Beyond the Smiles

Macayla has had more days of sporadic vomiting, but she has also had some great moments of interaction. Last night she smiled and cooed with me. She looked like she was about to burst in laughter. These moments of interaction have lasted for about one to three hours at a time and she sleeps otherwise. The latest exception to this was Monday night when she did not sleep at all. She was awake and interactive. We gave her some medication to help stop her jerks and twitches, but it did not put her to sleep. So, I got most of the night Monday to interact with her and she slept for most of the next 24 hours.

Her smile is one of the most beautiful sights on the planet. It's a beauty that is beyond the surface as I cannot seem to catch it with the camera. Photos of her in full smile do not communicate it. There is something about the live event of her smile that gives you the full experience of beauty. It lets us know that she's still there and in spite of everything, she will be alright when the dust settles. For "in all these things we (followers of Christ) overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is Christ Jesus our Lord."