Merry Christmas!

Now that Ian is mouthing words a lot, our life has somewhat become a game of charades. Ian said tonight that he wanted me to ask blog readers to pray for his voice. It's incredibly frustrating when he's trying to tell me something and I just can't figure it out. Please pray that God would quickly give him his voice so that he can tell us all that he is trying to say.

Thank you

Larissa

ian-proud winner of the care group ugly christmas sweater contest. and the red polka dot scarf has nothing to do with it but is compliments of a four-year-old sister.

i really thought that ian was just going to bust out of this and start talking non stop today. he looked really, really good- alert and communicating with us a lot. thankful for the encouragements during a very hard time of year.

thank you,

larissa

Ian has been mouthing a few words- saying them without his voice coming out. It's really cool because it's just another encouragement that he will be speaking again soon. The fact that he can form words with his mouth is really cool.



Thank you for praying..

Ian continues to do well. One of our pastors commented today that his personality is coming out more and more each time he sees him. Praying for more progress. We had to return the mobile chair but a new one is still being built for Ian.

Thank you, as always...

Larissa

Fasting

I will be fasting on Wednesday if anyone wants to join. I'm motivated to pray specifically for Ian's speech. Speaking is very hard work for Ian. I want to pray that God would allow Ian to learn how to talk again as easily as possible and that he would start talking more and more.

Just a note about fasting- it doesn't have to be an entire day without meals. You could skip two meals, just give up coffee, leave out chocolate. Whatever serves as a reminder to pray is a good rule of thumb for me on how to fast.

Thank you, always.

Larissa