Here We Go

It's been a hectic few days. I'm trying to get things finished at work & home in preparation for our departure tomorrow for the Big City. The graduation announcements are mailed, work is as caught up as possible, & the house, well, it's not going to get cleaned & I've come to accept that.

Evan was a bit out of sorts this morning. I think he's pretty nervous about surgery Thursday. I feel bad for him because he knows what's coming this time. We try to reassure him that this is an "easier" surgery but the way things have gone, I'm not sure he believes us & I can't blame him for that!

Personally, I'm exhausted, stressed, & really wanting all this to be over. Oh, and our bathroom pipes decided to spring a leak yesterday. When I got home from work, Harold said, "There's a hole in the kitchen wall." I looked at him & replied, "Well, of course there is. Why not?" The only way to the pipes was through the wall. Did I mention that his car died yesterday? Can anyone say "warfare"?

There's a lot of prayer requests today:

1) That Evan's surgery goes smoothly & he has minimal bleeding & swelling.

2) That the staph infection does not spread to anywhere else in his body or bloodstream.

3) That we have a short hospital stay this time.

4) That Evan's white count (which is 4.0 right now) stays stable.

5) That I retain (or regain) some portion of my sanity & strength.

6) That Harold remains as calm & steadfast as he has been so far. (We have a rule that only one of us is allowed to be crazy at a time.)

I'll try to report in Thursday night or Friday night. Thanks for your prayers.

Comments

[Jessica]

As always, lots of prayer vibes coming from me!

[David & Robyn Brink]

Good morning...you all have been on our hearts again. Day after day God reminds us to pray...today is Wednesday and you will be comimg here again. Things are so hectic here this week and weekend, I doubt we will be over, but we will be praying and hoping for the very best results for Evan, and that the two of you will indeed regain strength and be revived again....the road is long and filled with hazzards, heartaches and setbacks but "a better day is comin' yeah a better is comin'"...maybe not even in this life time, but the next. Hang in there, God said He would be with us through the water and through the fire....and He is.....Love you all, Robyn

[Lori]

Jessica - thanks as always for your prayers. We can feel them!

Robyn & David - Thanks for the encouragement. Feel free to call us if you have time. Love you guys bunches!