Friday Prayers

**UPDATE: My dad went into surgery around 9 am this morning and discharged around 1pm. The surgery went very well. I was able to meet the doctor with my mom following the surgery and he was very pleased with how the procedure went. He said the tumor looked conclusive with the findings in the biopsy several weeks ago, that it is benign. The final pathology report will still take about a week to get back. 

After leaving the hospital, Sierra and I ran a couple errands and picked up some lunch for my mother, who had taken my father home. When we got back to my parent's house, my dad was very groggy and highly medicated. I asked him if it hurt to talk and he only hand signaled "so-so." We knew it was important for him to rest, so after we ate lunch with my mom, Sierra and I packed back in the car and came home. Aside from the nasty, cold rain and sleet, and the yucky rush hour traffic we arrived home shortly after 5pm.

I am glad to have been there to spend the day with my mother. It was a nice day of visiting. I am exhausted and heading to bed very soon. I am taking the Praxis II Test tomorrow and I have to be at the testing facility at 7:30am, which means Sierra has to be at the sitter's at 6:45am. All that is very early for a couple of girls that normally start rising around 10am! :)

Thanks for all your prayers. Hope you all have a blessed weekend!

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I had class last night. Whew...that is all I can say. I sure do have my hands full this session. Lesson plans, observations, presentations, morning meetings, videos to watch, lessons to teach, classes, chapters, essays, group projects, reading...the list can go on and on. Let's just note, one week down...seven to go!

Today though, not much school work going on this morning. My father will be headed into surgery around 8:45am to remove a benign tumor located behind his ear. Sierra and I are headed to Richmond to hang out with my mom at the hospital while we wait for the surgery to be completed. (In my past life...err, just a couple years ago, I could have been a "professional hospital sitter and waiter" - I know how it all works, unfortunately)! Sierra and I will hopefully bring some joy to my mother who seems to get a little anxious about things like this; especially when the man she loves is going under the knife.

I am confident that the doctors will work with great precision and the Lord will be watching over my father during the entire time. Dad will be sent home with a "shunt" that will drain for a few days and prayerfully in just a couple weeks time he will be fully recovered. Please join us in prayer for my father, the doctors, the nurses, and my mother (and travel for us) as they all go through these next couple of days.  Thank you. 

I promise, more updates and pictures of our growing girl, coming next week! :)