¹In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LordGod of truth.
6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the Lord.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14 But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: save me for thy mercies’ sake.
17 Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
21 Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
Pray for our little Annika to be able to go home soon. I am so grateful for all those who have surrounded my daughter and her family with love as they meet this new challenge in their lives. Pray for them all to have the wisdom, patience and love to do all they need for this new member of their family.
Kathaleena – Does Annika have any heart problems? I’ve heard that is common for babies with Downs Syndrome. Friends of ours have a little girl, Maddie, who had heart surgery shortly after birth, & will need it again sometime in the near future.
Praying Baby Annika doesn’t have those problems, that any feeding problems will resolve quickly, & that her parents will have all the wisdom, patience, love, & strength they need (or her siblings, too).
And prayer for eighteen year old daughter as thirty three year old daughter has had enough and has told her it is time to seek other lodging. I don’t know what is going on in the younger girl’s head, it is bizarre. I still wonder about the concussion and I suppose it is possible she has been using her boyfriend’s concerta which has side effects like she exhibits. Or sleep deprivation, seratonin lack, as daughter in law had when she had her psychotic episode years ago. Thanks.
Yes, Karen, she does have 3 small holes in her heart. However, one is common to many newborns and usually is healed by itself. The other two may need surgeries, but they will not be open-heart, but taken care of by an easier method later on, if necessary. All in all, she is doing well, except for the eating and blood sugar issues. My daughter, like me, had gestational diabetes. Apparently, that affected the blood sugar after birth. She does have bilirubin issues, which is not unusual with any newborns. We are grateful.
Kim – Maddie’s parents get kind of “up in arms” at the term “a Downs Syndrome baby/child,” saying she is “a child with Downs Syndrome”. (The same kind of objection is made to “an autistic child” vs. “a child with autism”.)
Funny thing is, in the Moebius community, I’ve often seen references to “our Moebius kids.” 🙂
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Pray for our little Annika to be able to go home soon. I am so grateful for all those who have surrounded my daughter and her family with love as they meet this new challenge in their lives. Pray for them all to have the wisdom, patience and love to do all they need for this new member of their family.
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Kathaleena – Does Annika have any heart problems? I’ve heard that is common for babies with Downs Syndrome. Friends of ours have a little girl, Maddie, who had heart surgery shortly after birth, & will need it again sometime in the near future.
Praying Baby Annika doesn’t have those problems, that any feeding problems will resolve quickly, & that her parents will have all the wisdom, patience, love, & strength they need (or her siblings, too).
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Prayer for KBells, of course.
And prayer for eighteen year old daughter as thirty three year old daughter has had enough and has told her it is time to seek other lodging. I don’t know what is going on in the younger girl’s head, it is bizarre. I still wonder about the concussion and I suppose it is possible she has been using her boyfriend’s concerta which has side effects like she exhibits. Or sleep deprivation, seratonin lack, as daughter in law had when she had her psychotic episode years ago. Thanks.
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Kathaleena, I have an acquaintance whose daughter had “Ups” there is nothing down about her!!!!!
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Yes, Karen, she does have 3 small holes in her heart. However, one is common to many newborns and usually is healed by itself. The other two may need surgeries, but they will not be open-heart, but taken care of by an easier method later on, if necessary. All in all, she is doing well, except for the eating and blood sugar issues. My daughter, like me, had gestational diabetes. Apparently, that affected the blood sugar after birth. She does have bilirubin issues, which is not unusual with any newborns. We are grateful.
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Kim – Maddie’s parents get kind of “up in arms” at the term “a Downs Syndrome baby/child,” saying she is “a child with Downs Syndrome”. (The same kind of objection is made to “an autistic child” vs. “a child with autism”.)
Funny thing is, in the Moebius community, I’ve often seen references to “our Moebius kids.” 🙂
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