Symanzik Family Update

Every hospital stay of Jerard's has been a teaching time of my Abba to me.
Life is hard.
It is hard to be a Christian, but it is too dull to be anything else! (B. Manning)

"Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."

I need to have Open Hands
Giving Thanks In All Things
Hard things befall
Giving Thanks
In the Eating
In the Breaking
In the Unknown
In the Hard
Giving Thanks
Breaking Bread
He Sustains

"When Jesus comes into our lives with his scandalous cross in the form of mental anguish, physical suffering, and wounds of the spirit that will not close, we pray for the courage to "stand fast a little" against the insidious realism of the world, the flesh, and the devil." (B. Manning)

Open hands....letting go of all control....to rest safely in His hands...Ahh the joy of knowing He knows my name, He rejoices over me with joy

Jerard was transferred to a regular room today.
He has a feeding tube and has had three 'meals' of PediaSure so far.
He is very sleepy due to the keppra and phenobarbital being given for anti-seizure medicines.

Pray he will be discharged from the hospital soon!

This morning Beth and I awoke to find that Jerard was having seizures again. It was actually James who discovered it. He came out of the room that he shares with Jerard at about 5:45 am saying, "Daddy, I want to show you something in my room." He led me into his room to show me Jerard in bed having a seizure. Needless to say, that got Beth and I into high gear.

We had him at the hospital ER shortly thereafter and it took several medicines and about 4 hours before his seizures went away. Right now he is at the hospital still in the pediatric intensive care unit. He will spend the night there and he will have a CAT scan tomorrow as long as he remains seizure free until then.

Please keep him and us in your prayers.

Hi! Check out these four links to youtube to see Mikayla singing in the High School Vocal Music Ensemble!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmFumcDl5sE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5rpZLMqyrE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euEKY9lsG8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XoE4wvP_dI

I was meditating on this passage of scripture today and thought I would share it with you all!!!

12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended
into heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.