Day 23 - July 8 - Shrugs
About 30 seconds after I posted the last update, Cherié and Joélle came running out of the Trauma Center, excited that he is getting moved out of the upside-down bed. They are in the process of moving him back into the rocker bed right now, so that's good news. But the best part is that while the girls were talking to the boy, he shrugged his shoulders! They asked "Did you just shrug your shoulders?", and Connor smiled and shrugged his shoulders a few more times!
That's an encouraging sign! Funny, we were asking for encouraging signs this morning - strange how that works, isn't it? 8-)
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posted by Eric Williamson @ 1:59 PM
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Sharing your excitement and joy!
Nothin strange about answered prayer,Eric,but you ,more than most, are aware of that.What a prayer WARRIOR you are.Brush cut and all!
Praise God for simple shrugs.
MT
Mod.
I can just picture the smile on connor's face as he shrugs his shoulders and they look at him in amazement. I am very happy to hear of the current progress, as i'm sure everybody else is too! I pray that this small level of movement will just mean that there is fully restored use of his body in the near future. Way to go God, you show them what else YOU can do!
Breathtaking! Our crowd of prayers to heaven rise in praise and thanks.
Go Connor! You're awesome!
PTL! First the complaints about his back, and now the shrugging of his shoulders! How encouraging! Will continue to pray more fervently for LIFE to reenter his entire nervous system, muscles, bones, connective tissues, etc.......all the way to his fingers and toes. What a mighty, loving Father we have!
Thank you for your frequent updates! I love watching God at work, putting all the pieces of the puzzle together one at a time, sometimes, agonizingly slow, but always moving forward!! Keep on keeping on!! Aya, Northfield, MN
Our God is an awesome God. He reighs over heaven and earth and especially over each and every breath and shrug that Connor makes. God bless you, Connor and family. I will continue to pray and praise our God for His wonderful works! This is truly an answer to all our prayers! Just hold on Connor and see what our Lord can do!
Our God is an Awesome God! Bill and Jann
Wonder what God is preparing Connor for with this ordeal?! I would guess that there are great things in store for him that will bring glory and honor to our Father that we can't even imagine! Praise God for His faithfulness and enduring compassion and love!
That is really exciting! I love how he smiled and shrugged his shoulders a few more times to confirm it! We will continue to pray expectantly for great things. Romans 8:28 "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."
Christian and Alice
We praise God with you for the "encouragement" you all received with Connor being able to shrug his shoulders! And we are confident with you that God will heal him!
Grace and peace,
Laura (& Danny) Slavich
Louisville, KY
AMEN! Looks like God is ahead yet again.... :) We will continue to lift you all up in prayer daily, nightly, etc... Be strong Williamson's for the Lord gives us nothing more than we can bear.
Praying with you,
the Putano's
Yay!
Shrugs all around!
Continued prayers toward recovery.
John aka pinkie
Fantastic!!!!!
PRAISE GOD!
Still praying for all of you,
Love, Hope and Prayers,
The Wryes
We were so excited to hear that he was feeling "pain" in his back...odd thing to be excited about...but I'm sure you understand. We are giddy with excitement over the shrugs. I feel an awesome testimony coming on and love seeing how God is working here.
Jeff and Vikki Davis
WHCC, Morgan Hill
Mark 11:22
"Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours....".
is God totally groovy or what ???!!!!
JD+1
YES!!!!!!!!
Thank you, LORD, for this answer to prayer!!!
Rejoicing with you all for this small, yet HUGE, step forward! How encouraging!
Praying without ceasing,
Jenann
That is awesome! I have been friends with Keenan and the Patterson's for a long time, and he tells me how cool you guys are! I have been praying all the time for you guys, and so has our church and youth group!
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Conner shrugged.
Wow!
Misted up my eyes on that one...blurry.
God never ceases to amaze me.
Just when my little brain has Him "all figured out" (yeah, right!) He blows my mind again!
Hallelujah!
Fantastic! Praise GOD!
Lee
We know Dan and Tonya from church ....which is how we heard about Connor a couple of weeks ago. I just found out about this website today. Thank you for keeping us posted through this website, so we can know what to pray for and celebrate the progress Connor is making. We will be praying for all of you.
