Hernia

Last Tuesday was one of our top two most horrible days of parenting so far. (The first one was when we took Kaila Marie to the Emergency Room for a 102 fever. The pediatrician told us to go. Turned out to be nothing really, just a virus or something. That was about a month ago. Suffice to say, it was a horrible half a day.) Our second most horrible day of parenting, was last Tuesday when Josiah had a hernia. I could see it popping out. He couldn't walk or eat. He just lay there crying, screaming in pain, and looking up at me. Like I said, it was terrible. Ryan met me at the hospital and we were trying not to let Josiah see us cry as we held him and tried to just be there for him (seeing us cry made him more upset). That brings me to the blog. Tomorrow, Monday the 23rd we have consult with a pediatric surgeon in Santa Barbara at 3:00. Since most of you following us on the blog know and love us, we would like to ask you to pray for a few things.

Please Pray

1. That the appointment tomorrow goes well and that we are able to have the surgery soon, hopefully this week or next.

2. That the hernia does not re-occur before the surgery.

3. For his cold/cough to go away. It kicked in (Kalia and I have it too) about two days ago and, as you can imagine, it adds a few complications to all this.

4. For peace and rest in our home and family. We have had alot going on lately.

Ryan and I would like to invite you to pray this verse whenever you think about praying for our family, as we will be praying it throughout this process and especially during the surgery.

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God, and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Phil 4:6-7

Lest it sound like I am despairing, I have to add that a lot of good is happening too. As of now, Josiah is back to his normal, impossible-to-keep-still self. Ryan and I have been reminded how much we really do love our little man running around tearing the house apart. We are growing stronger as a family and as a couple. My final praise is that the Lord has been drawing me close to Him during this time. I have been filling my mind with business lately, and the beauty of really re-connecting with Him is beyond words.