Quilting Ladies ROCK!

Hello Friends!

Those of you that are my Facebook friends already know that Eden has been pretty sick since the day before Thanksgiving. Just to give a brief update for those who aren't on Facebook, she has been nauseous and having bone pain. Her doctors have agreed what tests to order and they both believe it is related to her Celiac. Even though she has been on a gluten-free diet for almost a year, they think that now that her insides have healed and she has started growing that these issues (that may have been masked when she was suffering from Celiac) have now become clearer. I don't know about all that, all I know is she has been sick for way to long and is missing out on a lot of fun things right now. We are awaiting test results that we hope to get back today or early next week and they have started her on a natural drink that is supposed to clear her intestines, and hopefully clear the nausea. She's been on the drink since Tuesday night, no progress yet. Please keep my precious darling in your prayers.

Did I mention that quilting ladies ROCK?!?! I belong to a very special group of quilters that meets from October through March. When I was there last Tuesday, one of these incredible women (named Adele) came up to me and said I heard Eden has been sick for sometime now. (She's never met Eden, and I don't even know how she heard she was sick.) I told her yes and gave her an update. She said, "Well, I HATE to see children suffer, and I have a very special porcelain doll, that is tired of living at my house without any children." (I am the only woman in the group that is not retired and living the golden years.) She told me she brought the doll today and wanted to give it to me to give to Eden with her love. I was shocked. First, because I didn't even know she knew Eden was sick, but secondly, was so surprised that she wanted to give Eden a 'special, porcelain doll'. And third, because it was an answer to prayer. You know how God answers prayer in unexpected ways....

So I go out to her car with her to get this doll, and imagine my surprise to see that this doll is the same size as Eden!!! I can't imagine what this doll must have cost her. Adele pulled this life-size doll out of her car and handed it to me crying, saying, "please tell your daughter that we're praying for her, and keep us updated". Oh, my heart! And it just happened that I was leaving quilting early that day to take Eden to get her blood drawn. She is TERRIFIED of having blood drawn and HATES it. She had been so sad and crying and I was praying for God to please help us encourage Eden to be brave and understand that the blood work was going to help us help her feel better. We were praying for God to comfort her and calm her. And then God sends this incredible doll through Adele!!! Only moments before her Dr. appointment. I started crying and told Adele what we had been praying. (It wasn't the material object, in and of itself, it was this little porcelain friend that Eden talk to and hold.) God is so faithful to bless us, even in times of need.

I have to share a picture of Eden with this doll:




Isn't it beautiful? Not only is the doll porcelain, but even her jewelry is porcelain. It still has this tag on it that the doll was limited to 2000 total. I was so awed at such an extravagant gift. I kept asking Adele if she was sure, and she said absolutely, the doll NEEDED a little girl. :)

What a blessing! I am so grateful to serve a Saviour who never forgets us, especially in our times of need.