How are you?

For those of you who don't know... Jason and I are heading to St. Petersburg, Florida, because I need surgery... again! The briefest description is that I have a modified digestive system that has a hole in it (and is being a real bully to some of my other organs) and needs to be repaired. If the hole is as small as we're hoping it is, this will be a 10 day (or less) total trip. I thought it might be nice to have a place you all could come to see how things are going. Our crazy little man, Parker, will be shared between both sets of his grandparents, which means he will have a nice little vacation and probably be sorry when we get back! (Just kidding.)

Today has been crazy, of course, as I rushed around with a lot of frenzy and no clear objectives. Subsequently, I'm not ready to leave tomorrow! The laundry has mounted another counter attack, the dust bunnies are big enough to ride again, and I haven't seen my kitchen counter in days. So I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to coming home, sore and not back on my feet, to the chaos that is my house. Oh, well, at least it will be familiar chaos!

But I'm very proud of the most important thing I did today... play with Parker because he wanted me to.

On the positive side, tho, the last few weeks of waiting (and enjoying the lovely side effects of a long course of antibiotics), I have been awash in the love of my friends and family. Of the 700 plus people that I share Cedar Crest Bible Fellowship with, I think I've been hugged by at least 537 of them. How lovely to be asked, "How are you?" when someone actually wants to know! Such love is a glimpse of the divine, and seems to me to be how God wants His children to behave - loving and supportive, helpful, prayerful, unified by our mutual faith.

It's also been a huge blessing to be once again reminded how incredible my family and friends are - they've been bending over backwards to help and encourage us.

We leave tomorrow for St. Pete. I expect our layover in Atlanta to be a good time to drink some ginger ale (oh, how I love clear liquids...) and play some Settlers with my hubby. Tests begin on Thursday; we hope to get results that will give Friday's surgery a clear goal. If you've taken the time read my ramblings, I can only say, "Thank You". And the next time I see you and say, "How are you?", I really do want to know!!