Au Revoir Latham!

THIS

little bundle of plastic & metal,

after 4 months of doing it's job

of bringing little Gracie's palate closer,

is outta' here!

Before our trip -

Miss happy pants

I'm back at this doctor's office

for what??!

OK Mom...

this is not as fun as you built it up to be...

We were in Charlotte this afternoon

to have Gracie's Latham appliance removed.

It literally took seconds to be pulled out,

and the ensuing drama of tears was

mainly due to being held down

rather than pain...

though I'm sure it did hurt!

We'll head back on Sunday

to spend the night before

her big surgery day on Monday morning.

We especially want to say

THANK YOU

to everyone who has shown overwhelming

love to our family this week.

Thank you to everyone,

many whom we have never met,

who have left comments of encouragement

and promises of prayer for Gracie.

Those prayers were and are powerful.

Grace's allergy symptoms are gone

and her lungs sound great.

Knowing that so many will be lifting

Gracie and our family up in prayer

next Monday is beyond encouraging.

Thank you to the most incredible

church staff at CrossRoads

for praying over our sweet girl yesterday.

We can't wait to see God's glory at work Monday.

Thank you friends

for cards, phone calls,

emails, help with our other children,

and to the ones who have given sacrificially

to help us out financially...

We are so humbled by your generosity and love.

My sister brought this by today.

A whole lotta'

love wrapped up in a basket

of hospital stay necessities.

Thank you everyone for your part

in Gracie's story.