Heading into the next chapter

Mixed range of emotions flowing out of this hospital room the past 24 hours.  At the end of each shift change, it becomes time to say goodbye.  We are on Day 9 here and unlike previous shift changes this week, Jeff doesn't get to work with this staff when they clock back in next time. They have been like our family and therefore some tears have been shed.  They have all promised to come see him in the hospital after surgery.   He is still hoping there is a way he can talk them into letting him come back to this unit after surgery.  However, we have heard great things about the staff on the other side of the floor and know God has great things in store for us in our new neighborhood next week.  Here are a few pics from the last week:

We are moving on to the next chapter and must leave the familiarity of our current environment.  We are giving God praise for keeping him free of blood clots this week.  This is a specific prayer request we know many of you having being praying on our behalf.  Speaking of prayer praises....drum roll please........... I have a REAL recliner!!!!   Woooo-hoooo!  I don't know if Jeff and I will sleep much tonight but at least we will both be comfy. :)

Now we go on to face a new battle and fight a tougher fight.   To say that we have not had moments of fear, would be a lie.   We are not living in denial of the reality of our situation.  We know the risks and struggles ahead.  Yet, we also know we are not alone.  We have God and an army of prayer warriors on our side.  I received a bright green envelope in the mail with instructions to open it up and pick out one card each day until they were all gone.  Today, during a wave of anxiety, I went to get the envelope and pulled out a card for the first time.  I reached in and choose one from the middle.  On the card was hand written, "When I am afraid, I will trust in You"  Psalm 56:3.   God never ceases to AMAZE us with His timing.  We had to pack up some things and therefore we erased the target on the dry erase board.  But having a blank 'Plan for the Day' wasn't working for us....so we filled it in:

Thank you to all who signed up to for "Operation Pray Jeff Thru"  We were overwhelmed when we saw the list of names and you have no idea what it means to us to know you have sacrificed this time.  If you signed up, you should have received an e-mail with your time slot.  The groups' original plan was to cover the entire surgery, but you surpassed that and extra slots were added to overflow into the recovery period as well!  God is Good!!!  Also, thanks to the many people we know who are committed to praying for us on their own.  OK, no longer having a problem with the tears.  

Now to some more good news... maybe not quite as great as the recliner but.... we FIXED the comment box so you should now be able to leave posts.  :)  I'll be reading them to Jeff later on tonight and throughout his recovery process.  

So here we go.... let's bring on the next chapter!

God is Good!!!!!   All the Time!!!!!!


-Stacy and Jeff