THANK YOU

I must say....
I have the best family and friends ever!

Thank you for all the words of encouragement and prayer support going into this surgery. I'm starting to realize that I must have been in denial about all of this because at approximately 7:30pm, my stomach twisted in knots. I'm nervous. A lot of memories from the last hospital stay come to mind...the horrible IV issues, the uncertainty of everything, the pain....none of it fun! But the good news? I have given my life to Jesus and that gives me a sense of peace. He is in control. Of all of it. Of me, too. So how can anything go wrong when it is all according to His plan? It can't. That is the good news!

II Corinthians 12:9
But, he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.

So, in my weakness...I am relying on God's strength to keep me focused on Him during the moments of uncertainty and pain that I may boast of Christ's power in seeing me through this last phase of what has been a difficult period of life.

Scott and I will be heading to the hospital for my 5:30am check in. Surgery is scheduled for 7:30am and will be approximately 7-8 hours. Scott has agreed to keep our family and friends up to date via the blog. As he gets updates from the medical team, he will post them on here. Hopefully this will all be very uneventful and quicker than expected.

Hugs to all of you!
More to come.....