sister and baby kate update

i received a phone call from my mom on thurs. and she said that my sister was at the hospital after seeing her ob/gyn. her amniotic fluid had dropped from 9.3 to 7.2 in a week. my understanding is that the baby is in danger around 6.0. i left work, packed a bag and headed to saratoga or galvestine depending on if they let her go home or not. they ended up letting her go home for the weekend and she and kent go tomorrow morning to the hospital in galvestine and most probably she will be admitted until the baby comes. she is currently 24 weeks and every day is soooo important. i stayed the weekend to help with the kids and came home a little while ago. here are specific things that you can pray for:

1. obviously, baby kate, that she will grow strong and stay in as long as possible.

2. mindy eileen is having a very hard time emotionally for obvious reasons...specifically it is very difficult leaving her two kids at home and being an hour and a half away for who knows how long. she's hoping to see them a couple of times a week and kent on the weekends. our family and kent's are taking weeks to take care of the kids. the other obvious reason is the safety of kate and not knowing what the future holds and what difficulties might be faced.

3. my sister will also be by herself at the hospital. that will take its toll as well. please just pray for peace of mind. i know that the Lord will draw near to her during this time. it's hard for us not being able to physically be there for her every day.

i truly appreciate your prayers during this difficult time. we don't know what the days ahead will bring and i encouraged my sister to take it one day at a time. i need to listen to my own advice. i know our Lord is faithful and though he doesn't always promise us an easy road, He always promises His presence!