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- Well I'm glad the surgery and recovery are over. I'm one week out from surgery and feeling pretty good. I'm so thankful for Jarod and his mom. They were amazing and let me rest and heal. It was a very quick surgery. I was taken back to the operating room at 7 and was home by 9:15. I think the surgery itself was only 35 minutes. I was very light headed and nauseous when we first came home. I don't remember much of Thursday b/c I slept all day. Jarod was great and helped me move and get in and out of bed. Jacqui took care of Nat and even kept him overnight for 3 nights so I didn't have to get up with him. By Monday I was feeling pretty good, but I would just get tired quickly. Now I feel almost normal and have a little more energy. I'm just glad it is over and done with!

- Nathaniel has been sleeping so well these last few nights. For a week now he has been sleeping 6-7 hours at a time at night! He has been moved to his crib in Kaitlyn's room, which Kaitlyn is thrilled!

- Nat has been so sick lately. He got a cold a couple weeks ago. It started with just a bunch of green snot. Then it moved from his head to his chest. He started having a barking cough and just getting worse and worse. I took him to the doctor on Wednesday and she put him on steroids to help open up his airway since he was croupy. So far it has not helped. He has taken 6 doses of it and he is still barking. It makes me so sad when he coughs cause he whimpers after he does. So sad! He is such a sweet boy, and I hate seeing my little man hurt. The doctor said to call her if he doesn't improve by the end of his medicine, so I may be calling her back Monday. Please pray he gets better!

- I love my church family! I think as I grow in my faith it becomes more and more clear to me the need to be a part of the church and having community with other believers. Jarod and I have been blessed to be a part of 2 great churches: Wyandotte and Northside. We have been loved, encouraged, corrected, blessed, and supported by some incredibly godly men and women. We cherish these relationships, and it breaks my heart when Christians don't get the importance of belonging to a church family. When forgiveness is not given and grudges are held, and people leave a church over this. We need each other. We are called to love one another. We are called to forgive. We are called to worship and serve together. I love God's church and His people. I have dedicated my life to ministry and serving His church. I don't know what my exact point to this is other than I need God's family.