God is Comfort

I know many of you have shared with us in the disappointment that this hospital visit and surgery has turned into. However, Kristina is doing very well with the news. Yes, she too is disappointed but feels that maybe Neuropace is what God wants for her, and she trusts Him to guide her through the next steps. Our new roommate's daughter asked Krissy today if she was scared when she went into surgery. She smiled and told the lady that she just went on without thinking about it a lot and that made it easier. Isn't that what God wants us to do? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matthew 6:27 Go with the flow...let God take charge. And she has done unbelievably well with that! We talked today about how God has been preparing us for awhile for this "adventure" and how he knew when we would be able to handle it. He knew that a few years ago we were not strong enough in our faith to have been through so much. So, I truly believe His timing is everything!
The morning started off pretty good....even Dr. Taft came in and told her how much he loved seeing her smile after such a scare yesterday. However, as the day went on it became another very rough day for her. She had another bout with the swelling and became very unresponsive to us. They increased her steroids and cut off food and fluids for a few hours in case the doctors needed to take her into emergency surgery. But, she pulled out again and began to feel better. As of now the surgery is still on for Wednesday morning. It has definitely made me realize that I want to be here as long as it takes for her to be in the clear before I bring her home. But boy do we want to go home.

On another note, we have a new roommate. She is an older lady that has had a shunt put into her brain. Her daughter is here staying with her in the room, as she is her primary care giver. The older woman asked who was over here talking and wanted to meet us. It turns out they are Christians and her grandaughter is a nurse at Cape Fear and lives in Stedman. We have already had a wonderful opportunity to tell them Kristina's story and talk about our faith. God is good . . . and He continues allowing us to meet brothers and sisters in Christ every day!

This passage was passed on to me from a dear friend; a great day to receive it.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (The Message)
All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us. We have plenty of hard times that come from following the Messiah, but no more so than the good times of his healing comfort - we get a full measure of that, too.