update on alli

I just talked to my friend Janna about her baby Alli. And YES! it is good news!!! She talked with her doctor last night and they said that Alli’s lungs look better than they ever have. She had been told last Friday that it could be at least a month before her lungs would heal, which would make her stay in the hospital longer. The doctor actually said that she was very surprised at how good her lungs looked! So keep praying b/c this means she could come off of the ventilator very soon. Also, I did not put this in my previous post, but the doctor had also told her that Alli was not digesting food, which mean’t that there could be another problem, which could lengthen her stay. Well, for the past two days she has been digesting food with no problem! Ummm…….GOD is soooo AMAZING! So thank you to everyone who is praying with us for Alli, God is showing out b/c of our obedience. 

There are some more areas we need to pray though. Janna said that Alli had a seizure a couple of nights ago and the doctors don’t know why. She is also still retaining fluid and has had some problems urinating. She is also starting two new antibiotics and is having to take pain med.,  so we need to pray that God will protect her body while she is having to take meds at such an early age, and that every part of her will develop and function as it should.

Thank you again so much, it means so much to  Janna and her husband Richard. I will keep an update on her progress as I find out.

becky

Fasting for baby Alli

Five weeks ago one of my best friends gave birth prematurely to her firstborn Alli. She was born at 28 weeks, weighing 1 lb. 12 oz. Her first five weeks of life have been not in the arms of her mommy, but in an incubator. All of you mom’s out there can only imagine what my friend is going through. Although Alli was strong when she was born and able to breathe on her own, there have been some circumstances that have moved her from the NICU to RNICU. She has already had two blood transfusions, which is pretty common for preemies, and started retaining fluid three weeks ago. Because of the fluid retention she has to be on a ventilator to help her breath. She also has two drainage tubes in her little chest to help with the build up of fluid. 

Alli is a beautiful, strong little girl. When her mommy talks to her she follows her voice with her eyes. When her mommy speaks or just touches her all of her vitals go to normal, the peace her mom brings her is more powerful than all the sticks and needles she experiences throughout the day. She knows her daddy’s face and voice already too and responds to him with her eyes as well. 

As I was praying for her a couple of days ago I really felt impressed to blog about her and ask anyone who would to fast with Trey and I for 7 days. If you can take one day, one meal, or fast one meal for 7 days for this precious baby. We are going to start Sunday, Aug. 3rd. We are believing God to do a miracle this week for her. Here are some ways we will be praying:

*Whatever is causing her body to retain fluid to be healed

*Her organs to grow and mature as God intended

*Peace and rest for her while her mommy and daddy are not there

*Strength for her parents

*Her doctors and nurses to have wisdom and knowledge in treating her

Please comment and let me know if you would like to participate with us.

Note: the first two pics were taken when Alli was 2 weeks old and the bottom pic is the most recent I have taken a week and a half ago.

little things…

Well, things get crazy with a toddler and being married to someone in ministry, and sometimes I don’t take the time to see the little things. Today I saw alot of “little things” and it just made life sweeter Here are just a few:

*My daughter telling me “tank ooo mommy”, when I went upstairs to get her cookie monster. Wow she is learning manners!

*My husband folding and putting laundry away and I didn’t even ask.

*Watching my mom play dress-up with Bella and remembering her doing that with me

*My husband bringing flowers home to me today just because:)

*And last God opening my eyes to see the “little things” that are in my life everyday.

So, I know that I won’t get flowers every week and my daughter may tell a stranger to “GO” and put her hand in their face, but I hope to stop in the midst of everyday life to see “little things” that make life sweet.

one of those days….

So it’s been one of those days. Not what you are probably thinking. It’s been one of those, “wow, God has really blessed me days.” We have those days when we feel like God is out to get us and we spend days (and sometimes weeks) wondering if He has forgotten.  Then out of the blue He breathes and we know it, and we feel hope again. I just realized that the last couple of weeks have been building up to today. God first began to build my trust by answering little prayers, and some not even prayers, just whispers in my heart. Then I began feeling Him in the little things again. And now today, I just breathe and it feels good.

Being a first time mom rocked my world in many ways. Prayer came out of the closet and into a rocking chair. Some of my best times with God since Bella got here have been while I’m rocking her to sleep.  She falls asleep and I keep rocking her and God speaks. 

My devotion time is almost a joke. Most of the time the only Bible reading I get is reading to her one of her toddler Bibles. God can speak through one verse that is broken down, so a 20 month old gets it.

I know I’ve jumped around, but if you know me….this is how I think and talk. I’ve said all that to say this, God has blessed me, especially when I haven’t deserved it. I haven’t fasted and prayed like I should. I haven’t spent hours alone with Him. And I haven’t read the Bible through in a year. But He has blessed me with a marriage that’s better than it’s ever been and a daughter that blows my mind everyday. I have had hard days, sometimes weeks or even months, but God does open our eyes once again to see what He sees. He is amazing.

my guy

  Today is father’s day and it brings different emotions for everyone. Some joy, some sorrow, some laughter, and some regrets.  Today it brings me joy and hope.   Joy because God has blessed me with such an awesome husband and I get the pleasure of seeing him father our daughter everyday for the rest of my life.  I can’t even begin to express what it does to me when I see him with her.  He is so gentle and loving, but also a big kid that is her best playmate.  She adores him and the feeling is mutual.  

It brings me hope.  Hope for our generation and our future.  Alot of men get a bad rap b/c of the faults of others mistakes, but I am here to say that there are great father’s out there and my husband is one of them. I so believe that we can change this generation with God and with a healthy functioning family (not perfect, doesn’t exist, but healthy).  We can do our part of changing the world and it starts with our family.   So today I have hope for what is to come b/c of what I see in my husband.   Our daughter can have hope b/c he is giving her an awesome example of our heavenly Father.  

So this is my last gift to you my rockin’ knight in shining armor………….I blogged for the first time to you!  I honor you today and everyday, you are amazing!   God went beyond any expectation I had when I prayed for you,  I love you.

the new becky taylor blog

Hey guys this is Beckys new blog, she’s hasn’t started yet, but she will soon. If you came here expecting to find our Team Taylor site, its not here anymore… its now here. Check it out, and stop back by Becky’s blog soon to find all kinds of mommyness, recipe’s, and other randomness from the life of Becky. 

Also, we’ve got a lot of new pics up on our flickr site… go take a looky.