Giving Thanks

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. We give thanks to you for all things. First and foremost we give thanks for salvation through your son Jesus Christ. We give thanks for our beautiful daughter Tessa, the blessing she is and the many blessings she has brought into our lives. We give thanks for Tessa's health and progress every day. We give thanks for the person she will become and the purpose you have in her life. We give thanks for each other and the sanctity of marriage. We give thanks for friends and family who gather around us in times of need. We give thanks for the doctors, nurses and NICU staff and all that they do for every family needing their care. We know that you are watching over us and providing us guidance each and every day. Help us to recognize your voice and to follow the path in life that is pleasing to you. We pray for the strength and wisdom required to raise a child in the way she should go. We ask and submit everything to you in praise of your holy name. Amen.
We have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. Words cannot express our gratitude to our heavenly father and to all who have provided us encouragement and support over the past couple of months. Today has been a great day. The Family Support Network provided Thanksgiving dinner for the families that are here in the NICU and it was delicious. Tessa is doing well with only one bradycardia during the night and one so far today. Mommy and daddy got to hold her again today and it is always a joyful time. Dr. Wimmer decided to reduce the air flow on her nasal cannula from 3 liters to 2 liters of oxygen per minute and Tessa adjusted well....one more step in the right direction.

Psalm 100:4
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.