Sometimes very little matters

On Saturday morning my brother was rushed to the emergency room in Little Rock, AR. To shorten a long story, The Bulldog's sodium level totally bottomed out. This caused him to not know who he was, where he was or even how to play connect four (his favorite)! This was also the cause of his seizure. The doctor told us they had to raise his sodium level very slowly because rushing that process can cause swelling in your brain and lead to a stroke. In addition, my brother is not a fan of needles, iv's or anything else associated with being messed with in the hospital. I kept reassuring him it was ok, to which he would reply "it's not ok."

By the grace of our good God my brother went from nearly dying in a totally unconscious state to beating me in connect four in less than 24 hours! Give glory to God! Thank you for your continued prayer!

It is wild how sobering experiences like this are. It is such a reminder that very little of the things I usually care very greatly about really matter at all! While he was on that hospital bed all hooked up I didn't care about eating, or even sitting. I didn't answer my phone or think about where I left the rest of the world- all I wanted was for my brother to live. All I could pray was for God to have mercy.

My brother is a beautiful model of the simplified life! He knows how to love God, love people and play games! That's him. To him the world is black and white- either you know Jesus or you don't...and if you don't The Bulldog's going to tell you about Him!

By the way, The Bulldog has great faith concerning our adoptions. He believes with us that we will receive these girls...and he can't wait!
The Bulldog has also requested that we hold a special service to "Uncle-ize" him! Don't worry, when that ceremony goes down we'll tell you all about it!

My brother is the best big brother in the entire world!
What a gift!
-Chris