She will have the first surgery on her wrist Nov 30th. This is the carpel tunnel surgery that should fix some of the nerve pain she is currently feeling.
She will then have one more surgery Dec 28th. This is for her knee. She has experienced some pain in the past with this knee but we aren't sure if the accident aggravated the area more. So i am unsure exactly what kind of surgery this is but I believe it is to repair a torn meniscus. We will get more details after her MRI this week.
Please keep Mom in your prayers this November and December.
Selfishly I wanted our holidays to be pain free because of what we had to endure last year. I wanted to stay away from hospitals and the hospital cafeteria food at all cost this Christmas. But I suppose Mary wanted to have her baby in a room on a bed and not in a manger surrounded by farm animals.
Makes the reality of our Savior and his humble beginnings that much more meaningful. And in turn makes the reality of my selfish desires a bit insignificant.
Luke 2:4-7 (New International Version)
4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
I had to add the lyrics to this song by Andrew Peterson at the urging of one my good friends-thanks Torry!
Lyrics to Labor Of Love :
It was not a silent night
There was blood on the ground
You could hear a woman cry
In the alleyways that night
On the streets of David's town
And the stable was not clean
And the cobblestones were cold
And little Mary full of grace
With the tears upon her face
Had no mother's hand to hold
It was a labor of pain
It was a cold sky above
But for the girl on the ground in the dark
With every beat of her beautiful heart
It was a labor of love
Noble Joseph at her side
Callused hands and weary eyes
There were no midwives to be found
In the streets of David's town
In the middle of the night
So he held her and he prayed
Shafts of moonlight on his face
But the baby in her womb
He was the maker of the moon
He was the Author of the faith
That could make the mountains move
It was a labor of pain
It was a cold sky above
But for the girl on the ground in the dark
With every beat of her beautiful heart
It was a labor of love
For little Mary full of grace
With the tears upon her face
It was a labor of love
To see and hear the song set to an image from The Nativity Story please check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m4xY175ZYo
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