Marianne came through her surgery great. We are at her mother and father’s house giving her time to recoup from surgery. We have a follow-up doctor’s appointment on Thursday morning to remove her staples and check her platelets. Due to the surgery Mari cannot pick up anything more than 5 pounds for 4 weeks so Madi is having a hard time understanding why mama cannot pick her up and hold her. In addition I am having a hard time remembering that I have to pick her up. I am certain she will adjust; probably better than I.

The texts and emails we have received have been a great encouragement and comfort. This has been a crazy few days but it is clear that God has been in the middle of this protecting us. It has been a comfort to be in south Georgia through all this because we have our family near to serve us and help with Madi. They have been awesome and we are deeply grateful for them. In addition Marianne’s doctor down here, Dr. Lawrence Odom, is brilliant and we trust him immensely. He is very cautious and never acts cavalier about practicing medicine as some doctors can. We also had an unbelievable nurse at Candler Hospital, her name was Valerie. She is a Christ follower and really served us during our stay. Her demeanor and spirit in an odd way helped us begin the healing process. Because of all these reasons and more we believe that God has been with us as he promised he would be.

Thank you for all your prayers.