Overwhelmed

Jason and I are so overwhelmed with the wonderful people in our lives. We are so thankful for the prayers, comments on Blogsopt and Facebook, plants, flowers, gift baskets, baked goods, babysitting, thoughts, and well wishes of all of our friends, family, and acquaintances. I know that all of you can probably imagine how much sorrow you would feel if you were in our situation or one similar, and because of that you have all done so well at expressing your sympathy to us and trying to help us through this time. For this we could not be more grateful.


Here are a few specific thank-yous I'd like to mention now:

*My parents went home on Saturday after being here for about two weeks taking care of us. Even though the reason for their visit were terrible, I really enjoyed getting to spend that time with them, and I know Jack and Jason did too. They have been so wonderful and I can only hope that they know how much we appreciate them and how they've been there for us.

*Jason's parents have been fabulous. I've lost count of how many times they have watched Jack so we con go to doctor's appointments and how many times they've driven us one place or another because I'm not healthy enough to drive yet. They are also still watching our dog for us so we don't have to deal with his hugeness while we are still recovering. Their support has been a blessing.

*A special thanks is also due to Jimmy and Joyce for watching Jack and our crazy Wiley for the week we were in the hospital. I can imagine that's quite a change to parents who are used to sharing their house with a teenager, not a one year old! Thank you both so very much.

*We also owe a huge thank you to the other members of our church, Colony Baptist. Someone from church has been over every night with a wonderful, hot meal for us since we got home from the hospital. Our neighbors have also provided some meals. Not having to worry about shopping for and cooking dinner has been a relief.

*I don't think I can express to you how Jason and I believe in the power of prayer. We are SO grateful for every one that has gone up to our Heavenly Father, and we know that they have been answered. Our recoveries have been miraculous, and God is the only explanation.

We have started also on the long road to emotional recovery. Right now it seems like every day we am feeling a new emotion or discovering a new reason to add to our sorrow. We have been trying really hard to support each other though, and we have had several times this week where we have been able to talk and cry and mourn and praise God together. We have also talked a little bit about where we think God might be leading us and what this crisis might mean for our future.

Our little Jack has been wonderful through this time. I think he knows that something is different, and he understands that Mommy and Daddy have "ows." He has been great about entertaining himself and being gentle when he sits in Mommy's lap.

Tomorrow Jason has a CT scan scheduled to do a little investigation into some severe abdominal cramping he's been having. Our doctors are pretty sure that it's nothing to worry about, but they want to do the scan to make sure his bowels aren't leaking at all. Please pray for him that the doctors don't find anything else wrong and that his recovery can continue as it has.