Tuesday, September 20, 2016

With My Whole Heart

"I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart;
 I will shew forth all thy marvellous works."
 - Psalm 9:1

Surgery is over 6 weeks off (at least on the calendar) yet preparations continue to be made around our house. Gear and supplies are being gathered for "the trip" to the hospital, preparations are being made for school for the next couple of months so that some work may continue, lists are being made and checked off, things that normally happen later in the year are being scheduled and accomplished sooner, and we are slowly working on our mental preparedness.

You would think with almost 5 months of living with an infant with a congenital heart defect, that we would mentally be prepared just fine. Having a date for surgery has helped in settling my mind in terms of no longer finishing every plan with an unspoken "depending on when surgery is" to temper it. Having a plan gives a goal to aim for, a date when things need to be done. But the questions and uncertainty still give pause to being fully prepared.

We have adopted Psalm 9:1 as a theme for us leading up to Timmy's surgery. A needed theme, a required reminder of what our purpose is in this, as well as our goal for Timmy. Our prayer is that his heart will be made whole and that he will one day praise God with his whole heart. We also want to make it our prayer that we will praise God with our whole hearts. That we will recognize opportunities to praise God, to lift Him up, to give Him the glory! Sometimes, down in the trenches, it is hard to remember. I guess it is a good thing that we have scripture to help us out with that. 

We are praising God that Timmy seems to be gaining ground in his weight a little. He seems to be eating well for the most part. And he is a joy to hold and to look at. Just ask Abby.



1 comment:

  1. He looks in awe of his big sister! Who is also a cutie!

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