Ella, You look great in your pictures today and I am glad to hear of the steady progress. You will be going home soon and that will be a good change for everyone. I am sorry I couldn’t visit today but I will see you soon. Love,Grandpa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rest is very good – please take care of yourselves so you are ready for Sweet Ella to come home. Prayers for peaceful rest and strength during this time you are moving and for Ella to continue her upward trend. Hugs – Steve and Joan

She really does look great, and the fact that she’s so cuddly and interactive and smiley is such a great sign. I can’t wait ’til we can go back to bolus feeds during the day so there’s one less cord to be wrapped up in!

Hebrews 3:13-14
“But encourage one anther daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first.”

This is obviously a time where family and friends and new additions are playing a big role–we’re all family in some fashion. And those families who enhance each other’s esteem are families committed to understanding one another. We’re learning to find the good, the strength, the benefit, the hidden counsel, the “plan” in the heart of one another, then drawing it out and valuing it. And that includes everyone–all the volunteers, friends coming from out of town to help, everyone. It’s amazing seeing everyone valuing each other so greatly, and valuing Ella so much (even without knowing her as a person). The encouragement is phenomenal!
Love you guys! See you in a while 🙂

Ella you are such a sweet photographic little shoog-a-boog! Rest West family. Deep sleep is what I pray for you all to have tonight so that you can all continue to repair and restore 🙂

I love you!

Kristin