Surgery Update

We are so thankful to the Lord right now. 

While we were in the waiting room, we received a call every hour on Jude's progress.  All along, the man on the other end of the line would say, "Things are going fine."  At one point, he said that his aorta was large and so it was taking longer.  That bothered me, not knowing what that meant.  It seemed that they had been surprised by the size of his aorta. 

Then the Lord reminded me:  He was not surprised.  He formed him.  Jude's frame was not hidden from Him.  The Lord's eyes saw Jude's unformed body.  He knew about the aorta long before anyone saw it on an echocardiogram.  And Jude's life has never been in the surgeon's hands.  His life is in the hands of his Maker.

When Dr. Lagerstrom came out to talk to us, he said that the surgery went well.  Baby Boy is doing fine, and we are now waiting for them to let us see him.  The man on the phone had been mistaken.  His aorta was small. His pulmonary artery was large, and so they put a band around it.  They had thought they might have to do that.  And, the PA band will give Jude more months to grow before he has to have his next heart surgery.

We are so thankful for a successful surgery.  We are so thankful for this hospital and Dr. Lagerstrom.  And, we are so thankful for all of your prayers.  I cannot tell you how much they mean to us.  There are seriously no words to express just how much we have been carried through all of this by all of you walking with us on this journey through prayer and encouragement. 

THANK YOU!
Love,

us

"Shout for joy to the Lord all the earth.

Worship the Lord with gladness;

come before Him with joyful songs. 

Know that the Lord is God.

It is He who made us, and we are His;

we are His people, the sheep of His pasture.

Enter His gates with thanksgiving

and His courts with praise;

give thanks to Him and praise His name. 

For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; 

His faithfulness continues through all generations."

Psalm 100