well, we have now had a few "lows"--and candy (much to emily's delight). it is amazing how quickly your blood sugar raises when you drink juice or eat smarties!

she also asked me why i think God chose her to have diabetes...one of the toughies. so i told her that i believe that God doesn't need a plan "b" (thank you, jodi muenker) & that He has a plan for everything...and that somehow, her life with diabetes will glorify God & she will be a huge influence on others around her. she seemed satisfied with that, but i still worry over the right way to phrase my thoughts...even though in the recesses of my mind, i wonder, too--a little. i would never CHOOSE for one of my children to have an autoimmune disease that they will deal with every single day of their lives, but i still know without a doubt that God is good & God is in control & that He will be glorified through all of this. i just pray that emily will be able to praise Him through the daily yuck of diabetes. maybe we could all pray this together :-)

thanks for checking on us...
julie