of God may be glorified by it." (John 11:4)

The day wore on and I admit I kept thinking I would see June perhaps start walking toward me, or maybe start speaking.  I didn't see those things, but I did see some prolonged eye contact when I was feeding her lunch.  She was also unusually punchy today. Laughing hysterically all afternoon over what appeared to be nothing.  I kept thinking God was tickling her when he was working on her neurological system.  She also kept falling asleep all over the place today.  She was just so tired from being prayed over all day!

I just left my son's bedroom who went to bed much later than usual because we had prayer visitors and then he had to go poopy on the potty, then he tried to "wipe himself" all by himself for the first time ever. He was so proud of himself with the toilet paper all strewn about the bathroom.  Bath was definitely in session.  Remarkably he played well by himself all day long with little attention from me and he even got out the doctor's kit by the end of the day and started using it on June (and myself). I think he was trying to tell God something.

Thank you so much for those of you who participated in praying (and some of you fasting) for Iva June today.  We feel God at work somehow...time will tell. Looking forward to reporting to you all the little miracles along the way....

I leave you with a song my friend James wrote for and sang for my baby girl this morning:

Iva June - a song of hope

Iva June, where are you?

Oh, there you are, playin' in the living room

Peak-a-boo, I see you

My baby, Iva June

Iva June, how old are you?

Seems like yesterday, you were born in June

Now very soon, you'll be two

Sweet, Iva June

Iva June, I see you...

Five years from now, oh the dream of you

Wearin' dancin shoes, and a pink tutu

My darlin', Iva June

Iva June, how are you?

Your joyful smile, makes me smile too

Your laughter melts, my heart in two

Precious, Iva June

Iva June, I need you...

Bless her Lord, my baby June

I love her so much...please God heal her soon

I love you Iva June

I love you Iva June

I love you Iva June