Friday, July 2, 2010

Camp Day 4

When Matthew started camp, I listed some prayer requests. Here is the update:
  • I wanted Matthew to have a great time at camp! He has LOVED it!
  • I wanted his blood sugar to stay in range. As of today, his BS has been great. He only had 1 low at camp and no highs. (Overnights have been tricky. All the added exercise has made him drop significantly at night. But I adjusted his insulin, checked about every 2 hours and did juice. It all worked out.)
  • I was hoping Matthew would meet a good buddy with he same values. He's actually met several kids and that he'll love seeing again next year.
  • You know I wanted Matthew to get brave enough to give himself a shot. At the time of writing this, he's done THREE shots! I told him we should set a summer goal. Maybe he could give himself 1 shot a day, or 1 every other day. He chose doing 1 shot every day. W.O.W.
  • Finally....I was hoping he would be inspired by his CIT (counselor-in-training). Matthew says when he's a teenager he wants to be a CIT and then be a counselor one day! Awesome!

God answered every prayer better than I could have dreamed! He also gave me such peace. I never worried about his safety at all. That has been such a blessing.

Camp rocks!

6 comments:

Heidi =) said...

Yay! I prayed for you and Matthew each morning and now I will Praise God for the beautiful way He answered each prayer! God rocks!

Lisa said...

Wow! I am so proud of you both!! Just being able to let him go at such an early stage in the diagnosis is a real accomplishment for you Tracy. You should be so proud. Also, Matthew - WOW, WOW, WOW!!! Giving yourself a shot is amazing, I bet it's something your mom has NEVER done before. You have shown that you can do ANYTHING you want - there are no obstacles for you. And being a camp counselor is a great goal - Duncan wants to do the same thing at his bible camp. Yea!!

Joanne said...

Very cool! Love reading updates like these... where is this camp?

phonelady said...

yes god is awesome and that is so great that they have a camp for diabetes . they never had those when I was a teen ager and first dxed . we all have come a long way baby . and so have you matthew congrats and yes tracy.

Unknown said...

YAY...on the "shot a day" goal. He is an over-achiever for sure!!!

Lorraine of "This is Caleb..." said...

That's so great to hear! What a success!