Finding nothing

Last night I tried to sleep but was wide awake. I just started writing in my journal and here is my entry (about 1:45 in the morning). 

"Laying here trying to sleep and I just want to shout for joy. God has blessed us so much. (singing) 'God is so good, God is so good, God is so good, He's so good to me.' I am so thankful for what God has done in our lives. Even though our world maybe shaken, He will not ever let us go. We are always on his mind. We have to remember to be thankful in good times and bad. Obviously it is easier to be thankful in the good but keep praising God. Whatever you are going through - there is a reason. God does not abandon us we just need to fix our eyes on Him and thank Him for situations that come up. He knows what he's doing and does not make mistakes. Now I'll sing an "old school" song by Amy Grant 'God is in control. We believe that His children will not be forsaken.'"

Last night obviously I was very thankful. Do not think that I never get discouraged because that is not true. Sometimes, discouragement creeps in but I know who my hope comes from and have to remember that; even if it is difficult.

Now the update:

Monday night, dad and Abel left for Dallas. They did a biopsy (the 3rd one in a month) and everything still looks good. This means the liver is functioning well and they don't see a problem. They also drew blood and his liver numbers were up. They decided to admit him but he will be out sometime this week. 

Today, the doctors checked his blood flow and everything seems fine. Tomorrow the plan is that they will re-check the bile ducts to see if there is any obstruction. They have already done this and seen nothing so they don't expect to find anything tomorrow either. 

It is both good news and bad news that they can not find anything wrong. Good news is there doesn't seem to be a problem. The bad news is.....there is a problem and the doctors can't find it. They know there definitely is a problem because his liver numbers continue to increase. We are unsure what the next step will be. 

The doctors plan is just to wait and see what develops. They said that whatever it is causing the numbers to go up is in the beginning stages. Because it is just beginning to develop, there will not be much damage to the liver if they just wait for a little while. 

Even with all of this going on, we have definitely seen God's hand through it all. He has been with us every step of the way and strengthening our faith along the way. 

I will let you all know what continues to develop.