Please Join Me!

I don't know about you but for me, music brings healing, renewal, encouragement, and most of all can bring me to a quiet place where I often find myself on my knees before my Heavenly Father!  I have really come to love a Christian artist by the name of Kari Jobe!  She has an incredible voice and God uses her words to touch the deepest part of my soul.  

Your love is pure your love is precious your love is all i need
your love is pure your love is precious your love is all i need
your love surrounds me your love astounds me your love is everything.

I run to you my heart is weak I cling to you your all I see
it's my hearts desire to be close to you cause here in your arms i'll find my strength.

All this to say, I have been clinging this past week to music and the truth that speaks through so many great Christian songs!  Most of you who are reading this already know the journey that my sister Mary Anne, her husband Phil, their sweet baby girls, and the rest of the Munz family has been on this past week.  On Tuesday my precious little niece, Anna, was admitted to the hospital because she was lethargic, dehydrated, and her blood results were abnormal.  She was transferred to a Children's Hospital in Atlanta because they were unsure if she would need to be admitted to an ICU.  While at Children's, a team of doctors concluded that antibodies in her body were fighting against the neutrophils in her white blood cells leaving her unable to fight against the bacteria in her body that started as a simple ear infection.  Further in their study they realized that BOTH Anna and Kate lack the number of neutrophils needed to fight off infection in their bodies and that there are two different possible reasons why this might be happening.  The first being, my sister's body produced certain antibodies that were transferred to the girls in the womb and have been working to fight against the much needed neutrophils in the white blood cells.  This would mean that in about a years time, the girls body would eventually kill off the antibodies and be able to produce the white blood cells needed to fight off infection in their bodies.  But for the next year of their lives, the girls will basically have to live in quarantine so as to not catch any kind of infection.  The second scenario is a permanent condition that would affect the girls long term.  This means that their own bodies are producing these antibodies that are fighting off the MUCH needed neutrophils that help them fight off infections.  They have taken blood and are sending it off to get tested for the genetic markers that will indicate which situation that we are dealing with.  We are praying and hoping for the first but know that whatever the outcome, our Savior is in control and has the Colliers in the palm of his hand!  In addition to all of this, Anna has failed her hearing tests and has severe hearing loss in her left ear and maybe some loss in the other one as well.  Mare and Phil have been hit hard this past week!  God, in His Grace and Mercy, knows exactly what is going on and is walking along side of them every step!  They are exhausted but continue to lean on Christ for strength each day!

Please join me in praying for my precious sister and her family!  It is so hard for me to watch those that I love go through such a time as this!  My heart is heavy and burdened for them.  My sisters are my best friends and I wish so badly that I could take this away from Mare!  I wish so badly that it was me that was walking through the valley and not her!  But the truth is, I can't!  I can't because this is God's will and plan and he has it all in control!  He will see us through this and will open our eyes to things that we would have never seen before.  His promises don't take away the pain but they give us hope in faith in the ONE that can hold us through the pain.  

I love you Phil, Mare, Anna and Kate!  I am on my knees for you and will continue to go before our heavenly Father pleading on your behalf for his love, grace, and mercy to hold you up in your time of need!    

Our precious little Runts:)

 I love you little misses and wish so badly that I could hold you in my arms and kiss you all over!  Your Auntie may not be able to see you for a long time but know that you are in my thoughts and prayers when I wake up in the morning, when I lay my head down at night and every minute in between!  You mean the world to me precious twinkies!