Now that Ian is mouthing words a lot, our life has somewhat become a game of charades. Ian said tonight that he wanted me to ask blog readers to pray for his voice. It’s incredibly frustrating when he’s trying to tell me something and I just can’t figure it out. Please pray that God would quickly give him his voice so that he can tell us all that he is trying to say.
Thank you
Larissa
ian-proud winner of the care group ugly christmas sweater contest. and the red polka dot scarf has nothing to do with it but is compliments of a four-year-old sister.
i really thought that ian was just going to bust out of this and start talking non stop today. he looked really, really good- alert and communicating with us a lot. thankful for the encouragements during a very hard time of year.
thank you,
larissa
Ian has been mouthing a few words- saying them without his voice coming out. It’s really cool because it’s just another encouragement that he will be speaking again soon. The fact that he can form words with his mouth is really cool.
Thank you for praying..
Ian continues to do well. One of our pastors commented today that his personality is coming out more and more each time he sees him. Praying for more progress. We had to return the mobile chair but a new one is still being built for Ian.
Thank you, as always…
Larissa
Fasting
I will be fasting on Wednesday if anyone wants to join. I’m motivated to pray specifically for Ian’s speech. Speaking is very hard work for Ian. I want to pray that God would allow Ian to learn how to talk again as easily as possible and that he would start talking more and more.
Just a note about fasting- it doesn’t have to be an entire day without meals. You could skip two meals, just give up coffee, leave out chocolate. Whatever serves as a reminder to pray is a good rule of thumb for me on how to fast.
Thank you, always.
Larissa
Happy Thanksgiving.
This was the first time in two years that Ian has been able to eat a Thanksgiving meal.
Even though I sometimes have to look harder to see it than I want to, we have much to be thankful for.
Thank you for praying
Larissa
Ian was sick again this morning and still has something going on with his lungs. Please pray that God clears out his lungs and allows Ian to be feeling well again. He hasn’t been able to do much for the past few days but it would be nice for him to get back to therapy.
On a side note, we ended up keeping the mobile chair for awhile longer while they work on building him his own.
Thank you, always
Larissa
Still Sick
Ian has had a rough week. He was sick again overnight and also has something going on in his chest. Pray that God would clear his lungs and remove the cough and congestion.
I was thinking that it might be really encouraging for Ian to get notes in the mail from people who are praying for him, particularly ways that you have been encouraged by him or see Christ in him. So if you have time to drop a note, mail them to our church at:
Sovereign Grace Church
c/o Ian Murphy
1220 Wayne Ave.
Indiana, Pa. 15701
Thank you, always, for praying.
Larissa
Sick
We don’t have too many updates. Ian spent most of the day in bed sick yesterday. He seems better today but still not back to himself.
Tomorrow we will return the mobile chair to therapy. The good news is that while we were going to originally have another manual chair built for Ian, his doctor wants to skip that and have his next chair be a mobile one. This is a huge step because initially she wanted another manual but after seeing how well he did, changed her mind. Unfortunately, it will probably take the wheelchair company quite a long time to get a new chair to us, but at least it’s going to happen.
Thank you for your prayers.
Larissa