Carolyn C
Spokane, WA
Praise the Lord! Smiles & Shrugs, yahooo! He ia an AMAZING LORD. Praying continually.
The Brogan family
I am so happy for Connor and the progress he is making. I will continue to pray for all of you.
I was just thinking...You know when your foot goes to sleep so bad that you can't feel it anymore? But you are still able to walk, you might not be able to run, but you can take babysteps.
Just because Connor doesn't feel it doesn't mean he can't move it.
Connor--keep taking those babysteps!!! God willing, you will soon be running.
Love to you,
Ledonna
Great news!! We can hardly wait to see what's coming next. We continue in prayer for total healing of Conner's entire body. We serve a great God. His arm is not too short. He created us and knows us perfectly, even to the very hairs on our head. KEEP ON SHRUGGING CONNER!!!
Gordon & Alene
Very cool. I feel like a little kid in his Dad's workshop, in awe as Dad continues his craftsmanship.
Eric you've left us on the edge of our seats this time for sure! My kids and I cannot wait to hear more information in your next blog. Please let Connor know our prayers will continue and we look forward to more exciting news that is certain to come!
-Vaiana family, Morgan Hill
Praise the Lord! We will continue to pray!
Danielle Beck
Praise God!
My church is praying for you, Connor! You're in my thoughts and prayers each day! I hope to come see you as soon as I can, I love you buddy!
Becki Lewis
Delhi, CA
Praise Him! That is so awesome! I can't wait to tell the ladies at Bible Study tonight, I'm leaving right now!!!
As always,
Michawn
That is absolutely wonderful! Praise God! :-)
Such a wonderful answer to prayer! It must have been fabulous to see him not only in his new bed, but shrugging his shoulders! We'll continue praying!
Sandi Zappa
Passing this story on to you from Betsy Reid.This is from the family that owns the vitamin company that she works for.
Hey Jeanine, if you think the following story would encourage Cherie, then please forward it to her. Don't if you think not. I know your visit was an encouragement. Please let her know I am praying for God's glory in and through each of the family, health, endurance and strength for Cherie...and especially for a full recovery for Conner. love ya, Betsey
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>As you well know, Betsey has spent a great deal of time in the trenches like you are now. She knows the value of encouragement.
I love ya and will pray for hope for you in the mornings while I put my contacts on! It was great to hear your voice.
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God is so good!!!!! We will continue to pray for Conor and the family.
The Kinoshita Family
Thank You Lord Jesus, You mercies never fail us. You are Mighty, Wonderful, Awesome, Amazing. I praise You and bless You. Our Rock and our Fortress, the One we can run to when the storms rage. I praise You for the work You are doing in Connor's life, we know that it is only by You that any progress has been made. Bless this precious family, bless Connor, continue to perform Your supernatural healing in his life. In the blessed name of Jesus
Amen
WOW, I have been obsessing over Connor and the family ever sense we were given the news by Grandpa DJ I've been glued to this PC, today I felt the Lord telling me to get about my business that I could pray while working. All day long the Lord put it on my heart to pray for unity, peace and Jesus love among family members so that's what I did ??? when I finally got home and was able to check the BLOG just going through the first part about the new system then went down and saw that Connor was getting out of the bed and then even farther and I screamed the biggest joyful noise!!! to the Lord, Yes, Go God!
We do have such an awesome God I just can't wipe this smile off my face I guess our persistence is working out, How could we ever doubt God's Word, Amen! Not that we did!
Love You Connor and Family.
2 Thes. 3:16
May the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times and in every way.
Big Hugs to Sherri and Denni
What a whirlwind day for you! We will pray for God's stength especially in your weakest hours. Keep trusting God, he cares for you! Connor thank you for your determination to communicate your physical signs of improvement! God is our strength, we just have to apply it! Looking forward to God's blessings for you tomorrow!
In His grip,
Krista Lewis Co.Springs
Connor,
Who would have ever guessed that a shrug of the shoulders would evoke tears, praise to our Lord and pure joy! The smile....is iceing on the cake. Praying fervently.
Love,
Cera Malech
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