Today is Tuesday.

Schaeffer woke in the night to the loud thunder & hail storm and crawled her way into Griffin and my bed. It's amazing how quickly SJ will fall right back to sleep, and upwards of an hour later, G & I will still be awake, trying to get comfortable.

I just got a call from JoJo's doctor office, and we are free to go for her X-Rays and Ultrasound anytime today. We're going to get dressed, have a special breakfast out & head over to the Hollywood Rd facility.

Please pray that we will not have to wait very long before each test & that Schaeffer will remain calm during the testing.

As we've been praying about Schaeffer's care and our next steps, I've also been praying for God to give us a clear promise to hang on to--and this is what He's given me this morning:

Matthew 6:26-34 MSG

"If you decide for God, living a life of God-worship, it follows that you don't fuss about what's on the table at mealtimes or whether the clothes in your closet are in fashion. There is far more to your life than the food you put in your stomach, more to your outer appearance than the clothes you hang on your body. Look at the birds, free and unfettered, not tied down to a job description, careless in the care of God. And you count far more to him than birds.

"Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.

"If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don't you think he'll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I'm trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God's giving. People who don't know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don't worry about missing out. You'll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."