Christian-care

Weight check = 5 lbs. 15.5 ozs.

Here is Lilly sporting a new knitted headband made especially for her by A., sweet young woman. Yesterday at church, I had told A. that it was hard to find headbands small enough for Lilly and so she offered to try and knit one. It turned out so soft and cute!


Lilly is in my lap right now making the cutest little talking noises. She sounds like a cat at times.

My family does not have traditional health insurance. We are part of a very affordable Christian medical needs sharing group called Samaritan Ministries. That means that when we go to the doctor for something, we pay up front (as self pay - and we get amazing discounts I might add.) Then we submit our itemized receipt(s) to Samaritan Ministries' office. Shortly after that we began receiving checks from people in the group in amounts between $100-$300. We receive enough checks to cover the amount we submitted. (We also are instructed each month on who to send our check to.) It's a fantastic system of people helping people and thankfully we're allowed to continue it, at least for now, under Obamacare. ( www.samaritanministries.org )

One of the nicest things about belonging to this group is that people pray for what you need. Almost every check we receive has a card or note with it with encouraging words and/or scripture. We are so grateful for those many, many prayers from other group members going up for Lilly!

Here is an example of a note received the other day. "Behold, I am the Lord. . . . Is anything too difficult for me?" - Jeremiah 32:27 The person that sent that note added: "It's not the size of the mountain but the strength of the mountain mover."

Notice in today's last picture that "sneaky Lilly" has returned - she kept kicking her sock off again today. Her brother saw her do it several times and it really made him laugh.