The Works of God Should Be Made Manifest in Him

I warned you from the beginning that this blog would be combination of  real life solutions to raising a child with severe disabilities and religious insights I gain (or have gained) along the way.  If you weren't warned before, now you have been.

Recently in my adult Sunday School class at church we discussing Jesus healing the blind man found in John 9.

Here is video depicting the story.

One insight my husband has pointed out before is found in verse 2 and 3, he was born blind "so that the works of God should be made manifest in him."  He was blind in order to strengthen the testimony of those round him.  We feel this through Ellie, she is here to help draw us closer to God.  In trials you turn to God or away from God.

Someone in the class made a comment about the parents and the individual having faith and that is why he was healed.  While I'm sure that is true, it didn't sit well with me.  I have faith, my husband has faith, Ellie hs faith.  But Ellie will not be healed in this life.  Does that mean my faith is lacking?  Have I just given up on her?

Tonight I found an answer.  I stumbled across Janice Kpp Perry's old song "The Test".  Read the lyrics or watch the video and see if you discover what I did.

Comment below if you have any additional insights into this topic.

Tell me friend, why are you blind?
Why doesn't he who worked the miracles 
send light into your eyes
Tell me friend if you understand.
Why doesn't he with power to raise the dead just make 
you whole again?
It would be so easy for him.
I watch you and in sorrow question why.
Then you my friend in perfect faith reply.
Didn't he say he sent us to be tested?
Didn't he say the way would not be sure?
But didn't he say that we could live with him
Forever more, well and whole,
If we but patiently endure?
After the trial we would be blessed
But this life is the test.
Tell me friend, I see your pain.
Why when you pray in faith for healing does the 
crippling thorn remain?
Help me see if you understand.
Why doesn't he who heal the lame man 
come with healing in his wings?
It would be so easy for him. 
I watch you and in sorrow question why
Then you my friend in perfect faith reply
Didn't he say he sent us to be tested?
Didn't he say the way would not be sure?
But didn't he say that we could live with him 
Forever more, well and whole,
If we but patiently endure?
After the trial
We would be blessed.
But this life is the test.
Tell me love why must you die?
Why must your loved ones stand with empty arms and ask 
the question why?
Help me know so I can go on.
How when your love in faith sustain me,
Can the precious gift be gone?
From the depths of sorrow I cry.
Though pangs of grief within my soul arise,
The whisperings of the spirit still my cries.
Didn't he say he sent us to be tested?
Didn't he say the way would not be sure?
But didn't he say we could live with him 
Forever more, well and whole,
If we but patiently endure?
After the trial we would be blessed.
But this life is the test.

Best bath tool ever

I recently discovered the best bath tool ever.  A plastic squeeze water bottle.

Here are some instances it would be helpful...
1.  In the hospital and they need to have bed baths
2.  In the bathtub to keep water from squirting in their eyes
3.  They peed through their brief in bed and need a quick bed bath, but not a full bath

Here are the steps I take to get her pee cleaned up in bed

1.  I have her bed layered to start with.  (1.  A plastic mattress cover      2.  fitted sheet      3.  chux on middle half of bed      4.  flat sheet (top sheet) going sideways over bed on top of chux)

2.  Roll her over onto her side and roll wet top sheet and chux under her and at the same time put several layers of new chux down under her

3.  Roll her back the other way onto her side and finish removing wet sheet and chux and finish placing several layers of chux under her.

4.  Get water bottle filled with warm water and get soap and washcloth and towel (opt.)

5.  Roll her onto her side facing away from you

6.  Squirt her back and bum with the warm water (Try to keep hair dry and bed dry)

7.  Wash her back and bum with soap/washcloth

8.  Rinse using the water bottle

9.  Soak up water with additional chux

10.  Dry her off with chux (you can use a towel, but I have lots of chux so why create more laundry?)

11.  Remove wet chux from under her

What tools do you use to make baths or bed baths easier?  Please comment below

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