July 14, 2007
Life has seemed pretty routine recently (according to my new routine). In the past few months I've been trying to stay in contact with friends who are travelling, moving, and/or getting married. I've volunteered at the elementary school where I will hopefully begin student teaching in August. It was very helpful to have that experience, because I was able to learn much that will help me this fall. I have also been walking in the morning in order to get stronger physically.
I continue to use the feeding tube, but my GI doctor wants me to transition off of it as I am able to. I am gradually coming closer due to the protein contained in "homemade baby food" my family has been making. We still have no official diagnosis for my condition and I am not transitioning as fast as originally expected, so I need to have more tests done. And so . . .
My parents and I will travel to Cleveland Clinic tomorrow to have a consultation with a GI specialist there, and will do whatever tests they think appropriate, at whatever time they can schedule them. We expect to be gone a few days to a week. I am thankful for this opportunity and I pray that we can make the best of the time we have there. Please pray that we would have energy we will need and that the results of the tests would be helpful to my doctors and me.
God has faithfully provided for us throughout this year in many ways. Thank Him for generous people that have helped us with money toward travel and medical expenses.

P.S. Congratulations to the coloring page winners and welcome to my new update letter friends!

Isaiah 45:18-19
For this is what the LORD says—
He who created the heavens,
He is God;
He who fashioned and made the earth,
He founded it;
He did not create it to be empty,
but formed it to be inhabited—

He says:
"I am the LORD,
and there is no other.
I have not spoken in secret,
from somewhere in a land of darkness;
I have not said to Jacob's descendants,
'Seek me in vain.'
I, the LORD, speak the truth;
I declare what is right.